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The way this service map is drawn, it seems to imply that Rhymney services will terminate at Cardiff Central and Barry Island/Bridgend via VoG services will originate at Central. It seems to suggest only the 2tph from Caerphilly and 2tph from Coryton will cross to Penarth. There's 5 trains to...

It all looks quite good really. Lots of new rolling stock promised, service frequency enhancements, North/South links retained, tram / street running as a trial for potential future extensions. From what I can see, the only area that gets very little is Bridgend-Maesteg, and future expansions...

Looks like updates over at Transport for Wales, more than I've seen elsewhere. Cross-city running retained, more VoG services, 4tph to Valley heads, all Pacers gone by Dec 2019. 158s replaced on Cambrian, new stock on Marches, Mark IVs on Gerald services. http://tfw.gov.wales/whats-happening

Oh that really is interesting. Are they going to be the Valleys trains which were rumoured to be trams, or running to say Ebbw Vale using the electrified section between Cardiff and Newport? Now it's got me thinking trams on Valley Lines North and Flirts running say VoG to Ebbw Vale via Cardiff...

Yes, I've already read that. But the final plan may be different. Not long to wait now, and then I'll be happy to join the dissenters if there's a lack of improvements elsewhere.

Apart from Bedwas & Machen, the entire Rhymney Valley proper is served by the Rhymney Valley line. The line follows the river, after Caerphilly tunnel and town, running along the valley ridge all the way after Llanbradach. The Sirhowy valley and those other parts of the former Gwent /...

Not sure how realistic it is to expect more services and destinations to be served direct from the North Wales coast? You can already travel to Manchester, Cardiff and London direct. There cannot be more than 250,000 people in Wales living within 20 miles of the North Wales coast?

I didn't realise they had committed to electrifying the Vale of Glamorgan and Maesteg branch? What of the GWML from Cardiff to Bridgend?

Apparently, MTR are not appealing the decision. Jeremy Long, CEO of MTR’s business in Europe, congratulated KeolisAmey on its success but said that MTR was disappointed with the decision. He added: “MTR is very disappointed not to have been chosen to run the Wales & Borders franchise, and not...

Argh. It is announced but there's no detail at all. I'm chomping at the bit to get some meat. Perhaps there'll be more once the LSE opens at 08.00?

Well yes - that's based on my childhood, rather the current experience! Yes of course. I don't have a problem with bilingual stuff. My only issue is announcements being made first in Welsh and then in English. The number of people who speak Welsh as a first language simply doesn't warrant that...

But it is to them, and that is the point that I'm trying to make. They've never encountered it: not at work, not among friends, not among family. The only time they encounter it is on road signs and station announcements, and when waiting for the English programmes to appear on S4C. That's the...

Why should they learn a foreign language? If they wanted to do that, they'd learn something more useful.

This is just not true. My parents and entire family live in Wales, were born in Wales and their parents were born in Wales and have only ever lived in Wales. Yet they all can only speak English. As is the case for the majority of the population. And they also have no interest in learning Welsh...

I always find those surveys about whether one can speak Welsh or not to be a little misleading, and almost designed to increase the reported numbers of Welsh speakers. I can discuss what television programmes I like, what the weather is doing, or say where I live or even perhaps attempt to talk...

I'm up early, so will hear the announcement for the stock market. It's possible that there may be some details published by the winning bidder to inform the markets, but I'm not expecting maps, plans and service frequencies. We've disagreed over these two threads, Gareth, about the best...

Another interesting snippet in that Wales Online piece citing Wednesday as the day that the winner of the franchise will be announced is that we'll likely get no details of what they've agreed to do for seven days, in case the losing bidder takes legal action to appeal against the decision. Of...

The preoccupation with Welsh signage is indicative of a wider mindset informing policy decisions. An obvious example being the Holyhead to Cardiff Premier Service.

I know there is no X. I am Welsh. Was born in Wales, grew up in Wales, did Welsh as a second language GCSE. My objection to 'Wrecsam' is that there is no Welsh name for Wrexham so one has been made up, which is essentially the English name, with Welsh lettering.