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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 Scotland s 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, unveiled ahead of this year s Scottish Parliament election, the party is also proposing that one publicly owned rail operator is formed, by reintegrating ScotRail and Network Rail (Scotland).
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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 Scotland s 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 year s Scottish Parliament election, the party is also proposing that one publicly owned rail operator is formed, by reintegrating ScotRail and Network Rail (Scotland).