New Borders railway may have longer journey times

CAMPAIGNERS fear design changes to a proposed new 35-mile rail route linking Edinburgh with the Borders could lead to journey times being extended from 55 minutes to more than an hour, making it far less appealing to commuters.

The Campaign for Borders Rail (CBR) says a new railway connecting the capital and Tweedbank could be the "slowest in east-central Scotland" if cuts to the £295 million project are implemented.

The claims have been rejected as "inaccurate" by Transport Scotland, the Government agency overseeing the project, which will reconnect the Borders to the UK rail network for the first time in more than 40 years.

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