Recent content by Envoy

Yep, still no rain to speak of so vegetation bone dry.

Many thanks everyone for your responses thus far. Apparently a steam special is being ‘flipped around’ at Newport east today (Wed 26 August 2026) so will arrive in Cardiff with the steam loco on the rear. https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:U89097/2026-08-26/detailed

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At present, most steam hauled trains heading to Cardiff from the east, ‘flip around’ at the triangular junction east of Newport in order that the steam loco will be at the front for the return to England. Cardiff West Junction (near the Canton depot) is going to be modified in order to take an...

What about the 2for1 deals to attractions - if you present your ticket as proof of arrival by train? Tough it has been swallowed up at a gate!

Regarding the Coryton branch; the question that needs to be asked is are people on this line more likely to wish to get to Central - with mainline connections - or Cardiff Bay? If the latter, some people would also lose direct services to Penarth.

It would not be viable to go from Carmarthen via Ffairfach (Llandeilo) and up the Heart of Wales Line to Builth Road and then re-build the former rail link to Moat Lane Junction and hence the Cambrian line. This would be a complete zig zag route and besides, the former railway from Carmarthen to...

Transport for Wales are holding consultations regarding bus reform in north Wales. Details below:> https://haveyoursay.tfw.wales/future-bus-services-in-north-wales

Many thanks everyone for your comments thus far. Electrifying the railways is not just about using a more efficient form of propulsion and doing our bit regarding global warming, it is also about cleaning the air we breathe. Train dispatchers working on platforms with diesel trains would be at a...

Good job you did not use the trains as the entire Cambrian line got shut down - presumably because the Class 158 trains don't have working air con and only 4 small hopper windows per coach. Goodness knows when the new Class 197’s will take over the Cambrian routes?

With Global Warming increasing the likelihood of heatwaves and droughts, surely it is high time that the UK Government authorised the roll out of more lines being electrified? Currently, we have a situation where trains that can run on electricity - such as the Hitachi 800 series - are running...

I see that further questioning regarding the need to spend £33 million on a new transport interchange at Caerphilly has resurfaced with Prof. Mark Barry having his say on the project...

They could do with a proper car park on the A465 - east side of Abergavenny station. At present, people using the trains are dumping their cars in a lay-by and running across a 60mph road and down a bank to reach the station. This lay-by is often full. At Chepstow, there is limited parking. The...

With the ability to buy an off peak return and travel back on any train - plus the option to hop off if so desired en route - is switched to buying Advance tickets and being forced to guess which one you will return on becomes the new policy (except in the Contactless areas) at TFW, then I will...

If somebody said today that we need a railway to link Cardiff with north Wales and be profitable, I bet that planners would suggest the route the Victorians chose for the Marches Line. It avoids most of the mountainous centre of Wales whilst also linking up several English settlements such as...