Thomas the Tank Engine replacement train for closed road.
Thomas the Tank Engine replacement train for closed road.
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Mad Jock

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1,272 posts

278 months

Tuesday 5th July 2016
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You have to admire the lateral thinking in this one.

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland...

I was up this road a few weeks ago, and there really is no alternative. It's just lucky for them that this part of the railway is still open for tourist trips.

SmilerFTM

832 posts

166 months

Wednesday 6th July 2016
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Personally I'd be quite happy with having to go round the detour taking in the Dalveen Pass, albeit a bloody huge detour as it'd be around 30 miles to get there instead of one.