Scotland’s Railways · line explorer
The Waverley Route
Edinburgh Waverley to Carlisle Citadel
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Places, trains and timetables—together.
Find stations and structures on the map, inspect their evidence, choose a timetable and watch the recorded railway work. Recorded call times are evidence; movement between them is simulated and labelled.
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Structured workings from the selected timetable
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27 recorded calls
Local southbound
10 recorded calls
The Waverley southbound
19 recorded calls
Local northbound
10 recorded calls
The Waverley E
10 recorded calls
The Waverley S
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Summer 1964 — Table 23
Five structured workings; not a complete trains-per-day total.
Visit today · modern information
Places to visit along the route
Present-day visitor destinations are kept separate from the historical railway reconstruction.
Edinburgh · historic site
Edinburgh Castle
Scotland's nationally significant castle above the city and a major present-day visitor destination.
Official visitor information ↗Michael D Beckwith · CC0
Edinburgh · museum
National Museum of Scotland
National collections covering Scotland, science, technology, world cultures and natural history.
Official visitor information ↗Nachosan / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
Dalkeith · park and estate
Dalkeith Country Park
Historic estate landscape and present-day country park close to Dalkeith.
Official visitor information ↗Kim Traynor / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0
Gorebridge station · industrial museum
National Mining Museum Scotland
The preserved Lady Victoria Colliery interprets Scotland's coal-mining industry and communities.
Official visitor information ↗Charlotte Croydon-Haycox / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
Galashiels station · museum and gallery
The Great Tapestry of Scotland
A purpose-built Galashiels visitor centre presenting Scotland's history through the Great Tapestry.
Official visitor information ↗Jim Barton / Geograph / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
Galashiels station · historic house
Abbotsford
The home created by Sir Walter Scott beside the River Tweed, with house, collections and estate.
Official visitor information ↗Ad Meskens / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
Melrose station · historic site
Melrose Abbey
The major medieval abbey ruin at Melrose, founded in 1136 and now cared for by Historic Environment Scotland.
Official visitor information ↗John Stoddart, 1800 / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
St Boswells · historic site
Dryburgh Abbey
A medieval monastic ruin beside the River Tweed, also associated with Sir Walter Scott.
Official visitor information ↗James Allan / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0Hawick station · museum
Borders Textile Towerhouse
A Hawick museum interpreting the Borders textile industry and the town's knitwear heritage.
Official visitor information ↗
Newcastleton station · historic site
Hermitage Castle
A powerful medieval Borders fortress in Liddesdale, reached from the Newcastleton area.
Official visitor information ↗James Johnstone / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0
Carlisle Citadel · historic site
Carlisle Castle
The border fortress overlooking Carlisle, with a history spanning Norman rule, conflict and military use.
Official visitor information ↗Hugh Llewelyn / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
Carlisle Citadel · museum and gallery
Tullie
Carlisle's museum, art gallery and community hub, holding collections about the city and Cumbria.
Official visitor information ↗Kenneth Allen / Geograph / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0