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Published Date: 06 January 2009
THE 40th anniversary of the last train trip on the Waverley line between Edinburgh and London through the Borders is to be marked tonight.
The annual meeting of the Campaign for Borders Rail will be staged in the Kingsknowes Hotel in Galashiels, and addressed by Stewart Stevenson, the transport minister.

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  • Last Updated: 06 January 2009 12:58 AM
  • Source: The Scotsman
  • Location: Edinburgh
  • Related Topics: The railways
 
1

Chaplin,

06/01/2009 06:55:17
In ten years time they'll be celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of the last train.
With the present economic turmoil and debate over how to finance large projects. Schemes like this which were always bottom of the pile as regards value for money, benefits to travellers etc will be the first on the chopping block.
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Brad,

Glasgow 06/01/2009 11:37:10
#2, "Myself and dozens of others all have active plans for this amazing route". Do any of those plans involve building a railway? 'Cos you'll not do that without Gvnt support - lots of it.
3

Simon,

Dalkeith 06/01/2009 17:16:26
#2 danielrober

The private sector would only get involved with the Waverley project if there was any chance of a profit. The business case was acknowledged to be over optimistic at best and many of the requirements for gov. support have not and will never be met. ie house building projects along the narrow corridor that the Waverley line serves.
With some expecting a subsidy of £20 million a year, there are quite a few initiatives in Scotland that serve more and have a better bang for buck.

 

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