Tories vow to reverse Beeching cuts with plans to reopen lost railway lines
Tory leader Douglas Ross has unveiled his party’s infrastructure plan (Andrew Milligan/PA)
Communities would be able to register interest in the reopening of railway stations under Scottish Conservative proposals, leader Douglas Ross has said.
The party has unveiled its infrastructure plans ahead of the election on May 6, with promises to create “tens of thousands of jobs” by upgrading Scotland’s road and rail network, investing in green energy to make Scotland a “renewable powerhouse”, and rolling out full fibre broadband by 2027.
Part of the changes Mr Ross proposes would see a reverse of the Beeching cuts in the 1960s, so called because of a report written by British Railways chairman Dr Richard Beeching which resulted in line closures.