Waverley Railway (Scotland) Act 2006 Waverley Railway (Scotland) Act 2006 The Waverley Railway (Scotland) Act 2006 is an Act of the Scottish Parliament. It authorises the construction of the Borders Railway from a point in Midlothian immediately south of Newcraighall in the City of Edinburgh to Tweedbank in the Scottish Borders, including stations at Shawfair, Eskbank, Newtongrange, Gorebridge, Stow of Wedale, Galashiels and Tweedbank. It makes provision concerning planning agreements and developer contributions relating to the railway. The Secretary of State for Scotland Donald Dewar, later First Minister of Scotland, launched a feasibility study in 1999 into the re-opening of the rail link which had
Stevenage railway station Waverley via Stevenage, Newcastle and Morpeth. Services are planned to begin in 2021. Stevenage railway station Stevenage railway station serves the town of Stevenage in Hertfordshire, England. The station is north of London King's Cross on the East Coast Main Line. Stevenage is managed and served by Great Northern. It is also served by Hull Trains and London North Eastern Railway. The present station was opened on 26 July 1973 by Shirley Williams, then MP for Stevenage, replacing the previous station, which was to the north, and further away from the centre of the new town. The station was built