The Hawick Paper today (27 Feb, pages 1 and 5) includes a concise informative article about progress with the Borders Railway business case. Councillor Watson McAteer is quoted : “I appreciate the time taken to reach this stage has resulted in a high dehree of scepticism. However, this announcement is a very positive step to […]
Campaign for Borders Rail’s Newsletter 79 was published today and is being distributed by email or post to members of the Campaign. If you’re not yet a member, please consider joining us. Details at https://campaignforbordersrail.org/support/membership/ In this issue, Peter Heubeck outlines Scottish Borders Council’s approach to the feasibility study and explains in detail the stages […]
Campaign for Borders Rail is delighted to learn that Scottish Borders Council has reached agreement with Transport Scotland and the UK Department for Transport that the first of three phases of the long-awaited feasibility study can now commence in earnest. This phase will gather detailed evidence on the problems of poor connectivity which affect Borders […]
Network Rail have announced that work begins on Saturday 21 February to electrify two sections of the Borders Railway – Newcraighall to Shawfair, and Bowshank Tunnel to Tweedbank. This will enabled introduction of battery-electric trains on the line and is part of the Scottish Government’s £342 million scheme to cut carbon emissions, improve air quality, […]
Three items in this morning’s Hawick Paper (6 Feb) refer to the Borders Railway and its potential, and much hoped-for, extension through to Hawick and completion to Carlisle. A letter on page 5 from someone using the pseudonym ‘The Sleeper’ commends the work of Campaign for Borders Rail as an advocacy group, but notes that […]
