Waverley Line
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The Waverley Route is an abandoned, double track, railway line that ran south from Edinburgh in Scotland, through Midlothian and the Scottish Borders to Carlisle in England. It was built by the North British Railway Company; the first section from Edinburgh to Hawick opened in 1849. The final section, Carlisle to Hawick, opened in 1862. It was named the Waverley route after the novel by Sir Walter Scott.
The line was closed in 1969 by the infamous Beeching Axe.
[edit] Line restoration
In June of 2006, the Waverley Railway (Scotland) Bill was approved by the Scottish Parliament by 114 votes to 1. It will open the line as far as Tweedbank, just south of the burgh of Galashiels. The bill was subsequently given Royal Assent in July 2006.
£115 million was allocated to the proposed route for the new services which extends along the existing Edinburgh suburban service to Newcraighall then on through new stations at Shawfair, Eskbank, Newtongrange, Gorebridge, Stow, Galashiels and Tweedbank.
[edit] External links
- Waverley Railway Project
- Waverley Route Heritage Association
- Protests over line
- Waverley bill passed by Scottish Parliament
- Waverley bill given Royal Assent
