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Waverley Railway
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Waverley Route.
Borders Railway
In June 2006, the Waverley Railway (Scotland) Act was passed by the Scottish Parliament by 114 votes to 1. The Act authorised the construction of 31 miles (50 km) of new track from Newcraighall to Tweedbank via Galashiels. The Scottish Executive provided £115 million towards the £151 million estimated cost of the project.