INNOCENT RAIL WALK: COMMONWEALTH POOL TO PORTOBELLO AND JOPPA.

Carole invites to meet by 12 noon by commonwealth pool and walk to Portobello and Joppa via Innocent railway.

THE INNOCENT RAILWAY

• The Edinburgh and Dalkeith Railway nicknamed “The Innocent Railway” opened in 1831 and was initially horse-drawn as steam engines were considered dangerous!
• It earned the nickname "the Innocent Railway" due to its safety record - it carried 300 to 400 thousand passengers a year without fatalities in an age where steam engines had a reputation as dangerous.
• The 517 metre Innocent Railway Tunnel runs under Holyrood Park and was the first railway tunnel in Britain.
• The railway closed in 1968 but this section re-opened as a path for walkers and cyclists in 1981.

EXTRAS:
Tus 32, 2 to Commonwealth Pool
There’ll be a short break en route (Bring a snack)