southern442
Established Member
This might need moving, since I suppose it's not technically to do with any railway that has existed.
Thanks to Beeching there are several decent-sized towns (Gosport, Cirencester, Ripon etc.) that no longer have a connection to the network. But I have been wondering what towns are there that are large enough in size to be served (or at least to have once been served) by a reasonably good rail service?
Immediate ones that spring to mind are the towns on Scottish Islands such as Stornoway and Kirkwall (although there were some non-passenger railways that existed around the former). Another noticeable example would be Shaftesbury, home to over 7,000 people but never having been served by the railway. In this case, the town being atop a large hill has made railway construction difficult, but I would be interested to see any other examples.
Thanks to Beeching there are several decent-sized towns (Gosport, Cirencester, Ripon etc.) that no longer have a connection to the network. But I have been wondering what towns are there that are large enough in size to be served (or at least to have once been served) by a reasonably good rail service?
Immediate ones that spring to mind are the towns on Scottish Islands such as Stornoway and Kirkwall (although there were some non-passenger railways that existed around the former). Another noticeable example would be Shaftesbury, home to over 7,000 people but never having been served by the railway. In this case, the town being atop a large hill has made railway construction difficult, but I would be interested to see any other examples.