Scottish Borders Railway returns after 46 years

[schlimm]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/journeysbyrail/11845083/Borders-Railway-opens-up-a-new-corner-of-the-Scottish-countryside.html

[daveklepper]

VERY GOOD NEWS INDEED!!

[wanswheel]

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-34177585

[schlimm]

Thanks. If only we could do things like that here as easily.

[Dragoman]

Thanks. If only we could do things like that here as easily.

Which “that” are you referring to? Getting the Head of State to ride a train? Or re-opening a line closed since 1969?

Both admittedly difficult here, but the line re-opening doesn’t appear to have been easy there either!

[schlimm]

schlimm

Thanks. If only we could do things like that here as easily.

Which “that” are you referring to? Getting the Head of State to ride a train? Or re-opening a line closed since 1969?

Both admittedly difficult here, but the line re-opening doesn’t appear to have been easy there either!

Neither. Sorry I was not clear. I referred to running a steam-powered (in part) and authentic passenger train consist on almost any line in the UK.

[Dragoman]

Ah, yes. Wouldn’t that be something marvelous. Total cooperation between train operators, ROW owners, etc., etc. Well, we can dream! Or at least, enjoy it when we see it elsewhere!