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Rail route aims to turn back time

Discussion in 'On Track.' started by dace83, Jan 6, 2009.

  1. dace83

    dace83 Well-Known Member

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    For exactly 40 years the sound of passenger trains making their way through the Borders has been silenced.

    The last service made its way along the Waverley line between the region and Edinburgh on 6 January 1969.

    It brought to a close a rail route which had seen its first steam train journey 120 years before.

    However, a multi-million pound project is now on track to turn back the clock and partially reopen the famous line by the end of 2013.

    It is a story which recently retired transport consultant Andrew Hemmings finds somewhat astonishing.





    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/sou ... 811527.stm

    another article on the same topic

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/sou ... 813244.stm
     
    dace83, Jan 6, 2009
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