Date: 06/09/2016

This day last year marked one of the most remarkable achievements in British railway history. The opening of the line to Tweedbank ended the Scottish Borders' unwanted 46-year status as the only region of Britain without a train service “ with the 30 miles of new Borders Railway constituting the longest line ever re-opened in the country.

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This day last year marked one of the most remarkable achievements in British railway history. The opening of the line to Tweedbank ended the Scottish Borders' unwanted 46-year status as the only region of Britain without a train service ' with the 30 miles of new Borders Railway constituting the longest line ever re-opened in the country.

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