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No, we haven't come a long way. As a wheelchair user I fail to understand why I can easily access TfW services while GWR are 19th century at best.

Well, the road has been much improved, so Bwlch yr Oernant (the correct indigenous name for the Crimea) is seldom closed these days. However, the historic reason a line suffered or escaped the axe is irrelevant to the current situation. Any decision needs to be made on the basis of current...

Not really as (apart from the CVL newtwork) TfW don't own the infrastructure and the Welsh Government, not TfW, set the terms of the original Keolis-Amey franchise. It's all academic anyway, since Plaid Cymru hold seven of the twelve seats in the two Senedd constituencies through which the line...

This is the important point, I think. SE Wales and the West of England operate as largely separate economies. Connectivity between the two regions has been improved by the removal of Severn Bridge and Second Severn Crossing tolls but rail connectivity remains very poor and both regions would...

True, but I'm sure the people involved in this had the best of of intentions and sometimes, just sometimes, they are worth listening to.

My thoughts are with everyone involved. As a working journalist. the words 'believed' and 'locally identified as' are generally used when something is known to be correct but has yet to be officially confirmed. My concern with The Times story isn't so much with its accuracy but whether they...

Apologies if this has been pointed out before but the OP's suggestion is exactly what is planned for the South Wales mainline with six new stations planned to open between Cardiff and Severn Tunnel Junction by the end of the decade. In this case the new stopping services will use the relief...

I honestly don't disagree with much of that although, in the case of solar, the levels are probably quite a good option. There's barely any active agriculture there these days and well designed solar projects can co-exist with nature. I think the arguments regarding the black route were finely...

Mark Hooper is the Deputy Minister for Transport. He answers to Adam Price, the Enterprise Minister. Many important wildlife sights are the result of human activity. Species have evolved to take advantage of the environments we have created. There's a reason the corn bunting and the house...

Pity there's nothing about replacement of foot crossings or level crossing access to caravan parks. They're a real problem. Still, glass half full and all that. Nice to see the line getting some TLC for once.

Okay, I'll play by your rules! 'Cities proper' Cardiff; 384,000, Bristol 494,000, Manchester 590,000, Liverpool; 508,000. TPH Liverpool- Manchester 4-6, yet they still want a new rail line! Cardiff - Bristol 2-3. Don't suddenly witter on about 'Greater Manchester' or 'Merseyside' - these are...

Added to which two (or even three) tph is a pathetic service linking two adjacent city regions of 1.5m in South East Wales and circa 1m in Bristol. Compare that to similar pairs of cities and it's just woeful.

Gabalfa is a bit of a misnomer for it. It's actually on the Mynachdy estate behind Mynachdy Rd.

It's not just a matter of population density though but the relative wealth of a region. The prosperity of the Chilterns is why so much of the southern end of HS2 is essentially tunnels under fields. Further north, in poorer areas, it would simply have cut through deprived communities at ground...

What so that GBR can neglect the stations the same way Network Rail neglected the track? It seems a high price to pay for the odd announcement. We need less GBR in Wales, not more.

There was a good reason and it's exactly the one you've identified. A Barnett consequential would deliver. around 5% of rail spending in England, based on population. Wales though has circa 11% of the network, most of which was in a shocking state after decades of little or no investment. The...

"The country's fastest-growing regional economy" sounds like more of a slogan than something rooted in fact. Does anyone know what the claim is based on? I've checked the Centre for Cities website which has a wealth of data and Bristol is mid-table at best by their calculations and doesn't...

It's not a big deal but cross-modal branding is useful in informing passengers of what services they can use with tap in / tap out, for example.

They just hit the political reality that vanity projects in central London just won't get funded any more. It may or may not be fair, but the "London gets everything" feeling in the rest of the UK militates against projects like this one.

Given that Plaid won half the Cardiff seats in what was perviouly pretty barren territory for them, I'd imagine the plans would continue pretty much as was intended. The pressure for full rail devolution will increase though and, no doubt, the Carmarthen - Aberystwyth reopening will raise its...