EDI_230606_049.jpg	101: Looking south from Platform 1 showing the platform end and the use of the former stabling siding location for a materials store
EDI_230606_050.jpg	102: Looking north from Platform 1 with the Calton Road exit in the background - the platform takes shape but the track is still to come
EDI_190706_007.jpg	103: Framework of the old pedestrian access to Waverley Steps remains as new overbridge steelwork is installed 
EDI_190706_008.jpg	104: Steelwork on the north side of platform 1/19 which looks as if it will support stairs
IMG_1212.JPG	105: The old bridge framework disappears
IMG_1213.JPG	106: New diamond crossing and LED signals - note the sleeper across the track
IMG_1245.JPG	107: Twin walkways now in place
IMG_1246.JPG	108: Little activity in the web of scaffolding
IMG_1247.JPG	109: New blends seamlessly with old
IMG_1268.JPG	110: 170411 observes progress
IMG_1269.JPG	111: Point clamped out of use
IMG_1271.JPG	112: 170451 awaits departure from platform 1, with plant parked on the old post office area off Calton Road.  Work appears untidy in this area
IMG_2009.JPG	113: DR73913 sits in the loop
IMG_2010.JPG	114: Stone cleaning continues
IMG_2011.JPG	115: Loop appears finished at the east end - the notice is a bit redundant since the platform finishes there anyway!
IMG_2012.JPG	116: The temporary access road area looks much tidier!
IMG_2013.JPG	117: New steps viewed through a gap in the temporary fencing
IMG_2014.JPG	118: View from the temporary steps showing the replacements 
IMG_2015.JPG	119: Bridge decking progresses
IMG_2103.JPG	120: On track plant in South Loop Siding
IMG_2104.JPG	121: Wagon and Komatsu bulldozer
IMG_2105.JPG	122:Komatsu bulldozer with rail wheels
IMG_2106.JPG	123: View looking east on South Loop Siding
IMG_2107.JPG	124: Road-rail crane with attached match wagons
IMG_2108.JPG	125: Sleeper indicating the point at which track removal stops
IMG_2449.JPG	126: Materials storage - note the new hoardings bloacking the access to platform 20
IMG_2450.JPG	127: South Loop siding is no more, but evidence of reballasting on waht will be the new platform road
IMG_2451.JPG	128: More ballast for distribution
IMG_2452.JPG	129: Interesting parking scenario 
IMG_2454.JPG	130: On track plant now stabled at the east end of the South Loop Siding
IMG_2455.JPG	131: Looks like a rethink required here - the signal post is a new installation!
IMG_2585.JPG	134: south loop siding gets a buffer
IMG_2590.JPG	135: top and tail road railers
IMG_2591.JPG	136: lift shaft progresses
IMG_2592.JPG	137: balmoral platform lift shaft closeup
IMG_2597.JPG	138: 57601 passes the new OHL gantry
IMG_2598.JPG	132: Balmoral platform west end ramp
IMG_2599.JPG	133: Balmoral Platform still has a way to go
101006_048.jpg	139: work carries on apace on the new access to the Balmoral Platforms
101006_052.jpg	140: the escalators are covered, and the signal post has gone, but the stair treads are still missing
011206_129.jpg	141: 91112 next to the extension of Platform 19 which has now been removed!
011206_132.jpg	142: 91112 passes the main access to the Balmoral platform
011206_135.jpg	143: progress on Balmoral Platform
011206_138.jpg	144: the lift has arrived
011206_140.jpg	145: east end of Balmoral Platfom looks good
011206_145.jpg	146: 322 stabled in Platform 6
011206_147.jpg	147: the missing Platform 5
011206_148.jpg	148: Platform 1 extension
011206_149.jpg	149: new signal on the up loop opposite Platform 1
011206_150.jpg	150: indicators awaiting installation lie in the ballast
011206_153.jpg	151: On track machine in the ballast where the South loop used to be
011206_154.jpg	152: south loop 1st December
011206_158.jpg	153: New hole in the Klondyke wall which wwould appear to be an access
011206_164.jpg	154: stairs now have all treads....
011206_166.jpg	155: the recent barrier on the north road
111206_001.jpg	156: top and tail on track plant at the site of the new Platform 1
111206_009.jpg	157: Klondyke platform viewed from the overbridge
111206_013.jpg	158: stair access to Klondyke platform from the overbridge serving the suburban platforms  
111206_015.jpg	159: lift access to Klondyke
111206_020.jpg	160: view towards the access to Klondyke Platform
111206_043.jpg	161: the view south from the new Platform 3
231206_050.jpg	162: the access gap is finally filled in on the new Platform 1
231206_054.jpg	163: new platform numbering starts to appear
231206_055.jpg	164: three scaffolding poles - six men.....
