Date: 09/07/2021

Campaigners have called on Dumfries & Galloway Council to take urgent action after a ^perverse decision^ by planners has threatened to make the proposed reopening of a Scottish railway more difficult and costly.

In April last year, Highways England told the local authority of its intention to infill a disused bridge at Lochanhead, which spans the former Dumfries-Stranraer line.

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In April last year, Highways England told the local authority of its intention to infill a disused bridge at Lochanhead, which spans the former

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Looking west over the former Lochanhead station.
Location: Lochanhead
Company: Castle Douglas and Dumfries Railway
// Ewan Crawford

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Tags: x Lochanhead x Planning x Highways England x Dumfries and Galloway Council x Cultural vandalism