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West Midlands Trains to continue to maintain CrossCountry Class 170 trains

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April 30, 2024
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West Midlands Trains (WMT) has announced that it has come to a long-term maintenance contract to keep maintaining, servicing and cleaning CrossCountry’s Class 170 fleet at WMT’s Tyseley depot in Birmingham.

Multinational effort supports rail ops at Celsa Steel Cardiff

Simon Walton
April 23, 2024
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A Spanish steel company with a production facility in Wales, supported by a British Rail freight company, running Italian locomotives. It’s like Brexit never happened. Nevertheless, the rail services provided by GB Railfreight keep manufacturing moving at the Celsa steelworks in Cardiff. Now, just like their hi-tech furnaces, rail operations are modernising too. Rolling stock…

WATCH: Milestone reached for electric trains in South Wales

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April 9, 2024
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Crew training is still needed before trains can enter service later this year

Great Western Railway: No long distance trains will operate during upcoming strike action

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April 3, 2024
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Limited services on a limited number of routes will operate during upcoming strike action

Welsh Steel Works to introduce replacement for Class 08 locomotives

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April 1, 2024
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Leasing company Porterbrook has purchased three Zephir ‘LOK 16.300’ depot shunters for shunting at Celsa Steel Works in Cardiff.

CrossCountry announces more trains and major refurbishment programme

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March 26, 2024
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CrossCountry Trains has announced that it is adding extra trains to its fleet, and that all its existing trains are to undergo a major refurbishment.

Great Western Railway to run extra trains for Six Nations rugby match

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March 8, 2024
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Great Western Railway will run 52 trains having more than 27,000 seats for Sunday’s Six Nations rugby match between Wales and France.

Additional trains to run for Wales Euro 2024 play-off games

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March 7, 2024
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Transport for Wales has announced that it will add extra capacity and later trains to its services for the Wales men’s team’s Euro 2024 play-off games.

Improved Birmingham train services to come as Midlands Rail Hub design work begins

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February 29, 2024
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The Department for Transport (DfT) has today announced that work on designing the ‘Midlands Rail Hub’ will begin soon.

Welsh tea to be served on London bound trains

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February 22, 2024
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On St David’s Day, Great Western Railway will help to celebrate Wales Week in London by offering cups of tea on its trains to London.