Transport News
A group of railway engineers staged a protest on Snowdon to object to the UK Government’s decision to cancel electrification between Cardiff and Swansea.
THE five-year strategic plan to leverage maximum economic and social benefits from the £1.2 billion Cardiff Capital Region (CCR) City Deal fund has been formally approved by the members of all 10 local authority partners.
Commuters will be relived this morning to find that Mardy Bridge in Cardiff, the road that links Rumney to Newton is now open ahead of schedule.
Sir Stanley Thomas OBE, the Welsh business figure and property developer best known for founding catering giant Peter’s Food Services and more recently as benefactor to his hometown Merthyr RFC, is backing another made in Wales product that is set to have a major impact on road safety in the UK and around the world.
Over £1m of grants to help fund local transport schemes in the county has been secured by Powys County Council.
Traveline Cymru, Wales’ public transport information service, has been confirmed as the latest sponsor of this year’s Wales Transport Awards.
A series of special events is being organised this year to celebrate the 150th anniversary of The Heart of Wales Line, one of the most scenic railways in the country.
The Metro Delivery Partnership (MDP) the body established to oversee the delivery of Cardiff’s Metro Central Interchange has released early images of the new Transport Interchange ahead of moving on to site later this month.
A new pilot scheme is being proposed to increase the number of vehicle electrical charging points in the Welsh Capital.
The Welsh Government has been awarded funding by the UK Department for Transport to build a new public transport interchange at Bow Street. The proposal includes the re-opening of Bow Street railway station and will comprise of a car park, cycling facilities, pedestrian links and bus stops. The project will be delivered by Transport for Wales.