231206_057.jpg	167: 221 crosses over to the Balmoral platform road to pass 170453 
231206_059.jpg	165: 170453 awaits departure with the Balmoral platform 20 looking complete behind
231206_060.jpg	166: new signal awaits commissioning
EDI_090107_004.jpg	168: 66017 at the head of a spoil train in Platform 17 
EDI_090107_006.jpg	169: 66131 brings up the rear of the spoil train in Platform 17
EDI_090107_011.jpg	170: 66017 at the head of the spoil train with digger on 
EDI_090107_012.jpg	171: road rail digger loads platform edges into the spoil train
EDI_090107_016.jpg	172: 66131 hides behind the on track plant
280107_066.jpg	173:
280107_068.jpg	174:
280107_071.jpg	175:
280107_074.jpg	176:
020207_014.jpg	177: 66204 provides the backdrop for a road rail digger
020207_015.jpg	178: 66115 in the background as an excavator makes inroads into platforms 16 and 17
020207_016.jpg	179:
020207_019.jpg	180: time for a nap.....?
020207_025.jpg	181:  
020207_026.jpg	182: platform 18 is more like a builder's yard
020207_029.jpg	183: the ballast pile is substantial
020207_033.jpg	184:
020207_036.jpg	185: 66115 brings up the rear as the spoil train departs fully loaded
IMG_6976.JPG	186: 158863 in Alphaline livery passes the severed track at the end of Platform 18
140207_007.jpg	187: Platform canopy sparks as the removal of the old ones take place
140207_012.jpg	188: 66242 in the background as the new edge to platform 15 takes shape, further north than the old one!
IMG_8249.JPG	189: the original raised walkway blends uncomfortably with the new crossing to the Balmoral platforms
IMG_8251.JPG	190: New passenger information displays on the overbridge adjacent to Platforms 1 and 20 accesses
IMG_8253.JPG	191: steps down to platform 20 look rather unfinished
IMG_8260.JPG	192: canopies disappear - not sure how the replacements will look 
IMG_8262.JPG	193: 66191 with new sleepers for platform 16 visible
IMG_8263.JPG	194: general view of platfroms 18-16 
IMG_8265.JPG	195: 66191 on the spoil train
IMG_8471.JPG	196: 15/16 starts to lose the canopy
IMG_8475.JPG	197: closeup of canopy removal works
IMG_9564.JPG	201: 66213 sits nect to the on track plant as the pointwork at 19/20 is replaced
IMG_9570.JPG	202: aerial view with 66213 as the overall roof is almost no more 
67030_Waverley_050306_Donald_Stirling.JPG	198: 67030 on the spoil
IMG_9081.JPG	199: DR73213 at the end of platform 15
IMG_9165.JPG	200: the canopy over 18/19 starts to be peeled back
IMG_0023.JPG	203: Voyager pokes her nose out of 17 as Turbostar 170458 trundles out - still a way to go on 18-20 by the look of it
IMG_0053.JPG	204: new small passenger information screens have appeared at the bottom of the north access ramp
Donald_Stirling_Waverley_140507.JPG	205: 18-20 finally reopen and 12-14 prepare to get the treatment
IMG_1473.JPG	206: 66107 forms the backdrop as platform 13/14 disappears
IMG_1476.JPG	207: the overall roof disappears
IMG_1477.JPG	208: 66107 looks a bit vulnerable next to the excavator
IMG_1479.JPG	209: BR01 - the next shuttle for Glasgow from platform 14
IMG_1486.JPG	210: buffer stops of 14/15 showing the hoardings erected to protect the route to the Ticket Office and Lounge
IMG_1488.JPG	211: a less than appealing invitation to passengers!
IMG_1492.JPG	212: 66216 and 66107 on the spoil train
IMG_1592.JPG	213: 67014 and 67001 in Platform 12 on the spoil train
IMG_1704.JPG	214: 66232 basks in the sun at the head of 6K41
IMG_1705.JPG	215: two cranes lift a length of pointwork into position
IMG_1706_edited-1.jpg	216: 67014 sits silently in platform 12 observing the varied liveries and unit types
IMG_1857.JPG	217: Tip Top on 12!!!!
