Is there still a prospect for a Scottish high-speed rail network?

Is high speed rail in Scotland dead in the water, or is there still a future where it happens? (Image: James Anderson on Geograph)

SCOTLAND'S history with high speed rail has seen various projects floated before falling flat, and wider connections to the UK's network scrapped before they had the chance to prove themselves.

Transport Scotland – an arm of the Scottish Government – was tasked with producing a business case for the prospect of inter-city high speed rail in 2012, connecting Glasgow and Edinburgh.