Scottish Grand Tour No 6, headed by Class 47 No 1974, has reached Hawick on 4 January 1969, and the locals are showing what they think of the imminent closure of the Waverley Route. Thankfully, the Edinburgh to Tweedbank section has now re-opened, and there is increasing pressure to extend the line to Hawick, if not Carlisle.
Location: Hawick [2nd]
Original line: Border Union Railway (North British Railway)
Photographer: Colin Kirkwood
Contact photographer: Colin Kirkwood
Date: 04/01/1969
Image number: 83731