Haymarket Platform 0
15th June 2006

Haymarket is being expanded with the addition of a terminating platform which is to be numbered 0. I will update this collection as work progresses

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101: New electrification masts in place
101: New electrification masts in place
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102: JCB waits its next duty on the new trackbed
102: JCB waits its next duty on the new trackbed
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103: Platform 1 shuttered off
103: Platform 1 shuttered off
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104: View from steps between station and Caley Ale House
104: View from steps between station and Caley Ale House
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105: The bay can be seen being cut from the present car park area
105: The bay can be seen being cut from the present car park area
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106: Platform edge is now more complete, and excavation appears to be complete
106: Platform edge is now more complete, and excavation appears to be complete
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107: Looking west from the island platform shows the largely complete platform edges
107: Looking west from the island platform shows the largely complete platform edges
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108: new crossovers and connection to Platform 0 can be seen as the Stirling express service crosses from the Fife lines in the distance and the Motherwell service sneaks off to the left
108: new crossovers and connection to Platform 0 can be seen as the Stirling express service crosses from the Fife lines in the distance and the Motherwell service sneaks off to the left
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109: New meets old - the taper has been removed and the mini digger looks a long way down
109: New meets old - the taper has been removed and the mini digger looks a long way down
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110: men at work with the new safety fencing in place
110: men at work with the new safety fencing in place
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111: Manholes in place and the hardcore awaits tarmac
111: Manholes in place and the hardcore awaits tarmac
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112: Platform edge takes shape
112: Platform edge takes shape
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113: fencing posts in place on the car park side of the bay - really starting to take shape
113: fencing posts in place on the car park side of the bay - really starting to take shape
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114: Lampposts and paving slabs the latest additions
114: Lampposts and paving slabs the latest additions
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115: heavy plant in evidence
115: heavy plant in evidence
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116: Trackwork extends almost to the end of the bay
116: Trackwork extends almost to the end of the bay
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117: two road rail machines are just seen through the fencing protecting the car park
117: two road rail machines are just seen through the fencing protecting the car park
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118: surfacing almost complete at the west end
118: surfacing almost complete at the west end
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119: looking east showing the largely complete platform and fencing
119: looking east showing the largely complete platform and fencing
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120: the blue wooden hoardings hve been replaced with metal panel fencing allowing glimpses of the new platform - the closk appears temporary, but furtther away can just be seen the platform starter indicators
120: the blue wooden hoardings hve been replaced with metal panel fencing allowing glimpses of the new platform - the closk appears temporary, but furtther away can just be seen the platform starter indicators
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121: contractors work to commission the lighting
121: contractors work to commission the lighting
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122: the starter signal is obscured by the OHL support from this angle, but should be visible from the cab
122: the starter signal is obscured by the OHL support from this angle, but should be visible from the cab
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123: Platform 1 canopy is finished with new lights in place
123: Platform 1 canopy is finished with new lights in place
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124: up on the roof
124: up on the roof
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125: still a way to go with the canopy works, with only four days to go
125: still a way to go with the canopy works, with only four days to go
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126: new signals at the east end of the station, presumably for reversible working
126: new signals at the east end of the station, presumably for reversible working
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127: 158732 on the 1133 Edinburgh - Dunblane passes an uncommissioned but poorly covered signal head on Platform 4 - the yellow cover conceals a phone
127: 158732 on the 1133 Edinburgh - Dunblane passes an uncommissioned but poorly covered signal head on Platform 4 - the yellow cover conceals a phone
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128: 170454 at the buffers on day 1
128: 170454 at the buffers on day 1
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129: off indicator sign
129: off indicator sign
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130: 170456 ready for departure with the 0923 Cowdenbeath
130: 170456 ready for departure with the 0923 Cowdenbeath
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131: 158 passes newly commissioned turn back signal
131: 158 passes newly commissioned turn back signal
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132: 170456 awaits the road
132: 170456 awaits the road
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133: drivers eye view
133: drivers eye view
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134: 170456 driving cab (door had been left open!)
134: 170456 driving cab (door had been left open!)
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135: and finallly....170456 on the first passenger train from Platform 0, the two earlier arrivals having gone through to Waverley!
135: and finallly....170456 on the first passenger train from Platform 0, the two earlier arrivals having gone through to Waverley!
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136: Different time zones??
136: Different time zones??
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137: Platform 0 sign midway on the platform
137: Platform 0 sign midway on the platform
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138: Platform 0 sign next to the disabled access on Platform 1
138: Platform 0 sign next to the disabled access on Platform 1
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139: the 0748 Edinburgh - Bathgate makes an unscheduled start from Platform 0.  The facility has had no booked use since the completion of the Waverley upgrade, but seems to be creeping into use at the moment
139: the 0748 Edinburgh - Bathgate makes an unscheduled start from Platform 0. The facility has had no booked use since the completion of the Waverley upgrade, but seems to be creeping into use at the moment
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