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    Tag: Class 231

    Re-opening of Barry Depot - Transport for Wales

    Barry Depot welcomes back Passenger Train Drivers

    Passenger Train Drivers return to Barry for the First Time in 30 years
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    Mark Wilson 6 June, 2025
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    Transport For Wales South Wales Metro OLE

    Work starts on next phase of South Wales Metro

    The end of March will see the start of eight months of work to electrify over 15km of railway line as part of the next phase of the South Wales Metro.…
    rogersmith
    Roger Smith 20 March, 2025
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    Barry Island station

    New Sitcom helps boost rail passengers to Barry Island

    Transport for Wales has reported a significant rise in the number of passengers travelling by train to Barry Island in the south of the country.
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    Janine Booth 9 October, 2024
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    Better Transport week

    Better Transport Week in Wales launches with “Rail Day”

    Today is the start of “Better Transport Week” in Wales when a different theme of sustainable transport options will be highlighted each day.
    rogersmith
    Roger Smith 12 June, 2023
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    TfW Class 231

    Transport for Wales launches its new South Wales Metro trains

    The launch of the new trains was carried out by Deputy Minister for Climate Change, Lee Waters MS at a ceremony in Caerphilly today (29th of March)
    chloe
    Chloe White 29 March, 2023
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    Tracey Messner, Simon Rhoden, Jo Stevens MP, Paul Chesman, Isabella Lawson, Senior Policy Executive, Alasdair MacDonald, Balfour Beatty.

    Shadow Secretary visits “trasformational” South Wales Project and Taff’s Well station

    Jo Stevens, the Shadow Secretary for State for Wales visited the transformational South Wales Metro project which is set to launch in 2023
    chloe
    Chloe White 23 June, 2022
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    Stadler FLIRT Canton-58

    FLIRTs have been delivered to Transport for Wales

    Transport for Wales has taken delivery of two new trains that will provide more capacity and transform train travel in Wales.
    rogersmith
    Roger Smith 5 December, 2021
    5 Comments
    Transport for Wales FLIRT Train

    New FLIRT trains for Transport for Wales begin testing in Switzerland

    Transport for Wales has confirmed that testing for the new FLIRT trains has begun in Europe by Stadler.
    michael
    Michael Holden 28 July, 2021
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    Transport for Wales Class 197 DMU

    Construction of new trains for Transport for Wales continue – despite pandemic

    Work has progressed on the construction of the new trains for Transport for Wales for use on the Wales and Borders route and South Wales Metro, despit…
    michael
    Michael Holden 6 December, 2020
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