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I found the original file card from my childhood Steel Brigade. I thought it had been lost years ago, but it was in a box at my parents' house.
His name was supposed to be Jet Stream but they messed it up and wrote Sea Stream for some bizarre reason. So you can see the corrections I made.
This bus stop at the foot of the Canongate in Edinburgh has been equipped with an updated Real Time Passenger Information system which is being tested. The city and Lothian Buses introduced the city’s original RTPI system - branded BusTracker circa 2004 - but is well overdue for replacement.
To make this upload more interesting, I have added some Edinburgh transport chronology:-
Sedan chair makes first appearance in Edinburgh 1687
Edinburgh to Queen’s Ferry Road designated as turnpike road 1751
London to Edinburgh mail coach journey advertised as “10 days in summer, 12 days in winter.” 1754
Ferry Road constructed on its present line 1758
The first North Bridge completed 1772
South Bridge built 1785-1788
First wet dock (East Dock) at Leith opened 1806
John Rennie’s Musselburgh New Bridge opened 1808
First steamboat on the Forth 1812
West Dock completed 1817
Junction Bridge in Leith built 1818
Regent or Regent’s Bridge carrying Waterloo Place over Calton Road completed 1819
Trinity Chain Pier opened 1821
First regular steamship service between Leith and London 1821
Union Canal opened 1822
Second Cramond Brig opened 1824
Leith Dock Commission established 1826
Telford’s Pathhead (or Lothian) Bridge over Tyne Water built 1827-1831
George IV Bridge built 1827-1836
The Mound completed 1830
Glenesk Viaduct over River North Esk on Edinburgh & Dalkeith Railway completed 1831
Telford’s Dean Bridge completed 1832
Horse drawn passenger service inaugurated on E&DR from St Leonards 1832
New Western Approach (later Johnston Terrace) opened 1836
Granton Pier, originally Victoria Jetty, opened 1838
Edinburgh & Glasgow Rly opened from Haymarket to Glasgow via Falkirk 1842
Railway opened from Scotland Street to Trinity 1842
Granton to Burntisland ferry service opens 1844
Rival schemes put forward for atmospheric railways between Edinburgh and Leith 1845
North British Railway opens to Berwick-upon-Tweed 1846
E&GR extended from Haymarket to Waverley 1847
Scotland Street tunnel and Canal Street station opened 1847
Musselburgh (town centre) station opened 1847
Last mail coach run from Edinburgh to London 1847
Caledonian Railway opened from Carlisle to Lothian Road station via Carstairs 1848
Edinburgh & Glasgow Railway purchase the Union Canal 1848
First trains between Edinburgh and Hawick 1849
Edinburgh and Bathgate Railway opened 1849
Edinburgh and Northern Railway introduce train ferry service for freight wagons between Granton and Burntisland 1851
Victoria Dock at Leith opened 1852
West Pier at Leith opened 1852
Peebles Railway opened 1855
Melville Drive opened 1859
Cockburn Street built to improve access to Waverley from the Old Town 1859-1864
GNR, NER and NBR introduce common pool of passenger carriages (East Coast Joint Stock) on East Coast route 1861
NBR complete Waverley Route to Carlisle 1862
Winchburgh railway accident, 17 killed, 1862
East Coast companies introduce Special Scotch Express Edinburgh to London King’s Cross (later the Flying Scotsman) 1862
Edinburgh & Glasgow Railway taken over by NBR 1865
NBR divert Granton trains via Abbeyhill Jcn and Leith Walk 1868
Ratho/Dalmeny branch railway (1866) extended to South Queensferry 1868
CR open Cleland and Midcalder cut off 1869
NBR open Abbeyhill and Junction Road stations 1869
Albert Dock opened 1869
Tramways Act 1870
CR replace Lothian Road station with new terminus slightly further north and rename it Princes Street 1870
Portobello Pier opened 1871
Through trains to Glasgow via Bathgate 1871
First horse trams (Haymarket to Bernard Street (Leith) started by Edinburgh Street Tramways Co 1871
Penicuik Railway opened 1872
NBR introduce first sleeping car service in GB between Glasgow, Edinburgh and London 1873
Colinton New Bridge opened c.1874
Balerno branch railway opened 1874
Victoria Swing Bridge opened at Leith 1874
Tramway opened from Waterloo Place to Portobello 1875
Through trains to St Pancras via Waverley Route and Midland Railway’s new Settle and Carlisle Line 1876
CR start passenger service to Leith 1879
Edinburgh Dock opened 1881
Forth Bridge Railway Company formed by NBR/NER/GNR/MR 1881
Edinburgh Street Tramways Co trial steam tramway engines on Portobello route 1881/2
Forth Bridge construction begins 1883
Roads and Bridges Act ends turnpike roads system and tolls 1883
South Suburban railway opened 1884
Galloway Saloon Steam Packet company formed 1886
Galloway steamers build wooden pier at South Queensferry town harbour 1886
First issues of Murray’s monthly Edinburgh timetable diaries 1886
NBR open new and improved station at Portobello 1887
Belford Bridge opened 1887
NBR open Craiglockhart station 1887
First cable tram route (Edinburgh Northern Tramways Co, Hanover St to Goldenacre) 1888
Forth Bridge and connecting railways opened 1890
