Not in East Lothian, but nearby. I used to take the train from Joppa to Portobello going to school, come home for lunch, then go back in the afternoon. I’d keep the penny hapney to buy sweeties and walk home in the afternoon. When you got on the train you had to make sure there was an adult in the compartment as there was no handle on the inside. The only way to get out when. You where wee was to lower the window with the leather strop, and reach out to turn the handle, but if you didn’t have the strength to turn the handle you couldn’t get out. Bus from the end of the promenade to Bath St in Porty was tuppence but it only got me half way to school. Dr Beecham put an end to that, and the bus went to thrupence , so I just walked to school after that. Unless it was raining cats and dugs. All the kids would be soaked. We would stamp our feet on the wooden seats in the shelter out in the playground chanting “ we want a halfy “ Quite often it worked ! Short pants in a school uniform, think AC/DC Angus Young. It would kill yi, or cure yi.
Dunbar wasn't on a branch line. It was on the mainline south to Berwick. The other branch lines were to Gifford and Macmerry. There was a branch line to Gullane.
Why were the videos at the end of American trains. Are there no Scottish videos available? Also the omission of Prestonpans and the coal branch to Cockenzie Power Station is very disappointing. Otherwise very interesting.
Not in East Lothian, but nearby. I used to take the train from Joppa to Portobello going to school, come home for lunch, then go back in the afternoon. I’d keep the penny hapney to buy sweeties and walk home in the afternoon. When you got on the train you had to make sure there
was an adult in the compartment as there was no handle on the inside. The only way to get out when. You where wee was to lower the window
with the leather strop, and reach out to turn the handle, but if you didn’t have the strength to turn the handle you couldn’t get out.
Bus from the end of the promenade to Bath St in Porty was tuppence but it only got me half way to school. Dr Beecham put an end to that, and the
bus went to thrupence , so I just walked to school after that. Unless it was raining cats and dugs. All the kids would be soaked. We would stamp
our feet on the wooden seats in the shelter out in the playground chanting “ we want a halfy “ Quite often it worked ! Short pants in a school
uniform, think AC/DC Angus Young. It would kill yi, or cure yi.
Dunbar wasn't on a branch line. It was on the mainline south to Berwick. The other branch lines were to Gifford and Macmerry. There was a branch line to Gullane.
Why were the videos at the end of American trains. Are there no Scottish videos available? Also the omission of Prestonpans and the coal branch to Cockenzie Power Station is very disappointing. Otherwise very interesting.
Very disappointed that Prestonpans didn’t feature in this video
Showing film of a foreign steam loco and carriages. Really ??
A lot been missed out and some info not right pity ok yes