The word ‘Crossrail’ is like a contagious cult concocted by the touts and peddlers of Big Business bent on looting the public wherever they can

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KHOODEELAAR! TOLD YOU SO! The word ‘Crossrail’ is like a contagious cult concocted by the touts and peddlers of Big Business bent on looting the public wherever there is a likely scope for them to do such looting...... But in Scotland, even Alex Salmond currently the ‘First Minister’ at the Holyrood, Edinburgh, citadel [of unholy bribery and sleaze] of the Scottish parliament and a man who is not so unfriendly to BiG business himself, is unable to support the Aberdeen CRASSrail.....

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End of line for city’s Crossrail?
FEARS PROJECT TO BE AXED IN FACE OF RISING AWPR COSTS
Published: 07/10/2008

TRANSPORT Minister Stewart Stevenson will be pressed to confirm Scottish Government backing for a £200million commuter rail project for the north-east tomorrow.

Liberal Democrat transport spokeswoman Alison McInnes is due to meet the minister to discuss the future of the Aberdeen Crossrail project amid fears it is to be dropped.

Concern that the SNP administration wants to shelve the project in the face of the escalating cost of the proposed Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route have arisen in recent weeks.

Government agency Transport Scotland believes the business case for Aberdeen Crossrail is weak.

Mr Stevenson has said opening two new stations in Aberdeen is not as attractive a proposition as increasing the frequency of trains to communities in the region.

After fears that Mr Stevenson was refusing to dis- cuss the issue, he has finally agreed to see Ms McInnes early tomorrow morning.

Ms McInnes, MSP for North East Scotland and former chairwoman of regional transport partnership Nestrans, said she was relieved that Mr Stevenson had agreed to discuss the project.

“Before the election, this project had cross-party support and was hailed as a key transport priority for the north-east,” she said.

“Now, post-election, the SNP appears to be backing away from it.

“I will be seeking confirmation that the transport minister is fully committed to the Aberdeen Crossrail.

“If he is unable to give me that promise, then he must explain to me and indeed people across the north-east why he is turning his back on this vital infrastructure link for the region.”






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