Date: 05/07/2016

Major rail improvement projects in Scotland are behind schedule with costs spiralling, according to a new report.
Analysis of Network Rail^s performance found the electrification of the line between Edinburgh and Glasgow is unlikely to be completed by December.
It has also made ^slow progress^ on improvements to the Highland mainline and the Aberdeen to Inverness route.
Transport Minister Humza Yousaf said he was ^concerned and disappointed^ by the report.
He has ordered Transport Scotland officials to carry out a review of the governance of major rail projects.

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Major rail improvement projects in Scotland are behind schedule with costs spiralling, according to a new report.

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