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New trains heading for Wales as electrification project completed
Western Mail
|March 24, 2026
ELECTRIFICATION of the Core Valley Lines in south Wales has been completed following six years of engineering work.
One of the new electric tram-trains
Transport for Wales (TiW) said the final section of overhead line equipment between Cardiff Queen Street railway station and Cardiff Bay railway station had now been installed and tested. The project covers around 170km (106 miles) of railway and is a key part of the South Wales Metro programme.
Work began in 2020 and included installing more than 280 miles of overhead wiring, supported by over 3,000 steel posts. Engineers also carried out track-lowering work at several bridges and built new substations to power the network.
The upgrade has introduced electric and tri-mode trains to the lines for the first time, with fully electric tram-trains due to begin operating later this spring between Pontypridd and Cardiff Bay.
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