The newest issue of Campaign for Borders Rail’s Newsletter (No 81) has just been published, and has been emailed or posted to members.
If you’re not a member, then details of how to join us can be found at campaignforbordersrail.org/support/
In the newsletter, Peter Heubeck summarises progress on the feasibility work and on rail industry developments more widely; our Chair, Marion Short, reviews CBR’s activities since the last newsletter; Richard Carlile’s heritage piece on the railway buildings and structures around Newcastleton includes images from the late Roy Perkins’s photo collection; Steve Bonsor writes about how history can inform the present and how bringing the railway back to Hawick and Carlisle would boost the economy and facilitate his regular commute between Hawick and Edinburgh; and lastly there’s a brief update on the CenterParcs development just north of Hawick.
CBR’s AGM is on Saturday 31 October 12 noon-4pm in the Volunteer Hall, Galashiels.
We can now confirm the names of the guest speakers at our afternoon session. They are:
- Matthew Spence, Strategy and Investment Director, Scotland’s Railway
- Councillor Jenny Linehan, Executive Member for Environment, Sustainability and Transport, Scottish Borders Council
- Lisa Scott, Head Teacher, Hawick High School
Building on Success
We’re a long-established pressure group promoting the benefits of modern train services for communities across the Borderlands. Our grassroots campaign saw the rail link from Edinburgh to the Scottish Borders reopened. Now we’re lobbying to extend the popular Borders Railway onward to Hawick and Carlisle. Campaign for Borders Rail is an independent community-based association with over 1000 members. Founded in 1999, it has been one of the most successful grassroots rail campaigns in Great Britain, a story of concerned citizens from all walks of life getting together to right the 1969 injustice of complete closure of the 98-mile Waverley Route through the Scottish Borders. Check out our NEWS page to read the latest updates.
Read MoreANNUAL GENERAL MEETING. 31ST OCTOBER 2026. STARTS NOON. VOLUNTEER HALL, GALASHIELS
This year’s AGM will be held at the Volunteer Hall, St John’s Street, Galashiels. (adjacent to Bank Street).
The doors will open at 11am and the programme for the day will commence at 12 noon with the business session of CBR which lasts under one hour. This first session gives all those attending the opportunity to hear of our work since our 2025 AGM in Hawick and also our plans for the year ahead. Non-members are welcome to attend, but only CBR members are entitled to vote on the formal motions.
Following a lunch break, during which there will be time to chat to Committee members and view our merchandise, the second session will commence at 2pm when 3 speakers will share the stage for 30 minutes each.
Refreshments available.
We look forward to seeing you again soon.
https://www.scotborders.gov.uk/public-community-transport/borders-railway