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rodneypitt9
- Oct 25, 2021
- 2 min
Transport for Wales signs deal to purchase Pullman Rail Limited
Transport for Wales (TfW) has signed a deal with Colas Rail UK to purchase Pullman Rail Limited. TfW, the not-for-profit organisation...
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rodneypitt9
- Oct 25, 2021
- 2 min
South Wales Metro work to continue in Merthyr Tydfil
Transport for Wales (TfW) is continuing to push ahead with transformational plans for the South Wales Metro with work to be undertaken...
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rodneypitt9
- Oct 25, 2021
- 2 min
TFW FLIRTs with New Trains
New trains being built as part of the transformation of the Wales and Borders network have reached another key milestone as testing gets...
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rodneypitt9
- Jul 31, 2021
- 3 min
Council grants planning permission for £150m rail centre despite ‘concerns’
Planners have agreed in principle to building a £150 million train testing centre near Ystradgynlais despite concerns. At a meeting of...
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rodneypitt9
- Jul 30, 2021
- 2 min
Talyllyn Railway is part of world heritage site in North Wales
The celebratory train (Barbara Fuller) Talyllyn Railway put on a special slate train to celebrate the announcement that the Slate...
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rodneypitt9
- Jul 30, 2021
- 2 min
First ever electric-only train runs to Cardiff
The first electric-only train to go to and from south Wales has been run by Great Western Railway. The train operator carried out a test...
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rodneypitt9
- Jul 28, 2021
- 3 min
Council backs plan for £150m rail centre of excellence in Dulais Valley
Councillors have backed the Welsh Government's plans to build a world-leading railway testing facility in south Wales. Members of Neath...
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rodneypitt9
- Jul 28, 2021
- 2 min
Barmouth Viaduct - Stage 2 - a Boost for the Local Economy!
The final stage of the Barmouth Viaduct upgrade project has just been awarded to local contractors Alun Griffiths, which will see the...
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rodneypitt9
- Jul 28, 2021
- 2 min
Transport for Wales Wins A Silver Award
Transport for Wales is delighted to announce it has been recognised with a silver award by the Ministry of Defence’s Employer Recognition...
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rodneypitt9
- Jul 27, 2021
- 2 min
ORR’s assessment of Network Rail’s Wales and Western region finds it successfully delivered
The Office of Rail and Road’s annual assessment of Network Rail’s performance shows the Wales and Western region was able to complete...
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rodneypitt9
- Jul 27, 2021
- 2 min
Testing begins on new Transport for Wales trains
New trains being built as part of the transformation of the Wales and Borders network have reached another key milestone as testing gets...
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rodneypitt9
- Jul 27, 2021
- 2 min
Wales Office minister opposed to HS2 being reclassified as an ‘England only’ project
Wales Office minister David Davies doesn’t believe that Wales should receive any Barnett formula funding for HS2. The Monmouth MP rejects...
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rodneypitt9
- Jul 20, 2021
- 2 min
Facelift for Barry Station
Network Rail is upgrading Barry Station with lifts and a brand-new footbridge. Passengers will soon benefit from an improved travel...
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rodneypitt9
- Jul 14, 2021
- 4 min
Wales will not benefit from HS2 and needs better north-south rail links, says Westminster committee
Wales will not benefit from HS2 and it should be classified as an England-only project so that Wales’s “Victorian” rail infrastructure...
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rodneypitt9
- Jul 14, 2021
- 1 min
No More Human Look-Outs in Wales
Engineering work on the railway in Wales has been made safer with the ending of human lookouts which are used to warn the workforce of...
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rodneypitt9
- Jul 12, 2021
- 3 min
Llangollen Railway Back on Track!
Guard John Doyle shows the green flag to driver Graham Parkin for the 11am departure. According to a report in the Oswestry & Border...
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rodneypitt9
- Jul 9, 2021
- 3 min
Rising to the challenge: Bridge successfully lifted out of flood zone in Wales railway first
Following 30 flood closures in the last decade, this innovative £3.6m project will reduce disruption and improve passengers’ journeys on...
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rodneypitt9
- Jun 25, 2021
- 1 min
Network Rail volunteer leads mental health first aider training
Earlier in June (Monday 7 to Thursday 10), Network Rail mental health first aider, Shaun Giddins volunteered to run a two-day mental...
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rodneypitt9
- Jun 23, 2021
- 3 min
‘New global rail testing centre on track to transform western valleys’, says Minister
Train Testing Centre Graphic (Arup) A new world-class rail testing facility will transform the western valleys by creating new...
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