2. Railways

The reopened Borders Railway - The Waverley Route

On Sunday 6th of September 2015 the Borders Railway opened to passenger traffic. Three days later on 9th September it was officially opened by HM The Queen travelling in a special train hauled by John Cameron's A4 60009 "Union of South Africa". This is a rebuilt railway on the route of the North British Railway's famous "Waverley Route". The line runs to a terminus at Tweedbank, a new station between Galashiels and Melrose. There is talk of extending the route to Hawick, the last town of any great size along the former Edinburgh to Carlisle railway closed on 6/1/1969.
This is a journey in a southerly Up direction from Edinburgh to Tweedbank so will jump about with dates and rolling stock.
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    The ends of the loops are named as junctions and this one is Fushiebridge Junction, although it is not a junction in the conventional sense.
    Down at the track side and 158736 passes with an up service 2T78 1125 from Edinburgh to Tweedbank. There used to be higher level sidings and a branch to the nearby Vogrie Colliery on the right hand side of the shot.
    15739 forms a down working 2T75 1128 from Tweedbank to Edinburgh coasting down grade through the site of the goods yard. All traces were swept away when the rebuilding started and the area landscaped.