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Mar 31, 20213 min read

£70 million Loan to Reopen Rail Link

A £70 million loan to progress plans to re-open the rail line between Newport and Ebbw Vale has been accepted by Blaenau Gwent council....

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Six New Train Stations Proposed to Solve M4 Congestion

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Mar 26, 20214 min read

Six New Train Stations Proposed to Solve M4 Congestion

The network of alternative transport proposed by the commission (South East Wales Transport Commission) Six new train stations between...

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Bridge Over Troubled Waters To Be Raised

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Mar 19, 20212 min read

Bridge Over Troubled Waters To Be Raised

Network Rail engineers will be raising Black Bridge, near Machynlleth, by one metre to lift it out of the flood zone. This will protect...

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Mar 15, 20213 min read

Restoring Your Railway Fund - Round 3 Bids Received

The Department for Transport is two thirds through its £500 million Restoring Your Railway Fund. The Fund is now closed for any further...

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Refurbished TfW Class 150s to enter service alongside Class 769s in Cardiff

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Mar 12, 20212 min read

Refurbished TfW Class 150s to enter service alongside Class 769s in Cardiff

More seats and improved trains are coming from Transport for Wales this month thanks to a £15m investment. The next Class 769 train has...

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Mar 12, 20212 min read

Four-Fold Increase for Flint Line

Train services will increase four-fold on a line dubbed the "Cinderella" route linking north Wales with Merseyside. Only one train an...

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Rail Track Reopens More Than Six Months After 'Armageddon Like' Scenes

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Mar 10, 20213 min read

Rail Track Reopens More Than Six Months After 'Armageddon Like' Scenes

Back in action - the railway line at Llangennech has been reopened after a freight train derailment damaged the track last August (Image:...

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A Step in the Right Direction for Ruabon

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Mar 10, 20213 min read

A Step in the Right Direction for Ruabon

Clwyd South MP Simon Baynes has welcomed ‘major progress’ by the UK Government on the future development of step-free disability access...

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Major Step Forward for £7.1 million Railway Station Upgrade

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Mar 6, 20212 min read

Major Step Forward for £7.1 million Railway Station Upgrade

Plans for a £7.1 million upgrade of Pontypool and New Inn railway station have taken a major step forward after Torfaen council agreed to...

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Mar 5, 20213 min read

Longer Platform 4 at Swansea

Construction of a new, longer platform 4 at Swansea station is underway, following a month of demolition work to remove and recycle the...

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Mar 2, 20213 min read

A Coat of Paint Saves £40 million!

In a world first, electric resistant paint combined with voltage-controlled clearance (VCC) has helped make a Victorian railway bridge...

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New trains are driving home support for Hope House

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Feb 24, 20212 min read

New trains are driving home support for Hope House

One of the new Mark 4 trains Transport for Wales will be raising awareness of Hope House Children’s Hospices and two other charities on...

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Transport for Wales completes further Metro works

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Feb 24, 20212 min read

Transport for Wales completes further Metro works

(Image: Transport for Wales) Transport for Wales has reopened the railway lines north of Radyr following a successful three-week blockade...

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Wales and Borders rail franchise into public ownership

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Feb 9, 20212 min read

Wales and Borders rail franchise into public ownership

THE Wales and Borders rail franchise - which runs trains running through north Shropshire - has been taken into public ownership by the...

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The 200 New Train Driver Jobs for Wales Still on Track

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Jan 27, 20213 min read

The 200 New Train Driver Jobs for Wales Still on Track

Around 200 new train drivers are wanted in Wales (Image: Birmingham Mail) The creation of 200 new train driver jobs in Wales is still on...

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Jan 27, 20211 min read

Rail Services from Machynlleth to Pwllheli Resume

RAIL services from Machynlleth to North Wales have resumed following flooding and subsequent damage caused by Storm Christoph. Transport...

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New train station in Cardiff takes major step forward

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Jan 21, 20212 min read

New train station in Cardiff takes major step forward

Plans for a new Cardiff Parkway train station in the east of the city have taken a major step forward this week. The train station would...

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Work to Remove Diesel Affected Soils from the Llangennech Fuel Spill Site has begun

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Jan 20, 20213 min read

Work to Remove Diesel Affected Soils from the Llangennech Fuel Spill Site has begun

Diggers "Mussel" in to save the Cockles! Three months on from the Llangennech freight train fire, remediation work to remove and replace...

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Welsh Government Assessing Plans for Powys £100m Rail Testing Site

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Jan 20, 20212 min read

Welsh Government Assessing Plans for Powys £100m Rail Testing Site

According to a report in the Powys County Times, the Welsh Government is sifting through responses to a pre-application consultation on...

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Transport for Wales Trains being Built by CAF and Stadler

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Jan 20, 20212 min read

Transport for Wales Trains being Built by CAF and Stadler

Class 769 at Cardiff Queen Street (Transport for Wales) Transport for Wales (TfW) is investing £800 million into new trains and...

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