11 Dec 1999, Whitrope, Scotland
South portal of Whitrope Tunnel located south of Hawick
on the disused Waverley Route running from Carlisle to Edinburgh.
There are plans to reopen the section north of Galashiels for
commuter trains and a southern part to Riccarton Junction
serving the Kielder Forest for timber transport.
Plans for the middle section are less advanced, but this would provide
additional transport capacity on rails in and out of Scotland.
Digital Photo by Klaus Föhl
(kf@ph.ed.ac.uk)