http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: "And it has increased business enormously" en Sun, 17 May 2026 08:55:22 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10569#post-115906 Wed, 26 Jun 2013 11:16:13 +0000 crowriver 115906@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Although there were quite a lot of shots with bicycles in them, they were never explicitly mentioned in the film. </p> <p>Were motorways the solution to congestion? It seems not. They (and the minister who built them, literally) helped to kill off large parts of the railways though. Was that good for cyclists? I suspect not. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10569#post-115890 Wed, 26 Jun 2013 10:28:59 +0000 Blueth 115890@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>On the other hand, Ernie Marples' brother was a cyclist and, as a very elderly gent, could be seen still attending the CTC Birthday Rides dressed in what would be called period clothing from his youth. </p> <p>The story had it that when he went on club hostel weekends, back when one had to do chores before leaving, he stayed at the hostel while his butler lodged at a local inn and came to the hostel to do the chores for Mr Marples in the morning. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10569#post-115823 Tue, 25 Jun 2013 19:14:42 +0000 crowriver 115823@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I notice Ernest Marples was quite prominent in the motorways section. The Tory transport minister who pushed through Beeching's cuts to the railways, while building motorways. Who built the motorways? Marple's construction firm, whose shares were transferred to his wife... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10569#post-115812 Tue, 25 Jun 2013 18:24:58 +0000 Blueth 115812@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Having lived through all this I commend <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b033664h/Britain_on_Film_Series_2_Road_Rail_and_Runways/">Road, rail and runways</a> for your edification and amusement.</p> <p>With some relevance to recent topics. </p>