Observations Addressed To The Committee Of The Chamber Of Commerce Of The City Of Edinburgh - Softcover

Thomas Grainger

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0371863759 ISBN 13: 9780371863756

Publisher: HardPress, 2020

Synopsis

Observations Addressed To The Committee Of The Chamber Of Commerce Of The City Of Edinburgh, Relative To The Proposed Railway, From The North (!) Shore Of The Firth Of Forth, By New Inn And Cupar, To The Shore Of The River Tay, At, Or Near To Ferry-Port-On-Craig, To Be Called The Edinburgh, and Northern Railway, by Thomas Grainger, surveys the debates around the proposed Edinburgh, Dundee, and Northern Railway. Written as a professional assessment for the Chamber of Commerce, it argues for a route through Fife via New Inn and Cupar to the Tay, contrasts this East line with the West line through Glenfarg, and discusses gradients, summits, tunnels, and inclines, as well as practical matters such as ferries, bridges over the Tay, and the distribution of traffic, passengers, and minerals. The work also analyzes economic and logistical considerations, including the distribution of mills and factories, mineral resources (coal and lime), population impact, and the potential for industrial development along the East line. It culminates with a call for parliamentary surveys and advocacy for the Cupar–New Inn route as the superior option for a national railway connection between Edinburgh and Dundee and beyond.

Edition details

• Publisher: HardPress
• Publication date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0371863759
• ISBN 13: 9780371863756
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 49