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TfW trial new onboard digital service for passengers with hearing loss
TfW have trialled a new digital service which provides personalised journey information announcements for passengers with hearing loss.
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TfW to offer free rail travel for Ukrainian refugees
Running for six months, the free rail travel scheme will help refugees while they are settling in Wales.
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Cambrian Line to reopen with extra £2m announced for future protection
Network Rail will invest an extra £2 million into the railway line when it reopens to further improve its resilience after recent storm damage.
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TfW celebrate the completion of refurbished fleet of Class 158 trains
TfW have been refurbishing the fleet of 24 trains, which operate throughout the Wales and Borders network, since the start of 2020.
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Access to life-saving defibrillators now at stations across Wales
Installation of over 200 life-saving defibrillators has begun at TfW stations across Wales and the borders.
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Transport for Wales completes Class 175 refurbishment work
The interior and exterior refresh work of 27 Coradia trains is part of Transport for Wales' £40 million investment in its current fleet.
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TfW to trial more convenient ways to purchase rail tickets
The pilot project will give Transport for Wales (TfW) customers within the South Wales Metro area the opportunity to purchase selected rail tickets for local journeys in a number of convenience stores.
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Transport for Wales launches new innovative smartphone app
To aid a seamless passenger journey, Transport for Wales has launched a new smartphone app, with enhanced live travel and ticketing features, as well as a bilingual service.
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TfW to welcome brand new trains for Wales and borders network
Transport for Wales has welcomed the arrival of brand-new trains that will transform the Wales and borders rail network with greater capacity and improved passenger services.
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Next generation of train drivers to join TfW apprenticeship scheme
In the first of its kind in Wales, Transport for Wales has launched a new apprenticeship scheme to find the next generation of train drivers.
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TfW and Network Rail uses latest technology to prepare for autumn
With autumn challenges looming, Transport for Wales and Network Rail are utilising the latest technology to prepare for a growing number of storms and bad weather caused by climate change.
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Empowering the passenger: “Forewarned is forearmed”
Here, Patrick McDougall, CEO of Nexus Alpha, provides thoughts on a number of topics, from how to improve customer information, how the industry reacted to COVID-19, through to sustainability and how solar powered passenger information signs can help train operators move towards net zero.
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Transport for Wales signs contract to purchase engineering firm
Transport for Wales (TfW), the not-for-profit organisation established by the Welsh government, has signed a deal with Colas Rail UK to buy Pullman Rail Limited.
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Testing gets underway on new FLIRTs for Transport for Wales
The Fast Light Intercity and Regional Trains (FLIRTs) are being tested in Switzerland before being transferred to South Wales for further tests on the Wales and Borders network.
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Performance on point: The role of collaboration and data in shaping rail’s future
For Global Railway Review, David Clarke, Technical Director at the Railway Industry Association (RIA), explores the importance of collaboration and how it will be a driving force in the industry’s COVID-19 recovery.