Following last week’s discussion of magnetic levitation trains as an option to accelerated Glasgow-Edinburgh journey times, the two cities leaders have expressed their support for further investigation of the solution. Read more…
Their announcements follow the release of a report by Strathclyde Passenger Transport (SPT) and the South East of Scotland Transport Partnership (SEStran).
The idea of using a maglev (magnetic levitation) train to connect Glasgow and Edinburgh in just a few minutes (with an onward connection to London) is explored in this article by Ken Symon. With Scotland’s largest political parties, Network Rail and the Scottish Executive’s transport agency, Transport Scotland, all committed to further enhancement of rail links between our two largest cities, the key question is perhaps more “how”? Maglev could be one - ambitious - answer. Read more…
Not all transport initiatives to link Glasgow and Edinburgh concern roads and railways. Last year, over 2700 people got on their bikes and cycled from one city to the other, raising over £130,000 for charity in the process.
This year’s event is expected to see 4000 riders make the trip - will you be one of them?
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