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Borders Railway

ScotRail Class 158 unit at Tweedbank. ALAMY.

News

Project managers appointed for £10m Borders Railway feasibility study

A £10m study was announced in February.

Scotland 27 May

The kind of ticket that could once again take you through the Borders…? ALAMY.

Feature

Borders Railway moves £10 million closer to Carlisle

As funding is confirmed for a feasibility study into extending the Borders Railway to Carlisle, Andy Comfort explores the route beyond the Tweedbank buffers.

TOCs 1 May

ScotRail 158869 stands at Tweedbank on November 25 2015. RICHARD CLINNICK.

News

Carlisle councillors back Borders re-opening plans

Campaigners and councillors join forces to back Borders plans

5 Sept

News

Report presses commercial case for extended Borders link

New report by the Campaign for Borders Rail (CBR) makes the case for re-opening the line from Tweedbank to Mossband Junction.

30 May

ScotRail 158741 heads out from Bowshank Tunnel on August 10, with the 0753 Edinburgh Waverley-Tweedbank. PHIL METCALFE.

News

Train failures and crew shortages hit Borders operation

Reliability problems with ScotRail Class 158s and shortages of traincrew combine to hit performance on the Edinburgh-Tweedbank Borders Railway.

30 Aug

News

Campaigners hit out at “pessimistic” forecasts

Campaigners seeking to re-open Thornton North Junction-Methil line say “ludicrously pessimistic” passenger forecasts could threaten that and similar projects.

27 Jun

News

‘Summer of steam’ planned for Borders Railway

Steam locomotives will return to the Borders Railway every Sunday from August 7 to September 25.

15 Jun

ScotRail 158869 at Tweedbank on November 25 2015. RICHARD CLINNICK.

News

Borders Railway smashes forecast passenger figures

The Borders Railway has beaten traffic forecasts by 22%, with almost 700,000 passengers travelling on the route in its first six months of operation.

1 Jun

60103 Flying Scotsman near Heriot on May 15. PA PHOTOS.

News

Carne orders inquiry after Network Rail's Flying Scotsman Borders debacle

Network Rail Chief Executive Mark Carne to launch investigation into gauge clearance problems that almost prevented Flying Scotsman running on Borders line .

21 May

ScotRail 158869 at Tweedbank on November 25 2015. RICHARD CLINNICK.

News

Campaigners call for Borders Railway improvements

The Campaign for Borders Rail is urging better trains and more reliable infrastructure on the new Edinburgh-Tweedbank railway following failures in April.

11 May

158869 at Tweedbank on November 25. RICHARD CLINNICK.

News

Borders Railway patronage exceeds forecast figures

More than half a million passengers have used the £353 million Borders Railway since it re-opened in September last year.

4 Feb

News

VIDEO: Borders Railway interview with ScotRail

Interview with Rob Shorthouse of ScotRail, in regards to the volume of passengers on the Borders Railway and the overcrowding and cancellation issues

28 Oct

Gallery

Queen opens new Borders Railway

HM the Queen officially opened the new Borders Railway from Edinburgh to Tweedbank.

9 Sept

News

VIDEO: Dramatic Borders aerial footage

A new video from Visit Scotland filmed using a drone shows the new Borders Railway from an exciting new angle

9 Sept

Gallery

Borders Railway latest pictures

The Borders Railway between Edinburgh and Tweedbank has been officially opened today. Pictures by Andrew Whitworth.

9 Sept

News

Campaigners push for immediate Borders Railway extension

Campaigners call for a renewed push to extend the Borders Railway southwards.

9 Sept

News

Mark Carne welcomes offically opened Borders Railway

Carne "enormously proud" of new railway

9 Sept

News

ScotRail managing director praises Borders Railway

Phil Verster welcomes "new era" for Scotland at official opening

9 Sept

News

Queen re-opens Borders Railway

Her Majesty The Queen officially re-opens the 30.5-mile Borders Railway

9 Sept

News

VIDEO: Borders Railway from start to finish

The fifth episode in the final series of the TV Documentary tracking the progress of the Borders Railway, which opened September 6

8 Sept

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