St Enoch station
READING about a possible third station for Glasgow (Evening Times July 15), St Enoch station would have been the ideal site and impressive building for a High Speed Rail terminal in central Glasgow (emulating and similar to London’s St Pancras station and hotel).
It connected to nearby Central and Argyle Street stations - but was sacrificed during the spate of 1960s/early 70s wanton vandalism with the unduly hasty and thoughtless demolition of many an historically valuable and irreplaceable architectural and railway asset!
Furthermore, St Enoch readily connected to the “railway system” both north and south of the Clyde - with its connecting “Glasgow Crossrail” route still remaining as an extant - but woefully underused, yet potentially beneficial future transport asset.
Stephen Andrews, posted online
Split trains
IF Carstairs Junction is being remodelled then surely the provision of facilities to allow the splitting of trains and improving line speed for WCML passenger services is not incompatible.
This would have many benefits, not least of all would be cost as I am sure that the redevelopment of Carstairs would be much less than redeveloping Waverley and Glasgow Central/Queen Street but also much less disruptive than the redevelopment of two major Scottish stations.
Martin Grant, posted online
Pollution bonus
I’M sure a new station will help get pollution emissions down.
People make Glasgow - yep it makes an over populated over polluted city.
Seems like we are going back the way.
Carol Thomson, posted online
No more hate
I WAS thorough disappointed by the reaction of the Scottish representatives in the Commons to Mr Cameron s exit.
Some Labour MPs managed to give a bit of humour to the solemn occasion but to sit and be so ignorant and belligerent.
When did we become such a hateful nation?
I think Ms Sturgeon and co should try to mend bridges with our home neighbours than the EU, which most of the Scots don’t want.
Flora Christie, by email
Red lines
READING about Scotland's 'red lines' in efforts to maintain ties with the EU (Evening Times July 15), Nicola Sturgeon is going to be disappointed as how on earth can Scotland have free movement of people when the rest of the UK does not ?
Samantha Green, posted online
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