FoFNL's attention has been drawn to an interesting article in an unlikely place. Shrewsbury to Aberystwyth Rail Passenger Association's news section has a piece by their chairman, Angus Eickhoff, concerning the merits of reopening the former GNoSR route from near Elgin on the Inverness-Aberdeen line to Banff. It makes interesting reading and highlights the disappointment felt both in Scotland and Wales that the respective governments are prepared to spend huge sums on road schemes but baulk at the far smaller amounts needed to make major improvements in the rail system.