Walking Edinburgh’s Lost Railways
City and Suburban Explorations
Robin Howie author John McGregor author
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Porto Press Ltd
Published:10th Jul '26
Should be back in stock very soon
Hidden within Edinburgh’s modern landscape lies the ghost of a railway network that once fuelled the growth of Scotland’s capital.
Walking Edinburgh’s Lost Railways uncovers this forgotten world, tracing the routes of long-abandoned railway lines that have been transformed into some of the city’s most attractive walking and cycling paths.
Featuring 14 interconnected walks beginning at Waverley Station in the heart of Edinburgh, the book offers a fascinating journey through two centuries of railway development, urban growth and community transformation.
Richly researched and engagingly written, Walking Edinburgh’s Lost Railways reveals how the legacy of the railway age continues to shape the capital today.
In this book you can
- Discover Edinburgh’s hidden railway heritage
- Explore a network of interconnected routes
- Learn how disused railways were transformed into green corridors.
Perfect for anyone interested in local history, industrial archaeology and uncovering secret corners of the city.
...a lovely book that helps bring many of these disused railways back to life. Not as railways, obviously, but as routes to be followed by walkers. The book is beautifully produced and highly illustrated with modern colour and period B&W photographs. Plus maps. A book like this cries out for high quality maps, and those on view here certainly don't disappoint, being based on outtakes of old railway network maps.
-- Ken Lussey * Undiscovered Scotland *...For walkers this is a 'bible' you really need if you are intending to trace some or all of the Lost Railways' trackbeds - now tarred over. And, of course, apart from the lost railway interest, it's a healthy pastime!
-- West Highland NewsISBN: 9781849956024
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 412g
160 pages