During Portfolio Question Time in the Scottish Parliament on 30 September Duncan Dunlop MSP asked what commitment the Scottish Government will give to extending the Borders Railway beyond Tweedbank to Hawick and Carlisle.
You can listen to the response by the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Tourism and Transport (Stephen Flynn) on this YouTube link
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvAk7yX9Ce8
Mr Dunlop also asked if Mr Flynn could provide clear timeframes to “get the project off the drawing board and onto the rails”.
Rachael Hamilton MSP invited Mr Flynn to visit Hawick to meet Campaign for Borders Rail and to discuss integration of bus and rail transport.
Craig Hoy MSP invited the Cabinet Secretary to visit Langholm and Beattock in order to understand more fully the transport needs of those places.
You can read the full text of this Question Time at www.parliament.scot/api/sitecore/CustomMedia/OfficialReport?meetingId=20261
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