Another quick and easy cache, this time at the former railway
station called Craiglockhart Station. This is the sister cache to
Colinton Station. The
railway line still runs through the station, which still has
platforms, but it is not open to the public. The cache is
not at the above coordinates, but it is close by. The
coordinates do however give a nice view of the railway line running
through the old station.
Parking is limited, but you might just be able to park on the
pavement at the above coordinates, or try and find a place on the
main road or Craiglockhart Terrace.
Craiglockhart station was built for the North British Railway in
1887. Except for a short period, 1917-19, at the end of World War
I, the station remained open to passengers until 1962.
Craiglockhart station was between Gorgie station and Morningside
Road station. The station was on the Suburban line that carried
passengers through the southern suburbs of Edinburgh until 1962.
The line still carries freight traffic and there were plans to
re-open it to passengers, but they were rejected due to anticipated
cost.
Like in Colinton Station, the final cache is camouflaged
sufficiently to blend in with its surroundings. And also like
Colinton Station, it is a micro cache; a small black film canister.
Take care as there can be quite a few muggles about especially when
there is rowing on; the cache is quite close to a boat house. The
best time to search is early in the morning when it is
quietest.
The Cache is at:
N 110111 110111.1010110111
W 11 1101.1100010000
You can check your answer on
Geochecker.com.
Please do NOT give any hints on how to solve the puzzle so
everyone can enjoy it.
Note: To open the cache, you have to push down on the lid
and then turn .
Update April 2010: Craiglockhart Station now has another sister cache (Morningside
Road Station), now forming a series!!
Update May 2010: There is now another cache to add to the
series, so instead of having lots of 'Updates(!!)', I have now got
a list:
The caches in the series so far are...
1) GC1G8T1 - Colinton
Station
2) GC1P6GQ - Craiglockhart
Station
3) GC26VF7 - Morningside Road
Station
4) GC28PJ7 - Hailes Platform
Station