“Out and About” continues this evening and in this edition we are in Edinburgh once again.
In this image we see 261 on Leith Walk after departing from Foot of the Walk stop and working a service to the Airport. The long building on the left (now christened The Red Sandstone) was built in the 1930s by the London Midland and Scottish Railway as offices for their Leith Walk goods depot behind. Threatened with demolition a few years ago, the developer was forced to backtrack after community protests and refusal of planning permission and new businesses have arrived after refurbishment. Leith Depot bar and venue on the left actually never left – it presumably takes its name from the former tram depot (now demolished) across the road. (Photograph by Roy Calderwood, 7th January 2026)