PLANS for a #20m railway development linking Glasgow's North Electric
services with the city's South Side are being hampered by moves towards
privatisation, according to a report by Strathclyde Passenger Transport
Executive.
It indicates that while some resources have been made available for
design work, changes within British Rail associated with future
franchising have adversely affected progress.
Responsibility for implementing the planned CrossRail link will fall
within the remit of the new Railtrack organisation from April next year.
However, the SPTE report states: ''The changes are already slowing
progress and are likely to continue being a hindrance in the coming
months.''
Strathclyde's plan is to effect a link between the North Electrics
Line at High Street and the Tron Freight Line, together with the
electrification of the Tron Line from High Street through Shields
junction, and the lines to Paisley.
Strathclyde's chairman of roads and transportation, Councillor Malcolm
Waugh, is already looking ahead to the possibility of creating a link to
Renfrew and Glasgow Airport.
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