When Beeching's axe cut through the Waverley line it disastrously severed a vital link between the Borders and much of Midlothian from the city of Edinburgh.
When Beeching's axe cut through the Waverley line it disastrously severed a vital link between the Borders and much of Midlothian from the city of Edinburgh.
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Four decades on, industrial, political and social changes have made the 30-mile route joining the former mill towns and mining villages with the Scottish capital a viable prospect once again.
The signing of a deal with Network Rail yesterday brings clarity to the project which has been subject to uncertainty as costs escalated and the tendering process collapsed when all but one private contractor pulled out.
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Rail line brings promise of revitalisation to the Borders
When Beeching's axe cut through the Waverley line it disastrously severed a vital link between the Borders and much of Midlothian from the city of Edinburgh.
Four decades on, industrial, political and social changes have made the 30-mile route joining the former mill towns and mining villages with the Scottish capital a viable prospect once again.
The signing of a deal with Network Rail yesterday brings clarity to the project which has been subject to uncertainty as costs escalated and the tendering process collapsed when all but one private contractor pulled out.
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