The Scottish Parliament has approved the reopening of the rail route between Airdrie and Bathgate, which will create a fourth rail link between Glasgow and Edinburgh. The line will allow access to the cities from towns which lost their rail connection 50 years ago. Read more…
The Scottish Parliament has approved plans to build a rail link to Edinburgh Airport. The planned link will have direct connections with 62 stations on Scotland’s rail network, including Glasgow’s Queen Street. Read more…
Jon Morgan, recently-appointed director of the world’s biggest arts festival, the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, plans to draw more Glasgow residents to performances in the Capital. Read more…
Christoph Koellreuter, managing director and chief economist of BAK Basel Economics, writes about Glasgow and Edinburgh’s recent performance and prospects from an international perspective. Read more…
Jim Steer of Steer Davies Gleave has contributed a ‘think piece’ to the debate on improved transport links between Glasgow and Edinburgh. Read more…
Network Rail, the organisation responsible for Britain’s railway infrastructure, has published its Route Utilisation Strategy for Scotland. Read more…
Since 1995, half Scotland's extra jobs have been created in Glasgow and Edinburgh. The rate of increase was more than double that in the rest of Scotland Annual Business Inquiry, 2003