Another Cardiff-Edinburgh rail service proposal
You wait forever for a Cardiff-Edinburgh train operator – then two come along at once. Aspirant open access operator, Grand Union, has initiated industry consultations for its ambitious…
CrossCountry wins new contract and proposes historic Edinburgh-Cardiff train
The UK government’s Department for Transport (DfT) has granted CrossCountry, an arm of the Arriva Group, a new contract to continue operating its extensive long-distance and inter-regional services…
Network Rail in Wales enhances Ebbw Vale line
The South Wales commuter line between the former coal and steel town of Ebbw Vale and Cardiff is on track to get its long awaited Christmas present. Infrastructure…
HS2 serves Wales from a distance says UK government
A damning examination in the regional press has slammed the UK government for claiming that Wales will be served by HS2. Welsh citizens are unimpressed because the nearest…
Precious little rail funding in second UK Levelling Up round
A fifty-million-pound (59 million euro) boost for metro development around Cardiff is the only substantial rail-based project announced in the second round of funding under the UK government…