Former railway line, Kelso
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Image: © Jim Barton Taken: 18 Apr 2013
This was on the route of the St Boswells to Tweedmouth line with Kelso station at Maxwellheugh. Passenger services ceased in 1964 and the line closed in 1968. More details about the railway are available on the Kelso website at http://www.kelso.bordernet.co.uk/history/railway-station.html The line is now a path to the Roxburgh Viaduct over the River Teviot.