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The station, along with the line, was closed by British Rail on 5 January 1969. [1] A train at the station. Following the opening of the Borders Railway on 6 September 2015, the line was extended 30 miles 60 chains (49 km) south-east from Newcraighall to Tweedbank. The current station is located slightly to the north of the original. [5]
The battalion headquarters moved to Dumfries in 1967 with just a single company left at the Paton Street drill hall. [3] This unit evolved to become No. 3 (The King's Own Scottish Borderers) Company, 2nd Battalion, 52nd Lowland Volunteers in 1971, B (King's Own Scottish Borderers) Company, 2nd Battalion, 52nd Lowland Volunteers in 1992 and D ...
Union Street, Hawick: Roxburghshire TD9 9LF No. 8 Galashiels Platoon Royal Scots Borderers, Royal Regiment of Scotland Paton Street, Galashiels Roxburghshire TD1 3AT No. 9 Selkirk Platoon Royal Scots Borderers, Royal Regiment of Scotland Dovecot Park, Selkirk: Selkirkshire: TD7 4ER No. 15 Peebles Platoon Royal Scots Borderers, Royal Regiment of ...
In 1599, Galashiels received its Burgh Charter, an event celebrated every summer since the 1930s, by the "Braw Lads’ Gathering", with riders on horseback parading through the town. Galashiels Burgh Chambers were designed in the Scottish Renaissance style and completed in 1867. [8] The Paton Street drill hall was completed in the late 19th ...
However, the building continued to serve as a contact centre for the delivery of local services. [18] In October 2020, a bronze torch with a glass flame, which had originally formed part of Lorimer's design in the 1920s but which was abandoned for reasons of cost at the time, was created and then installed on the northwest elevation of the ...
1 Channel Street, Galashiels Post Office 55°37′03″N 2°48′32″W / 55.617464°N 2.80901°W / 55.617464; -2.80901 ( 1 Channel Street, Galashiels Post Category B
American Larry Brown and Anita Hansen, from Denmark, were strangers who met on the Eiffel Tower in 1989 and became friends, kickstarting an unexpected love story.
All stations other than Galashiels have park and ride facilities; at Galashiels, the local council built a £5.2 million bus/rail interchange. [ 62 ] [ 64 ] [ 69 ] [ 118 ] The station at Stow was a late addition to the scheme after lobbying by the Campaign for Borders Rail. [ 52 ]