ENTCo open Stockbridge cable route from Frederick Street to Comely Bank 1890
CR propose railway under Princes Street and Calton Hill to Leith 1890
CR and NBR both open temporary Exhibition stations to serve Edinburgh Exhibition of the Arts, Sciences and Industries 1890
NBR open Easter Road and Piershill stations 1891
Waverley expansion 1892-1902
Lessee of Edinburgh tramways (exc Leith) changes to Edinburgh & District Tramways Co in 1894
Second Princes Street Station opened by CR 1894
CR open their Barnton branch from Craigleith to Cramond Brig (in 1903 renamed Barnton) 1894
NBR open resited Haymarket MPD west of Russell Road 1894/5
The new Haymarket (South) tunnel completed 1895
NBR open Powderhall station 1895
First motor car driven through Edinburgh 1896
Burgh of Portobello absorbed by Edinburgh 1896
Second (the present) North Bridge opened 1897
Booking Hall opened at Waverley 1897
NBR open second Calton Tunnel 1897
Turnhouse station opened 1897
New swing bridge opened at Bernard Street replacing the earlier bridge 1898
NBR open new “suburban station” at Waverley 1898
Norman MacDonald’s Edinburgh Autocar Company introduced motor wagonette service GPO to Haymarket 1899
Edinburgh & District Tramways start their first cable trams 1899
NBR acquires former Waterloo Hotel as head office 1899
Dalry Road station opened by CR 1900
Jeffrey Street footbridge over east end of Waverley opened 1900
First Sunday trams 1901
NBR open branch line to Corstorphine 1902
First pedestrian fatality as a result of being knocked down by motor vehicle in Edinburgh 1902
Bonnington Bridge built replacing 1812 structure 1902/3
NBR open Leith Central station 1903
Driving licences introduced 1903
Musselburgh & District Electric Light & Traction Co. Ltd open tramway from Joppa to Levenhall 1904
Imperial Dock opened 1904
First Leith Corporation electric trams 1905
Scottish Motor Traction Co Ltd starts first motor bus service Mound to Corstorphine 1906
Last horse tram (Tollcross to Colinton Rd) 1907
John Croall and Sons introduce first motor taxis in Edinburgh 1907
Last extension of cable tramway network in Edinburgh - the Broughton St to Canonmills line 1908
NBR open Newtongrange station 1908
NBR open temporary station at Balgreen to serve Scottish National Exhibition at Saughton Park 1908
Hailes Platform on CR Balerno branch opened 1908
Musselburgh tramway extended from Levenhall to Port Seton 1909
EDT open electric tramway Ardmillan Tce to Slateford 1910
NBR introduce summer Lothian Coast Express from Glasgow Queen Street to Gullane/North Berwick/Dunbar 1912
NBR open Scotland’s first Control Centre, 1913
NBR open carriage sidings at Craigentinny 1914
Ratho train crash kills 12, 1917
Edinburgh Corporation start running trams directly 1919
Corporation starts first bus tours 1919
NBR take over working of the Queensferry Passage 1920
Edinburgh absorbs Cramond, Corstorphine, Colinton, Leith and Liberton, 1920
Corporation start first regular bus services 1920
Saughton station closed 1921
First ECT electric trams 1922
Tramway on Princes Street electrified 1922
ECT introduce first double deck buses (open top) 1922
Railway grouping 1923
Last cable trams (the Portobello route) withdrawn 1923
Edinburgh Corporation open Portobello Power Station 1923
ECT tracks at Joppa linked up with those of the Musselburgh company 1923
Marchmont Circle electric tram service starts 1924
Tramway extended from Seafield to King’s Road 1924
Five killed when two trains collide at Haymarket 1924
Murrayfield Stadium opened 1925
ECT open Gorgie tram depot 1925
LNER withdraw train service to Trinity and Granton 1925
George Street tramway opened 1925
First night bus services introduced by ECT 1925
Edinburgh Licensed Hackney Carriage Association 1925
Tramway extension opened to Colinton 1926
ECT open Central Garage in former Industrial Hall at Annandale Street 1926
SMT open booking and enquiry office at 45 Princes Street 1926
SMT commence through bus service to Glasgow 1926
Maybury Road opened 1927
LMS relaunch their premier Euston- Glasgow/Edinburgh service as the “Royal Scot” 1927
Edinburgh-Glasgow New Road built 1927-32
Edinburgh Corporation Tramways becomes Edinburgh Corporation Transport 1928
First traffic lights in city at Broughton St/York Pl junction 1928
Levenhall to Port Seton tramway abandoned 1928
LNER introduce third class sleeping cars 1928
LNER loco 4472 “Flying Scotsman” hauls first non stop King’s Cross to Edinburgh train service 1928
Tramway extended from Corstorphine to Drum Brae 1928
Thomson’s Tours start coach services to London 1928
SMT open New Street bus garage 1929
Railway companies invest in SMT 1929
Telford Road opened 1929
Last trains to South Queensferry Halt 1929
Tram accident at Liberton Brae 1929
LNER close Turnhouse, Winchburgh, Gogar, Kirkliston and Leith Walk stations 1930
ECT open tramway extension to Stenhouse 1930
Road Traffic Act 1930
SMT starts extended tours of several days 1931
Bowens of Musselburgh sell their bus services to SMT 1931
First edition of The Highway Code published 1931
Last trains to Aberlady and Gullane 1932
