Cumberland News reporter, Isaac Cooper, attended the Campaign’s AGM on Saturday. He interviewed CBR’s Chair Marion Short, and his article records what she said about why the extended railway is desperately needed. ![]()
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Although UK transport secretary Louise Haigh MP wasn’t at the meeting, she is quoted as having said: “Communities up and down the country have been given hope for new transport infrastructure, with no plans or funds to deliver them. This government will not make that mistake. This government will rebuild our economic foundations while restoring transparency and public trust.”![]()
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Borders Rail extension to Carlisle 'vital to economic growth' in area says chair
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Campaigners from Scotland, Cumbria and further afield gathered in Carlisle for the annual campaign for Borders Rail conference.Building On Success
We’re a long-established pressure group promoting the benefits of modern train services for communities across the Borderlands. Our grassroots campaign saw the rail link from Edinburgh to the Scottish Borders reopened. Now we’re lobbying to extend the popular Borders Railway onward to Hawick and Carlisle. Campaign for Borders Rail is an independent community-based association with over 1000 members. Founded in 1999, it has been one of the most successful grassroots rail campaigns in Great Britain, a story of concerned citizens from all walks of life getting together to right the 1969 injustice of complete closure of the 98-mile Waverley Route through the Scottish Borders.
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