Search results

TfW have launched the "T Network", what will eventually become a multi-modal public transport network for Wales, encompassing the railway, buses, walking, cycling and "wheeling". The aims and objectives of this are pretty unequivocal - TfW want the "T Network" to become the one-stop shop in...

Given how stretched we know the TfW fleet is at the moment, with poor availability of 197s and Mark 4 sets recently, as well as the number of available 150s shrinking as more are sent for scrap, where exactly are TfW going to find the "extra trains" for weekends this month...

As I said in the Conwy Valley thread, I'm staying near Porthmadog next week. I'd like to do the Cambrian Coast line between Porthmadog and Fairbourne, but I'm aware that it can get particularly busy in summer. What are loadings likely to be like next week and are there any services that are...

As services on the Conwy Valley line only run roughly every 3 hours, are there certain trains that are much busier than others? I'll be in the area next week and im looking to ride the line, but want to avoid overly busy services if possible. I'm guessing that the 1137 off Blaenau Ffestiniog to...

What confirmed plans are there to replace the BR built 15X class of DMU's in the coming years? 150/1s & 150/2s are now 40+ years old 153s are 38 years old 156s are 38 years old 158s are 35 years old As far as I know, TfW are the only operator with confirmed plans to withdraw and replace their...

The Cardiff Valleys services, which for generally refers to all services that run through Cardiff Queen Street, are in a period of transition. 231s now work most Rhymney / Bargoed to Barry Island services, 150s still work Rhymney - Cardiff - Barry - Bridgend (the Vale of Glamorgan line) 153s and...

Hi all I'm staying in east Devon in early June and looking at doing some trips on the lines out of Exeter St Davids / Exeter Central. I'm particularly interested in doing the Avocet line to Exmouth, but also interested in the lines to Paignton through Dawlish, to Barnstaple and to Okehampton...

Two articles have appeared in The Guardian recently and iNews today, speculating that under PM Liz Truss, GBR looks like it'll get scrapped. To add to this speculation, Modern Railways recently reported that the legislation needed to create GBR has been deferred. If the industry stays in limbo...

This is a rather depressing long read in the Railway Gazette shedding light on why, despite all of the focus on climate change and COP 26 recently, the UK's rail network has been marginalised and was largely ignored in the recent budget in favour of yet another fuel duty freeze, and cutting tax...

TfW have taken the plunge and confirmed they are restoring much of their pre-March 2020 timetable (in south Wales at least) from 13th September. They must be confident the 769s will be reliable enough to work most Penarth - Rhymney diagrams, because if they aren't, I can't see how they'll cope...

In response to the fact that many TOCs are refusing to commit to restoring full pre-Covid timetables, and are launching consultations on future timetable changes and possible indefinite service reductions, yesterday RMT announced that they are on a "war footing" and are threatening a nationwide...

This week on RMT strike action bingo, they are threatening strike action on......Thameslink. Of course this is a serious issue, and maybe I'm being naive, but it looks like Thameslink have taken all necessary steps to rectify the problem? Would RMT prefer the entire class 700 Thameslink fleet be...

I noticed in April that ScotRail announced very publicly that they were resuming on-board ticket checks by guards and ticket examiners. I expected other TOCs would follow suit. However, my local operator, TfW Rail, still hasn't resumed on-board ticket checks and I haven't had my ticket checked...

Looks like virtually nothing will be running on the south Wales Valley lines tomorrow - 89 full cancellations for tomorrow showing on TfW journey check so far tonight, with 27 partial cancellations. TfW citing their vague 'resource availability' reason for the cancellations...

It's emerged today that as rail infrastructure funding is not devolved in Wales, as it is in Scotland and Northern Ireland, and because HS2 is being classed as an 'England and Wales' infrastructure project, even though not a single length of HS2 track will be laid in Wales, and HS2 has been...

Sadly, but perhaps predictably, it looks like the 'essential travel only' message is returning in Wales. I've not put this in the new thread on 'essential travel only' that's been started as this thread specifically applies to Wales only. Very depressing.

Can anyone tell me if there are any stretches of line in west Wales that are particularly scenic? I'll be staying near Tenby middle of next month and whilst I'm there if there's any stretches of line that are particularly scenic I'd like to give them a ride. I know Llanelli to Carmarthen is...

TOCs are asking the government to relax the 2m social distancing rule for trains to increase capacity, and are rightly telling the government that the 'avoid public transport' message needs to be dropped as it's doing severe long term damage to public confidence in travelling by public...

Moderator note: Split from https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/transport-for-wales-769s.179770/ TfW to get the rest of their 769s by the summer, so they can just sit in the sidings at Canton? As @PHILIPE has said, training on the 769s cannot take place due to the 2 metre social distancing...

Social and physical distancing (e.g. being at least 2 metres away from the next person at all times) could be here to stay for the next 2+ years, or until a vaccine / effective drug treatment for Covid-19 is developed. I think it's becoming increasingly clear that even once the current...