LNER withdraw passenger services from Glencorse branch 1933
ECT introduce first closed top double decker 1933
Moderne style Southern Motors garage at Causewayside c.1933
Two custom built car ferries introduced at Queensferry 1934
LNER open Balgreen Halt 1934
LMS open East Pilton Halt 1934
Driving tests introduced 1935
Tramway extended from Braids to Fairmilehead 1936
SMT concentrate departures at Saint Andrew Square 1936
Corporation tours stance opened at Waverley Bridge 1936
The Maybury Roadhouse opened 1936
Final tram extension to Maybury 1937
LNER Edinburgh to Glasgow train collides with another stationary train at Castlecary killing 35, 1937
LMS open House O’ Hill Halt on Barnton branch 1937
LNER introduce The Coronation streamlined express passenger train between King’s Cross and Edinburgh and vv 1937
LNER withdraw Granton/Burntisland ferry 1940
SMT bus inbound from Port Seton crashes head on into tramcar on Portobello Road, killing five bus passengers 1941
Dalkeith branch passenger service withdrawn 1942
Western breakwater at Leith completed 1942
Last trains to Colinton and Balerno 1943
ECT restarts city tours after the war 1946
First BEA flights to London (using Northolt) 1947
Last trains to North Leith 1947
Forth Road Bridge Order approves construction of bridge 1947
ECT start Airport bus service (initially under contract to BEA) 1947
Peak year for tram passenger numbers (nearly 193m) 1947
Railways nationalised 1948
Washout of East Coast Main Line in Berwickshire 1948
SMT nationalised 1949
BEA move booking office and town terminal to 133 George Street 1950
Third car ferry introduced on Queensferry Passage 1950
New Hailes station closed 1950
BR open Easter Road Park Halt for arriving football specials 1950
Last trains to Barnton and Penicuik 1951
Last trains call at Drumshoreland, Curriehill and Ratho 1951
SMT start hourly express coach service to Glasgow 1951
Northern Roadways start overnight service to London 1951
Forth Ferries run short lived car ferry service between Granton and Burntisland 1951/2
Corporation resolves to abandon tramways completely within three years 1952
Corporation permits external adverts on trams and buses 1952
Last passenger trains to Leith Central 1952
First international flights from Turnhouse Airport (to Dublin) 1952
ECT close Gorgie tram depot 1953
BR introduce summer weekly “Starlight Special” overnight trains Waverley to London Marylebone @ 70/- return 1953
BEA Edinburgh to London flights move from Northolt to Heathrow 1954
Last trams to Portobello, Musselburgh and Levenhall 1954
Longstone bus garage opened by ECT 1955
Leith Dock Commission cease to open Bernard Street swing bridge to navigation 1955
Millerhill station closed 1955
Withdrawal of Colinton trams 1955
British Transport Historical Records open office in Edinburgh 1955
Remaining Glasgow trains via Bathgate withdrawn 1956
Fourth car ferry joins Queensferry Passage 1956
New passenger terminal opened at Turnhouse Airport 1956
Last first generation electric trams 1956
First diesel trains to Glasgow 1957
ECT relocate head office from St. James Square to 14 Queen Street 1957
SOL open Saint Andrew Square Bus Station 1957
Many local rail services converted to diesel operations 1958
Jeffrey Street footbridge over east end of Waverley closed 1958
Construction of Forth Road Bridge begins 1958
BR introduce summer daytime car carrier service Waverley to London (Holloway) 1960
East Fortune becomes temporary Edinburgh Airport for 4 months (96000 pax )owing to runway strengthening at Turnhouse 1961
SMT start The Transatlantic Express service to Prestwick 1961
The new Bernard Street concrete bridge opened 1961
Last trains to Bonnyrigg and Peebles 1962
Last trains to Leith North 1962
SOL rebuild and extend Musselburgh depot 1962
First parking meters introduced on George Street and Queen Street 1962
ECT open their new Marine Garage 1962
South Sub trains withdrawn 1962
BEA move sales office to 135 Princes Street 1962
Beeching Report published 1963
Loganair start first scheduled service Dundee to Edinburgh 1963
ECT open information bureau at top of Waverley Bridge 1964
Eastern Scottish fleetname introduced by SOL 1964/5
New A90 dual carriageway Cramond Brig to Queensferry 1964
Queensferry Passage closed 1964
Forth Road Bridge (cost £19.5m) opened, first direct buses to Fife 1964
Scotland’s first motorway - M90 Admiralty to Duloch in south Fife plus M823 spur bypassing Rosyth 1964
Castle Terrace multi-storey car park opened 1964
Abbeyhill, Piershill, Portobello and Joppa stations closed 1964
Musselburgh and Inveresk stations closed 1964
First modern rear engined bus bought by ECT 1965
British Rail brand name launched 1965
Princes Street Station closed along with Merchiston 1965
BEA Vickers Vanguard on flight from Edinburgh crashes at Heathrow killing 36, 1965
BUA start InterJet service to Gatwick 1966
Driver-only double deck buses legalised 1966
Motorail brand launched by BRB 1966
Edinburgh Corporation publish plans for six lane Inner Relief Road 1966
ECT close parcels service 1966
Half hourly train service Edinburgh to Glasgow Queen Street via Falkirk introduced 1966.