IMG_2630.JPG	224: 67007 on 6K41 with 66081 hidden away
IMG_2257.JPG	218: 66184 heads up 6K41 as the works progress on 12-14
IMG_2262.JPG	219: new signals on 15/16
IMG_2263.JPG	220: generator in the space that once was 13/14
IMG_2266.JPG	221: diamond crossing section stored on 14
IMG_2267.JPG	222: platform 14 looking to the bufferstops
IMG_2270.JPG	223: view from the buffers showing the worksite
IMG_4164.JPG	225: severed tracks on approach to what were platforms 8/9
IMG_4165.JPG	226: plant on the old 8/9 loco stabling bays
IMG_4166.JPG	227: drivers eye view from 170458 towards Calton Tunnels
IMG_4309.JPG	228: view from the end of 11 showing new double slips - looks lke where I am standing may not last much longer.... 
156403_1307_Bathgate_250707_showing_1213_single_and_double_slips.JPG	229: 156403 on the 1307 Bathgate passes the new pointwork accessing 12-14
Donald_Stirling_Waverley_250707_12-14_almost_complete.JPG	230: 12-14 work almost complete - note the line of the new platform 11
IMG_4358.JPG	231: temporary buffer stops await deployment as part of the final phase covering platforms 8-11
IMG_4360.JPG	232: the old west end signalbox provides the backdrop - completed connections for 12-14 are visible
IMG_4361.JPG	233: 170424 provides a backdrop to the portable generators.   Note that the canopy framework appears to have been replaced in order to provide locations for CCTV and other gubbins
IMG_4842.JPG	234: 66194 and 66111 sit on Platform 10, as the final phase of works commences
IMG_4868.JPG	235: 12-14 are back in use as the Royal Scotsman waits to depart for Keith
IMG_4871.JPG	236: 66111 at the west end as work shifts to the final phase
IMG_5042.JPG	237: 66158 is on her own on the spoil train as 156505 departs for Dunblane
Donald_Stirling_Waverley_010807.JPG	238: 66158 in the distance again - note the comparison with photo 235 in only two days 
IMG_5572.JPG	239: 60029 sits at the east end of the spoil train
IMG_5907.JPG	240: The final phase is well under way as connections to 8/9/10/11 are remodelled
IMG_5913.JPG	241: 60075 sits in Platform 10 puffing away on the spoil train - didn't we get a smoking ban?
IMG_5925.JPG	242: 60039 makes a poor attempt to replicate the "Brickliner" of the 1960s!
IMG_5996.JPG	243: W has been lifted from west of the Mound Tunnel mouth past the signal box
IMG_5999.JPG	244: New overhead mast in position and wiring ongoing on platform 9 (the old 21)
IMG_6228.JPG	245: 67022 balances precariously at the end of the track formation as the spoil trains approach from the east
IMG_6505.JPG	246: 60039 looks as if she has demolished the temporary stop!
IMG_6507.JPG	247: 60039 roof detail
IMG_6508.JPG	248: 66117 looks on as the crane lifts some pretty heavy blocks
IMG_6680.JPG	249: 67003 at the west end - still a way to go by the look of it
IMG_6857.JPG	250: 66100 and 67007 with a short train containing bricks and other bulk building materials
IMG_6926.JPG	251: the Departure and Arrivals displays for the north ramp apporaoch have moved - compare with photo 204
IMG_7503.JPG	253: 67004 heads the spoil train in her new home on Platform 10
IMG_7506.JPG	254: Platform 14 seems to be in need of ground investigation. Seems to have located a water main....
IMG_7512.JPG	255: The canopy frame on 18/19 seems to be getting a roof at last
IMG_7513.JPG	256: New track leads to 10/11 but there still seems a lot to do on the south side linking 8/9 to W
Donald_Stirling_67007_Platform_10_Waverley_210907.JPG	251: 67007 on the first spoil train to use Plaform 10 - as far as i know!
