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Rail 2014 Consultation – let us know your views

Aberdeen & Grampian Chamber of Commerce will be responding to the Rail2014 consultation which has been launched by Transport Scotland and invites members to send their views to kate.yuill@agcc.co.uk by Friday, February 3.

Of particular interest to the North-east is a suggestion put forward for consideration that cross-border services – e.g. direct services between London and Aberdeen, terminate at an Edinburgh hub, with passengers travelling beyond that transferring to another train.

The consultation document, which provides details of how the railway in Scotland operates today and sets out the questions and options being considered for the future, gives passengers, as well as those who don't currently travel by train, and any other interested parties, the opportunity to express opinions on how future rail passenger services in Scotland should be delivered in 2014, both the current contract for rail passenger services (ScotRail) and the funding arrangements for Network Rail in Scotland are due to come to an end and new arrangements have to be in place. The Chamber has already met with Transport Minister Keith Brown and with Transport Scotland to discuss the issue and will be feeding into a national response from the Scottish Chambers of Commerce.

Full details of the consultation are available at www.transportscotland.gsi.gov.uk/Rail2014

 

 

Rail 2014 Consultation – let us know your views

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Aberdeen and Grampian Chamber of Commerce will be responding to the Rail2014 consultation which has been launched by Transport Scotland and invites members to send their views to kate.yuill@agcc.co.uk by Friday, February 3.  Of particular interest to the North-east is a suggestion put forward for consideration that cross-border services – e.g. direct services between London and Aberdeen, terminate at an Edinburgh hub, with passengers travelling beyond that transferring to another train.

The consultation document, which provides details of how the railway in Scotland operates today and sets out the questions and options being considered for the future,  gives passengers, as well as those who don't currently travel by train, and any other interested parties, the opportunity to express opinions on how future rail passenger services in Scotland should be delivered in 2014, both the current contract for rail passenger services (ScotRail) and the funding arrangements for Network Rail in Scotland are due to come to an end and new arrangements have to be in place. The Chamber has already met with Transport Minister Keith Brown and with Transport Scotland to discuss the issue and will be feeding into a national response from the Scottish Chambers of Commerce.

Full details of the consultation are available at www.transportscotland.gsi.gov.uk/Rail2014