After withdrawal of the ScRegion freight service to Kelso (now utilising a 350hp 0-6-0 shunter based at Galashiels) in 1968, lifting of the complete branch started at the Kelso Junction in 1969, the contractors working eastwards to Tweedmouth [REF].
The Jedburgh branch had 6 trains each way on weekdays, with two additional trains on Saturdays [REF].