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Now the Gala Water valley in the Scottish Borders has ambitious plan to capitalise on its revival.
(Permalink) Borders Railway Stow  Stow: The beautiful project to restore Stow Station as a community hub with a bar and kitchen when it was nearing completion.  Stow: The ScotRail 1425 ex - Edinburgh Waverley about to call at Stow on 8 April 2022. Note the blue community award plaque attached to the wall alongside the door of the old station house.  Stow: A type 2 runs south through Stow station in December 1968. See image [[39295]] |
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A new restaurant and bar in a Borders railway station is to become both a destination venue and a village focal point after it was given a green light to go full steam ahead.
(Permalink) Stow  Stow: Former station building at Stow, closed with the entire Waverley Route in January 1969, seen here on Sunday, 15th May 2016. The station reopened as part of the Borders Line, on 30 miles of the trackbe ... Stow: The ScotRail 1425 ex - Edinburgh Waverley about to call at Stow on 8 April 2022. Note the blue community award plaque attached to the wall alongside the door of the old station house.  Stow: Stow station, closed with the entire Waverley Route in 1969, reopened for the Borders Line in 2015, seen here on Sunday, 15th May 2016. Sadly, the building has not been revived for railway use. Rebuil ... |
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Community projects across Scotland's Railway have benefited from almost £4million of investment in recent years. Among those to receive a funding boost was Stow Station House on the Borders Railway. The new Shibumi Karate Club Training Station at Saltcoats also benefited from funding.
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A community trust restoration and refurbishment project that breathed fresh life into a Borders railway station building is celebrating two key award wins.
(Permalink) Railway Heritage Awards Stow Stow Community Trust The Network Rail Community Building Award The Scottish Borders Design Award for Works to an Existing Building Stow: Stow station, closed with the entire Waverley Route in 1969, reopened for the Borders Line in 2015, seen here on Sunday, 15th May 2016. Sadly, the building has not been revived for railway use. Rebuil ...  Stow: The old station at Stow in April 2007 - the house on the trackbed is in the left background.  Stow: Looking south over Stow station site from the road bridge on 4 June 2012, with the obstructing house now demolished. View over the former up station building with the village standing beyond. |
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Railway stations can form a huge part of local communities throughout the UK and have huge potential to help regenerate villages, towns and cities up and down the country.
Whether it be complete station renovation or accessibility work, many reformative projects have been undertaken over the past few years. (Permalink) Kilmarnock Saltcoats Stow Stow: Stow station, closed with the entire Waverley Route in 1969, reopened for the Borders Line in 2015, seen here on Sunday, 15th May 2016. Sadly, the building has not been revived for railway use. Rebuil ...  Kilmarnock: All is retro in this view along the Platform buildings at Kilmarnock on 21 February 2019 - except, mercifully, for the coffee. Note the 'G&SWRCo' roundels on the canopy brackets (take my word for it t ...  Saltcoats: Ae fond kiss... Saltcoats farewell, Glasgow bound platform, 17 May 2007. |
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Services on the Borders Railway have been disrupted due to a safety inspection of the track, say officials.
(Permalink) Borders Railway Galashiels Safety inspection Stow |
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Stow: Stow station, closed with the entire Waverley Route in 1969, reopened for the Borders Line in 2015, seen here on Sunday, 15th May 2016. Sadly, the building has not been revived for railway use. Rebuil ... |
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A 173-year-old station building originally earmarked for demolition during reconstruction of the Borders Railway is being restored as a bar/kitchen in a village that has no pub.
(Permalink) Stow Stow: Former station building at Stow, closed with the entire Waverley Route in January 1969, seen here on Sunday, 15th May 2016. The station reopened as part of the Borders Line, on 30 miles of the trackbe ... Stow: The old station at Stow in April 2007 - the house on the trackbed is in the left background. Stow: A type 2 runs south through Stow station in December 1968. See image [[39295]] |
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How has the return of a train service after more than 40 years affected one small Scottish village?
(Permalink) Borders Railway Fifth Anniversary Re-opening Stow  Stow: An Edinburgh bound services skips north through Stow without stopping. Stow: Stow station, closed with the entire Waverley Route in 1969, reopened for the Borders Line in 2015, seen here on Sunday, 15th May 2016. Sadly, the building has not been revived for railway use. Rebuil ...  Stow: Looking north along the Waverley route from the road bridge crossing the trackbed at Stow station on 19 October 2011, with the sky starting to brighten following a shower of rain. |
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Work is set to begin to bring the Stow Rail Station House back into community use.
Hawick builder James Swinton and Co has been appointed to deliver the ambitious vision for the historic Station House, which will include a bar/bistro with community facilities and a new social enterprise cycling business. Work will begin this month, with August 2020 the target opening date for the new facility. (Permalink) Stow  Stow: A Boxing Day mist moves in from the south at Stow during the afternoon of 26 December 2014. The temporary crossing created here for construction traffic is strangely reminiscent of the barrow crossing ... Stow: The old station at Stow in April 2007 - the house on the trackbed is in the left background. Stow: Looking south over Stow station site from the road bridge on 4 June 2012, with the obstructing house now demolished. View over the former up station building with the village standing beyond. |
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