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Railway viability in question as council fights for Carlisle

Dieses Thema im Forum 'On Track.' wurde von dace83 gestartet, 24 April 2009.

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    SCOTTISH Borders Council is today expected to demand that Holyrood does not slam the door on any future extension of the Borders railway south of Tweedbank.
    Work on the 35-mile link from Edinburgh will start in 2011, with completion of the estimated £300million project expected in 2013.

    But in its structure plan, which was submitted to Scottish ministers for approval last year, SBC was explicitly insi
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    stent the railway is just the first phase of the complete restoration of the line to Carlisle.

    To that end, the old track bed south of Tweedbank to the regional boundary is protected from development in the plan which aims to stimulate and grow the ailing regional economy over the next 15 years.
    http://www.thesouthernreporter.co.uk/ne ... 5195133.jp

    with thanks to
    http://www.forgottenrelics.co.uk/news/index.html
     
    dace83, 24 April 2009
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