Rona Mackay asks Transport Minister about re-twinning Milngavie railway скачать в хорошем качестве

Rona Mackay asks Transport Minister about re-twinning Milngavie railway

Action must be taken to sort out delays and skipping stations on the Westerton to Milngavie line. Yesterday, I asked the Transport Minister about re-twinning the line. Transcript below. Rona Mackay (Strathkelvin and Bearsden) (SNP): The data for the past 12 months shows that the Westerton to Milngavie line in my and Gil Paterson’s constituency was listed as the worst performer, with trains regularly using the practice of skipping stations, and only 26 per cent arriving on time. The main cause of that disruption is the single track. A twinned track, as formerly existed, would ease disruption and allow the rail halt that has been proposed by East Dunbartonshire Council. Can the minister confirm that that possibility will be investigated with Network Rail with some urgency? Humza Yousaf: Yes. We will explore that, but I want to put some context around what Rona Mackay said. The Presiding Officer: Do so very briefly, minister. Humza Yousaf: Although ScotRail reports the on-time performance, the industry standard is the public performance measure, which offers a more balanced approach. On skip-stopping, I understand the frustration of Rona Mackay’s constituents. We have said to ScotRail on many occasions that it should look to minimise that practice. In fairness, it has been trying to do that during peak times; in the past 12 months, 1 per cent of trains skipped stops. That 1 per cent is still 1 per cent too much. I will explore the measures that the member asked us to explore and I will give her an update on how the discussions go.