Dunfermline to Alloa rail link reopening forms part of Green Party's rail revolution plans [Dunfermline Press]





Date: 16/01/2021

Re-opening the Dunfermline to Alloa railway and a rail tunnel under the Forth are part of a £22 billion plan put forward by the Scottish Green Party.


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RE-OPENING the Dunfermline to Alloa railway and a rail tunnel under the Forth are part of a £22 billion plan put forward by the Scottish Green

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