rail

Cardiff to Swansea rail electrification

Thu 6th Oct 11 — Chris

Local train and intercity train at Cardiff Central Station 

Trains at Cardiff Central Station. Photo: Chris Brown, Cardiff Friends of the Earth

In September 2011 the coalition government confirmed it would only electrify the Great Western main line between Cardiff and London by about 2017. They said that the business case did not support electrification to Swansea.

The benefits of Welsh rail electrification

Wed 6th Jul 11 — Chris

 Blue GNER passenger train

High-speed electric train leaving Newcastle train Station. Photo: Ian Britton, FreeFhoto.com

Electric trains are faster because:

Rail

Mon 15th Jun 09 — admin

Commuter train, Cardiff

Photo: Chris Brown, Cardiff Friends of the Earth

Rail

Wales should be served by a modern, well-funded European-style railway. This rail service would bring economic, social and environmental benefits by reducing traffic and social exclusion.

Rail funding

Sat 1st Jun 02 — admin

Protester dressed as a mobile phone

Photo: Neil Donovan, Cardiff Friends of the Earth

Car travel creates almost twice the amount of climate change gas per passenger kilometre than rail.

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