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Surely the issue here is connectivity - how do we get people from Aberystwyth to Carmarthen, Swansea and Cardiff and vice versa quickly and efficiently. I have to go from Cardiff to Aberystwyth regularly for meetings and I know what a tortuous and tiring experience it is, and as I get older...

I think that some of the politicians and others in Cardiff who think that having nice shiny new trams crawling around the city is a good idea should ask the people who live in Merthyr, Aberdare, Rhymney and Rhondda what they need. They will tell you that the most important thing by far is to be...

- Presumably these 'Express Buses' will travel into the city via Llantrisant Road, Llandaf and Cathedral Road. With a bit of luck in the morning rush hour you might arrive by lunchtime. The rush by Cardiff Council to pass these 'plans' has of course nothing to do with the elections in May when...

Electrification masts galore at Marshfield today. http://www.railforums.co.uk/attachment.php?attachmentid=30611&stc=1&d=1486483572

Cardiff Central and Newport are opposite ways round - 1,2 are eastbound at Cardiff and westbound at Newport. This reflects the position of the main entrance - north side at Cardiff and south side at Newport.

When the track was rationalised in the 1980's only the up platform was used for trains to and from Merthyr and the Merthyr line was singled. The down platform was disused. Coal trains to and from the Cynon Valley diverged just south of the station and used what was the up freight avoiding line...

STJ has been a huge success since the station was modernised and a large car park provided, so much so that the car park is often full and people park in nearby streets and the nature reserve across the line. The road bridge across the line by the station is being closed from 5 December for a...

The valley lines trains at present do a pretty good job of getting thousands of people into Cardiff each day. There are issues of course – overcrowding in the peak and the age of the trains in particular. Electrification should allow longer and quicker trains and improve the commuting...