DynamicSpirit
Established Member
I never said that I supported this reopening - only that it would be rather useless to have a single track line trailing through Teviotdale. There's no point in that because it's a compromise that no-one will like; it would be a pretty weak decision not to double it properly because you were scared of a backlash - otherwise, why build it in the first place?
I don't think it's correct to say that a single-track line is rather useless. Sure, it probably will lead to a more fragile timetable, and may mean that the possible frequency is limited, but plenty of places around the UK (including, ironically, the half-hourly service on the line to Tweedback) amply demonstrate that it's possible to run quite a good timetable on a single-track line.