Transport
Princes Pier Line
Being Scotland’s biggest city as well as the most industrial, it’s not surprising that Glasgow has more disused railway tunnels running under[...]
Glasgow Tunnel Adventure Part 3: Kelvingrove Tunnel
(And St Vincent Crescent Tunnel). In part 2, I followed the route of the disused Glasgow Central Railway on its mostly underground journey from Kelvinbridge[...]
Glasgow Tunnel Adventure Part 2: Botanic Gardens Station
Update: I’ve now created an online 3D model of the station so you can “explore” it from the comfort of your browser. Click here to see[...]
Glasgow Tunnel Adventure Part 1: Kelvinside Station and the Balgray Tunnel
(Chronologically, this was actually the second part of the day, but it’s also by far the less interesting part, so I’m going to write about[...]
Abandoned Limestone Mine, Fife
For this explore, I ventured into a disused mine for the first time – specifically, a limestone mine. In fact, there were several features of interest[...]
Shrubhill Tram Depot, June 2013
Anyone who’s been to Edinburgh in the last 5 years couldn’t have failed to notice the mayhem caused by the new tram “system” being[...]
Borders Railway Tunnels, February 2013
After helping Laura set up for one of her craft fairs, I found myself at a loose end in the Peebles area for a few hours. Naturally, the first idea that[...]
Glenfarg Railway Tunnels, December 2012
After Kelvindale, I couldn’t wait to explore more tunnels. On a wet day between Christmas and New Year 2012 I headed up to Glenfarg south of Perth[...]