West Approach Road, Edinburgh.
The ruler straight road here and the girder bridge (carrying Grove Street) in the distance giveaway that the West Approach Road uses the solum of a former railway (the ex-Caledonian Railway approach to Princes Street Station, closed 1965) The special road was initially planned to link to the M8 but only a 1.5 mile section was ever built, opening in 1974, with Edinburgh City Transport even offering special trips along it to mark its completion. In this view from the Dundee Street overbridge looking NE towards the city centre, Lothian 445 is working Service 22 from Ocean Terminal to Gyle Centre and is crossing to the right hand lane before going under the Dundee Street on-ramp. It will then continue along the remainder of the special road (using the ex-CR Wester Dalry branch) to reach Westfield Road. To the left of the bus was once the site of the small Dalry Road locomotive depot (64C, closed 1965) while the remains of the island platform of Dalry Road station (1900-1962) can be found beyond the trees behind the 40mph sign. See the area in railway days on this 1908 25 inch map (top left area) :-
West Approach Road, Edinburgh.
The ruler straight road here and the girder bridge (carrying Grove Street) in the distance giveaway that the West Approach Road uses the solum of a former railway (the ex-Caledonian Railway approach to Princes Street Station, closed 1965) The special road was initially planned to link to the M8 but only a 1.5 mile section was ever built, opening in 1974, with Edinburgh City Transport even offering special trips along it to mark its completion. In this view from the Dundee Street overbridge looking NE towards the city centre, Lothian 445 is working Service 22 from Ocean Terminal to Gyle Centre and is crossing to the right hand lane before going under the Dundee Street on-ramp. It will then continue along the remainder of the special road (using the ex-CR Wester Dalry branch) to reach Westfield Road. To the left of the bus was once the site of the small Dalry Road locomotive depot (64C, closed 1965) while the remains of the island platform of Dalry Road station (1900-1962) can be found beyond the trees behind the 40mph sign. See the area in railway days on this 1908 25 inch map (top left area) :-