Government under fire over rail cuts

Published on 20/09/2012 00:00

The Scottish Government has been accused of slashing planned improvements for
one of the country’s busiest rail lines.

The project to upgrade the main Edinburgh-to-Glasgow line is now a “shadow of its former self”, Labour said, following £300 million worth of savings.

Labour’s transport spokeswoman Elaine Murray questioned whether changes to the programme’s funding were the reason for it being scaled back. In a debate, she asked transport minister Keith Brown: “Did you overpromise on the improvement programme?”