Howardh
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Sounds a stupid question, right? But we always welcome trivia stuff about straightest railway, towns without etc etc.
So a question like "which British islands have had a railway?" - well, Anglesey, Isle of Wight, Man etc - of course.
But our most northerly (Unst) had a railway, a short track - maybe horse-pulled? - about 1/4 mile from the dock to the quarry.
By that discussion, most populated places in the world would have had SOME kind of railway in the past. A small island off Ibiza - Formentera - had one. Still has, there's an old engine displayed on 2m of track. Is THAT a railway??
In my manor, Moss Bank Park has a 6"gauge minature railway for the kiddies to ride on. Is that a railway? Rails, wheels and passengers....is to me!
OK, there's no right or wrong answers, but when we are answering trivia (like this!!) what constitutes a railway?
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So a question like "which British islands have had a railway?" - well, Anglesey, Isle of Wight, Man etc - of course.
But our most northerly (Unst) had a railway, a short track - maybe horse-pulled? - about 1/4 mile from the dock to the quarry.
By that discussion, most populated places in the world would have had SOME kind of railway in the past. A small island off Ibiza - Formentera - had one. Still has, there's an old engine displayed on 2m of track. Is THAT a railway??
In my manor, Moss Bank Park has a 6"gauge minature railway for the kiddies to ride on. Is that a railway? Rails, wheels and passengers....is to me!
OK, there's no right or wrong answers, but when we are answering trivia (like this!!) what constitutes a railway?
Discuss (1000 words maximum )