talked up the idea of linking Portpatrick in the south-west of the country with Larne in Ulster, a distance of around 20 miles.The UK Government commissioned last year the chairman of Network Rail, Sir Peter Hendy, with coming up with ideas to better connect the four home nations.By far the most ambitious of the proposals being considered is a so-called "fixed link" between Scotland and Northern Ireland.Critics claim the cost of bridging the 20 mile-long North Channel - a busy shipping lane known for rough seas - would be astronomicalHolyrood transport secretary Michael Matheson has previously dismissed the idea as a "vanity project" dreamed up by Johnson and his Tory ministers.But reports today suggest the proposal remains alive and could.
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