Date: 09/09/2020

When the Queen officially opened the Borders Railway on September 9, 2015, it was widely hoped that the new line would transform Midlothian. But five years on has it done so?

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Has the Borders Railway delivered for Midlothian?

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When the Queen officially opened the Borders Railway on September 9, 2015, it was widely hoped that the new line would transform Midlothian. But five years on has it done so?

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The well gritted, salted and deserted platforms of Shawfair station, looking north on a cold and frosty morning in February 2019. The train just arriving at platform 2 is the 1011 (Sunday) Edinburgh Waverley - Tweedbank. Noticeable in the background is the now operational Edinburgh and Midlothian Recycling and Energy Recovery Centre.
Location: Shawfair
Company: Millerhill Deviation (Network Rail)
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ScotRail 158703 forming the Sunday morning 1045 Tweedbank - Edinburgh Waverley service, calls at Eskbank on 24 November 2016. The surviving platforms of the original Eskbank station are just visible on the other side of the A6094 road bridge in the distance.
Location: Eskbank
Company: Edinburgh and Hawick Railway (North British Railway)
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ScotRail DMU 170401, forming the 0847 Tweedbank - Edinburgh, restarts from Gorebridge on Sunday 12 July 2020. The train is about to pass below the bridge carrying Station Road.
Location: Gorebridge
Company: Edinburgh and Hawick Railway (North British Railway)
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Tags: x Borders Railway x Shawfair x Eskbank x Newtongrange x Gorebridge x Fifth Anniversary x Re-opening