RAILSCOT | UKs most hated trains to run on Waverley route [Scotsman]

UKs most hated trains to run on Waverley route [Scotsman]

Date: 09/02/2020

They are Britain^s most hated trains, condemned as ^noisy, draughty, bouncy and outdated^ by passengers, but largely spared from Scots - until now. They are due to run on the Waverley Route Heritage Association^s (WRHA) track south of Hawick this summer - giving people north of the border the chance to judge the trains for themselves.

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This is a new station built in 2010 and opened on a section of preserved line. <> This was the site of a refuge siding for bankers on the

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The WRHA centre at Whitrope on 3 May 2015. The railbus is carrying a wreath in memory of Roy Perkins, former chairman of the association.
Location: Whitrope Siding
Company: Border Union Railway (North British Railway)
03/05/2015 John Yellowlees

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UKs most hated trains to run on Waverley route [Scotsman]

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