Rail link a platform for jobs
A TOTAL of 130 new jobs are to be created with the opening of a new £300 million rail link between Edinburgh and Glasgow. The Airdrie-Bathgate line is expected to open on December 12.
Of the new posts, 74 jobs will be based at Bathgate, with salaries totalling 1.3m.
ScotRail will also recruit 56 more people across the new route, raising the overall wage bill to about 2.5m.
The Bathgate jobs range from train drivers and train presentation staff to station and on-train staff, with recruitment now under way.
Steve Montgomery, ScotRail's managing director, said: "The new line is great news - creating jobs and travel opportunities. It also demonstrates the commitment and strength of industry partnerships in achieving significant improvements to the railway in Scotland. I am confident it will be a great success."
Email to a friend
Print this page- Alex Salmond under fire for Nazi jibe at BBC adviser
- Scottish independence: TV presenter Neil Oliver warns against knee-jerk decisions
- Donald Trump brands Alex Salmond ‘insane’ over windfarms
- Marian Kello dropped because he entered negotiations with English club
- UK denies preparing for new Falklands war
- Alex Salmond under fire for Nazi jibe at BBC adviser
- Scottish independence: TV presenter Neil Oliver warns against knee-jerk decisions
- The Rumour Mill: Friday’s football news and gossip
- Minimum pricing on alcohol is legal in EU says Nicola Sturgeon
- Donald Trump brands Alex Salmond ‘insane’ over windfarms
Looking for...
Featured advertisers
Jobs
Search for a job
Motors
Search for a car
Property
Search for a house
Weather for Edinburgh
Sunday 12 February 2012
Today
Cloudy
Temperature: 3 C to 7 C
Wind Speed: 7 mph
Wind direction: West
Tomorrow
Cloudy
Temperature: 3 C to 9 C
Wind Speed: 16 mph
Wind direction: West
