Date: 22/10/2017

NICOLA STURGEON told train bosses to get their act together at crunch talks after yet another delay to the introduction of electric services on the flagship Edinburgh to Glasgow line. The First Minister called a summit with Hitachi, which is building 70 electric trains for ScotRail, after the Japanese firm was hit with production problems. A full electric train service is now unlikely to run on the Glasgow to Edinburgh route until May next year.

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Nicola Sturgeon set for showdown with rail bosses after £795m project is delayed yet again - Sunday Post

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NICOLA STURGEON told train bosses to get their act together at crunch talks after yet another delay to the introduction of electric services on the flagship Edinburgh to Glasgow line.