Borders rail link is back on track.THE delayed pounds 300million Edinburgh-Borders rail link moved a step closer yesterday. Finance secretary John Swinney John Ramsey Swinney (born April 13, 1964, in Edinburgh) is a Scottish National Party (SNP) politician, the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Sustainable Growth and Member of the Scottish Parliament for Tayside North. said the process of appointing a contractor for theWaverley line will begin by the end of the year. Completion of the project has already slipped from 2011 to 2013 but Swinney said: "The Scottish government The Scottish Government (SG) (Scottish Gaelic: Riaghaltas na h-Alba) is the executive arm of government of Scotland. It was established in 1999 as the Scottish Executive have always made their commitment to this vital public transport link clear. "Economic conditions are now favourable to run a procurement exercise. I look forward to the formal process getting under way before the end of this calendar year." The line will run from the capital's Waverley station to Tweedbank, Selkirkshire. The government scrapped plans for a Glasgow airport rail link The Glasgow Airport Rail Link (GARL) is a proposed rail link which will link Glasgow Central station to Glasgow International Airport. The link is due for completion in late 2009, with trains running on the route by Summer 2010 and will see 4 trains an hour operate between the two in September amid cost overruns Noun 1. cost overrun - excess of cost over budget; "the cost overrun necessitated an additional allocation of funds in the budget" cost - the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor . CAPTION(S): COMMITMENT: Swinney |
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