Guardbridge resident disagrees
09/03/06
The
correspondent claims that a railway would bring
‘noise and visual pollution’ to the village. Has s/he
not noticed the noise and not just visual pollution
caused by cars driving through the village?
Apparently not. The most telling phrase is that
suggestions for the regeneration of Guardbridge
should be ’for the good of local people not for the
convenience of St Andrews’. No acknowledgment that
perhaps Guardbridge depends to an extent upon the
proximity of St Andrews for its livelihood! Methinks
the correspondent does not understand the meaning of
the term ‘white elephant’, which is normally
understood to be a facility which is not worth the
large amount needed to maintain it. Surely the worthy
Guardbridgean is not suggesting that no-one would use
a rail service to St Andrews, or that such a service
would not make a significant difference to the
traffic through the village?