Alloa Railway Re-opening

**starbkjrus** · 16th May 08, 10:58 AM

Wonderful pics Alex. Thanks for sharing those. I love the idea of reviving old railroads.

We have an old rail line running through my town that is now a park (bike and hiking trails). It runs from Washington DC, through here and out to Leesburg VA. We could REALLY use that as a commuter rail line now as the "Dulles Corridor" is now one of the fastest growing in the Washington area. It's still wide enough for a double track. Of course they'll never reclaim it from parkland though. Too many people use it for recreation and even bicycle commuting.

Nice thought though.

**Standard** · 17th May 08, 06:04 AM

Great pictures, thanks for sharing. Nice to see the old line opened up again.

**Rogerson785** · 18th May 08, 11:13 AM

I am always amazed at how clean the trains form Scotland look, the ballast and trackside are so pristine one might think you were looking at a model railway if it were not for the people in the photos.

**Jock Scot** · 18th May 08, 11:57 AM

Originally Posted by Rogerson785

I am always amazed at how clean the trains form Scotland look, the ballast and trackside are so pristine one might think you were looking at a model railway if it were not for the people in the photos.

Ah yes, well,um, its our self cleaning system that does all that for us.150 days of gales,50 days of storm force winds and 300 days of rain!

**JRB** · 16th May 08, 11:34 AM

Great pics, Alex. They bring back fond memories of riding on old coal fed steam trains as a child. I loved to lean my head out the window and feel the wind in my hair. Unfortunately, whenever the train took a bend in the direction of the window in which I was leaning out, I got a face full of soot and ended up looking like a reverse mime.