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Some more shots from the first tram-train test runs last night🚊#SouthWalesMetro
South Wales Metro Updates@SW_MetroUpdates15 Jun 2023
⚡ Tram-trains run on the CVL network for the first time! 🚊
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.@tfwrail Class 398 Tram-Trains enter revenue service between Pontypridd and Cardiff Bay.
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Chris Howe (Rail Focus) 🏳️‍🌈@EngFocusMar 27
The wording seems less about what's best for passengers and seems more about nationalism.
Social Democratic Party
@SDPhqMar 27
It’s time Wales was united. Getting a train from Swansea to Anglesey should not have to involve going via England. That is why the SDP supports building new railways connecting the south and the north. 🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿
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The signalling system:
Trafnidiaeth Cymru Trenau Transport for Wales Rail@tfwrailMar 27
⚠️NEW Due to a fault with the signalling system between Tondu and Maesteg Services will be cancelled in both directions Disruption to services is expected until 12:30 🗺️livemap.tfw.wales 🔗tfw.wales/all-updates 🚍 Bus replacement services are in place
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Service update🚆 The half-hourly Pontypridd to Cardiff Bay service will now run from 23 to 27 March. Customers are encouraged to check their journey before they travel next week (journey planners have not yet been updated).
Trafnidiaeth Cymru Trenau Transport for Wales Rail@tfwrailMar 20
❗️Reduced service Fewer trains will run between: 📍 Pontypridd – Cardiff Queen Street 📅 22 March – 22 May Shuttle trains will run between: 📍 Cardiff Bay – Cardiff Queen Street ⚠️ Check before you travel 🔗 tfw.wales/plan-a-journey
Service change notice by Transport for Wales White graphic with a red bar at the top, which contains an information icon on the left, and the TfW logo and a train icon on the right. Text reads: Service change Temporary service reduction From Sunday 22 March until Friday 22 May the half-hourly Pontypridd to Cardiff Bay service will not run. This is to support the introduction of the first tram-trains later this spring. Please use other services and change at Cardiff Queen street to connect with the Cardiff Bay shuttle service (four trains an hour during this period) that runs from platform 1. Download the TfW app or visit tfw.wales

ALT Service change notice by Transport for Wales White graphic with a red bar at the top, which contains an information icon on the left, and the TfW logo and a train icon on the right. Text reads: Service change Temporary service reduction From Sunday 22 March until Friday 22 May the half-hourly Pontypridd to Cardiff Bay service will not run. This is to support the introduction of the first tram-trains later this spring. Please use other services and change at Cardiff Queen street to connect with the Cardiff Bay shuttle service (four trains an hour during this period) that runs from platform 1. Download the TfW app or visit tfw.wales

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TfW last week announced the temporary closure of Ty Glas Station for 10 months for upgrades. The twin stations are renowned for having the closest distance between them of any stations in the UK. (see comparison with CDF) Why was a newbuild consolidated Station not considered?
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Michael Fox@foxy_michael20 Jun 2025
🚉TY GLAS Station - CLOSURE 👷 19th July to Spring 26 (10 months) 🚈During the closure a 16m platform extension will be built to accommodate the new 756s. 🚈The crossing will also close for works but will reopen as soon as possible according to @tfwrail news.tfw.wales/news/temporar…
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Michael Fox@foxy_michael26 Jun 2025
SW METRO - Upcoming changes 🚉19/07 - Ty Glas Closes 🚈19/07 - 756's roll out to Penarth/Caerphilly/Coyrton ⚡️19/09 - Cardiff Bay (Dn) Line and Platform goes live 🚽1/10 - New CVL toilets all completed 🚉9/10 - Ynyswen Station reopens 🚈10/11 - 398's start on Ponty/Bay service
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Michael Fox@foxy_michael2 Jul 2025
🚄NEW TRAINS From the 19th July, TFW has confirmed it will start introducing 3-car 756 Tri-mode trains between Penarth/Caerphilly/Coyrton. tfw.wales/projects/metro/sou…
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3 Car Class 756/0 FLIRT units enter service on the TAM Valley lines. Captured here while using exclusively battery power to pull away from a station and navigate a neutral section in the overhead, under live overhead they are the fastest accelerating mainline units in the UK.
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The first electric train on the Coryton line! ⚡️🚉
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7 car Class 756 formations on test between Heath Jn and Caerphilly last night.
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Every Last Station
@every_station15 Apr 2025
Fantastic to see the new TfW tram-trains out on day time tests! They might be ugly, they might not have any toilets on them, but overall they will be transformational for the valley lines! Great to see the level boarding getting tested! Game changing for generations to come!
A TfW tram-train at the platform of Abercynon during testing

ALT A TfW tram-train at the platform of Abercynon during testing

A new tfw tram-train at the platform of Abercynon is seen testing the level boarding

ALT A new tfw tram-train at the platform of Abercynon is seen testing the level boarding

A new tfw tram-train at the platform of Abercynon

ALT A new tfw tram-train at the platform of Abercynon

A new tfw tram-train is seen approaching Abercynon

ALT A new tfw tram-train is seen approaching Abercynon

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The daytime testing campaign of METRO Class 398 Tram-Trains fires into gear today with 8 planned test runs between Taffs Well Depot and Aberdare/Treherbert.
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Dom 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿@DomRants_3 Apr 2025
Cardiff Airport is dead. £20m could have funded an extra loop at Ebbw Vale Parkway and a new platform at Abergavenny, employing already available Cl 197 rolling stock, allowing for direct services between, and doubling the frequency of, the Newport (Ebbw + Llwyd) Valley Lines.
WalesOnline 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿@WalesOnline3 Apr 2025
Welsh Government to give a further £20m to Cardiff Airport walesonline.co.uk/news/wales…

Welsh Government to give a further £20m to Cardiff Airport

The funding is part of government plans to give the airport £205m over the next decade, but there could be a legal challenge

walesonline.co.uk
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This is the South Wales Metro:
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Transport for Wales announce plans to convert the Cardiff Bay line to a guided busway following delays with tram conversion. 🚍👇 tfw.wales/projects/metro/sou…
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Adam Tranter
@adamtranter24 Mar 2025
James May: “Obviously I’ve spent a lot of time over the years writing about cars and making TV about them, and I love cars, but I do think in my bones they don’t really belong in towns.” “It amazes me that people go to the shops a mile away in the car.” standard.co.uk/news/transpor…

Cars don't belong in cities, says Top Gear's James May

TV star has idea for Hammersmith bridge - and calls anti-cycling council ‘tw*ts’

standard.co.uk
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G@gomedia9122 Mar 2025
I don't remember seeing these plans for Lloyd George Avenue before - replacing the road with a 1km canal and park. mcgregorcoxall.com/projects/…
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.@transport_wales are set to permanently kneecap capacity at Cardiff Central and completely stifle any possibility of a frequent mainline metro that would be transformational to the South Wales economy and true rival and successor the M4 corridor.
South Wales Metro Updates@SW_MetroUpdates12 Mar 2025
Opinion Post: The North (Platform 0) development will be good for the station.👍 The South development permanently kneecaps metro and mainline capacity by inalterably confining the station to 8 platforms and fragmenting tram-train and mainline services. 👎 Elaborating below👇
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I Would just like to make it clear that the staff who work on these sort of projects are extremely talented individuals who are absolutely appreciated and just doing their job. This issue does however need addressing by those at the top of the organisation and government.
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