Extend the Borders Railway

Senior ScotRail executives are set to receive a grilling about the performance of the Borders Railway at a public meeting Galashiels.

In Westminster today local MP John Lamont has said it is time to stop the “dither and delay” and bring Reston its new station.

The UK Government has announced it is backing a full feasibility study into bringing the Borders Railway to Hawick, Newcastleton and on to Carlisle.

Local MP John Lamont has said the recent problems surrounding the Borders Railway is now undermining the campaign to get it extended.

There have been numerous reports with cancellations and carriage reductions in recent days, which have led to significantly overcrowded services.

Local MP John Lamont is calling for the Scottish Government to provide a timetable for when it will reopen Reston station.

The Prime Minister has been urged to lend her support to the campaign to bring the Borders Railway to Hawick, by local MP John Lamont.

The two MPs who represent Reston and East Linton have met with the Secretary of State for Transport in a cross-party bid to reopen the stations on the East Coast Main Line.

Greater efforts need to be made to improve transport links across the England-Scotland border, local MP John Lamont has said today in Parliament.

Campaigners fighting to extend the Borders Railway on to Carlisle have met with the two MPs who represent the beginning and the end of the proposed new line.