BR close St. Margaret’s MPD 1967
Last trains to Corstorphine 1967
Forth Ports Authority replaces Leith Dock Commission 1968
Taxi cooperative, Central Radio Taxis, founded 1968
Waverley Route to Carlisle closed 1969
BR close Divisional Manager’s office at Waterloo Place 1969
ECT introduce first double decker one man operated services 1969
Scottish Transport Group HQ set up at Carron House on George Street, Edinburgh 1969
Closure of North Berwick branch refused by MoT 1969
ECT close Tollcross garage 1969
M8 opened between Whitburn and Dechmont 1969
Direct railway route to Perth closed between Cowdenbeath and Bridge of Earn via Kinross Jcn 1970
ECT employ first female driver 1970
M8 eastern section opened between Dechmont and Newbridge 1970
M9 (later M90) Kirkliston spur opened 1970
Travel Centre opened at Waverley 1970
BAA take over Edinburgh Airport 1971
Scotland’s first motorway service area opened at Harthill on M8 at cost of £650,000, 1971
Push/Pull trains to Glasgow 1971
Kingsknowe Station reopened 1971
ECT expand information bureau at Waverley Bridge to become airport bus terminal 1971
Last passenger sailings from Leith to Orkney/Shetland 1971
Traffic lights installed on Princes Street 1972
First Open Day at ECT Shrubhill 1972
Last sailings Leith to Reykjavik and Copenhagen 1972
The old A9 between Turnhouse and Boathouse Bridge closed to allow construction of the airport’s new runway 1973
Rose Street (between Castle St and Frederick St) becomes first in city to be pedestrianised 1973
Civil Aviation Act 1971 merges BEA and BOAC as British Airways 1974
First bus lane in city (Earl Grey Street, northbound) 1974
West Approach Road opened 1974
Edinburgh boundary extended to take in Queensferry, Kirkliston, Newbridge, Ratho, Currie and Balerno 1975
Edinburgh City Transport becomes Lothian Regional Transport 1975
Air Anglia launch first Edinburgh to Amsterdam flights 1975
First Leith Street footbridge erected 1975
New runway opened at Edinburgh Airport 1976
British Airways introduce the Shuttle to Heathrow 1976
LRT introduces the Ridacard season ticket 1976
New power signal box opened at Waverley 1976
SBG launch blue and white livery and “Scottish” brand on London coaches 1976
New passenger terminal at Edinburgh Airport opened 1977
SPOKES (the Lothian cycle campaign) launched 1977
BR opens Craigentinny Train Maintenance Depot 1977
HST train services from King’s Cross to Edinburgh introduced 1978/9
Townsend Thoresen run shortlived experimental sailings between Leith and Kristiansand (Norway), autumn 1978
Penmanshiel Tunnel collapse on ECML between Berwick and Dunbar 1979
Transport museum at Shrubhill closed 1979
LRT last use bus conductors 1980
Deregulation of express coach services 1980
Eastern Scottish introduce X14 Motorway Express to Glasgow 1981
Colinton bypass (3.5 miles) opened from Baberton to Fairmilehead 1981
Cotter Coachline service to London 1981
Lothian Regional Council buys disused railway routes in north Edinburgh 1981
British Rail launch low cost Nightrider train service King’s Cross to Edinburgh and Aberdeen 1982
Eastern Scottish end use of bus conductors 1982
“Innocent Railway” walkway and cyclepath opened 1982
Midcalder station renamed Kirknewton 1982
Newton’s Travel launch “Fast Class” coach service to/from Inverness 1982
British Midland start Heathrow to Edinburgh service 1983
British Airways upgrade Heathrow services to “Super Shuttle” 1983
British Rail Scotland adopt Scotrail brand (22 Sept) 1983
Stagecoach start an Edinburgh-Glasgow service 1983
ECT tram 35 moved to Blackpool 1983
Henry Robb shipyard at Leith completes two IoW ferries for Sealink (the yard’s last orders) 1983
InterCity launch Highland Chieftain between King’s Cross and Inverness via Edinburgh (581 miles) 1984
Edinburgh-Glasgow train derails W of Polmont, 13 killed, 1984
Livingston South station opened 1984
South Gyle Station opened 1985
Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd formed 1985
Borders/East Lothian routes of Eastern Scottish pass to Lowland Scottish 1985
Edinburgh to Bathgate train service reopened 1986
ScotRail Operations Depot opened at Waverley 1986
ScotRail operate dmu shuttles between Waverley and Meadowbank Stadium during Commonwealth Games 1986
Bus services deregulated 1986
Lothian Regional Transport becomes Lothian Region Transport plc 1986
A1 Tranent and Musselburgh bypasses opened 1986
A199 Portobello bypass (Sir Harry Lauder Road) opened 1986
Eastern Scottish introduce City Sprinter minibuses 1986
Sighthill Bypass (3 miles) opened from Glasgow Road to Baberton 1986
Scott Russell Aqueduct built to carry Union Canal over the Edinburgh city bypass 1987
Wester Hailes and Curriehill stations opened /reopened 1987
Air UK replace BCal on Gatwick/Edinburgh route 1988
InterCity Sleepers concentrated on WCML and Euston 1988
Preserved Edinburgh tram 35 operates at the Glasgow Garden Festival tramway 1988
New station opened at Musselburgh 1988
Burdiehouse Bypass from Fairmilehead to Straiton opened 1988
Millerhill Bypass from Sheriffhall to Old Craighall opened 1988
Guide Friday starts Edinburgh open top bus tour followed by LRT later same year with Edinburgh Classic Tour 1989
Guide Friday start their AirBus Express to airport 1989
Stagecoach sells express operations to National Express 1989
Gilmerton Bypass opened from Straiton to Sheriffhall 1989
Eastern Scottish privatised, revives SMT fleetname 1990
Carstairs/Edinburgh link from WCML electrified 1991
East Coast Main Line electrification completed 1991
North Berwick train service electrified 1991
