Written Question · S3W-02774 · Session 3
Whether the plans to procure the rolling stock for both the Airdrie-Bathgate rail line and the Glasgow Airport Rail Link, both due for comp…
The question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the plans to procure the rolling stock for both the Airdrie-Bathgate rail line and the Glasgow Airport Rail Link, both due for completion in 2010, will place undue demand on the supply of rolling stock and whether, in the context of higher demand, the projected cost of between £300 and £375 million remains the same.
The answer
The rolling stockprocurement plan continues to be developed by Transport Scotland alongside the wider procurement plan to address the requirementsof both the Major Projects, including Airdrie to Bathgate, and the increasing demandsfor rail services. Transport Scotland is confident that it can successfully procurethe rolling stock needed to continue growing Scotland’s railways, and the procurement plan is on schedule to meet the deliverydeadline for the Airdrie to Bathgate project of December 2010.
The procurement ofrolling stock for the Airdrie to Bathgate project is an operating rather than capitalcost, and therefore has no impact on the £300 to £375 million capital cost projectionfor the Airdrie to Bathgate project.
Transport Scotland has the operational responsibility for this area andcan be contacted for more information if required.
The procurement ofrolling stock for the Airdrie to Bathgate project is an operating rather than capitalcost, and therefore has no impact on the £300 to £375 million capital cost projectionfor the Airdrie to Bathgate project.
Transport Scotland has the operational responsibility for this area andcan be contacted for more information if required.
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S3W-02774 by reference.