Genesis 6w - LNER Painted Teak/'The Scotsman' - Twin Pack FThe Scotsman newspaper was first published in Edinburgh on 25 January 1817. Although the railway network expanded during the 1840s, few newspapers initially used railways for distribution because of high freight charges. This changed in 1855 when stamp duty on advertising and newspapers was abolished. The owners of The Scotsman then reached an agreement with Scottish railway companies, under which they paid the carriage fees themselves, effectively