A SCHEME to electrify the railway connecting Glasgow Central and Paisley Canal stations has been hailed as a new model of joint working between Scotland's main train operator and the track owner.
The £12 million project has been undertaken as part of an alliance announced yesterday between ScotRail and Network Rail which is expected to bring down costs and lead to a more integrated railway.
ScotRail is the latest UK train company to form a regional alliance, after recommendations made by Sir Roy McNulty's value for money study, which criticised the fragmentation left in the industry following privatisation nearly two decades ago.
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