Would you like to be able to get around in the beautiful Scottish Borders a bit easier? Good News: The new Borders Railway is set to open soon. Speaking from Abbotsford today FM (Still) Alex Salmond issued a challenge: “Today I want to set a big target for the Borders. Edinburgh Castle attracts 1.4 million tourists each year. I see no reason why the Borders’ tourist potential shouldn’t take the number of journeys beyond the 1 million mark going down the line to see the magnificence of Midlothian and the Borders. That would be consistent with making this the greatest steam railway in Europe by 2020. And regarding the exquisite scenery in the Borders along the journey, FM Salmond captured the obvious: “There will be few, if any, railway journeys anywhere in Europe to match the outstanding scenery along the route of the new Borders Railway. If you are interested, you can learn a bit more here: modern.scot/blueprint-borders-railway/
Posted on: Mon, 17 Nov 2014 18:04:28 +0000
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