Extend the Borders Railway

We need to extend the Borders Railway to improve transport links, create more jobs and support more local businesses.

The SNP Government at Holyrood has not invested to improve our infrastructure and build up the local transport network. 

Since it reopened, the Borders Railway has been a huge success.

We need to build on that and deliver an even better Borders Railway for people across the Scottish Borders. 

I will continue to do all I can and work with local campaigners to ensure we see the Borders Railway extended to Hawick, Newcastleton and on to Carlisle. 

 

 

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ScotRail Public Meeting

Senior ScotRail executives are set to receive a grilling about the performance of the Borders Railway at a public meeting Galashiels. The meeting has been arranged by local MP John Lamont to give rail users the opportunity to speak directly to senior ScotRail executives following recent cancellatio

Reston station “dither and delay” needs to end

In Westminster today local MP John Lamont has said it is time to stop the “dither and delay” and bring Reston its new station. Raising the issue at Business Questions, John Lamont said residents, who had been promised trains would be stopping in Reston by 2016, were being let down by the Scottish G

UK Government announces backing for Borders Railway feasibility study

The UK Government has announced it is backing a full feasibility study into bringing the Borders Railway to Hawick, Newcastleton and on to Carlisle. In a follow up letter to John Lamont MP, who raised the issue in Westminster this week, the Secretary of State for Scotland, David Mundell MP confirme

Borders Railway problems risk undermining extension campaign

Local MP John Lamont has said the recent problems surrounding the Borders Railway is now undermining the campaign to get it extended. There have been numerous reports with cancellations and carriage reductions in recent days, which have led to significantly overcrowded services. On Monday, a passe

Lamont calls for Reston Station ‘timetable’

Local MP John Lamont is calling for the Scottish Government to provide a timetable for when it will reopen Reston station. After years of delays, and several Transport Ministers, the SNP Government have finally committed to reopening Reston Station within the current transport investment period, wh

Campaign for Borders Railway raised at Prime Minister’s Question Time

The Prime Minister has been urged to lend her support to the campaign to bring the Borders Railway to Hawick, by local MP John Lamont. Responding to a question at PMQs today (Wednesday 5th September), Theresa May MP said she “understood the importance” of the campaign and promised that the Scottish

Cross-Party efforts reopen Reston and East Linton Stations

The two MPs who represent Reston and East Linton have met with the Secretary of State for Transport in a cross-party bid to reopen the stations on the East Coast Main Line. John Lamont MP for Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk and Martin Whitfield MP for East Lothian both spoke with Chris Grayling

Campaign for Borders Rail comes to Carlisle

Campaigners fighting to extend the Borders Railway on to Carlisle have met with the two MPs who represent the beginning and the end of the proposed new line.   Carlisle MP and Borderlands Growth Deal Champion, John Stevenson hosted John Lamont MP and representatives of the Campaign for Border