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Taffs Well = permanent maintenance depot and control centre
https://trc.cymru/news-events/new-100m-train-depot-open-taffs-well
Treforest Estate = Metro Infrastructure Hub
https://news.tfwrail.wales/news/south-wales-metro-infrastructure-hub-opens
The Department for Transport press release is here and does state it is a 14 minute saving between Cardiff and London:
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-government-transforming-south-wales-rail-network
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