In message , Basil Jet
writes
he people of the Shetland Islands will never have a railway anywhere
near them because it will never be economically viable.
Ah, you've never read "The Railways Of Shetland" by Wilfrid F. Simms !
http://shetlopedia.com/Image:PicTitl...ysShetland.jpg
To be fair, the railways on Shetland were only for herring, lucky fish

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Paul Terry