Government did know about night train plan, says rail firm
Government officials knew that a recently reopened railway was likely to carry overnight freight trains despite publicly denying responsibility, the company operating them has claimed.
EXCLUSIVE Damien Henderson Transport Correspondent
Rail firm DB Schenker (DBS) said that a central point in the business case for the Stirling-Alloa-Kincardine railway, which opened in May 2008, was to allow greater levels of coal deliveries to Longannet power station in Fife, a move that would necessitate a 24-hour timetable.
