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Wales and Borders on the up

« on: March 18, 2025, 10:58:48 »

They've been presented with an award.

This financial year not only has the route reduced delays by over a staggering 90,000 minutes but has also achieved 300,000 extra station stops.

This is good to read: the previous thing I heard was that the loco-hauled services were very prone to being swapped for something else, hopefully this is being sorted too.

Mark

https://www.networkrailmediacentre.co.uk/news/a-day-of-triumph-and-collaborative-success-for-wales-and-borders-railway


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