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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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    A few minutes after 158717 went by 158736 comes into view with a down working to Edinburgh, 2T79 1229 off Tweedbank.  Up trains are southbound as previously the Up trains went to London.
    I would image the driver has the throttle closed and letting gravity do the work as 158736 drops down the 1 in 70 gradient on a very sweeping curve.  The mile post is 13 3/4 miles from Portobello Junction.
    The going away shot of 158736 as it descends Borthwick Bank.