Inverness, [Scotland], 1872. '...improved means of locomotion...brought floods of tourists and sportsmen to the Highlands, and caused such a circulation of money and ideas that Inverness began to review her position, and had the wisdom to attach herself to the railway system which now began to revolutionise the country. By slow degrees Inverness pushed out lines as feelers, first to Nairn, then to Elgin and Keith, to join the through communication with the south from Aberdeen; afterwards, when the importance of the step had been well considered, and the capital, with much ado, had been raised, Inverness struck out a line to Perth, 150 miles in length, and thereby secured for herself direct the traffic which hitherto had been impeded and weighted by the long and tedious detour via Aberdeen. From this time the old position of Inverness as the capital of the north was restored, and it has been greatly magnified since, for the railway has been extended northwards more than a hundred miles, with a further large extension now in progress, and westwards from Dingwall to Skye (fifty-three miles), with daily steam-boat connection to the outer Hebrides'. From "Illustrated London News", 1872.
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