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Feb 25, 20212 min read

Pontypool & New Inn Railway Station Upgrade Costs Soar

Pontypool & New Inn station Plans to upgrade facilities at Pontypool and New Inn railway station are on course to cost more than double...

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Vale of Rheidol Railway to restore Victorian Locomotive

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Feb 24, 20212 min read

Vale of Rheidol Railway to restore Victorian Locomotive

The Manning Wardle "Jubilee 1897" has been sold to the Vale of Rheidol Railway When a heritage railway reopens later this year, it will...

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Historic Railway Arches in Cardiff set to be turned into Cafes and Shops

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Feb 24, 20212 min read

Historic Railway Arches in Cardiff set to be turned into Cafes and Shops

The railway arches behind hoarding around the office block construction site Picture: Alex Seabrook. Historic railway arches in Cardiff,...

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Feb 24, 20212 min read

Holiday Let or New Railway?

There are concerns that Derry Ormond railway halt at Bettws Bledrws will be converted into a holiday let and that this could impact upon...

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Feb 9, 20213 min read

RIA Devolution Week to Discuss and promote key rail issues ahead of elections

The Railway Industry Association (RIA), the national trade body for the rail supply community, has launched a ‘Devolution Week’ involving...

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Feb 9, 20213 min read

MPs Examining Welsh Railway Infrastructure

In 2020, it was announced that a UK Government Enquiry had been set up to look into how levels of funding for Welsh railway projects are...

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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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Jan 20, 20211 min read

Holy War to Return to Bala Lake Railway

(Bala Lake Railway) The Bala Lake Railway has announced that it has been awarded a £150,000 grant as part of the Welsh Government’s...

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