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1st test run on HoW Landore to Shrewsbury was Tuesday and back yesterday. Livery is Swansea to mid Wales one side and further north the other side. VIPs on board said service starting January (2025 ?). Pics show one side at Bynea. Other side livery pics fron Loughor viaduct too poor to post and...

This arrived in the post yesterday at Cardiff. So written confirmation the GW electrification to South Wales is finished for now until maybe Welsh Assembly gets the valley lines possibly including Maesteg started. Something like the Preston Blackpool electrification hardware might be adequate...

Rhymney river bridge(s) acquired scaffolding by the pillars last weekend and first wiring to the east of the river on Wednesday.

[ GWML Electrification: State of Play, as of 11/2/19. Proposed Limit of Wiring: Leckwith Loop North Jct (171m 55ch) at a guess. Swansea IEP Depot New IEP Depot at Maliphant Sidings, Swansea now complete; all steelwork up but no wires. Update for you on Swansea IEP Depot (aka Carriage Cleaners...