tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5449447842234713078.post2310791913970485351..comments2024-03-28T17:22:22.888+00:00Comments on Leo du Feu - Landscape, Art, Nature, Birds: Scotland by Rail - Burntisland to Ladybank - Kirsty Lorenz's studio. Also Kirkcaldy Galleries - Kate Downie's Forth Bridges.Leo du Feu Painter of landscape and naturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08209949942922567508noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5449447842234713078.post-40822079140794826232016-10-10T15:50:09.785+01:002016-10-10T15:50:09.785+01:00Hello Leo
Always enjoy your blog.
It’s quite inter...Hello Leo<br />Always enjoy your blog.<br />It’s quite interesting, the use of passenger trains in Scotland, England, and Europe for that matter. We, here in Canada, can thank the railroads for Confederation. I still remember as a boy the widespread use of trains for commercial, and general transportation. In fact one of my earliest memories is of me, my infant sister, and mother, taking the train from Hamilton, Ontario home to Midland, Ontario. Then, the people of Canada embraced the automobile and railroads ceased to become a major source of non commercial transportation. Of no further use train stations were dismantled, tracks were torn up, and the local right-of-ways became hiking/biking trails. Now, years later, we’re left wondering whether we did the right thing. With the concern over global warming, and the pressure to force the general population of Canada to move away from fossil fuels and to embrace electric cars (with limit range), some are wishing that we hadn’t torn up the tracks. In case you hadn’t heard the Government of Canada is (some would say) punishing its people in the rush to be leaders in the battle against global warming. The cost both socially and financially (an additional GST), will be enormous. Hopefully, Scotland and England will maintain their railroads together with their historic connection. Rail travel is a wonderful means of transportation providing a few moments for the traveller to enjoy peace from the pressures of daily life.<br />Ernest Somers<br />Artist-Naturalist<br />http://mytimespentmakingart.blogspot.caTime Spent Making Arthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12429204649845016760noreply@blogger.com