Del1977
Member
Do you have any idea how complex the HR infrastructure is at Cardiff Central? The only way to have your 'proper trams' up the Valleys would be to completely cut the Valleys off from Cardiff Central, sever cross-city links from the Valleys to Barry, Penarth, the Vale and the western City line, ban freight indefinitely, and instead of tram-trains using the quick HR link between Central and Queen St, divert on-street after Cathays and take 20 minutes or more to get to Central in traffic and spend years digging up the streets of Cardiff for no good reason.
Thankfully those bonkers ideas have been rejected, with the on-street section in the Bay just to please the Minister.
Visiting Cardiff and having the odd trip up the Valleys is not the same as living there and using the network on a daily basis.
The planned service patterns can remain, and any future, incremental "tram" routes which are in addition to the new service patterns can utilise any street diversions that they may build.