Waverley Route

Waverley Route Synopsis

Known throughout history as 'the Waverley Route', the working life of the main-line railway which ran from Edinburgh which ran from Edinburgh to Carlisle for 107 years came to an end on 6th January 1969 under the 'Beeching Axe'. In 2015 just over a third of the line re-opened, reborn as the Borders Railway and re-connecting Edinburgh, Galashiels and Tweedbank by train. This third edition of Waverley Route covers the re-opening of the railway in 2015, the subsequent controversies over unreliable train performance, the big gap between pessimistic official patronage at the three Borders' stations, and the wider impact the railway has had on the Borders. The book reflects on the first two years of operations and concludes with lessons to be learned.