Date: 10/02/2018

When residents in Midlothian and the Borders celebrated the opening of the £350m Borders rail link in 2015, campaigners in other Scottish communities still cut off from the network looked on enviously. But which of the several lines under consideration is most likely to reopen? These five schemes have all attracted a variety of public and political backing.

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Which railway lines in Scotland could be reopened?

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When residents in Midlothian and the Borders celebrated the opening of the £350m Borders rail link in 2015, campaigners in other Scottish communities still cut off from the network looked on enviously.

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