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 […]
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 […]
“Campaign for Borders Rail AGM – Resumé of Hugh Wark’s presentation Hugh was Network Rail’s Project Director for the Borders Railway project. He is an immensely experienced railway civil engineer whose long career had spanned British Rail, Railtrack and Network Rail. The Borders Railway was Hugh’s last project before retirement. Immediately prior to leading that […]
