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A coalition representing councils, campaigners and governments have met to discuss progress with a £10m feasibility study to extend the Borders Railway.
(Permalink) Borders Railway Carlisle Hawick St Boswells Tweedbank Waverley Route  Hawick [2nd]: D5069 with the 09.20 Carlisle - Edinburgh train stands at Hawick on 21 December 1968.  Riccarton Junction: A Carlisle-Edinburgh train rolls into Riccarton Junction in September 1963. The photographer's two sons - with camping gear, after an idyllic holiday here - are just visible on the platform.  St Boswells: Integrated rail transport, but not for much longer. Steam meets diesel at St Boswells on the station's last day as a passenger junction, 13th June 1964. The footplate crew of the Standard Class 2 2-6- ... |
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ScotRail has confirmed that rugby fans heading to the Melrose Sevens this weekend will benefit from more seats on trains. The fast-paced rugby tournament takes place at The Greenyards, the home of Melrose Rugby Club, on Saturday, 8 April, between 11am and 7.30pm. To help fans travel to and from the event as seamlessly as possible, ScotRail is adding extra carriages to trains between Edinburgh and Tweedbank throughout the day.
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Consultation seeking feedback on plans for Tweedbank to Eyemouth active travel route - A public consultation seeking the views of Borderers on a proposed active travel route between Tweedbank and Eyemouth is open. The study will examine a route following the alignment of the former railway line that originally linked the stations and would run through the heart of the region connecting towns and villages including Earlston, Greenlaw, Duns and Chirnside.
(Permalink) Chirnside Duns Earlston Eyemouth Greenlaw Reston Tweedbank  Greenlaw: The former Greenlaw station (1863) seen from the old road bridge on 13 March 2009. Greeenlaw closed to passengers in 1948.
 Chirnside: The former Chirnside station photographed following a snowfall in February 2009. The buildings have been in use as a storage and distribution centre for farming supplies. |
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Lidl steps into the project near the Borders Railway terminus as hotel firm Premier Inn drops out.
(Permalink) Lidl Premier Inn Tweedbank Tweedbank Borders Gateway |
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Dozens of new roles will be created by the end of the year - many of them at the Tweedbank site.
(Permalink) Tweedbank Tweedbank Innovation Park |
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It's now five years since the opening of the Borders Railway, and its success since then is being touted as evidence of the need for it to be extended into England.
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