Date: 14/11/2009

IT WAS built at the turn of the 19th century to help thousands of workers from Edinburgh's Princes Street get to the city's vast gasworks. [From David Panton]

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IT WAS built at the turn of the 19th century to help thousands of workers from Edinburgh's Princes Street get to the city's vast gasworks.

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Looking north east towards a misty Firth of Forth from West Granton Road in August 2006. View is along the former Caledonian route (now a walkway), with the trackbed of the line from Pilton West Junction into Granton Gasworks (and station) branching off into the site on the left. In the right background stood Breakwater Junction with the left fork continuing on towards the western breakwater and the right running down to the CR's Granton Goods station [see image 3220].
Location: Pilton West Junction
Company: Granton Branch (Caledonian Railway)
16/08/2006 John Furnevel

The former station at Granton Gasworks, photographed on 16 August 2006. Built by the Edinburgh & Leith Gas Commissioners in 1902 for the use of headquarters staff and still displaying the appropriate corporate seals on the front of the building. What is now an arched window in the centre of the upper floor originally provided access to an integral footbridge which crossed various lines and sidings to reach the works. The building will be retained as part of the Waterfront Development with various alternative uses currently being considered.
Location: Granton Gasworks
Company: Edinburgh and Leith Gas Commissioners
16/08/2006 John Furnevel

The former Granton Gasworks station in 2006, looking north along the staff platform. The arrival line ran straight through what was originally an open structure (the white wall with the 2 windows is a later addition) with staff able to access trains within the building. An internal stairway linked the platform to the station's upper level, from which a footbridge spanned the goods lines and yard leading to the extensive works area and offices that were once located off to the left. The new Scottish Gas HQ stands in the background behind the former station, while the remains of the old gasometer, something of a landmark in this part of the world, can also be seen in the background.
Location: Granton Gasworks
Company: Edinburgh and Leith Gas Commissioners
16/8/2006 John Furnevel