Thank you to WAC Smith for
allowing me to reproduce this photograph of the last open railway crossing
across a public road, with no gates, in Edinburgh.
This atmospheric photo shows a
train approaching Granton Harbour from the SW on the former Caledonian
railway lines, and crossing West Harbour Road.
The train has almost reached
the entrance to Granton Middle Pier at Granton Square.
The shed on the left of the
picture is still in place today, 2007, as part of Waugh's scrap yard.
It may not remain much longer, as there are plans for much of the land
around to be re-developed as part of Edinburgh's
Waterfront developments.
The lighthouse in the
background, behind the engine is also still standing. Until recently
it was used by Northern Lighthouse Board for testing their equipment.