Rail News: Issue 298 10 Nov 2006
Great Western Swansea train cut sparks row over rail funding
A small service alteration by First Great Western next month has sparked a row over rail funding in Wales.
The 15.15 Paddington-Swansea forms the main evening-peak train west from Cardiff, but will terminate at Cardiff from 11 December. FGW says the service is essentially for people travelling within Wales, and catering for them is a matter for Arriva Trains Wales. An FGW spokesman also said the service’s curtailment at Cardiff was part of the new franchise agreement with the Department...
