The Queen is to officially open the new railway line between Edinburgh and the Borders on the day she becomes Britain's longest serving monarch.
She and the Duke of Edinburgh will be accompanied by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon on a steam train journey along the £294m line, the UK's longest domestic line to open in a century. Specially-selected passengers got a sneak preview of the route on Saturday. The line between Tweedbank and the capital was publicly-opened on Sunday.
After the Queen formally opens the line, she will pass Queen Victoria's record to become Britain's longest reigning monarch. Buckingham Palace has calculated Queen Victoria reigned for 23,226 days, 16 hours and 23 minutes.
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She and the Duke of Edinburgh will be accompanied by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon on a steam train journey along the £294m line, the UK's longest domestic line to open in a century. Specially-selected passengers got a sneak preview of the route on Saturday. The line between Tweedbank and the capital was publicly-opened on Sunday.
After the Queen formally opens the line, she will pass Queen Victoria's record to become Britain's longest reigning monarch. Buckingham Palace has calculated Queen Victoria reigned for 23,226 days, 16 hours and 23 minutes.
Scotland travel guide
Coverage Includes: Planning chapters, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Southern Scotland, Central Scotland, Northeast Scotland, Southern Highlands, Inverness, the Central Highlands, Northern Highlands, Orkney Islands, Shetland Islands, Understanding and Survival chapters.
London city guide
Coverage includes: Planning chapters, The West End, The City, The South Bank, Kensington & Hyde Park, Clerkenwell, Shoreditch & Spitalfields, The East End & Docklands, Hampstead & North London, Notting Hill & West London, Greenwich & South London, Richmond, Kew & Hampton Court, Day Trips, Understand London and Survival Guide.
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