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Transport

Rail upgrade decision put back to March

John Osmond says the announcement on electrification co-inciding with the Welsh Conservatives Spring conference could spell good news

12th January (28th February)
  • Politics and Policy

If only we could think big

David Wilde believes Cardiff has missed an opportunity to create something much more flexible and useful than its bus fare payment card

9th January (27th February)
  • Politics and Policy

Wales left at end of the line on electrification

Gareth Clubb makes the case for devolving the railways

16th December (27th February)
  • Politics and Policy

Wales takes the slow train

Gareth Clubb says that if we stick with diesel we will be stuck in the past

16th December (27th February)
  • Politics and Policy

Inferiority complex threatens Welsh train service

Stuart Cole argues that only a seamless continuous investment approach to electrification of the Great Western lines makes sense

30th November (27th February)
  • Politics and Policy

Electrification to Swansea a “no brainer”

Stuart Cole investigates why UK Transport Minister is havering over his decision to upgrade Wales’ rail connectivity

18th November (27th February)
  • Politics and Policy

Do they give a fig about Wales?

John Osmond says the decision on electrification of the Great Western rail line to Swansea will signal whether we still register on Westminster’s radar

12th November (28th February)
  • People and Places

No longer unloved but often still without a purpose

We have stopped pulling sound old buildings down but we have not found a way to bring them back into use, says Rhys David

28th October (27th February)
  • Culture

Why Cardiff can’t afford to be left on the slow train

High speed rail will bring substantial uplift to the economies of the regions it reaches, it is essential Wales is included, argues Rodney Berman.

19th August (27th February)
  • Politics and Policy
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