Independent economic impact report shows ScotRail’s £4billion contribution to Scotland Railbusinessdaily.com daily reports on an independent report by Steer which outlines the train operator’s contribution to supporting jobs, driving regional growth, and making Scotland’s society and economy greener. Notes for editors: The Campaign for Borders Rail is a long-established pressure group promoting the benefits of […]
Rosemary Goring is a journalist who lives in the Scottish Borders. Yesterday her article ‘Why I’m becoming a Borders Railway believer’ was published on The Times website. Here are a few key extracts: ‘The feasibility study, which will include public consultation, will not be a swift process, nor is its outcome a foregone conclusion…. We […]
A few days ago (20 March) a letter from a Midlothian resident was published in The Scotsman newspaper suggesting that the “ Borders railway expansion would not benefit Scotland”. Peter Heubeck, Technical Adviser to the Campaign, has replied, saying that the recent letter “is based on false arguments”. Peter’s letter is in today’s Scotsman (25 […]
CBR considers professional study Campaign looks ahead to Borders Railway Extension Study The Campaign for Borders Rail is considering commissioning its own research to support the case for extending the Edinburgh – Tweedbank railway to Hawick and Carlisle, thereby establishing a sustainable and socially inclusive communications and economic regeneration corridor throughout the Borderlands, fully integrated with the […]
ScotRail must reflect ambition not austerity says Campaign for Borders Rail The Campaign for Borders Rail, the influential community group lobbying for a new strategic cross-border rail link between Scotland and England, has welcomed ScotRail’s decision to restore Borders Railway services to pre-pandemic levels on a trial basis. The Campaign, along with other stakeholders, put […]
The Campaign for Borders Rail has welcomed the opportunity to consider the Union Connectivity Review as published today by the Department for Transport. We do express some disappointment that the Review does not directly reference the wider strategic benefits of completing the Borders Railway through Hawick to Carlisle, thereby providing a much-needed cross-border link, helping […]
The Campaign for Borders Rail – the successful pressure group seeking completion of the Borders Railway through Hawick to Carlisle – has been in significant dialogue with ministerial stakeholders, both in Holyrood and Westminster. “We have succeeded in taking our message to key decision makers on both sides of the border,” said Marion Short, […]
The Campaign for Borders Rail (CBR) has made a well-argued submission to the Union Connectivity Review. CBR say there is a stronger than ever case for an extended Borders Railway as a community lifeline, a regional economic driver, and as a strategic addition to the infrastructure of the entire UK. That is the message explained […]
Complete the Borders Railway: Campaign tells Union Connectivity Review The Campaign for Borders Rail, the influential community-based group lobbying for extension and completion of the Borders Railway, has made its case to the Union Connectivity Review, commissioned by HM Government, and chaired by Network Rail’s Sir Peter Hendy. CBR has told the Review that completing […]
The Borders Railway Five Years On Campaign for Borders Rail comes to terms with the pandemic with a fifth anniversary celebration, and helps produce a four DVD souvenir box set charting the first five years and looking forward to the chapters yet unwritten. The DVD is officially released on 9 September, five years to the […]
