Whether it has compared the proposed Borders railway with the lottery funded Snowdon railway in Wales and whether it will support an applic…

Answered Asked by Murray Tosh Con Lodged 13 Mar 2000

The question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has compared the proposed Borders railway with the lottery funded Snowdon railway in Wales and whether it will support an application for lottery funding for the Borders railway.

The answer

Answered by Sarah Boyack on 2 May 2000 · 50 days after it was lodged, 36 days after it was due

No comparison between the proposed Borders railway and the lottery-funded Snowdon Railway has been undertaken.A working party charged with developing proposals for reinstating the Borders railway, and set up by Scottish Borders Council on 15 February, is to explore funding sources.

In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S1W-05298 by reference.