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Day: 7th September 2025

Press Release – 7th September 2025

The First Minister praises the benefits of the Borders Railway at 10th anniversary event.  Marion Short, the Chair of the Campaign for Borders Rail and Peter Heubeck, our Technical Advisor, were delighted to be present at an event held on Saturday 6th September in The Great Tapestry building in Galashiels, which was organised by Network […]

Press Release – 6th September 2025

How has the Borders Railway changed the towns and villages it serves? And what do its reopening and successes say about transport policy in Scotland? This article in the Herald newspaper investigates, with comments from local residents in Newtongrange, Gorebridge, Stow and Galashiels. There’s a quote about Hawick’s lack of a railway from Campaign for […]

Press Release – 7th September 2025

A fantastic achievement for the railway and all those involved! John Swinney visits Galashiels to mark 10 years of Borders Railway https://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/galashiels/25446801.john-swinney-visits-galashiels-mark-10-years-borders-railway/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwY2xjawMqdK1leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHshhiZq6uLqVW7UpUz_pMuBNQxRL-n5iPD0p14vnC1vb-rRySdeyw42zDhgX_aem_zYafkZF2I2P9z1I7dnUhHg#Echobox=1757198039 For further comment, contact Secretary John Liddle secretary@campaignforbordersrail.org