Edinburgh, Leith and Newhaven Railway
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edinburgh-leith-and-newhaven-railway-166-2596848
title:
Edinburgh, Leith and Newhaven Railway
text:
The Edinburgh, Leith and Newhaven Railway was a railway company formed in 1836 to connect the city of Edinburgh with the harbours on the Firth of Forth. When the line connected to Granton, the company name was changed to the Edinburgh, Leith and Granton Railway. It opened part of its route in 1846, but reaching the centre of Edinburgh involved the difficult construction of a long tunnel; this was opened in 1847. It was on a steep incline and was worked by rope haulage. The rope-worked tunnel pro
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Former railway line in Scotland
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edinburgh,_Leith_and_Newhaven_Railway
date created:
2008-10-16T05:24:47Z
date modified:
2024-08-29T15:55:53Z
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