2015

NT3266 : The Borders Railway at Eskbank

taken 9 years ago, near to Eskbank, Midlothian, Scotland

The Borders Railway at Eskbank
The Borders Railway at Eskbank
Looking north from Bonnyrigg Road to Melville Road, and the site of the old station. A new station is being built further to the south.
The Borders Railway

The old Waverley Line, which closed in 1969, is being resurrected as the Borders Railway, going 30 miles from Edinburgh to Tweedbank [between Galashiels and Melrose], with 7 new stations, and using 90% of the former route. Full details and progress can be found at LinkExternal link ‎. Construction is scheduled to be completed by summer 2015, and the estimated cost, at 2012 prices, is £294 million. The project does not extend the route to the original destination at Carlisle.
The website says that test trains will run from June 2015, and it has been announced that the first passenger trains will run on 6 September 2015, with a grand opening. There are also plans for a 'steam train experience' and the possibility of the permanent exhibition of the Great Tapestry of Scotland at Tweedbank Station to boost tourism and use of the line.
The line opened for passenger traffic on 6 September 2015, with an half-hourly service on weekdays and Saturdays, and an hourly service on Sundays, with a journey time of about 1 hour. It was officially opened by HM The Queen on 9 September 2015, on the day that she became the longest serving UK Monarch; she travelled from Edinburgh to Tweedbank on a train steam-hauled by the 'Union of South Africa', with a stop st Newtongrange to unveil a plaque.


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Geographical Context: Lowlands Village, Rural settlement Railways Construction, Development Woodland, Forest Roads, Road transport Railway: Borders Railway Place: Midlothian Former: Station Primary Subject: Railway other tags: Eskbank Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Borders Railway at Eskbank [7] · Looking North [4] · Looking South [4] · Old Station [4] Title Clusters: · The Borders Railway at Eskbank [2] ·
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NT3266, 58 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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M J Richardson   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Tuesday, 23 June, 2015   (more nearby)
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Tuesday, 23 June, 2015
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OSGB36: geotagged! NT 3236 6662 [10m precision]
WGS84: 55:53.2769N 3:4.9783W
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OSGB36: geotagged! NT 3236 6651
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