SBG sell Fife Scottish to Stagecoach 1991
Stagecoach Rail launched 1992
Scottish Citylink purchased by National Express 1993
Underpass opened at Gogar roundabout 1993
Guide Friday start Deep Sea World Express to North Queensferry 1993
Gyle Centre opened 1993
CERT (City of Edinburgh Rapid Transit) bus rapid transit scheme proposed c.1993
GRT buys Eastern Scottish Omnibuses (SMT) 1994
ScotRail TOC created (still BRB owned) 1994
New station opened at Wallyford 1994
M8 extended from Newbridge to City Bypass 1995
BR withdraw Sleeper/Motorail to Plymouth 1995
First EasyJet services from London Luton to Edinburgh 1995
GNER train operating company takes over ECML train services 1996
ScotRail introduce Caledonian Sleeper brand 1996
Eastbound traffic exc buses, taxis, cycles etc removed from Princes Street 1996
First carve up Eastern Scottish between Midland Bluebird and Lowland 1996
Virgin Trains start running CrossCountry and West Coast trains 1997
Underpass opened at Newbridge roundabout 1997
First merge Midland Bluebird and Lowland as First Edinburgh 1997
ScotRail privatised 1997
Priority bus lanes (“Greenways”) introduced on five arterial roads 1997
Low cost carrier Go starts Stansted/Edinburgh route 1998
LRT becomes Lothian Buses 2000
LB becomes a City Sightseeing franchisee 2000
First Edinburgh launch The Overground network in city 2000
Motorvator coach service Edinburgh to Glasgow started by Bruce Coaches and Long’s of Salsburgh 2000
Ferrytoll P+R opened in Fife 2000
Ocean Terminal Shopping Centre opened 2001
Forth Estuary Transport Authority replaces FRBJB 2001
Ryanair launch first scheduled service from EDI (to Dublin) 2001
Brunstane and Newcraighall stations opened 2002
Transport Initiatives Edinburgh formed 2002
Rosyth/Zeebrugge ferry service started by Superfast Ferries 2002
LB acquire Mac Tours and Edinburgh ops of Guide Friday 2002
Lothian revamps night bus network 2002
Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh relocates to Little France 2003
Edinburgh Bus Station opened 2003
Stagecoach start Yellow Taxibus service Dunfermline to Edinburgh 2003
Megabus started 2003
Second Leith Street footbridge (the “bendy bridge”) erected 2003
Concorde’s last visit to EDI (G-BOAE) 2003
Edinburgh Park station opened 2003
First Group takeover ScotRail franchise 2004
Edinburgh Bus Tours introduce Majestic Tour 2004
West Edinburgh 1.5k guided busway opens 2004
Continental start first daily transatlantic scheduled flight to New York/Newark 2004
Stagecoach buy the Motorvator Edinburgh Glasgow coach service 2004
Transport Scotland (agency of Scottish Government) formed 2005
Stagecoach gain 35% stake in Scottish Citylink and become managing partner 2005
Hermiston P+R opened 2005
NATS build new 57 metre high control tower at EDI 2005
Edinburgh congestion charge referendum 2005
Central Edinburgh Traffic Management Scheme 2005
SEStran (Regional Transport Partnership) formed 2005
Ingliston P+R opened 2006
Stagecoach launch Airdirect (later Jet 747) bus Inverkeithing to Edinburgh Airport in 2006
Former SMT depot/Head Office at New Street demolished 2006
Stagecoach run two week hovercraft trial between Portobello and KIrkcaldy 2007
Edinburgh Airport Rail Link cancelled by Scottish Govt 2007
First TransPennine Express replace Virgin CrossCountry on Manchester services 2007
Edinburgh Bus Tours start Bus and Boat Tour 2007
Lothian start taxibus service to/from Edinburgh Airport 2007
M9 spur (later M90) opened from Kirkliston to Queensferry 2007
Stagecoach East Scotland launch Express CityConnect brand for coach network 2007
National Express East Coast takes over InterCity East Coast franchise 2007
Tolls removed from Forth Road Bridge 2008
First Edinburgh renamed First Scotland East 2008
Sheriffhall P&R opened 2008
Wallyford P&R opened 2008
The Cunard liner QE2 makes last visit to Firth of Forth 2008
Norfolkline restart Rosyth/Zeebrugge ferry service 2009
Tramway construction begins on Princes Street 2009
The state owned East Coast train operating company replaced National Express East Coast 2009
Removal of last step entrance bus from Lothian fleet 2009
Airdrie/Bathgate railway reopened/ electrified 2010
ScotRail reintroduce local Edinburgh-Dunbar service supplementing Dunbar calls by long distance operators 2010
Waverley Steps rebuilt with canopy and escalators added 2012
British Airways takeover bmi British Midland 2012
Global Investment Partners buy Edinburgh Airport 2012
M90 intelligent transport system inc bus lane 2012
Citylinkair coach service Glasgow to Edinburgh Airport launched 2013
Haymarket Station modernised 2013
Virgin Little Red launch LHR/Edinburgh service 2013
Luxury Megabus Gold sleeper coach services introduced between London and Edinburgh/Aberdeen 2013
Transport for Edinburgh formed 2013
Modern tramway opened Airport to York Place 2014
Taxis and other motor vehicles banned from Edinburgh Waverley 2014
Virgin Trains East Coast replaces state owned East Coast on the ECML 2015
Abellio takeover ScotRail franchise 2015
Amey take over management of Forth Road Bri for Transport Scotland 2015
Bruce’s Coaches launch M8 CityXpress to/from Glasgow 2015
Serco now operating the new Caledonian Sleeper franchise 2015
Borders Railway to Tweedbank opened 2015
Borders Railway inc new stations at Shawfair and Eskbank 2015
UNESCO inscribes Forth Bridge on World Heritage Sites list 2015
Emergency closure of Forth Road Bridge, December 2015
City of Edinburgh Council starts rollout of 20mph speed limits on 80% of city streets. From 2016.
