The Light Railways Act 1896 was enacted to permit lower-cost construction of railways where profitability was marginal under normal conditions, and the Directors of the Gifford and Garvald considered whether this would assist their line.
The line was built to minimal standards, but as construction was nearing completion, the North British Railway indicated a number of demands, including an intermediate crossing place on the line, and signalling more sophisticated than one engine in steam [REF].