Guys
I did not at any point advocate spending more money
I did not use Charles de Gaulle as an example of good practice
I recently have used both Amsterdam and Geneva both far better examples of integration of transport systems
It simply does not integrate properly at haymarket - its complete bullshine to state it does. Integeration means you travel from one to the other easily witout going outside, Instead it will be a series of bridges, walkways and stairs with lifts available. You will not be able to get straight onto trains running from Edinburgh east or south
At the airport it should be directly outside / underneath / alongside the terminal building not a couple of hundred yards away. thats just stupid. It would not cost a significant amount more to have it next to the terminal. So people wanting to get a tram will have to go outside, cross roads and use a covered walkway to get to the tram.
its far too much of "you can't do this" and "you can't do that" its a farce to spend all this money adn have something with such poor funtionality. Because the integration and functionality is so poor then it will not be used.
As for the rail link - many folk would use it. people regulaly use the rail link to manchester airport from Scotland as you can get a direct train to the airport. Other cities the train links are common.
Just because London is rubbish why should edinburgh be rubbish? have you no ambition? do you not want to do it better?
I say again - I do not advocate spending more money - I advocate spending the money more wisely. This is no basis for an integrated transport system for the 21st century and can never be so its so badly designed. I would rather a more limited system that actually did something properly rather than this half hearted botch. Why not use trams that are also railway cariges like in Manchester?
Unlike most of you I use public trransport regulalry - both in the UK and when abroad. Th
