This week saw the near fifty year wait for train services to be reinstated in the Borders come to an end, as the new Borders Railway route opened to the public.
The longest domestic railway built in the UK for over a century, the new route was funded by Transport Scotland and the Scottish Government and constructed by Network Rail. It features thirty miles of new track and seven new stations between Edinburgh Waverley and Tweedbank.
The new line through the Borders will hopefully encourage more visitors out of Edinburgh and help the local communities in the area travel into Scotland’s capital much easier. A range of new buildings and attractions are planned along the route to increase tourism in the area.
I travelled along the new route last week and sketched my highlights, the landscape is breath taking and cuts through hills and valleys, over rivers and through picturesque ex-mining villages. I look forward to taking the train again and discovering more about the beauty and history within the Border country.
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Lovely sketch Mark.
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@edinsketcher hi Mark, shop I mentioned on Friday in Stockbridge you might be interested in is: @Twenty8PopUp
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@edinsketcher nice. will you go sketch the queen tomorrow? @BordersRailway @edinburgh @edlifemagazine
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Hi Elaine. Yes, 150x100mm is £18, 290x200mm is £32. The originals, if still available are £50. email me at contact@www.edinburghsketcher.com to order yours.
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Will you be selling any of these as prints? 🙂
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