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£1bn boost for high-speed trains
£1bn boost for high-speed trains
Network Rail is to fund a £1bn scheme to electrify the track between Edinburgh and Glasgow, cutting journey times to as little as 35 minutes.
The project, which has a completion date of 2016, which includes boosting the frequency of services between Glasgow Queen Street and Edinburgh Waverley to 13 an hour and adding new services on the Shotts and Carstairs lines.
Those behind the scheme said it could deliver significant carbon benefit in comparison to existing diesel services, while every minute shaved off journey times is thought to generate up to £60m in benefits to the economy.
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