Edinburgh Gateway rail/tram interchange opened 2016
Lothian introduces new fleet for Edinburgh Bus Tours 2016
EastCoastbuses launched 2016
Lothian launch Skylink service Leith to Edinburgh Airport 2017
Queensferry Crossing opened 2017
Forth Road Bridge becomes the public transport corridor 2017
Edinburgh to Glasgow train services via Falkirk High electrified 2017
Borders Buses launched 2017
Lothiancountry brand starts with route 43 to Queensferry 2017
ScotRail open Millerhill EMU depot 2018
Lothian launch Cruiselink X99 to/from Queensferry Hawes Pier 2018
DfT Operator of Last Resort (using LNER brand) replaces VTEC on ECML 2018
Transport for Edinburgh cycle hire scheme in association with Serco launched 2018
Lothiancountry start renewed expansion into West Lothian 2018
First start Bright Bus Tours 2019
Lothian introduce ADL Enviro 400XLB tri - axle double deckers 2019
Lothian launch capped contactless payment system 2019
Edinburgh to Glasgow train services via Shotts electrified 2019
LNER introduce “Azuma” service to Edinburgh 2019
Avanti West Coast take over InterCity West Coast franchise 2019
Covid-19 pandemic and lockdown. Only critical services provided 2020
Waverley Bridge largely pedestrianised 2020
Stagecoach introduce new livery schemes 2020
Ember Core start electric coach service to Dundee 2020
Plaxton Panorama double deck coaches introduced on Citylink 900 Edinburgh to Glasgow service 2020
Flixbus start overnight coach service to London 2021
First Group launch low cost rail subsidiary, Lumo, operating between Edinburgh and London King’s Cross 2021
York Place tramstop closed 2022
ScotRail nationalised 2022
McGill’s Buses take over First Scotland East and West Lothian services rebranded Eastern Scottish, 2022
Open top bus tours move to new base at Waterloo Place 2023
New east corridor at Waverley 2023
Flixbus start Edinburgh to Aberdeen service 2023
CAVForth autonomous bus service (operated by Stagecoach) launched between Ferrytoll P+R and Edinburgh Park station 2023
TransPennine Express nationalised 2023
The former Granton Gasworks station restored 2023
Trams extended from city centre to Leith and Newhaven 2023
Caledonian Sleeper nationalised 2023.
Low Emission Zone (LEZ) established in central Edinburgh 2023
McGill’s Scotland East pull out of West Lothian 2023
McGill’s launch Bright Bus Airport Express 2024
Lothian Buses purchase Dunbar based Eve Coaches 2024
Regal Tour replaces Majestic Tour 2024
Flixbus launch Edinburgh- Glasgow service 2024
VINCI Airports acquire 50.01% of Edinburgh Airport, GIP retain remaining shareholding 2024
Bright Bus launch Bus and Boat Tour 2024
Airport buses move to Waverley Bridge 2024
Airport handles 15m passengers in year for first time 2024
Transport for Edinburgh reduced to shareholding shell company 2024
Lothian drop Skylink brand 2025
McGill’s Bright Bus Tours adopt BigBus franchise 2025
Travel Centre relocates at Waverley 2025
ScotRail abolish peak fares 2025
Transport Scotland confirm discontinuous electrification going ahead for Fife and Borders routes 2025
City council launches new bike share scheme with Voi 2025
Complete 4x5 setup:
- Tachihara 4x5
- 4x5 BTZS focusing cloth (very good)
- Fujinon CMW 125/5.6 (image circle 204 mm @ f/22)
- 2x FIdelity Elite film holders
- 3x NEW Toyo 4x5 film holders
- 6 filters
- Cokin P filter system + 121M filter
- cable release 2x
- Ilford FP4+ 4x5 FIlm unopened box of 25 sheets (Exp. 12/2014)
You should come to one or all of these shows. See wavelengthtoronto.com for the particulars.
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Fine print reads:
Directly inspired by page 27 of 'Drukkerij Trio' by Piet Zwart, 1931.
