Recent content by ajay1071

Seen 197005 waiting at Port Talbot parkway ready to collect 197107.

I think the proposed Cardiff Parkway and other new stations will be of great benefit in helping to alleviate the congestion around the roads in the south east of Wales. When you add the proposed new TFW direct services to Bristol this will also enhance a viable alternative for the commuter...

Indeed Reform wanted to scrap new rail investment and spend it on roads predominantly in the south east of Wales.

It will be a good day when the 398's enter service as the other rolling stock can be cascaded to their intended diagrams. It's a pity there has been so many continuing technical issues on the 398's as all the other new stock even the 67 s have settled down and performing well , bar for the odd...

With regard to the closure of Landore Viaduct , I find it ridiculous and a waste of resources not to mention the inconvenience to passengers, who have to get on/off their train hop on to a bus and continue their journey to/from Port Talbot/Llanelli, while there is a direct alternative...

Glad to see the Metro system gradually coming to its proposed ambitions, although abit late due to various reasons. It has already been a bonus and with a total renewal of rolling stock, it has and will, be a vast improvement on previous decades of transportationin in the valleys, well done to...

May be for England and Scotland, but alas it does not represent Wales.

I concur that the arrivals from West wales at platform 0 are not ideal, I have also had to endure a brisk walk/run to catch onward connections.

Yes indeed it was , IIRC it was promised twice and cancelled twice.

"Nearly half of adults in Wales consume their news via social media " if that is indeed the case then that accounts for the increase in gullibility in the population today, especially considering all the bull/ fake news on social media.

Considering your reply you seem clueless at best. I think if you do your research you will find the investment is far from a few units, the valley lines are having a complete renewal of its rolling stock. When you add all the electrification and station renewals and upgrades it is far from...

Yes we all know that the time scales have slipped with TFW, but what are the comparisons, there aren't any I can think of What train operating company has had a programme to replace nearly all of their rolling stock in such a narrow time scale. When you add the great upheaval to create a modern...

Had a ride on a few 197's units with standard plus yesterday, my tickets were checked by the guards with no mention of the upgrade, on one service there was even a team of revenue protection officers, again no up grade asked for or required. So my advice for passengers is treat standard plus...

Unfortunately they are not visible from the public roads, you need to drive at least half a mile into the complex and obviously there's no access to the public.

Thanks for the information, I suspected they arrived by road.