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Borders Railway moves £10 million closer to Carlisle

01/05/2025 in Features
The kind of ticket that could once again take you through the Borders…? ALAMY.

As funding is confirmed for a feasibility study into extending the Borders Railway to Carlisle, Andy Comfort explores the route beyond the Tweedbank buffers and hears from those campaigning to bring the trains back.

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