LNW-GW Joint
Veteran Member
There appears to be a deal between the Treasury and Welsh Government to provide £734m funding for the South Wales Metro, within an overall £1.2 billion Cardiff Capital Region deal.
http://gov.wales/newsroom/finance1/2016/160315-city-deal/?lang=en
Further details awaited (like which routes are heavy or light rail).
The BBC item is more informative than WG's, and even has a fly-through video of a possible network and new trains, including an extension to Abertillery.
All that is needed now is for Network Rail to dust off its shovels for the electrification...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-35803351from the BBC:
◾The South Wales Metro - to include the £500m Valleys electrification programme - longer trains, faster buses and some light rail
http://gov.wales/newsroom/finance1/2016/160315-city-deal/?lang=en
Further details awaited (like which routes are heavy or light rail).
The BBC item is more informative than WG's, and even has a fly-through video of a possible network and new trains, including an extension to Abertillery.
All that is needed now is for Network Rail to dust off its shovels for the electrification...