Remodel, Week 16
Last up for today, my promised new “wide view” of the exterior post-repaint (even if it’s not as great as the one I posted at the start of this photoset yesterday afternoon, haha!). l_dawg2000 reports that there’s still one tiny portion at the rear of the building that still remains brown, but otherwise, the entire rest of the building was complete as of last weekend. Let me know what you think of the new look in the comments below!
Separately, I’m just now noticing it appears that the blue services sign to the left of the entrance has been removed after all… I figured it wasn’t going to last too much longer in its current state, what with “digital photo” still on there long after the photo center had closed down, but I wasn’t expecting the entire sign to disappear! Maybe it’ll wind up returning later, though; I’ll have to keep an eye on that. Likewise, I’ll continue to keep an eye on all the rest of the remodel progress, and bring you another update in a few weeks or so…! :)
Sam's Club // 465 Goodman Road E, Southaven, MS 38671
(c) 2017 Retail Retell
These places are public so these photos are too, but just as I tell where they came from, I'd appreciate if you'd say who :)
Baliwag Transit, Inc.
Fleet Numbers: 5101 to 5105 (newest unit)
Hino Grandmetro | RK1JST | J08C-TK
Shot Location: BTI Ordinary Fare Terminal, Baliuag, Bulacan
Date Taken: April 26, 2015
659 looking very complete, Graham and I are super happy with the way the bus looks and its in keeping with our Lynx which is sitting behind. Hopefully we will have our little Dodge done soon to complete our little collection of buses
my wife asked me,
where have you been the last three hours ?
I created a picture.
Wow, she said, looks like a Mackintosh.
I didn't think of Charles Rennie ... I was just in a flow ...
I said, pretending to be indignant
and smiled at her ...
:::))) ...
have left the grid several times, that's the only way good things happen ...
grid versus texture versus pattern ...
;-) ...
Because I mentioned Ch.R.Mc ...
I could have also mentioned Oswald Mathias Ungers ...
Mackintosh was contradictory in a contradictory time of upheaval ... he admired the style, Wiki thinks, because of its restraint and economy of means rather than ostentatious accumulation; its simple forms and natural materials rather than elaboration and artifice; and its use of texture and light and shadow rather than pattern and ornament. In the old western style, furniture was seen as ornament that displayed the wealth of its owner; the value of the piece was established according to the length of time spent creating it. In the Japanese arts furniture and design focused on the quality of the space, which was meant to evoke a calming and organic feeling to the interior.
At the same time a new philosophy concerned with creating functional and practical design was emerging throughout Europe: modernism. The central aim in modernism was to develop a purity of expression with designs explicitly responsive to intended building use. Ornament and traditional styles were demoted. Although Mackintosh has been counted as a pioneer of modernism, his work always retained a decorative sensibility and features ornament. Mackintosh took his inspiration from his Scottish upbringing and blended them with the flourish of
Art Nouveau
and the simplicity of Japanese forms.
While working in architecture, Charles Rennie Mackintosh developed his own style: a contrast between strong right angles and floral-inspired decorative motifs with subtle curves (for example, the Mackintosh Rose motif), along with some references to traditional Scottish architecture. The project that helped make his international reputation was the Glasgow School of Art (1897–1909). During the early stages of the Glasgow School of Art Mackintosh also completed the Queen's Cross Church project in Maryhill, Glasgow. It is the only built Mackintosh church design and is now the Charles Rennie Mackintosh Society headquarters. As with his contemporary
Frank Lloyd Wright,
Mackintosh's architectural designs often included extensive specifications for the detailing, decoration, and furnishing of his buildings. The majority, if not all, of this detailing and significant contributions to his architectural drawings were designed and detailed by his wife Margaret Macdonald whom Charles had met when they both attended the Glasgow School of Art. Their work was shown at the eighth
Vienna Secession Exhibition
in 1900.
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These are all of my childhood Polly Pockets.
Polly's Country Cottage - 1989 - Complete - This one and Midge's Play School were the first Polly Pockets I ever had. They were given to me at my 5th birthday party. I remember my party was at some pizza place that had arcade games. Two different people each gave me the Country Cottage play set so I returned one and that's when I picked out Mr. Fry's Restaurant.
Midge's Play School - 1989 - Complete
Polly's Cafe - 1989 - My mom found this at a yard sale and it didn't have any of the pieces with it.
Partytime Surprise - 1989
Polly World - 1989
Polly's Secret Garden - 1990
Mr. Fry's Restaurant - 1990 - Complete - I remember that I picked this one because it came with Polly Pocket clip on earrings. (bottom left) I always made the chef have some sort of accent.
Polly's School - 1990 - Complete - My mom gave this set to me for my 6th birthday.
Cozy Cottage - Pollyville - 1993
Totally Toy Holiday - McDonald's - 1993
Light-up Horse House - Animal Wonderland Collection - 1994 - Complete - When I was 9 my best friend gave this to me for my birthday. It still lights up.
McDonald's Chalet - 1995 - I was so mad that I couldn't take Polly off of that little track.
Beauty and the Beast Playcase - 1995 - Complete - My brother gave this to me for Christmas when I was 10.
Surf 'n Swim Island - Vacation Fun - 1996 - Complete - This was a birthday present from a friend.
