Went to Riccarton Junction a week or so ago, sadly its a lot more overgrown these days, the station name board is still there, although becoming invisible on the east side because of the vegetation. The information board is still there too. Hopefully the railway will once again run from Tweedbank to Carlisle and therefore reconnect such as Newtown St Boswells, Hawick, Newcastleton and Longtown to the national network.
I would like to think the whole route will be fully connected one day, but I have my doubts especially with this uk government the way it is at the moment !
Enroute, in the middle of nowhere in particular, yet a halfway house, stopping off place to water up, take a rest, change of Locomotive as may be required. Still an idilic rural setting whatever your point of view. Certainly worthy of restoration and some working preservation.
A poignant reminder of what’s been lost, not just the railway but a thriving community
Absolutely , gone in an instant
Absolute criminal what happened to that line and many others 😢
Yes such a waste of a more direct route
Went to Riccarton Junction a week or so ago, sadly its a lot more overgrown these days, the station name board is still there, although becoming invisible on the east side because of the vegetation. The information board is still there too.
Hopefully the railway will once again run from Tweedbank to Carlisle and therefore reconnect such as Newtown St Boswells, Hawick, Newcastleton and Longtown to the national network.
I would like to think the whole route will be fully connected one day, but I have my doubts especially with this uk government the way it is at the moment !
A very nice but sad video.
Yes, seeing it in all its splendour, then being closed , vandalised then nature reclaims it. atb Dave
👍brill! What a change, Love walking that area atb jon
It really is, nature and man soon reclaim the land back .
Enroute, in the middle of nowhere in particular, yet a halfway house, stopping off place to water up, take a rest, change of Locomotive as may be required.
Still an idilic rural setting whatever your point of view.
Certainly worthy of restoration and some working preservation.
2:08 👌
Thanks 👍
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