Scottish Labour has promised to slash train journey times between Aberdeen and Dundee if the party wins the Holyrood elections next month.
Work on the design phase of long-term plans to bring fast electric trains to the route between Edinburgh, Dundee and Aberdeen has already begun.
But while engineering challenges have created issues between Dundee and Aberdeen, Scottish Labour Leader Anas Sarwar has vowed to press on with the works and have the line fully electrified by 2035.
The the full story on the Scottish Labour pledge in The Press and Journal.
Elsewhere on the campaign trail, John Swinney said the SNP would give tenants "first refusal" to buy their private rented homes, while Reform UK called for NHS reform, cutting taxes to stop doctors and nurses leaving.
Lib Dem Alex Cole-Hamilton called for the government to fix Scotland's roads to boost the economy, and Scottish Greens co-leader Ross Greer pushed for more community green spaces.
The Scottish Conservatives' manifesto promises to raise the threshold at which people start paying income tax on their earnings.