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moments was full of Soldiers going to different parts, & outside of the Platform was a Barrier where the Soldier's friends stood to say Good Bye & of course it was lined with Scotch Lasses, at 9.30 the Guard blew his Whistle which was a Signal from the to start & the Crowds starting cheering & waving their Hankerchief's & the boys in the Carriage returned the cheering, it was a grand sight & showed the grand feeling which existed between the People & Soldiers, as there were a large number of Over Seas Troops it clearly showed that during their Stay in Edinburgh they had received a splendid Welcome, Once away the train soon got up speed & soon was well out of sight of Edinburgh, the Engine was a very powerful one & heavy & it was necessary to haul the big load of 20 Carriages, after a non Stop run of 3 hours we arrived in Newcastle at 12.30 am, travelling alongside of the Sea all the Way from Edinburgh, after the Engines were changed, which gave us time to have a Cup of Tea & a Sandwich at the Barrow, & at 12-45 am off again to York arriving there at 2.40 am, where the Engines were changed again & in a few moments started again & the Train did