>>1648023>Even the victorians didn’t tear it down to build their railways and factories.the first railway station in york was literally built inside the ancient Roman city walls you absolute fucking melt. as in, they punched through the old city walls to build the station inside the walls.
and you know the best fucking part? they built it too small lmao. by building inside the city walls they left absolutely no room for expansion whatsoever. trains had to reverse out the station and reverse again to change direction in order to head north. which is why the long, curved modern station that replaced the original york station is where it is now.
