Surgeons' Hall demand for bodies for anatomical dissection exceeded supply. Two Irishmen living in Edinburgh, William Burke and William Hare, resorted to murdering victims to supply Knox's anatomy school. Hare turned King's evidence and Burke was tried, found guilty of murder and hanged. His body was dissected by Alexander Monro tertius, the University professor of anatomy, and the museum has on display two items from that notorious episode – Burke's death mask and a pocket book made from his skin. Joseph Bell (1837–1911) was an Edinburgh surgeon who was president of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh between 1887–89. He was
Transport in Edinburgh inefficient, with much duplication of routes. Most stations closed down and, following the Beeching Axe in the late 1960s, the city was left with only three passenger railway stations (Waverley, Haymarket & Slateford). The South Suburban line was left in place, mainly as a bypass for freight services to avoid the city centre. New stations have since opened since the Beeching Axe; , , , Edinburgh Gateway station and in recent years. The city currently has 12 stations within the City of Edinburgh Council area. Edinburgh itself has a small suburban rail network - the backbone of which is the