Former Edinburgh, Leith & Newhaven Railway walkway

There are some lovely walkways created from old railway lines. Full marks to the council for renovating them. So why are the metal bridges painted a lurid blue?? Did someone think it was a cheery colour? Was it some paint they had left over? Did they even give it a moment's thought? How out of keeping could you actually get unless you painted them pink with spots? Any research done on the livery of the original steam line? I doubt it. If this blue were the original colour I will eat my keyboard.









Doesn't look any better on the street. Don't look at the flats. They are horrible.
At least you can't see them from the walkway.








http://www.railbrit.co.uk/Edinburgh_Leith_and_Newhaven_Railway/frame.htm


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Flats; Duddingston Park South

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Crass detailing on these cheaply built flats. Every expense spared as vents are indiscriminately and abundantly strewn over the surface of the building. Note the very shallow balconies. Other features are badly laid stonework, mean windows and a generally unpleasant design.

Niddrie Mains Rd

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A wide road reduced to 2 lanes for safety reasons, which is fine, but where's the cycle lane? There's a luxuriously broad pavement now but in the road the traffic is always backed up or stuck behind buses, which have no pull in bays to allow traffic past. Buses and bicycles are favoured elements of Edinburgh traffic calming. Buses being the more durable. Mind you I wouldn't cycle here given a choice. The chavs like to kick footballs at your head.