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"Excerpt from The Great North of Scotland Railway: A Guide
"Far away fowls have fair feathers," is a proverb that indicates a very common feeling. Distant places are run after for scenery and associations, though places near at hand may be equally interesting or equally beautiful. Because they are near and easily accessible, it does not seem worth while to notice them; or their inspection can be so easily accomplished, that it is put off from day to day. And yet these scenes and associations may be well worthy of attention, and productive of much interest and pleasure, when visited and inquired into.
Probably the general tourist has little idea of the beauty of many parts of the country through which the Great North of Scotland railway passes. It is off the usual line of travel, and, except to the few who have local connections, it is not generally known. In the hope of attracting more attention to it on the part of the travelling public, these notices of it are put together.
The great North of Scotland Railway, including all that is worked by the Company, is 287½ miles in length. Of this the Deeside Line (43½ miles) is to a certain extent an independent branch, that is, it is separated from the main line and branches, lying through a different district of country from that traversed by it.
Starting from Aberdeen, the main line proper runs north to Keith, 53¼ miles, throwing off five branches, two of which also subdivide.
I. The Formartine and Buchan Section leaves the main line at Dyce, and goes to Peterhead, 38 miles. It subdivides at Maud, and sends a branch to Fraserburgh, 16 miles.
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"Far away fowls have fair feathers," is a proverb that indicates a very common feeling. Distant places are run after for scenery and associations, though places near at hand may be equally interesting or equally beautiful. Because they are near and easily accessible, it does not seem worth while to notice them; or their inspection can be so easily accomplished, that it is put off from day to day. And yet these scenes and associations may be well worthy of attention, and productive of much interest and pleasure, when visited and inquired into.
Probably the general tourist has little idea of the beauty of many parts of the country through which the Great North of Scotland railway passes. It is off the usual line of travel, and, except to the few who have local connections, it is not generally known. In the hope of attracting more attention to it on the part of the travelling public, these notices of it are put together.
The great North of Scotland Railway, including all that is worked by the Company, is 287½ miles in length. Of this the Deeside Line (43½ miles) is to a certain extent an independent branch, that is, it is separated from the main line and branches, lying through a different district of country from that traversed by it.
Starting from Aberdeen, the main line proper runs north to Keith, 53¼ miles, throwing off five branches, two of which also subdivide.
I. The Formartine and Buchan Section leaves the main line at Dyce, and goes to Peterhead, 38 miles. It subdivides at Maud, and sends a branch to Fraserburgh, 16 miles.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."
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Language - English
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William Ferguson
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ISBN - 9780364808580
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.1 cm
Page Count - 196
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Author
William Ferguson
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ISBN - 9781332014965
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.1 cm
Page Count - 198
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