Bowshank Tunnel
Location type
TunnelNames and dates
Bowshank Tunnel (1848-1969)Bowshank Tunnel (2015-)
Opened on the Edinburgh and Hawick Railway (North British Railway).
Description
This is a double track tunnel carrying a double track line. To the immediate north is Bowshank North Bridge and to the south Bowshank South Bridge. The tunnel opened with the railway in 1848. It fell out of use when the Waverley Route closed in 1969. While out of use it was used for storage of farming equipment by local farmers. The railway re-opened in 2015.
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Tunnel
| Nearby stations Bowland Stow Clovenfords Angling Club Cottage Galashiels Thornielee Galashiels [1st] Fountainhall Abbotsford Ferry [2nd] Abbotsford Ferry [1st] Tweedbank Lauder Walkerburn Lindean Melrose | Bowshank North Bridge Bowshank South Bridge Bowshank Siding Ferniehirst Bridge Bowland Junction Lugate Water Bridge The Whin Bridge Torwoodlee North Viaduct Torwoodlee Tunnel Galabank Junction Torwoodlee South Viaduct Galabank Bridge Tourist/other Torwoodlee Broch Torwoodlee House Buckholm Tower |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
News items
| 13/05/2015 | Full steam ahead: first test train on Borders Railway [ITV News] |
| 12/09/2013 | Borders Railway bats moved to new roosts [Southern Reporter] |
