Bowshank Tunnel

railway tunnel on the Waverley Route, UK

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A train on the Borders Railway 2015

A warning sign before Bowshank Tunnel - geograph.org.uk - 1239002 2009

Bowshank Tunnel - geograph.org.uk - 192533 2006

Bowshank Tunnel - geograph.org.uk - 193802 2006

Bowshank Tunnel on the former Waverley Railway Line 2012

Civil engineering work on the former Waverley Line at Bowshank 2012

Class 158 DMU leaves Bowshank tunnel 2015

Royal opening of the Borders Railway, 9 September 2015 2015

The Borders Railway works at Bowshank (geograph 4264592) 2014

The southern portal of Bowshank Tunnel - geograph.org.uk - 1238995 2009

The Union of South Africa exiting Bowshank Tunnel on the Borders Railway (geograph 4656979) 2015

The Union of South Africa steam special on the Borders Railway (geograph 4656975) 2015

Type	Date	Description	Keywords	Notes	Source
link		Historic Environment Scotland listing@			Wikidata
link		RailScot listing@			Wikidata
site		Vogrie House - Midlothian Alternative Standby Headquarters	civil defense center		Wikidata
site		Arniston House, Grotto	grotto		Wikidata
site		Galashiels, Abbotsford Road, Brunswickhill, Grotto	grotto		Wikidata
site		Spottiswoode, Bear's Den	grotto		Wikidata
site		Wallace's Cave	cave		Wikidata
site		Emily Pit, Arniston Colliery	coal mine		Wikidata
site		Middlemains, Limekilns	lime kiln, quarry		Wikidata
site		South, Upperside Limekiln	lime kiln, quarry		Wikidata
site	1984	National Mining Museum Scotland	independent museum, national museum, mining museum, tripadvisor		Wikidata
site		Bowshank Tunnel	railway tunnel		Wikidata
site		Gorebridge, Robertson's Bank, Railway Tunnel	railway tunnel		Wikidata
site		Neidpath Tunnel	railway tunnel		Wikidata
site		Railway Tunnel, Old Woodhouselee	railway tunnel		Wikidata
site		Torwoodlee Tunnel	railway tunnel		Wikidata
image	2015	A train on the Borders Railway			Wikimedia
image	2009	A warning sign before Bowshank Tunnel - geograph.org.uk - 1239002			Wikimedia
image	2006	Bowshank Tunnel - geograph.org.uk - 192533			Wikimedia
image	2006	Bowshank Tunnel - geograph.org.uk - 193802			Wikimedia
image	2012	Bowshank Tunnel on the former Waverley Railway Line			Wikimedia
image	2012	Civil engineering work on the former Waverley Line at Bowshank			Wikimedia
image	2015	Class 158 DMU leaves Bowshank tunnel			Wikimedia
image	2015	Royal opening of the Borders Railway, 9 September 2015			Wikimedia
image	2014	The Borders Railway works at Bowshank (geograph 4264592)			Wikimedia
image	2009	The southern portal of Bowshank Tunnel - geograph.org.uk - 1238995			Wikimedia
image	2015	The Union of South Africa exiting Bowshank Tunnel on the Borders Railway (geograph 4656979)			Wikimedia
image	2015	The Union of South Africa steam special on the Borders Railway (geograph 4656975)			Wikimedia