Complex sentence: During the 1829 floods known as "The Muckle Spate" five Findhorn fishing boats rescued Forres residents and for a few years (1860-9) there was a branch railway line to the village to take advantage of the herring fleet.
Split into simpler sentences: During the 1829 floods known as "The Muckle Spate" five Findhorn fishing boats rescued Forres residents. For a few years (1860-9) there was a branch railway line to the village to take advantage of the herring fleet.