Scotland’s Railways · line explorer

The Waverley Route

Edinburgh Waverley to Carlisle Citadel

Begin the guided journey →Explore the railway

A railway through city, Borders and upland countryEdinburgh Waverley → Carlisle CitadelFrom its Victorian origins to closure and return

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Photos & Film

See the railway—and watch its story.

The visual archive now separates reusable photographs from verified external films. Railway films are shown first; wider industry and cultural context remains optional.

46 photographs6 railway films8 verified films in the full collection

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Film archive

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Photographic record

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Help build the record

Your railway photographs belong in Scotland’s railway story.

You keep your copyright. Every accepted photograph receives a visible credit and is connected to the places, dates, trains and railway events it records.

Your name stays with the image

Photographer, collection, submitter and copyright holder can each be recorded separately.

Unknown is an honest answer

Approximate dates and uncertain locations are welcome. We will never ask you to invent detail.

Nothing is published automatically

Rights and railway details are reviewed before any photograph appears on the site.

Current gaps in the collection

Can you help with one of these places?

These are particular gaps in the present record—not the only photographs we want. We welcome photographs of every Waverley Route station, train, structure, railway worker and lineside scene.

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This first step records an enquiry only—no image is uploaded or published. We normally reply with safe transfer instructions after checking the rights information.