Impassioned plea from Hawick councillor for Borders Railway extension not to be derailed [Southern Reporter]
Date: 26/05/2021
A rallying call for an extension of Borders Railway to Hawick not to be forced off the track has been issued by the towns concerned provost.
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The extension of the Borders Railway to Hawick and beyond should be Scottish Borders Council's number one priority
Southern Reporter
A rallying call for an extension of Borders Railway to Hawick not to be forced off the track has been issued by the towns concerned provost.
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The RCTS Farewell to the Waverley Route railtour prepares to leave Hawick on 5 January 1969 behind Deltic D9007 Pinza. Hawick station pilot D8606 is standing over on the left while a dmu service from Edinburgh is on the right.
Location: Hawick [2nd]
Company: Border Union Railway (North British Railway)
05/01/1969 D Walker Collection [Courtesy Bruce McCartney]
Location: Hawick [2nd]
Company: Border Union Railway (North British Railway)
05/01/1969 D Walker Collection [Courtesy Bruce McCartney]
A dull and overcast day at Hawick in February 1965, with St Margarets B1 no 61344 awaiting departure time with an Edinburgh train.
Location: Hawick [2nd]
Company: Border Union Railway (North British Railway)
05/02/1965 K A Gray
Location: Hawick [2nd]
Company: Border Union Railway (North British Railway)
05/02/1965 K A Gray
The evocatively named Wandering Willie, one of the Reid ex-NBR Scott class D30 4-4-0s, seen backing out of the platform at Hawick in 1957, one year before its withdrawal.
Location: Hawick [2nd]
Company: Border Union Railway (North British Railway)
24/12/1957 Robin Barbour Collection (Courtesy Bruce McCartney)
Location: Hawick [2nd]
Company: Border Union Railway (North British Railway)
24/12/1957 Robin Barbour Collection (Courtesy Bruce McCartney)
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