Could Scotland's lost railway lines be the key to a better future?

Could these key lost rail routes be the key to Scotland's future? (Image: ScotRail/PA Wire)

IF you could take a direct train through the Borders to Carlisle, from Inverness to Fort William, or from Dumfries to Stranraer or the ferry in Cairnyan, would you?

Rail campaigners argue that you might at least consider those trips if the option was a comfortable, fast train over narrow, congested roads.