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Gifford And Garvald Light Railway
All photographs of this railway in date order.
![To the west of the former Gifford station, looking west.<br><br>[Ewan Crawford //]](/images/0/705.jpg "Gifford")
![Grounded coach body at Saltoun, East Lothian, in 1977.<br>
<br><br>[Bill Roberton //1977]](/images/27000/27674.jpg "Saltoun")
![The old station building at Saltoun on the Gifford branch June 1985. Closed to passengers as early as 1933, the line continued in use to here for freight until 1965. The station building looks as though it had been put to alternative use since closure, as indicated by the sign on the side which reads...<I>Agricultural Premises - Used by Brucellosis Accredited Cattle - No Dogs or Horses Please - Disinfect Feet.</I> [Brucellosis was erradicated amongst UK herds in 1979 - although it has since been reintroduced on several occasions by imported cattle!] <br><br>[David Panton 07/06/1985]](/images/19000/19487.jpg "Saltoun")
![Looking northwest from the crossing at the former Saltoun station on the Gifford branch in March 2007. The old signal post points the way along the railway walk - information board on the right.<br><br>[John Furnevel 24/03/2007]](/images/14000/14096.jpg "Saltoun")
![Site of Pencaitland station on the Gifford branch looking northwest along the trackbed in March 2007. The station closed in 1933 and the scene is now dominated by the grain silos of Pencaitland Maltings. An old gradient post has somehow managed to survive in the foreground.<br><br>[John Furnevel 24/03/2007]](/images/14000/14101.jpg "Pencaitland")
![The timber loading bank at Humbie still exists despite the closure of the line in 1960. The line east from here to the terminus at Gifford was closed from 1948 following collapse of the Gilchriston Bridge. The bridge was immediately east of Humbie station. The line to Smeaton and Edinburgh ran off to the right.<br><br>[Ewan Crawford 21/03/2009]](/images/23000/23024.jpg "Humbie")
![A photograph of something which isn't there. Gilchriston Bridge viewed from the south. The collapse of this bridge in 1948 led to the truncation of the Gifford line at Humbie with road trucks from Haddington running to Gifford station yard.<br><br>[Ewan Crawford 21/03/2009]](/images/23000/23040.jpg "Humbie")
![Saltoun goods loading bank looking towards the former eastbound platform and level crossing. The platforms here were staggered and there was a loop. The westbound platform was immediately to the right here but all traces have disappeared. Whisky from Glenkinchie was loaded onto trains at this loading bank.<br><br>[Ewan Crawford 21/03/2009]](/images/23000/23327.jpg "Saltoun")
![The timber eastbound platform at Saltoun which still sported a station building until the 1990s. The building was dismantled and taken to Bo'ness.<br><br>[Ewan Crawford 21/03/2009]](/images/23000/23338.jpg "Saltoun")
![Humbie Viaduct was a large masonary clad arched viaduct just east of Saltoun station. The viaduct has been demolished and large pieces of it remain in the river. This is a real obstruction to the walker involving quite a large detour. View looks south west. Track level was above the top of this view.<br><br>[Ewan Crawford 21/03/2009]](/images/23000/23339.jpg "Humbie Viaduct")
