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'We're talking about the completion of the line, not the extension'. Its mission has never been in doubt - to restore train services to underserved communities the full length of the former Waverley Line between Edinburgh and Carlisle.
(Permalink) Border Union Railway Borders Railway Edinburgh and Hawick Railway  Tweedbank: ScotRail 170408 standing in platform 2 at Tweedbank terminus on 8 April 2022.  Hawick [2nd]: Platform scene at Hawick station looking north on the last day... Sunday 5 January 1969. The gentleman on the left with Border Terrier Mickey is a Mr McCartney (senior) and the train on the right is ...  St Boswells: View north through St Boswells station in the mid 1960s. On the right is the bay platform used by trains on the Kelso and Berwick line and immediately to the right of that stands the 2-road locomotive ... |
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Extending the Borders Railway to Carlisle would be the 'best solution' to solve connectivity issues, say councils. [See Borderlands Partnership announcement of the 5th below. -RS]
(Permalink) Border Union Railway Carlisle Edinburgh and Hawick Railway Hawick Langholm Melrose Newcastleton St Boswells  Melrose: The old station at Melrose in November 2016. View is east with the A6091 Melrose bypass just visible on the right of the picture.  Hawick [1st]: The view south towards the station, shed and goods yard at Hawick. The original station had been straight ahead and the replacement on the line curving to the left to cross the Teviot.  Newcastleton: A cold winters night in January 1969 fails to deter protestors at Newcastleton, led by local minister The Reverend Brydon Maben, from blocking the level crossing gates and thus the passage of the last ... |
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The Borderlands Partnership has published a Borders Railway Prospectus which will inform ongoing discussions with the UK and Scottish governments for the extension of the Borders Railway to Carlisle.
(Permalink) Border Union Railway Carlisle Edinburgh and Hawick Railway Hawick Langholm Melrose Newcastleton St Boswells Melrose: The old station at Melrose in November 2016. View is east with the A6091 Melrose bypass just visible on the right of the picture. Hawick [1st]: The view south towards the station, shed and goods yard at Hawick. The original station had been straight ahead and the replacement on the line curving to the left to cross the Teviot. Newcastleton: A cold winters night in January 1969 fails to deter protestors at Newcastleton, led by local minister The Reverend Brydon Maben, from blocking the level crossing gates and thus the passage of the last ... |
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