Dai Corner
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Somebody asked about Newport-Crosskeys services in the South Wales Metro thread but their and my posts were deleted by mods as they were deemed off topic. I thought I'd start this thread in case anybody is interested in discussing services over this mile or two of line.
The aspiration is to run trains from Newport to Ebbw Vale but the existing infrastructure and signalling only permit a Newport-Crosskeys shuttle and it's not possible to provide good connections into/out of Cardiff-Ebbw Vale trains in both directions. Work is ongoing to resignal and partially redouble the branch and once this is completed half hourly services between both Newport and Cardiff and Ebbw Vale will be possible.
The aspiration is to run trains from Newport to Ebbw Vale but the existing infrastructure and signalling only permit a Newport-Crosskeys shuttle and it's not possible to provide good connections into/out of Cardiff-Ebbw Vale trains in both directions. Work is ongoing to resignal and partially redouble the branch and once this is completed half hourly services between both Newport and Cardiff and Ebbw Vale will be possible.