Bridget McEwan or McQueenie

[AndrewP]

Hi ficam,

The video clip at the link below shows the train driver's view as he goes from Haymarket Station, through the tunnel to Princes Street Gardens, and onwards to Waverley Station.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl ... 6CPN6GDwbo

At 18 seconds into the movie, you see the platform drop to railway level just before the tunnel, presumably for maintenance access to the tunnel.

As Alan points out, a second tunnel was added by the 1890s. That is almost certainly the north tunnel, used predominantly for trains going to and from Fife across the Forth Rail Bridge (opened 1890). The train in the movie clip is going through the south tunnel (opened 1846), used predominantly for trains on the Glasgow routes (and nowadays those heading for London via Carlisle and others that would have originally have terminated at Princes Street Station, which closed in the 1960s).

All the best,

AndrewP

[Currie]

Hello Andrew,

I almost forgot to comment on the train video you posted. I’ve watched it several times. It’s fascinating stuff, even when all you can see is light at the end of the tunnel. I have a couple of TrainSim games in the bottom drawer and I’m thinking about reinstalling them. I wonder if there's a genealogy game?

All the best,
Alan

[ficam]

Having also watched it a few times, it occurs to me that the tunnel is VERY dark - and even with the lights of the modern engine, you can't see anything at all from a very short way into the tunnel ( even allowing for the train coming in the opposite direction).

So either she did not get very far into the tunnel when she was hit - or she was hit outside and possibly dragged into the tunnel a short distance? Or the driver had very good lights or eyesight....