Date: 05/11/2012

When the only railway through the Scottish Borders was axed more than 40 years ago, its closure provoked sabotage attacks, night-time blockades by furious locals and a police guard for the last train to take the line: a sleeper from Edinburgh to St Pancras.

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Scottish Borders boost as line shut in 1960s moves step closer to reopening

Guardian

Edinburgh-Galashiels route will rejuvenate economy, say some locals. Other say rest of region will still miss out

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60532 Blue Peter with the Blue Peter Excursion passing through Gorebridge on 8 October 1966 on its way to Carlisle via the Waverley Route.
Location: Gorebridge
Company: Edinburgh and Hawick Railway (North British Railway)
08/10/1966 G W Robin

Scene on the Waverley route some 30 miles south of Edinburgh, thought to have been taken on 25 April 1964. Hawick shed's BR Standard class 4 2-6-0 no 76050 works hard with a northbound train at Bowland on the climb to Falahill summit. View is south east with the train passing the site of Bowland station (closed 1953) located on the south side of the bridge over the B710. [See image 56217]
Location: Bowland
Company: Edinburgh and Hawick Railway (North British Railway)
25/04/1964 Robin Barbour Collection (Courtesy Bruce McCartney)