Scottish Labour commits to funding of Glasgow Crossrail scheme [BBC News]
Date: 10/02/2015
Scottish Labour has committed to funding the Glasgow Crossrail scheme if it wins the 2016 Scottish election. The party's leader, Jim Murphy, told a conference in the city new Holyrood borrowing powers should be used to fund the project. The multi-million pound scheme would link services from the north and east of the region to those in the south and west. Mr Murphy described the project as the 'missing link' in the rail network.
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Labour commits to Glasgow Crossrail
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Jim Murphy commits Scottish Labour to funding the Glasgow Crossrail scheme if it wins the 2016 Scottish election.
