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 […]