Double standard on rail proposals attacked
09, 12 16 10:55
The Courier article about Fife Council’s inconsistent approach to rail proposals is at:
https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/local/fife/325159/st-andrews-rail-link-campaigners-anger-at-fifeplan-omission/
To answer the justification given by the council officer:
• Of the rail projects included in FIFEplan, although Levenmouth and apparently also Dunfermline-Alloa (Lower) have undergone STAG, the fact remains that neither Newburgh nor Wormit has.
• The cost of a St Andrews line, as calculated in the Tata report, is comparable with that cited for Levenmouth. Of course, nobody would expect a local authority to pay for a new railway service, so it is not clear how relevant this objection is.
• A viable route was identified in the Tata report. As Fife Council are well aware of the contents of this report, and indeed have a copy of it, it is disingenuous for Fife Council to claim that no route has been identified.
https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/local/fife/325159/st-andrews-rail-link-campaigners-anger-at-fifeplan-omission/
To answer the justification given by the council officer:
• Of the rail projects included in FIFEplan, although Levenmouth and apparently also Dunfermline-Alloa (Lower) have undergone STAG, the fact remains that neither Newburgh nor Wormit has.
• The cost of a St Andrews line, as calculated in the Tata report, is comparable with that cited for Levenmouth. Of course, nobody would expect a local authority to pay for a new railway service, so it is not clear how relevant this objection is.
• A viable route was identified in the Tata report. As Fife Council are well aware of the contents of this report, and indeed have a copy of it, it is disingenuous for Fife Council to claim that no route has been identified.