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An Eastern Scottish bus crashed into the railings at the top of the Waverley Bridge, near the Waverley Market in Edinburgh in November 1970.An Eastern Scottish bus crashed into the railings at the top of the Waverley Bridge, near the Waverley Market in Edinburgh in November 1970.
An Eastern Scottish bus crashed into the railings at the top of the Waverley Bridge, near the Waverley Market in Edinburgh in November 1970.

Edinburgh retro: 25 incredible images of Edinburgh in 1970 – including bus crashing into Waverley Bridge

Edinburgh has changed so much down the decades – as you will see in these amazing photos.
Gary Flockhart
By Gary Flockhart
Published 22nd Apr 2020, 13:29 GMT
Updated 3rd Mar 2023, 14:56 GMT

We’ve trawled through the photo archives to bring you 25 photographs depicting Edinburgh in 1970 – a year that saw the Capital host the Commonwealth Games for the first time.

Take a look through or picture gallery and transport yourself back to a bygone era.

The RRS Bransfield, a research vessel, built and launched from the Robb Caledon shipyard at Leith in September 1970.

25. Launching of RRS Bransfield

The RRS Bransfield, a research vessel, built and launched from the Robb Caledon shipyard at Leith in September 1970. Photo: Denis Straughan

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