In pictures: The Queen opening the Borders Railway five years ago
It was five years ago today that Queen Elizabeth II declared the Borders Railway officially open, and we’ve gathered together photos taken that day to mark that milestone anniversary.
By Darin Hutson
Published 9th Sep 2020, 17:10 BST
Updated 9th Sep 2020, 19:03 BST
Wednesday, September 9, 2015, was also the day the Queen became the longest-serving monarch in British history, overtaking her great-great-grandmother Queen Victoria’s record by a day with a reign, at that point, of 63 years and 217 days.
The Tweedbank-Edinburgh railway’s official opening came three days after passenger services commenced on Sunday, September 6, and five days after a press preview trip on Friday, September 4.
A well-wisher wearing union flags on her head waits to greet Britain's Queen Elizabeth II at Tweedbank on September 9, 2015. (Photo: Leon Neal/AFP via Getty Images) Photo: AFP
Rail campaigners including Simon Walton, far right, and Madge Elliot, centre, in Edinburgh five years ago today. (Photo by Andrew Milligan/WPA pool/Getty Images) Photo: Getty Images Europe