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Borders Railway reaches Galashiels

More than forty years after services on the Waverley Line ended, the first train has returned to Galashiels as the line reaches the town.

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Pictures: First train in Galashiels

The first train reaching Galashiels in over forty years Credit: ITV Border

The first train in over forty years arrived in Galashiels as the Borders Railway line reached the centre of the town.

The track being built Credit: ITV Border

Construction will continue over the next few months until the line reaches Tweedbank, where it will end.

Workers on the line in Galashiels Credit: ITV Border

It is is due to open on September 6

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