LISTEN: Transport Minister defends delay in high-speed rail link

Derek Mackay refutes claims the bullet train service between Glasgow and Edinburgh has been scrapped

Published 15th Jan 2016

Plans for a high-speed rail link between Glasgow and Edinburgh have been put on hold.

The Scottish Government had committed to the 140mph trains linking the cities ahead of Westminster delivering a cross-border line.

But, ministers at Holyrood will have to wait for the link between Scotland and England to be identified.

Transport Minister Derek Mackay speaks to Clyde Reporter Linda Sinclair about it.