Politicians in Scotland are trying to gather support for a plan to build a high-speed magnetic levitation train between the country's two biggest cities, Glasgow and Edinburgh. But opponents worry the proposal would hinder other rail development.
"It would cost an estimated £1.8bn to build a maglev link in Scotland as the trains are unable to use the existing rail network. Shanghai in China is the only other city in the world that currently uses the system."
"Labour Finance Minister Tom McCabe said he believed work on a maglev link could begin during the term of the next parliament, using the Scottish Executive's powers under recently overhauled planning laws to push through projects of national importance."
"Tavish Scott of the Liberal Democrats said there were several other rail projects already in the pipeline for Scotland which should be completed before maglev was pursued, such as the Borders rail link and new links to both Glasgow and Edinburgh airports."
FULL STORY: Controversy over maglev proposals
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