Two local creative writers and artists recently undertook a project to celebrate the Fife Circle Line in Scotland. Inspired by ‘The Boy on the Train’ poem, which just celebrated its 100th anniversary, the two women came up with fictional conversations between characters from throughout history, and used the Fife Circle line to display them.
Sheena Berry and Maureen Sangster, both from towns in Fife, were inspired by the poem which depicts a boy’s journey on the train to Kirkcaldy, and they thought of using the Fife Circle line to celebrate it.
Berry and Sangster spent two months researching their project by visiting the stations of Fife and the people throughout history that had a certain significance at each specific place. They made sure to sketch and develop their ideas as they went along, with plenty of support from external affairs manager John Yellowlees, Fife Contemporary Art and Craft and ScotRail.
The two women approached ScotRail in the beginning with the idea, which now includes a published booklet called Circle Line ConversTations and artwork presented at the Circle Line stations. ScotRail was on board with the idea, and covered the poster printing costs, which will likely allow material to be distributed in Dunfermline and other towns within Fife.
According to Sangster, it has grown into a delightful project which only started as a vague idea, and she is pleased with the way they are marking the 100th anniversary of ‘The Boy on the Train’.
