Waverley Route Heritage Association

Constitutional objectives

The organisation's purposes are the furtherance and promotion of preservation of the history and heritage of the former 'Waverley' route of railway between Edinburgh and Carlisle, through the Scottish Borders and in particular: a) To preserve and protect any item of historical interest from the former Waverley Route including, but not limited to: Stations, Platforms, Houses, Buildings, Bridges, Viaducts, Tunnels, Station and Railway signs, Rail, Sleepers and associated items in or as near to their original form as possible. paperwork, mapping, photographs and all other forms of documentation, whether written, audible or visual. b) To gain listed building status for surviving railway structures where necessary for their protection, including but not limited to Stations, Platforms, Houses, Buildings, Bridges, Viaducts, Tunnels and other associated structures deemed by the Association to be monuments dedicated to those who built them and to those who lost their lives in the process. and c) To guide, help and if necessary oversee any organisation or individual regarding or concerned with preservation of the heritage of the former Waverley Route.