Lion King Playcase - Complete - I heart the Lion King, it is one of my all time favorite Disney movies. I have a Nala plush that purrs, a huge stamp set, a set of action figures and more.
The Polly Pocket sets that aren't complete were given to me by my first best friend when she didn't want hers anymore.
Completed Moc from Brickcon 2015
(Sorry for the not so high quality photo, it was taken on my friends phone and it kinda turned out a little weird)
Sorry guys if I didn't upload a lot of pics recently, but I had a lot of things to do and I found easier to upload my pics on Instagram as it's faster, but now I'm back :p
Here's the complete pic of the lot I recently got from my friend, I already posted a pic of the My Scenes and Toralei but here are the others ^^
It's a big bunch of all types of dolls XD You have Barbies, Disney, Friends, Clones and more and I forgot to take a pic of the lot of clothes but it was as huge as the doll lot
I'm totally lost in my cleaning, I have way too much to wash... I'll succeed one day, but it will take a lil while XD
A CTA Red Line train was spotted at Howard after completing its run and dropping off the last passengers. From there, it proceeded through Howard Yard via the Turnback Loop before heading south to 95th/Dan Ryan.
Requested by Sultan (Razor Six)
7.62 cm W x 6.405 cm H
3 in W x 2.5217 in H
** for personal use only not for re-sale, please give me credit if you use it **
Just received the complete Gloom Beach collection this week-end !
(They're not released in France yet so I found them on eBay)
I'm totally happy to have them, because as far as I love the 1st series, they're so perfect with their outfits it makes it difficult to redress them or change their hair!
Even though i broke my ankle, i got the last two mocs done. Just gotta take some good pics. Look forward to seeing more of my work.
New project. Bionicle chicks
U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds #8 from Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada, over Death Valley National Park
This is looking at my "backyard" near the end of a rainfall. If you look carefully, you can see a complete 2nd rainbow above the main one. It was an awesome scene!
If you understand how rainbows are formed, you will understand why the shadows are straight out in front of the camera, and why there is so little relief (shadowing) apparent on the ridge, especially in the center.
One of the most imposing state capitol buildings in the United States, closely resembling the U.S. Capitol but 14 feet taller. Unfortunately, Texas' government is even more mediocre than the government in Washington DC. The state of Texas sold more than two million acres of land to pay for the capitol, which was completed in 1888. The pink color is from the native granite mined in the nearby Hill Country.
Construction, Week 24
Last up, the lone shot from after I left the current store to be uploaded today, looking down the front of the new store – almost complete – as the sun shone its last rays for the day, preparing to set. As ever, it rose again the next day, and so too will another weekly upload, coming in the later half of next week and joined on Monday (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day) with a special set of interior pics of the current store.
Stay tuned for another set of uploads from the Horn Lake Kroger this Saturday, as well as a new blog post. (No transition that time – I think the first one was enough for one photo!)
(c) 2016 Retail Retell
These places are public so these photos are too, but just as I tell where they came from, I'd appreciate if you'd say who :)
Lake Town is a complete town for your role-playing game, created within 10 minutes out of a box. All you need to add is furniture and the roleplay can start right away.
The Lake Town is built entirely on water and can be explored on foot or by boat. The individual, beautifully detailed houses, as well as the great hall, are connected by walkways, creating a veritable labyrinth of walkways and waterways for role-playing.
The town is suitable for various scenarios, from the far north to Lord of the Rings or even as a pirate town on Gor.
Whatever scenario you choose, Lake Town is something special and different from many built-up RP sims.
Access from land is secured by a gate, otherwise your town can only be reached by boat. All canals lead into the market water, the central square of Lake Town. Above the Market Water rises the imposing, three-story Great Hall. The tavern and a few houses for the wealthier residents are adjacent.
All the decorative elements such as seaweed carpets, reeds, floating barrels, boats (not working!), rats and some birds are included in the Rezzbox and easily unfold as you rezz the town.
Of course, you can rearrange or redesign the city at any time. Countless possibilities await you!
~Key Features~
more than 10 different house types
workshops, shops, and own docks at many houses
tavern with two taprooms and two inn rooms
(the tavern also has an open dock facing the lake or sea)
Impressive large Sea Hall, extends over 3 floors
gate with two large towers
access walkway from the land side with drawbridge
countless footbridges and walkways
working lanterns on the houses
all doors, gates and draw bridges are „KOOL Door ready“
The sample town in the box extends over a length of approx. 196 m and a width of approx. 107 m. On a full homestead or fullsim there is still enough space for surrounding land (e.g. if the city is to be placed in a lake) or a coastline. And as already mentioned, the city can be modified relatively easily, so that any other size and layout is possible.
Landimpact: 1736 prims
Rights: copy, mod for all elements
Visit inworld
Carrie was probably just glad that I got permission to hold her back from returning to her classroom so I could take pictures. Or maybe she was just happy to see me. ;)
The completed Kolam at the Gardens Mall in Kuala Lumpur. (The previous photo was of the preparatory outline drawing for this kolam from a day earlier).
Kolams are colorful drawings formed using colored powders, often rice, chalk or rock powder. Kolams have become an almost de rigueur ornament at Malaysian shopping malls and hotels to mark the Deepavali/Diwali festival.
This mainly Hindu (but also marked by Sikhs, Jains and some Buddhists) festival celebrates the triumph of light over darkness, good over evil.
October 2019