Scotland Street Tunnel Map

Scotland Street Tunnel Map. Tunnel linking Northern Ireland to Scotland Ross Eccles Because of the tunnel's very steep gradient (1 in 27), trains were hauled through it by a cable rather than running under their own steam. Scotland Street depot at Canonmills continued to serve goods and mineral traffic which arrived from the north

Rodney Street tunnel, Edinburgh © Jim Barton Geograph Britain and Ireland
Rodney Street tunnel, Edinburgh © Jim Barton Geograph Britain and Ireland from www.geograph.org.uk

A long-disused railway tunnel which runs beneath the New Town of Edinburgh, Scotland Street Tunnel was constructed in 1847 by engineers Thomas Grainger (1794 - 1852) and John Miller (1805-83) to serve a line which connected Canal Street Station on Princes Street with Granton Harbour. The tunnel is just below street level at Scotland Street, but is 49 feet (15 m) below St Andrew Street and 37 feet (11 m) below Princes Street

Rodney Street tunnel, Edinburgh © Jim Barton Geograph Britain and Ireland

The tunnel is just below street level at Scotland Street, but is 49 feet (15 m) below St Andrew Street and 37 feet (11 m) below Princes Street Find local businesses, view maps and get driving directions in Google Maps. Most people are unaware of the network of tunnels that lie under Edinburgh's cobbles, including the Scotland Street Tunnel and the Rodney Street Tunnel.

Edinburgh’s Disused Tunnels Scotland Street, Rodney Street and Trinity Gcat's Urbex Site. First opened as Canonmills by the Edinburgh, Leith and Newhaven Railway, Scotland Street stood at the northern end of Scotland Street Tunnel that linked the city centre under the New Town to Canal Street Scotland Street Station was a railway station which stood in a cutting at the north end of Scotland Street, in Edinburgh, Scotland

The Scotland Street Tunnel. Find local businesses, view maps and get driving directions in Google Maps. The tunnel is just below street level at Scotland Street, but is 49 feet (15 m) below St Andrew Street and 37 feet (11 m) below Princes Street