Into the Abyss!

At the end of the platforms in Queens Street Station is the tunnel through which all high-level trains exit the station.

The climb through the tunnel to Cowlairs is at 1 in 42 and until 1909 trains were hauled up on a rope operated by a stationary engine. In 1928 there was a railway accident causing 3 fatalities when a train leaving the station slipped to a standstill and rolled back into another train. Modern diesel trains have no difficulty with the climb.

By the way, the tunnel is to close for 3 to 4 months in 2016 for essential track repairs!!