CAMPAIGN FOR BORDERS RAILPRESS RELEASE 17 June 2019 Political prevarication prompts Campaign funding launch The Campaign for Borders Rail has responded in generally positive terms to the news that electrifcation is on the agenda for the Borders Railway, as reported in The Scotsman (https://www.scotsman.com/news/transport/scottish-government-is-considering-plans-to-electrify-the-borders-railway-1-4948207) Additionally, the influential lobbying organisation has launched its widest ever funding […]

CAMPAIGN FOR BORDERS RAIL : PRESS RELEASE 18 FEBRUARY 2019 Campaign concerns on overcrowding as Borders Railway growth continues The Campaign for Borders Rail (CBR) has again voiced concern regarding overcrowding on the Borders Railway. It makes a statement in the latest newsletter (February 2019, #58). A call has been made for a user group […]

Commemoration of 50th anniversary of closure. Campaign for Borders Rail to commemorate closure of ‘Waverley Route’ and reaffirm lobby for extension of the Borders Railway, through Hawick to Carlisle Photocall at Tweedbank Station Saturday, 5 January 2019, at 1335 (scheduled arrival time of special train commemorating last through working). Office bearers and supporters of the […]

Campaign AGM sparks debate and new hope for extension The Campaign for Borders Rail AGM saw lively debate during a “question time” afternoon session, featuring a panel including political rivals John Lamont MP and Paul Wheelhouse MSP.   In front of an audience of around two hundred members and guests at Hawick High School (Saturday, […]

CAMPAIGN FOR BORDERS RAILPRESS RELEASE  Issued 15 October 2018 Frank discussions with Transport Secretary ahead of Campaign AGM including political heavyweights Lamont and Wheelhouse. The Campaign for Borders Rail (CBR), which is building on the success of the Borders Railway and seeking extension through Hawick to Carlisle, has met with Scottish Government minister Michael Matheson, […]

Cross-Border rail campaigner unites 43 communities in fight against Alzheimer’s Announced on the longest day of the year, a life-member of the Campaign for Borders Rail plans to undertake the longest cross-border rail journey in the UK, to connect with communities from North East Scotland to South West England in an epic effort to raise […]

Tuesday 22nd May 2018 Campaign for Borders Rail comes to Carlisle (meeting held on 18th May 2018) In collaboration with the offices of John Stevenson MP (Carlisle) and John Lamont MP (Berwick, Roxburgh and Selkirk); the Campaign for Borders Rail is jointly distributing the attached press release, giving details of the meeting between the two […]

Campaign for Borders Rail Press Release – immediate release 4 February 2018 [This press release refers to Issue 55 of Campaign for Borders Rail’s Newsletter which was circulated to CBR members on 3 February.] Campaigners Rail on to Carlisle  With government and local authority support, the Campaign for Borders Rail is looking south, all the […]

Campaign for Borders Rail Press Release Saturday, 21 October 2017 Campaign Given Mandate to Carlisle Guests Alex Hynes (ScotRail MD); Rachael Hamilton MSP; Cllr Colin Glover (Carlisle CC); and Hawick Provost Watson McAteer (Scottish Borders Council) make passionate pleas for extension through Hawick to Carlisle. The unanimous vote of the membership gave the Campaign for […]

Today, 10 October 2017, the Campaign for Borders Rail reached the milestone of 1000 members, representing a three-fold increase in membership since the Borders Railway opened. Membership is at an all-time high. Campaign spokesman, Simon Walton, said this was a clear call to continue working for a through route across the Borders. He said: “We […]