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"We like the view of the Forth just fine as it is, thank you very much. And, a rail line? With all the train noise? Not to be thought of. It would ruin the
by AnimalMuppet 3y ago
"We like the view of the Forth just fine as it is, thank you very much. And, a rail line? With all the train noise? Not to be thought of. It would ruin the peaceful charm of the scene."
- dboreham 3y agoI grew in one of the towns where the train ferry landed, which presumably became significantly more peaceful after the bridge was built. (Before my time, obviously)
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- arethuza 3y agoBurntisland? Unofficial town motto: "It's not and island and its not burnt!" :-)
- TRiG_Ireland 3y agoThat did happen. Some of the circuitous routes of railways are due to the objections of large landowners.
- Tijdreiziger 3y agoAn interesting historical example was the kromme lijn (curved line) in Delft (the Netherlands), which was in operation for all of 5 days before the landowner caved and ceded his land to the railway. The landowner, incidentally, had purchased the land as an act of retaliation against the railway, feeling slighted after having previously sold land in Zandvoort (near Haarlem) to the railway. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van_der_Gaag_Lane https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van_der_Gaag_Lane
- TRiG_Ireland 3y agoThat's an interesting story. And I learned the term frog war.