. Every boy's book of railways and steamships . ore the uninjuredrealized what had happened, the Leeds expressdashed into the debris to render the scene doublyterrifying. In this case snow caused the deaths ofthirteen people, while fifty-three others wereinjured. As may be expected the Highland Eailwayexperiences most dislocations from snow ; for itslines traverse wild moorlands and skirt the basesof high mountains, where snow quickly gathers toa great depth. In some of the most exposed partsof the line fences are erected, which in moderatesnow-falls prevent the formation of deep drifts ; butw
. Every boy's book of railways and steamships . ore the uninjuredrealized what had happened, the Leeds expressdashed into the debris to render the scene doublyterrifying. In this case snow caused the deaths ofthirteen people, while fifty-three others wereinjured. As may be expected the Highland Eailwayexperiences most dislocations from snow ; for itslines traverse wild moorlands and skirt the basesof high mountains, where snow quickly gathers toa great depth. In some of the most exposed partsof the line fences are erected, which in moderatesnow-falls prevent the formation of deep drifts ; butwhen the fall is heavy drifts do occur, and thenthere is trouble indeed. The Great North ofScotland and the North Eastern lines also suffer agreat deal at such times. One big block on the Perth section put an endto all traffic for six weeks. Whole train loads offish and other perishable commodities were ruined,and live-stock in the cattle trucks died for lackof food. One train was dug out of the snow,and a humorous newsman reported that he only.
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