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Innocent Railway Tunnel - Edinburgh

  • traintripjapan
  • Sep 16, 2023
  • 1 min read

On a recent trip to the UK, I walked through the Innocent Railway Tunnel in Edinburgh.


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Closed to rail traffic since the 1960s, the route is now popular with cyclists and runners.


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And graffiti artists.


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Several theories exist as to why it's called the Innocent Railway. One is that there were no fatalities during the construction of the railway. Another is that horse-drawn carriages were used at first, seen as more innocent than steam trains. Either way, it's a great name.


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