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Cross-political support for the extension bid is seen as essential to its success as it was to the reopening of Borders Railway in 2015.
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A coalition representing councils, campaigners and governments have met to discuss progress with a £10m feasibility study to extend the Borders Railway.
(Permalink) Borders Railway Carlisle Hawick St Boswells Tweedbank Waverley Route  Hawick [2nd]: D5069 with the 09.20 Carlisle - Edinburgh train stands at Hawick on 21 December 1968.  Riccarton Junction: A Carlisle-Edinburgh train rolls into Riccarton Junction in September 1963. The photographer's two sons - with camping gear, after an idyllic holiday here - are just visible on the platform.  St Boswells: Integrated rail transport, but not for much longer. Steam meets diesel at St Boswells on the station's last day as a passenger junction, 13th June 1964. The footplate crew of the Standard Class 2 2-6- ... |
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Restoration of rail services between St Boswells and Berwick-upon-Tweed is heading down the track, a meeting will be told next week.
(Permalink) Berwick-upon-Tweed Kelso St Boswells Tweedmouth  Kelso: Standard Class 2MT 2-6-0 78049 pauses at Kelso, with a Berwick to St Boswells service, in August 1963.  Tweedmouth: The old and the new at Tweedmouth in 1964. A view showing the distinctively modern Tweedmouth box and behind it the branch line to Kelso and St Boswells. Photograph taken on 13 June 1964 from the last ...  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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Two Borders politicians are calling for 2023 to be the 'year of progress' for the Borders Railway.
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Borders rail campaigners have been in discussion with a Borders MP about the next steps to expand the railway.
(Permalink) Borders Railway Carlisle Hawick Melrose St Boswells |
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MP John Lamont says transport officials are 'dragging their feet' over taking the line to Carlisle.
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The Campaign for Borders Rail is considering commissioning its own research to support the case for extending the Edinburgh - Tweedbank railway to Hawick and Carlisle.
(Permalink) Borders Railway Extension Campaign for Borders Rail Carlisle Hawick Newcastleton St Boswells  St Boswells: A Class 26 enters St Boswells with a northbound service in September 1962. The photographer's notes on the back of the print record the time of day as 11.20 am and the weather as overcast, but do not ...  Newcastleton: On 13th June 1964, A3 Pacific 60077 'The White Knight' came to the rescue of Peak D27, which caught fire north of Newcastleton whilst heading the up 'Waverley'. The diesel can be seen here depo ...  Hawick [2nd]: 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 ... |
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A campaign is underway that would help improve rail travel in north Northumberland by restoring old links between the East Coast Main Line (ECML) and the Borders Railway.
(Permalink) Berwick-upon-Tweed Coldstream Galashiels Kelso Melrose St Boswells  Kelso: Standard Class 2 2-6-0 no 78047 with the branch train at Kelso in April 1962 preparing to return to St Boswells. Kelso station lost its passenger service in 1964, with the line from Kelso Junction clo ... |
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Hopes of extending the Borders Railway are dead in the water, according to the councils transport chief.
(Permalink) Borders Railway Extension Carlisle Hawick Melrose St Boswells Waverley Route  St Boswells: A Class 26 brings an Edinburgh-bound service into St Boswells in September 1962.  Melrose: Scene at Melrose in the 1960s as a Brush type 4 pulls in with an up Waverley route service. The up side here is still largely intact, although the down side was demolished to make way for the A6091. S ...  Hawick [2nd]: View north at Hawick station as Waverley Route services cross there on 12 June 1968. The southbound train into which mail is being loaded is the 1445 Edinburgh - Carlisle headed by D14, one of the ear ... |
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A recent transport report by the Scottish Government has been branded an enormous let down by a Borders MP.
The second Strategic Transport Projects Review (STPR2) - which will inform investment priorities from 2022 to 2042 was released on Thursday. However, the report has been criticised for failing to directly mention an extension to the Borders Railway. (Permalink) Borders Railway Borders Railway Extension Hawick Melrose STPR2 St Boswells Waverley Route  Tweedbank: 170426 arrives at platform 1, Tweedbank, with a service from Edinburgh on 21st June 2021. 170408 is spare in platform 2. In the background, the Borders Innovation Park takes shape.
 St Boswells: A northbound Sunday track-lifting train approaches St Boswells in the spring of 1971. |
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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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