In her role as Cabinet Secretary for Transport, local MSP Fiona Hyslop, has announced new investment in vital rail links.
This follows the announcement that procurement will begin to replace Scotland’s High Speed Intercity Trains which serve passengers between Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Inverness, beginning the process of upgrading the fleet of trains serving these routes.
Commenting Fiona said:
“Resilient, reliable ScotRail services are key to encouraging more people to choose to travel by train rather than car, to cutting our transport emissions and to helping to move people around Scotland for work, leisure and learning. That is why we must build on our investment in Scotland’s railway infrastructure by investing in the services and trains which connect our key cities.
“Over 4 million passenger journeys were made on InterCity trains in the last year. We want to maintain and where possible increase that number choosing to go by train between Scotland’s cities.
“We want to replace the current InterCity fleet with trains which provide more comfort and accessibility for passengers on these routes.
“Many of my Constituents living in West Lothian commute to cities across the country regularly for work and this investment will improve this journey and hopefully encourage more commuters living in West Lothian to travel by train.”
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