A rudimentary 'textual analysis' of the 'prospectus' document; wordcounts-
Vision x 15; option x17; opportunity x 13; levelling up x 13, conclusion x 0; recommendation x 0
'£10M to allow the project to move forward (P36) IN ADDITION TO WORK TO ESTABLISH A SHARED UNDERSTANDING OF THE BENEFITS AND CHALLENGES OF OPTIONS TO EXTEND THE EDINBURGH- TWEEDBANK BORDERS RAILWAY TO CARLISLE (sorry pressed Caps Lock, tho' not inappropriate!)
ie Thank you Suckers for paying us for this 'report'- more money needed for us to say 'forget it'. Shared understanding?
A75 linking Carlisle(England) to Cairnryan (for Northern Ireland) a much better bet for UK ( and Scottish?!?) Government support

(With HGV truckstop/ Irish Sea border control of course- a true Borders Project). This road also part of the E18 Belfast- Newcastle

A case for a green Port Road railway?