Railways On The Air – GB0WRH – Sat/Sun 27/28th September 2025

Club members will again be turning up to Whitrope Heritage Centre to activate the site for the annual Railways On The Air event.

As usual, the two Daves will be attending on Saturday and Dave MM0HTL staying in the caravan over to the Sunday, set up in the car park.

Callsign used will be GM0WRH (Waverley Route Heritage) operating on HF bands on both days. All club members and any visitors are welcome to come along and join in or just watch.

The Whitrope Heritage Centre is run by the Waverley Route Heritage Association who have restored a length of track and sidings on the old Waverley line (1849-1969) between Hawick and Carlisle. Further details here: https://wrha.org.uk/about/

Location:
Whitrope Heritage Centre, Whitrope, Hawick, Roxburghshire TD9 9TY
Location: 11 miles south of Hawick on B6399 (Hawick to Newcastleton road).

Locator and directions:

Maidenhead Locator: IO85PH 00co
55.294320, -2.748944 (55°17’39.6″N 2°44’56.2″W) 1034ft (315m) asl
NGR: NT 52540 00279
WAB Square: NT50
Google: 9C7V77V2+MC
W3W:///jousting.windmills.wire
https://wrha.org.uk/the-association/find-us/

Satellite image showing location of Whitrope Heritage Centre carpark

https://rota.barac.org.uk/
https://wrha.org.uk/the-association/whitrope-heritage-centre/

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