A Trip to Edinburgh on new Borders Railway

When we planned this outing a few weeks ago we did not anticipate the weather would be so beautiful but it certainly made it a day to remember. This is the train arriving at Tweedbank with the Edinburgh contingent of the Last of the Summer Wine Walkers on it. They stayed on the train and the Langholm contingent joined them for the journey to Edinburgh.

All together on the train.

The Borders countryside from the train.

The Pentland Hills in the distance as we neared Edinburgh. 

This is the Sun Inn near Dalkeith and I have passed by the front door many times on the A7 but never thought I would be on the old viaduct.

Outside Waverley Station 

A superb lunch at Howie's in Waterloo Place

John, Ken, and I went on the new Edinburgh Trams while the rest of the party went to a Bernat Klein exhibition and Gaye and Sandria went shopping. 

The line changes its appearance at the Gyle where we got off for the return journey.

Borthwick Castle on the return journey

Tom and Elizabeth 

Peter & Gaye 

Crossing the River Tweed near Galashiels. It had been the perfect day and the new railway is a great asset to the Borders. Hopefully sometime in the future it may be extended to Carlisle and we should campaign for it to come through Langholm. That may be a dream too far.