New Dumfries and Galloway railway station funds pursued [BBC News]
Date: 09/01/2014
A bid is to be made to secure funding to build new railway stations across Dumfries and Galloway.
The local authority said it wanted to tap into a £30m fund set up by the Scottish government.
The council^s Labour-SNP administration has unveiled plans to seek government funding to establish up to four new local train stops.
In order of priority, they could be at Thornhill, Eastriggs, Dunragit/Glenluce and Beattock.
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New Dumfries and Galloway railway station funds pursued
BBC News
A bid is to be made to secure funding to build a number of new railway stations across Dumfries and Galloway.
Galloway Gazette
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Company: Portpatrick Railway
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14/07/1962 R Sillitto/A Renfrew Collection (Courtesy Bruce McCartney)
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