Scotland's First Minister John Swinney officially opens Levenmouth rail line from anne diamond trains Watch Video

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Scotland's First Minister John Swinney officially opens Levenmouth rail line.<br/><br/>Six-mile line reconnects most populous area of Scotland without a rail link<br/>It may only be a nine-minute journey off the main line, but the branch to Leven that was officially opened on Wednesday is likely to transform one of the most deprived areas of Scotland for decades.<br/><br/>Indeed, the warm, bright spring morning that greeted the first special preview train as it hugged the Fife coast from Edinburgh brought to mind the railway’s past in bringing holidaymakers from the cities to Leven’s mile-long beach.<br/><br/>