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Avanti West Coast, which runs trains up the West Coast main line from London to Birmingham, Manchester and Scotland (and stations in between), also runs…
Wales
Welsh Government aims to keep 30% of workforce working from home
The long-term ambition of the Welsh Government is to have around 30 per cent of Welsh workers working from home or close to home, even…
Siemens wins three-year contract to improve Wales’ Core Valley lines
As part of the Core Valley lines transformation programme, Siemens Mobility Limited has been awarded a three-year contract by Transport for Wales that covers the…
UK Government to fund design and development of railway schemes in Wales
Grant Shapps, the Secretary of State for Transport, has announced a multi-million package of funding for upgrades to Wales’ railways. Schemes to be funded include…
200 new train drivers wanted in Wales
KeolisAmey, the train operator for Wales and the Borders, is on the lookout for 200 new train drivers. No previous experience is required, as successful…
Extreme weather closes Heart of Wales line
The railway between Shrewsbury and Llandrindod Wells – the ‘Heart of Wales line – has been closed owing to extensive damage caused by extreme rainfall…
Network Rail to inspect dozens of sites with higher-risk trackside slopes
Before he left the site of the fatal train crash at Carmont, near Stonehaven in Scotland, Network Rail chief executive Andrew Haines addressed the speculation…
Cardiff Central receiving major facelift
Cardiff Central station is receiving a facelift as a work has begun work to transform the appearance of Wales’ busiest station. Trio Building Contractors of…
Welsh footbridge removed after damage caused by skip lorry closes the line
A footbridge in Wales that was badly damaged when it was hit by a skip lorry has been removed so that the railway beneath it…
TfW staff help their communities in very different ways
Transport for Wales has a policy of allowing staff to take two days off a year for volunteering, either locally in their communities, or nationally,…