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Haymarket Station. North elevation of office block and train shed, plan of train shed, and details of iron roof-truss and column support.

SC 367647

Description Haymarket Station. North elevation of office block and train shed, plan of train shed, and details of iron roof-truss and column support.

Catalogue Number SC 367647

Category On-line Digital Images

Copy of DC 10686

Scope and Content Details of roof-truss at Haymarket Station, Edinburgh Haymarket Station was originally the head office and terminus of the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway. It was designed by the civil engineer John Miller or possibly by David Bell, who prepared some designs for him in the 1840s. The use of iron roof-trusses, as in the train-shed at Haymarket, enabled great spaces to be spanned for the first time without any intermediate support. This was one of the most important structural developments of the early Victorian period. By 1845 the railways were booming in Scotland. This led to many changes. People became more mobile, towns were linked, perishable goods could be moved long distances, and economic growth was encouraged. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.

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