About The Colinton Tunnel
Heritage background, architectural provenance & visitor guide
Scotland's Largest Heritage Mural Tunnel
Originally engineered in 1874 for the Balerno Branch Line, this former steam railway tunnel has been transformed into a breathtaking 140-meter underground mural illustrating Robert Louis Stevenson's celebrated poem 'From a Railway Carriage'.
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