Wales 'will nationalise its 900-miles of railway' after bailout talks with current operator collapse [Daily Mail]





Date: 22/10/2020

The Welsh Government had been in talks with KeolisAmey about a possible bailout in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, but talks have fallen through, according to the Telegraph.


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The Welsh Government had been in talks with KeolisAmey about a possible bailout in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, but talks have fallen through, according to the Telegraph.

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