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Will be interesting to see what services will support this. It was originally planned to be opened alongside East Linton and I assume that’s still the plan.

Pitlochry as outer commuter belt of Edinburgh...Interesting thought.

Alloa/Dunfermline to Grangemouth shuttle? Parry people mover Grahamstoun to Grangemouth shuttle? It's really hard to see a viable service ( existing or new ) that would fit all the constraints.

Railway is lower risk than Road transport but the impact can be a lot higher. It’s all a balance but a bad rail accident can kill/injure many tens or even hundreds of people. Road accidents on that scale are high unlikely though more people die per mile travelled.

Waverley up to Princes Street?

Eskbank ( Alight here for Dalkeith and Bonnyrigg )??

Thanks. No parking at Gateway either.

Is that development not quite far from the station?

A good set of figures given the train/crew shortage issues in the early part of 2019. Again, outside peak hours, the train often uses ungated platforms at Waverley which encourages people not to pre-purchase tickets.

I think the handover of the railway infrastructure would be a fundamental part of the independence settlement.

Exactly right.

Seems a sensible use of the line. I Assume that ownership of the solum will transfer from Network Rail to Edinburgh Council and sufficient will be retained to allow for any re-opening of the Abbeyhill loop or stabling requirements?

I can’t see a fife crossrail being viable. Currently there is one service from fife to Glasgow and back per day which will be quicker via winchburgh than snaking along the Forth.

I read somewhere that turning services back at Gorebridge would be an issue.

It is very Edinburgh focussed both for commuter and leisure.

Given the over projection of Midlothian passenger numbers a railhead at Gorebridge may well have been a pretty bad decision. I think Midlothian passengers will significantly increase over the next decade as more housing, particularly Shawfair, is built and the roads in and around Edinburgh get...

Spent many a Saturday afternoon drinking and playing pool at Hardengreen Railway Club. Long gone and replaced with housing but at least the railway returned.

i think it has provided benefits throughout the line in both Midlothian and the Borders but whether they are enough to justify the cost depends on your perspective and lens. Now it’s built I doubt that it’s the biggest loss maker in the ScotRail area.

That’s why I included political considerations.

Hawick seems feasible as it would deliver regeneration and political benefits. Carlisle still seems pie in the sky.