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    Tag: Core Valley

    Aberdare Station sign. // Credit: Office of Rail and Road

    Extension of South Wales station receives official authorisation

    As part of the work to upgrade the Core Valley Lines, a significant expansion of Aberdare station has been authorised by the Office of Rail and Road.
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    Roger Smith 9 September, 2024
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    Picture of Partnership Launch

    Samaritans drive suicide prevention initiative on South Wales rail network

    AIW and Samaritans launched the partnership, which will also help rail workers facing crisis situations, at Merthyr Tydfil Station on Monday 13th May …
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    Richard Stuckey 16 May, 2024
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    Transport for Wales new timetable. // Credit: Transport for Wales

    More train services to come in new Transport for Wales timetable

    From Sunday, 2 June Transport for Wales will be running more frequent and later train services throughout the South Wales Valleys and Cardiff.
    rogersmith
    Roger Smith 1 May, 2024
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    Class 175 at Cardiff Central

    Additional trains to run for Wales Euro 2024 play-off games

    Transport for Wales has announced that it will add extra capacity and later trains to its services for the Wales men's team's Euro 2024 play-off games…
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    Janine Booth 7 March, 2024
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    Quakers Yard

    Valley line station to reopen as South Wales Metro work progresses

    After the completion of major works on the Core Valley Lines, Quakers Yard railway station will reopen to passengers next Monday, 18 December.
    rogersmith
    Roger Smith 15 December, 2023
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    Metro works Pontypridd

    Transport for Wales electrifies more Valley railway lines for Metro

    Transport for Wale (TfW) has now electrified the railway lines from Aberdare to Pontypridd and Merthyr Tydfil to Abercynon.
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    Janine Booth 30 October, 2023
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    TfW Class 150 at Carduff Central

    Midweek evening train services resume along South Wales railway line

    After a year of providing rail-replacement buses, Transport for Wales has resumed midweek evening train services between Cardiff and Pontypridd.
    rogersmith
    Roger Smith 6 September, 2023
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    Taffs Well July 23-18

    First Tram-Trains unveiled for new South Wales Metro

    A new era for transport in South Wales arrived when the first of South Wales Metro’s electric tram-trains was unveiled at their new depot at Taff’…
    rogersmith
    Roger Smith 31 July, 2023
    1 Comment
    No Second Chance Exhibition

    Trespass dangers exposed in ‘brutal’ Transport for Wales pop-up exhibition

    The exhibit can be seen at St David's Centre in Cardiff and aims to raise awareness of the additional dangers of electrified Overhead Line Equipment i…
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    Chloe White 27 June, 2023
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    Castle Cary Station

    Great Western Railway to provide more trains for Harry Styles concerts

    To get music fans home from Cardiff after this week’s Harry Styles concerts Great Western Railway are running 26 trains providing nearly 15,000 seat…
    rogersmith
    Roger Smith 19 June, 2023
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