Wales

HS2 viaduct on the approach to Birmingham Curzon Street. HS2 LTD.

News

Spending Review: Government commits more money to rail projects but subsidy set to fall

Government commits more than £10bn to projects across England and Wales, and more than £23bn to HS2.

Government 11 Jun

Transport for Wales 197102 runs on the North Wales Main Line between Llandudno Junction and Conwy on June 9 2022. ALAMY.

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North Wales electrification planned by 2035 as Welsh Government insists things are different

Plans to electrify the North Wales Main Line are included in the new Network North Wales document.

Wales 11 Jun

Transport for Wales 230010 arrives at Hawarden Bridge station on May 29 with the 1236 Bidston-Wrexham General. The Welsh Government is proposing to close it and open a test station nearby which would serve Deeside Industrial Park as part of its Network North Wales project. CHRIS HOWE.

News

Explained: More details of test station proposed to replace "poorly used" calling point

Welsh Government announces plan for station to test demand on line linking Wrexham and Merseyside.

Wales 3 Jun

Comment

Comment: South Wales project shows visions can become reality

In terms of transport policy, Wales is well ahead of the rest of the UK, says Christian Wolmar.

Christian Wolmar 26 May

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Welsh Government unveils Network North Wales plans including new services

The Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales, Ken Skates, is expected to unveil an ambitious long-term vision for public transport in North Wales at Wales’ first ever Public Transport Summit later today (May 22).

Transport for Wales 22 May

Comment

Comment: Can the railway be rejuvenated in North West Wales?

Philip Haigh considers the viability of reopening a rail route between Bangor, Caernarfon and Afon Wen.

Phil Haigh 9 Apr

News

Network Rail fined £3.75 million for South Wales track worker deaths

Network Rail has been found guilty of failing to ensure the safety and welfare of its workers and fined £3.75 million over the deaths of two railway workers at Margam in South Wales in 2019.

Network Rail 14 Feb

Feature

Mystery Shopper RAIL review: South Wales

Our Mystery Shopper is in South Wales, visiting revitalised lines on a network that has new trains coming and a new Metro system on the horizon.

Reviews 20 Dec

Left: Multiple train classes and multiple operators fill the platforms at Manchester Piccadilly, offering a hint as to why lengthening trains can actually reduce services. PAUL BIGLAND

Feature

A rail network epic exploration: Wales to London via South Coast

Part two of Paul Bigland’s All-Line Rover trip takes him on trains battered by the elements… and teenage passengers

Reviews 18 Nov

Comment

A better way to assess the true value of transport policies

CHANGE is the watchword of the new government. At the recent Labour conference in Liverpool, the words “change begins” were ubiquitous on posters everywhere, although what that entailed was mostly left unexplained.

Christian Wolmar 16 Oct

News

TfW chooses Hitachi to unify public transport booking in Wales

Transport for Wales (TfW) has selected Hitachi to help connect public transport journeys within Wales through a single app, making it easier for customers to plan, book and pay for different modes of travel.

Wales 11 Sept

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Balfour Beatty starts work on new £10.5m wheel lathe facility

Balfour Beatty has commenced construction on a state-of-the-art £10.5 million wheel lathe facility in Holyhead.

Fleet 4 Sept

News

Train cancellations close to worse ever, ORR report shows

The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has released its annual assessment of the industry, highlighting that overall performance of the network had stabilised during the last year (excluding the Wales and Western Region) however, it did warn that Network Rail had work to do on coping better with severe weather.

Office of Rail and Road 25 Jul

News

North Wales electrification hopes sidelined

The £1 billion electrification of the North Wales Main Line, one of the flagship policies of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s HS2 Phase 2b cancellation ‘bonus’, is all but dead.

Wales 12 Jun

Feature

A new dawn for Welsh rail

What will commuting look like in southeast Wales by the end of the decade? If Transport for Wales (TfW) gets its way, there’ll be a big shift from relying on the overloaded M4, with travel by rail, bus and cycle becoming second nature.

Staff and employment 26 Mar

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Private capital needed to save South Wales Rail Excellence project

Funding for Global Centre of Rail Excellence deemed ‘slow’, despite securing new partnerships, and £70m seed money.

Wales 14 Jan

News

Division over 5.9% increase in regulated rail fares

Regulated rail fares in England will rise by 5.9% from March 5, the Government has confirmed.

4 Jan

News

2-for-1 on Welsh landmarks by train

People travelling by train to historic landmarks in Wales can now get two-for one entry.

15 Aug

News

Welsh government funds hydrogen study

A four-month feasibility study into introducing hydrogen trains to the Transport for Wales network is under way.

15 Mar

News

Life-saving defibrillators at Welsh stations

A start has been made on installing more than 200 life-saving defibrillators at stations across Wales and the Borders. All should be in place by the spring.

14 Feb