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Our current project is a '00' layout based on Newcastleton in the Scottish Borders. This station was on the Waverley Route and a short history of the line can be found here.
If you would like to help us with this project please visit or contact us.
November 2007: Closing the Gap! Although there have been no reports for some time this does not mean there has been no progress! In the last few months scenic work has been moving forward steadily and the the fiddle yard baseboards constructed. On the 21st of November the first two tracks were laid through the fiddle yard completing a continuous run in each direction. |
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The Waverley route ran south from Edinburgh, through Galashiels and Hawick in the Scottish Borders, to Carlisle. The first section from Edinburgh to Hawick was proposed by an independant company, but the line was absorbed by the North British Railway Company before it opened in 1849. It was extended to Carlisle by the Border Union Railway which opened throughout in 1862. There were connections with the Border Counties Railway to Hexham at Riccarton Junction and the branch line to Langholm at Riddings Junction. The line closed on 7th January 1969.
In 2006 a Bill was passed by the Scottish Parliament to re-open the line as far as Tweedbank just south of Galashiels.
Further reading.
Below are links to the Railscot and The Waverley Route Heritage Association web sites which contain detailed information on the history of the line.
