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Borders Railway: Golden ticket passengers get sneak preview | Borders Railway: Golden ticket passengers get sneak preview |
(about 11 hours later) | |
Specially selected passengers have taken a trip on the Borders to Edinburgh railway a day ahead of its opening to the general public. | |
The owners of a Golden Ticket travelled on three trains leaving Tweedbank, Galashiels and Stow, each carrying 160 passengers. | |
Many have special links to the line having campaigned for its return or been involved in the old Waverley line. | Many have special links to the line having campaigned for its return or been involved in the old Waverley line. |
Others making the trip were nominated by the public or won competitions. | Others making the trip were nominated by the public or won competitions. |
The 30 miles of new track between Tweedbank in the Borders and Edinburgh opens to the public on Sunday. | The 30 miles of new track between Tweedbank in the Borders and Edinburgh opens to the public on Sunday. |
The Queen will also carry out an official opening ceremony on Wednesday. | The Queen will also carry out an official opening ceremony on Wednesday. |
The route is the longest new domestic railway to be constructed in Britain for more than 100 years. | The route is the longest new domestic railway to be constructed in Britain for more than 100 years. |
It follows some of the route of the old Waverley Line which ran between Edinburgh and Carlisle. | It follows some of the route of the old Waverley Line which ran between Edinburgh and Carlisle. |
That line was closed in 1969, leaving the Scottish Borders as a region without railway stations. | That line was closed in 1969, leaving the Scottish Borders as a region without railway stations. |
It will now have three stops - at Tweedbank, Galashiels and Stow - on the new route. | It will now have three stops - at Tweedbank, Galashiels and Stow - on the new route. |
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