GBRf signs 12-year contract with Celsa Steel
Celsa Steel UK, the largest manufacturer of steel reinforcement in the UK. and one of the largest producers of other long steel products, has awarded…
Wales
Welsh Government reveals its New Path for transport
The Welsh Government has published its new Transport Strategy ‘Llwybr Newydd’ (New Path), the result of a major consultation over the last year. It pledges…
Consultation on South West Wales Metro launched
The Welsh Government has launched a consultation on proposed improvements to rail and other transport services in South West Wales. These include increased frequency of…
Body cameras issued to Transport for Wales staff
Transport for Wales (TfW) has provided stations staff and train conductors with body cameras to improve safety and security. Following a successful trial last year,…
Improved trains for passengers in Wales and Borders
Rail passengers on the Wales and Borders network will start to notice improvements to their journeys following a £15 million investment by Transport for Wales…
Llangennech reopens after Network Rail’s biggest ever environmental clean-up
The southern end of the Heart of Wales line has reopened through Llangennech, scene of an environmental disaster as a freight train derailed and spilled…
Swansea Platform 4 takes shape
Work is underway to construct a new, longer Platform 4 at Swansea station, following a month of demolition work to remove and recycle the old…
Major refurbishment for Britannia Bridge
The Britannia Bridge, which carries both the railway and the A55 road across the Menai Straight between the Welsh mainland and the island of Anglesey,…
Bow Street station opens in Wales
At 09:12 on Sunday 14 February, the first train called at Bow Street station, in Ceredigion, mid Wales, providing a link to the national rail…
Upgrade of Cambrian line viaduct due to commence
A £1.85 million project to restore Traeth Mawr viaduct on the Cambrian line in Wales is due to start on Saturday 13 February. The viaduct…