Wire fiasco leaves upgrade behind schedule and £32 million over budget [Sunday Post]
Date: 04/09/2016
PASSENGERS face fresh rail misery after workers installed overhead wires at the wrong height. A Sunday Post probe can reveal a revamp of Scotlands busiest rail line is at least £32 million over budget and seven months late because of the wire bungle. Rail watchdogs have confirmed the delay on the scheme to run electric trains between Glasgow and Edinburgh is due to some of the routes overhead wires and railway bridge walls being too low to meet vital safety standards. The blunder, which has meant ripping up and starting again in some sections of the 42-mile link, comes as passengers today face a fresh round of timetable chaos.
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PASSENGERS face fresh rail misery after workers installed overhead wires at the wrong height.
