Darling urged to back Glasgow Airport rail link
31.10.09
The Chancellor Alistair Darling has been urged to intervene in the row over the axed Glasgow Airport Rail Link, the Evening Times reports. A public transport association also called for the link to be combined with other rail works so that it could still go ahead.
Labour's Scottish leader Iain Gray said the decision to scrap the airport rail link was ‘impossible to defend’ and called on the Treasury to allocate cash to the Scottish Government from next year's budget to help the economy. Mr Gray wants Mr Darling to insist on a guarantee from SNP ministers that any money will be used to fund projects which will create jobs, such as the rail link.
And the Scottish Association for Public Transport (SAPT) said the rail link could be saved by being combined with a £1 billion upgrade of the main Edinburgh-Glasgow line. It would both rescue the airport project and provide a direct rail connection for air passengers from east of Glasgow, the campaigners said.
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