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
Fountainhall railway station Fountainhall railway station Fountainhall railway station was a railway station that served the village of Fountainhall, Scottish Borders from 1848 to 1969 on the Waverley Route. The station opened on 4 August 1848 by the North British Railway. The station was situated on the south side of an unnamed minor road. The station opened as Burn House but it was changed to Fountainhall in 1849. The goods yard consisted of three sidings with the siding closest to the main line passing through a large goods shed. After the Lauder branch was built on 1 July 1901, the station's name was