Moving onto the opposite side of the Gore water Valley and I look down through the cutting about half way up, or down, Borthwick Bank. 158731 approaches and shows the steep nature of the railway here on Borthwick Bank.
2T80 1154 Edinburgh to Tweedbank comes through the cutting which has been profiled and protected with stone filled gabions to stop the sides from slipping at any point.
Vast tonnage of stone has been placed onto the cutting sides to aid drainage and prevent slippage and the base of the cutting is supported by rock filled gabions built up in such a way as to provide refuges for track workers.
