Rail passengers sitting on the circular plastic seating on the concourse of Waverley Station, newly modernised in November 1984.Rail passengers sitting on the circular plastic seating on the concourse of Waverley Station, newly modernised in November 1984.
Rail passengers sitting on the circular plastic seating on the concourse of Waverley Station, newly modernised in November 1984.

17 photos taking you back to Edinburgh in 1984 (Part 3)

Bang in the middle of the Thatcher era, 1984 was a time of economic upheaval, but it wasn't quite the dystopian future dreamt up by writer George Orwell. We’ve rummaged through the Evening News archives to bring you 17 more memories of the Capital in that year.

We’ve had a good rummage through the Evening News archives to bring you 17 more memories of the Capital in 1984.

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