The famed Glenfinnan Viaduct; a train approaching the Horseshoe Curve on the West Highland Line; The Jacobite steam train crossing the Caledonian Canal on the Banavie Railway Swing Bridge. Pictures: Colin Mearns/National Railway Museum/SSPL/Getty PICTURE the scene: sitting nestled in a window seat as sweeping panoramas unfold. Trundling through rugged glens and mist-strewn moors. Skirting the edges of majestic mountains and traversing remote coastal stretches. A smattering of landmarks – waterfalls, standing stones, crumbling keeps – to stoke the imagination. The tantalising romance of rail travel never fails to excite (who doesn t love the film Brief Encounter?) and Scotland has no shortage of gems: from stunning scenery and breathtaking summits to incredible bridges and famed viaducts – the list goes on.
FIRE crews tackled a blaze for three hours at Halbeath after a summer house set alight. Alistair Wood alerted the emergency services when a neighbour saw smoke billowing out of the roof of the building in his garden at Long Row around 4.15pm last Wednesday. The 70-year-old told the Press that he was thankful that the emergency was not more serious. However, the incident has sparked fresh concerns by neighbours on the street regarding access to the road, which is north of the level crossing and off Kingseat Road. A fire engine was held at the level crossing over the Fife Circle line for approximately one minute, the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service confirmed.