Transport Scotland, the Government agency responsible for rail services, confirmed yesterday that it was committed to installing electric power lines on more than 200 miles of rail track in the central belt by 2016.
The biggest programme of rail electrification in a generation is to go ahead in Scotland, helping to cut journey times between Glasgow and Edinburgh to 35 minutes.
Transport Scotland, the Government agency responsible for rail services, confirmed yesterday that it was committed to installing electric power lines on more than 200 miles of rail track in the central belt by 2016.