Madge Elliot MBE campaigned tirelessly against the closure of the Edinburgh-Hawick-Carlisle Waverley line.  

'Beloved' Scottish Borders railway campaigner dies at the age of 95

There have been calls to extend the Borders Railway south to Carlisle.

Study for £10million cross border railway to get 'underway imminently'

The rail line in the Scottish borders will receive investment as part of a £120 million Scottish government investment.

Scottish borders to benefit from £120m government investment in railways

The first of a two part-programme, looking at the first five years of the Borders Railway, assessing its performance and re-living the construction work.

Watch: Borders Railway

No services are running between Tweedbank and Edinburgh today (Sunday) as ScotRail conductors take strike action over overtime payments.

All Borders Railway services cancelled due to strike action

The Langholm & District Rail Group say claims the town has lost thousands of jobs in the last 20 years and would benefit if a station was opened there.

Calls for Borders Railway extension to stop at Langholm

On 6th September 2015 the first passengers travelled on the Borders Railway.  The £294 million pound line, connecting Tweedbank to Edinburgh, was the longest domestic line to be built in the UK in a century. 

Five years since first passengers travelled on Borders Railway

The damage caused by vandals has proved so costly that the volunteer run site has had to cancel plans to fully reopen for visitors this month. 

Vandals target Whitrope Heritage Railway line

The chair of the project says extending the line to Hawick, Newcastleton and Carlisle will bring a much needed boost to local economies. 

Extension of Borders Railway 'more important than ever'

The single-decker vehicle crashed through railings and landed on the railway track at Galashiels at 8pm on Sunday. No one was injured.

Travel disruption after bus crashes into Borders Railway track

Representatives from Langholm and District Rail Group will be discussing the  extension of the line from Tweedbank to Langholm.

Borders Rail campaigners to meet Transport Minister

Scottish Borders Council want reimbursed for repairs made following damage caused by the construction of the Borders Railway.

More time needed to settle Borders Railway damage claim

Over 2.6million passengers have travelled on the Borders railway line since it re-opened in September 2015


Borders Railway hits 2.6m passenger mark

An independent study says the railway "is attracting new tourists, homeowners and workers" to the Border region.

Borders Railway has 'positive impact' on local tourism

The Summary Case for a New Cross-Border Rail Link report details potential extension plans for the rail route across the Borders. 

Border Borders Railway

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