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Welsh timber will be permanently carried on the main rail route through Powys after trials were deemed successful.
The 'discrete' trials between Aberystwyth and Chirk's Kronospan factory have seen the firm Colas Rail UK sign a contract to make the arrangement permanent. The additional service has been described as 'environmentally friendly', and has been made possible with the help of Network Rail, being the first regular locomotive-hauled freight service to use the scenic Cambrian Line in more than 25 years. (Permalink) Aberystwyth Chirk Colas Rail Kronospan Railfreight Timber |
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For the first time since 2005, a freight train carrying Welsh timber left Aberystwyth as part of a trial that could see regular freight traffic return to the Cambrian line.
(Permalink) Aberystwyth Railfreight Timber |
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It has been a while since the seaside university town of Aberystwyth in Mid-Wales has seen a regular freight service. That may be about to change. A surprise timber train departed on Saturday evening from make-shift facilities adjacent to the town's modest passenger terminal. At the weekend and for the first time since 2005, a ...
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Reopening the Aberystwyth-Carmarthen railway would cost significantly less than thought, a report by campaign group Traws Link Cymru has claimed. They claim that the cost of reopening the Aberystwyth to Carmarthen railway could be reduced to around £620 million, 20% less than the Wesh Governments £775m price tag.
(Permalink) Aberystwyth Carmarthen Carmarthen and Cardigan Railway Manchester and Milford Railway  Bronwydd Arms: First view of the Gwili Railway from coach from Ferryside station on the GWR main line to Bronwydd Arms, courtesy of UK Railtours, on 9th June 2018, looking north. The location is about 3/4 of a mile ...  Aberystwyth: A photograph thought to have been taken in late February or early March 1967 at Aberystwyth, showing Standard Class 4 4-6-0 no 75033 with the down Cambrian Coast Express see image [[26171]]. T ...  Carmarthen: A tranquil sunlit summer's evening in Carmarthen in 1971. This graceful bridge over the River Tywi carried the freight branch to Lampeter and Felin Fach, which closed two years later. See image [[3821 ... |
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