IMG_7560.JPG	257: work progresses to connect W with 8/9 as 10/11 connections near completion
IMG_7563.JPG	258: closeup of works under the old signalbox
IMG_8445.JPG	259: 60010 and 60058 - note the masts starting to sprout
IMG_8456.JPG	260: 60058 - but not as we usually see her
IMG_8458.JPG	261: 60058 looks towards W with ballasting still to take place
IMG_8459.JPG	262: mast detail
IMG_8463.JPG	263: West signalbox - emergency panel from 2003 resignalling
IMG_8464.JPG	264: west signalbox interior
IMG_8465.JPG	265: 60010 and 60058 keep company with Turbostars as things finally take shape
IMG_8467.JPG	266: 60010 and 60058 - the roof frame on 13/14 dominates
IMG_8469.JPG	267: roadrailer on the realigned platform 11
IMG_8470.JPG	268: general view towards Mound tunnels
IMG_8471.JPG	269: Platform 18/19 overall roof frame is complete
IMG_8550.JPG	270: 66106 at the head as the masts receive wiring supports
IMG_8554.JPG	271: 66106 looking west - wiring progresses
IMG_8556.JPG	272: insulators have just been added, and the NatEx liveried 158 is rarer these days
IMG_8557.JPG	273: temporary stops on 8 and 9 as GNER services layover
IMG_8559.JPG	274: Voyager heads west from platform 14
IMG_8659.JPG	275: New display on 14 shows the next two trains
IMG_8660.JPG	276: new display on 15 is a little confusing!
IMG_8662.JPG	277: platform 14 new display looks a little uncomfortably positioned
IMG_8665.JPG	278: heritage display next to a heritage liveried 158 on 12
IMG_8667.JPG	279: on track plant on 11
IMG_8668.JPG	280: Volvo road rail vehicle
IMG_8670.JPG	282: road rail cranes on 11 and 9, with DR73503 just seen
IMG_8672.JPG	281: drawgear on the truck
IMG_8673.JPG	283: the Volvo cab seems out of place on Platform 11
IMG_8676.JPG	284: heritage display on 17 just before I was asked whether I had Notwork Rail permission.....
IMG_8677.JPG	286: new display on 18 really helpful.....
IMG_9228.JPG	285: 60100 on the spoil in the final week of major works 
IMG_9229.JPG	288: crane moves into position next to the ballast pile
IMG_9232.JPG	289: looks worse than it is! crane is about to add the bucket to the jib
IMG_9233.JPG	287: 60100 Pride of Acton
IMG_9327.JPG	290: the electrification gantries finally ruin the shot....
IMG_9495.JPG	291: the works appear complete but access to the siding between 16 and 17 is blocked
IMG_9497.JPG	292: new passenger information displays are an improvement - but shouldn't the time be displayed?
IMG_9953.JPG	293: wiring appears across the throat of 14 and 15
IMG_0741.JPG	294: new overhead conductor rails above X and Y Mound tunnel 
IMG_0743.JPG	295: E473 for Platform 12 has an arrow to clarify that she is not controlling Platform 11
IMG_0747.JPG	296: new overhead line equipment for platform 15 - right underneath Jimmy Chungs
IMG_0749.JPG	297: new t-shaped structure for overhead line equipment on 14/15
IMG_0753.JPG	298: 170s stand guard over the on track plant
IMG_1292.JPG	299: BU53KKE heads the lineup of on track plant 
IMG_1294.JPG	300: wiring up on 14/15 with what appears to be some sort of safety wiring?
IMG_1474.JPG	309: bottom of north access ramp looking south with platform 19 to left 
IMG_1477.JPG	310: looking south to main concourse from bottom of north entrance ramp
IMG_1479.JPG	311: bottom of north access ramp looking towards Platform 19 
IMG_1481.JPG	312: Calton Road approach - Platform 2 to right
IMG_1483.JPG	313: looking towards Platform 11 with Platform 7 to left 
IMG_1485.JPG	301: opposite Platform 11 looking south west with lift access to pedestrian bridge
IMG_1487.JPG	302: opposite Platform 10 looking south to Market Street - same sign as 301 from a different angle 
IMG_1488.JPG	303: north across Market Street bridge to Princes Street
IMG_1490.JPG	304: towards Market Street exit 
IMG_1491.JPG	305: opposite Platform 10 access 
IMG_1492.JPG	306: from Market Street entrance towards main station 
IMG_1499.JPG	307: facing passengers who have crossed walkway from Market Street - Waverley steps to right
IMG_1500.JPG	308: looking from bottom of Waverley steps towards new stairs/escalators 
IMG_1585.JPG	314: OTP007 - Y895JUX
IMG_1587.JPG	315: OTP007 rear view in the siding between 16 and 17
IMG_2244.JPG	316: Wires now up on 16, siding and 17
IMG_2251.JPG	317: Platform 17/18 canopy refurbishment complete
IMG_2254.JPG	318: Platform 15 canopy detail