Howie, Robin

Walking Scotland's Lost Railways: Track Beds Rediscovered

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ISBN 13:: 9781849954037
author:: Howie, Robin
format:: Paperback / softback
publisher:: Whittles Publishing
language:: English
Publication Year:: 2019
Pages:: 224
Dimensions:: 24 x 17 centimetres (0.60 kg)
Genre:: Sports & Recreation, Hiking, Sports & Recreation,
Condition:: New
Availability:: Item usually sent within 10 working days

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Scotland's Lost Railways Track Beds Rediscovered provides a comprehensive guide to walking Scotland's abandoned railway track beds. Detailed information and maps are included to help walkers navigate these routes, which range from well-trodden local walks to overgrown and impassable paths. The book features numerous black and white old railway photographs and coloured images of post-Beeching changes, offering a glimpse into the past. The integral hand-crafted maps identify old railway lines and station sites, many of which are now unrecognisable. This guide also explores the history of Scotland's railways, from 18th century wagon ways to steam locomotives, and the impact of the Beeching axe in the 1960s. With many railway enthusiasts hoping for reinstatement of closed lines, these walks offer a fascinating and varied selection of routes that can be filled in an afternoon, day or long weekend.

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