As cars turned the world of transport on its head, multiple Scottish railway branch lines were swept away by the Beeching Axe.

With that in mind, Spaven - an award-winning author with a life-long interest in the rail industry - meanders along the country's old branch lines, examining both their glory days and the devastating consequences of their closure.
(Permalink) David Spaven Scotland's Lost Branch Lines - Where Beeching got it wrong