 This is the only case of the publication of a novel that led to the construction of a town and then a railway to serve it.The museum at Bideford station on the Bideford and Instow Railway has a display covering the B,WH!&A,R.A scheme for building this railway was suggested as early as 1860 with a bridge across the Torridge and stations at Northam, Appledore, Clovelly, Hartland and Bude.