Borders to Edinburgh £100m loan deal agreed [BBC]





Date: 22/03/2011

A £100m loan agreement has been put in place to help fund works on a rail link between Edinburgh and the Borders.


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Borders railway loan deal agreed

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A £100m loan agreement is put in place to help fund the construction of a rail link between Edinburgh and the Borders.

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Company: Edinburgh and Hawick Railway (North British Railway)
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Company: Edinburgh and Hawick Railway (North British Railway)
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