More people need to know about this… the incredible dining cars of @transport_wales. We are cruising along at 90mph – past the peaked hills of the Welsh Borders with an ace three course steak lunch for under £30 and staff who smile & chat. This isn’t a brag: I upgraded my cheap return ticket (I’ve spent the weekend away volunteering with friends at @TalyllynRailway) for just £10 to sit in First Class and this lunch is my own holiday treat. But the talented chef aboard cooks for the whole train: regular is the psssht of doors heralding another passenger who’s popped down for a hot snack served from the buffet. Manchester to Cardiff via Shrewsbury, Hereford, Abergavenny, Leominster and more places in between: such is the popularity of this train that there’s talk of more Mk4 cars being added to each service. There’s a market for this, and it works because of good staff and good product. I tweeted about the breakfast and some people grumbled in the replies that not all train services are this good, or that they were cross about their own experiences elsewhere. OK. But this train right now is great - Chloe doing front of house and Matthew in the kitchen - I want to call them out right now to @tfwrail for being brill just as I did Adam & Alex on Thursday. It might feel to some that the Dining Car concept – of saving time by eating great food at good prices whilst travelling between places and having the best, changing, views of any restaurant in any season – is something lost to time, the staff and wider team of @transport_wales are proving that it CAN work in 2025. Done well, on-train dining is one of the most joyful things about rail transport (to me), and I’m chuffed to bits to have had the chance to experience it here again. It isn’t the choice for everyone, and it isn’t practical on every journey, but I think - no matter what other things you might find fault with railways elsewhere - it’s good to call out & share the good stuff. This *is* good stuff, with great staff, and it to me it feels like something special. Diolch!