Edinburgh Suburban And Southside Junction Railway
The Edinburgh Suburban and South Side Junction Railway (also known as the Edinburgh South Suburban Railway or, more colloquially, the SouthSub) is a freight and former commuter railway which runs in a loop for 14 miles across the southern suburbs of Edinburgh, Scotland. It opened in 1884 for both freight and passenger services. Passenger services were withdrawn in September 1962.
A proposal has been put forward by a campaigning group for the line to be re-opened to passenger transport.
Read more about Edinburgh Suburban And Southside Junction Railway: History, Incorporation Into The North British Railway, Original Route and Stations of The Line, Modernisation, Withdrawal of Passenger Service, Campaign For Re-opening
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