The funding documents for investment in the next five years are a deep disappointment for rail freight and passenger ambitions in the north-east of Scotland. That’s the view of Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) Douglas Lumsden, who represents the North East Scotland region and sits on the opposition benches, with the Conservative Party. The government in Edinburgh has overlooked any mention of answering the lobby for new railways north of Aberdeen, reconnecting the fishing ports of Peterhead and Fraserburgh with the rail network.