tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post6258051788849042810..comments2023-11-13T07:19:45.061+00:00Comments on CABINET OF CURIOSITIES: Beeching's LegacyUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-63928886332003996152013-12-23T16:25:33.405+00:002013-12-23T16:25:33.405+00:00Merry Christmas to you too lotusleaf, and best wis...Merry Christmas to you too lotusleaf, and best wishes for 2014. Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15609107148344256875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-51498560280801586852013-12-23T16:24:32.022+00:002013-12-23T16:24:32.022+00:00Thanks for the kind sentiments. I find myself less...Thanks for the kind sentiments. I find myself less eager to climb hills these days and more inclined for look for nice level railwey footpaths!Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15609107148344256875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-34080612040690439832013-12-23T16:22:54.628+00:002013-12-23T16:22:54.628+00:00I think you're right, Richard - old track beds...I think you're right, Richard - old track beds are easy targets for voracious developers. <br />Best wishes for Christmas and New year, Richard .... it's all downhill to spring from here onwards!Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15609107148344256875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-53865941205684859932013-12-23T09:54:10.971+00:002013-12-23T09:54:10.971+00:00The walks are very beautiful and peaceful.It is th...The walks are very beautiful and peaceful.It is the opposite in India, where with every change of government, new railway lines are added. Sometimes, old forests are cleared for it. <br />Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year !<br />Padma<br />lotusleafhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02725791780240334964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-13438239546931137752013-12-22T13:53:06.497+00:002013-12-22T13:53:06.497+00:00And I forgot to say - a most enjoyable, and beauti...And I forgot to say - a most enjoyable, and beautifully illustrated post. Thank you!Richard Peglerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05115206853645323899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-17345708156890137702013-12-22T13:51:09.681+00:002013-12-22T13:51:09.681+00:00Beeching might have come up with some very short-s...Beeching might have come up with some very short-sighted decisions but, as you say, nature has benefitted immensely with these 'corridors', that often link otherwise remote 'islands' of habitat.<br /><br />Sadly, with the density of development in some places, and the high cost acquiring land for infrastructure projects, I fear that the process is about to be reversed. For example, I hear that there is already a move afoot to abandon the proposed route of the controversial HS2 rail project and divert it to huge lengths of existing abandonned track-bed.<br /><br />Wishing you all the best for Christmas and 2014 - RichardRichard Peglerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05115206853645323899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-26769239090285775912013-12-19T10:33:40.267+00:002013-12-19T10:33:40.267+00:00That's always a worry - old track beds would a...That's always a worry - old track beds would also make convenient access roads for housing or light industry developments. quite a lot of abandoned railway goods yards have become housing developments. All the best for Christmas and the New Year, Keith.Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15609107148344256875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-53537242254868692822013-12-19T07:37:14.266+00:002013-12-19T07:37:14.266+00:00After Beechings destruction, it's good to see ...After Beechings destruction, it's good to see how nature has reclaimed the land. It looks beautiful and so peaceful.<br />I just hope this government don't decide to start building all over it.holdingmomentshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16455039696354576430noreply@blogger.com