Rail journey times north of the Central Belt are in many cases slower than the car – and from Perth to Edinburgh the train takes significantly longer than it did 100 years ago!

The Inter-City Express programme would transform rail travel between Edinburgh, Glasgow and the other five Scottish cities, with highly competitive journey times, such as:

• Perth to Edinburgh in 45 minutes
• Inverness to Perth in 90 minutes
• Inverness to Edinburgh/Glasgow in 2½ hours
• Aberdeen to Edinburgh / Glasgow in 2 hours
• Aberdeen to Inverness in under 2 hours

Journey times from Dundee and Stirling would also benefit from route electrification and top-class trains. And the new direct Perth-Edinburgh link would open up faster journeys from re-opened stations at Bridge of Earn and Kinross – direct to the heart of Edinburgh.