Welsh railways devolved to Wales

[anthony263]

Seems like the operations of welsh railways is to be devolved to cardiff

http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/w...ilway-lines-devolved-to-wales-91466-28338843/

 

[swt_passenger]

Seems like the operations of welsh railways is to be devolved to cardiff

http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/w...ilway-lines-devolved-to-wales-91466-28338843/

I expect it'll still be a Wales and Borders area though, and some of it will still be in England - unless they want to manage it in two completely separate bits...

Perhaps they'll redraw the England/Wales border to fit the railway system?

 

[WatcherZero]

Isnt this the sectorisation programme announced weeks ago? Is the Welsh press just not on the ball?

 

[TDK]

Seems like the operations of welsh railways is to be devolved to cardiff

http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/w...ilway-lines-devolved-to-wales-91466-28338843/

That is interesting as the Western Region boundry is between Wrexham and Ruabon, so the short bit between the boundry and Wrexham will become no mans land. I suspect they will change the region boundry further North to Rossett, if not this will cause problems. Now from Ruabon to Shrewbury is western region and Ruabon north is North western region, one is managed in Birmingham and the other Manchester I believe.

 

[LNW-GW Joint]

It's on the NR web site now.
Not very well written, and doesn't explain the boundaries.
My guess is Cardiff will control all of Wales except that within the Chester PSB area, and up to Patchway through the Severn Tunnel and to Nantwich on the Marches line.

 

[Gareth Marston]

It's on the NR web site now.
Not very well written, and doesn't explain the boundaries.
My guess is Cardiff will control all of Wales except that within the Chester PSB area, and up to Patchway through the Severn Tunnel and to Nantwich on the Marches line.

Its just the aligning of NR areas with TOC's, ATW and NR already have joint control centre in Cardiff. Though the lack of local knowledge at it is often a source of great frustration on the Cambrian.

 

[Greenback]

Perhaps they'll redraw the England/Wales border to fit the railway system?

I have it on good authority (A rambling old man down the pub) that Shropshire, Herefordshire and parts of Cheshire will be given to Wales!

 

[Ivo]

Wouldn't this in theory mean than the WAG can declare electrification projects, and insist on Swansea (and the Valleys I guess) being wired?

 

[Zoe]

Wouldn't this in theory mean than the WAG can declare electrification projects, and insist on Swansea (and the Valleys I guess) being wired?

It has nothing to do with the WAG. This is simply a new Network Rail region based in Cardiff.

 

[Gareth Marston]

It has nothing to do with the WAG. This is simply a new Network Rail region based in Cardiff.

NR's funding has not been devolved so the real lever is not there for WAG to use or not use as it may choose.

 

[merlodlliw]

I have it on good authority (A rambling old man down the pub) that Shropshire, Herefordshire and parts of Cheshire will be given to Wales!

We have a Welsh station in Runcorn administered from Cardiff,along with Chester Shrewsbury & Hereford, so Greenback the ramblings might have a ring of Truth.