Campaign for Borders Rail represented by Marion Short (Chair) and Peter Heubeck (Technical Adviser) met last week with Scottish Borders Council, represented by Councillors Scott Hamilton and Watson McAteer, plus council officers Jenni Craig and Sam Smith. The aim was to seek clearer and more regular updates on progress regarding the feasibility work being undertaking […]
The front page and page 9 of today’s Hawick Paper (9 January 2025) are devoted to a lengthy piece about what is going on with the Borders Railway feasibility study. Campaign for Borders Rail has tried to find out what progress is being made, but so far without much success. Both CBR’s Marion Short and […]
As you have probably realised from recent posts on Campaign for Borders Rail’s Facebook page, there’s been a growing sense of frustration that feasibility work hasn’t yet started 8 months after the appointment of consultants to carry out the work. This article on the BBC website delves into the problem. You may need to register/sign […]
Carlisle MP, Julie Minns, has met with representatives of the Campaign for Borders Rail to discuss extension of the Borders Railway south to Carlisle. She said: “Having seen how successful the reopened line between Edinburgh and Tweedbank has been over the last decade, I am keen to understand what the viability study will say about […]
