Date: 22/03/2011

A £100m loan agreement has been put in place to help fund works on a rail link between Edinburgh and the Borders.

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Borders railway loan deal agreed

BBC

A £100m loan agreement is put in place to help fund the construction of a rail link between Edinburgh and the Borders.

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Looking north over the Gala Water and the derelict bridge that once carried the Waverley route on towards Torwoodlee on the northern edge of Galashiels. Photographed on 11 April 2010, with the camera held at arms length above the top of the safety fence.
Location: Torwoodlee South Viaduct
Company: Edinburgh and Hawick Railway (North British Railway)
11/04/2010 John Furnevel

B1 no 61349 climbs away from Tynehead station and past the signal box with a southbound train in April 1964, complete with a horse box marshalled next to the locomotive.
Location: Tynehead
Company: Edinburgh and Hawick Railway (North British Railway)
/04/1964 Robin Barbour Collection (Courtesy Bruce McCartney)