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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...

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 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 Sc...

© 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 commissioned a report into the country’s rail infrastructure from Deltix Transport Consulting, which claims t...