As I've stated above, I found a article about the proposed cuts at the time dated August 2010:
Minister vows to fight for rail links
By Ryan Crighton and Lindsay Watling
Published: 30/08/2010
Scottish Transport Minister Stewart Stevenson will hold urgent talks with the UK Government amid fears that direct train links between the north, north-east and London are on the verge of being axed.
Expensive plans to replace all of Britains ageing high-speed intercity rolling stock were put on hold by the former Labour government in February after the deal ran into financial problems.
UK Transport Secretary Philip Hammond is expected to decide on the 800-carriage scheme in October, but it has since emerged that a major review of the project has targeted Inverness, Aberdeen and Dundee as areas where money can be saved.
The government is being urged to reconsider whether it has a sacred duty to provide a direct train service north of Edinburgh.
However, Mr Stevenson said last night that he is ready to fight to save the link.
He added: I shall be meeting with Theresa Villiers, the UK rail minister, in the very near future. It is absolutely vital to us that we have direct routes to London.
Former Audit Commission chairman Sir Andrew Foster, who was asked by the government to review the rolling-stock deal, said he believed that passenger-friendly train changes in Edinburgh could save the government tens of millions of pounds.
But Aberdeen and Aberdeenshires regional transport partnership Nestrans fears it could have major implications for the north-east economy.
Representatives from two committees of the Scottish Council for Development and Industry are also concerned about the economic impact of removing the services.
In a letter sent to Mr Hammond on Friday , Joe Moore, chairman of the Highlands and Islands committee, and Duncan Skinner, chairman of the North East committee, highlighted the importance of direct connectivity with London.
The letter said: The committees are fully aware of the pressure on transport spending.
Members believe that investment in new infrastructure and services will be needed to enable our economies to achieve their potential, but that a high priority must be the maintenance of economically significant services including direct connectivity with London.
East coast trains are increasingly popular services for businesses and for visitors to the regions. Direct connectivity with the east of England and London is considered important by a range of industry sectors.
Journey times to London are uncompetitive with air services and they are unsuitable for linking with international air routes via Heathrow, but east coast services are reliable and offer facilities for working, such as Wi-Fi, which makes them a good option for some journeys.
The matter was also the main item on the agenda at the Scottish Chambers of Commerce (SCC) board meeting, held at the Marine Operations Centre at Aberdeen harbour on Friday.
The SCC is campaigning to ensure trains from north of Edinburgh to London are maintained, and chairman Mike Salter has already written to Liberal Democrat MP Sir Robert Smith, who has agreed to set up a meeting with Mr Hammond.
SCC chief executive Liz Cameron said yesterday: The UK Government must recognise the east coast mainline route north of Edinburgh services a population 29.7% greater than the population of Edinburgh and Glasgow combined.
The area contributes 46% of the total turnover of all Scottish businesses, yet looks set to face the brunt of government cutbacks.
Aberdeen and Grampian Chamber of Commerce chief executive Bob Collier said: The Chamber Transport Campaign has already highlighted the poor rail services that the north-east gets. We are right behind the SCC in defending our direct services.
The east coast line has one service daily between King's Cross and Inverness and four to and from Aberdeen.
The Inverness service passes through Aviemore, Pitlochry and Perth, while the Aberdeen train has stops at Stonehaven, Montrose, Arbroath and Dundee.
With electrified railway lines currently ending in Edinburgh, new bi-mode trains, which have an electric motor and a diesel engine, had been earmarked to maintain the through service to Aberdeen and Inverness.
But Mr Foster said there were widespread concerns about the trains, and is worried they could prove to be an expensive stopgap should the whole network become electrified in the future.
Instead, he believes electric trains should be run between London and Edinburgh, with the final leg of the journey on existing diesel engines.
The overnight Caledonia Sleeper, which is run by the Scottish Government-controlled First ScotRail, would not be affected by the plans.
http://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/Article.aspx/1891267?UserKey=
Therefore is it really wise to cut back these services to Edinburgh or Haymarket?
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