Date: 09/10/2019

Campaigners aiming to extend the Borders Railway to Carlisle have been told their goal is 'moving closer'. The Campaign for Borders Rail (CBR) was told by MSP Christine Grahame at its AGM that its case for extending the line to Cumbria was 'rock solid'. Chairman Simon Walton urged supporters to 'raise their game' to keep up pressure for the scheme. The developing Borderlands Growth Deal includes a study to look at extending the line to Carlisle. The CBR has been running for 20 years but its chairman said the opening of the route from Edinburgh to Tweedbank was only a partial success.

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Borders Railway extension goal 'moving closer'

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Campaigners are told the chances of taking the line into England are improving all the time.

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The up Waverley climbs away from the Hawick stop in the summer of 1968. Hawick station stands in the background on the north side of the River Teviot. At the head of the train is Holbeck Peak D29.
Location: Hawick [2nd]
Company: Border Union Railway (North British Railway)
//1968 D Walker Collection [Courtesy Bruce McCartney]

The evening Carlisle - Hawick stopping service arrives at Riccarton Junction in 1968. The bay platform to the left was originally used by trains off the Border Counties Line from Hexham. Riccarton south box stands in the background.
Location: Riccarton Junction
Company: Border Union Railway (North British Railway)
//1968 Bruce McCartney

St Margarets B1 4-6-0 no 61344 standing at Steele Road with a long northbound freight in the 1960s. The rear of the train is in the station and the guard appears to be on the platform, presumably following a visit to the signal box.
Location: Steele Road
Company: Border Union Railway (North British Railway)
// Robin Barbour Collection (Courtesy Bruce McCartney)