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Ministers are being urged by Green activists to support a £22 billion long term investment in rail infrastructure as they consider whether their…

Scottish Greens claim Forth tunnel would boost rail journey times to north-east An ambitious plan to build a rail tunnel underneath the Forth has been unveiled by the Scottish Greens. The party wants a £22 billion "rail revolution" to be at the heart of Scotlands green recovery from Covid-19. As part of that, it claims a tunnel between Leith and Kirkcaldy - at a cost of £4-6 billion - would help boost journey times to and from the north-east. As part of its Rail for All proposal, ...

Kingdom FM On Air Next An ambitious plan to build a rail tunnel underneath the Forth has been unveiled by the Scottish Greens. The party wants a £22 billion "rail revolution" to be at the heart of Scotlands green recovery from Covid-19. As part of that, it claims a tunnel between Leith and Kirkcaldy - at a cost of £4-6 billion - would help boost communities in Fife and across Scotland. As part of its Rail for All proposal, unveiled ahead of this years Scottish Parliament election,...

© PA Sign up for our daily Politics briefing for political exclusives, analysis and debate. Thank you for signing up to our Politics newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up The Scottish Greens have promised to dig deep for votes after proposing billion-pound plans to tunnel under the Firth of Forth. As part of a £22 billion “rail revolution”, new tracks that would travel underneath the water between Fife and Edinburgh would be built. The party commissione...