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The Northern Belle train crosses the Chirk Viadcut in Wrexham, North Wales, as it journeys between Chester and Telford, Shropshire, carrying passengers on a luxury Christmas dining experience, December 2020
NATIONALISTS have condemned the Welsh government’s handling of the rail service five years after Transport for Wales (TfW) took over the country’s rail franchise.
Plaid Cymru has revealed that despite government promises that 95 per cent of rail journeys in Wales and its borders would be on new trains from 2023, only 29 per cent of TfW services have had an upgrade.
The Welsh government owns TfW, which took over the franchise from Arriva Trains in 2018. It promised customers would begin to see improved services from the outset.
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In the first of a series of interviews with leaders of progressive parties in Wales ahead of the May 7 Senedd election DAVID NICHOLSON talks to Plaid Cymru leader Rhun ap Iorwerth
