Senedd Debates Petition to Reopen West-Coast Railway

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Senedd members debated calls to reopen railway lines along the west coast of Wales to connect north and south but balked at the estimated £2bn cost. Carolyn Thomas led the debate on June 18 following a near-13,000-name petition calling for the reopening of railway lines to connect the north and south of Wales. As part of the campaign, in September 2023, Elfed Wyn ap Elwyn, the petitioner, set off on a 10-day trek from Bangor to the Senedd follow…

Should the west coast railway lines be recommissioned? - The £2billion debate in the Senedd

Senedd members debated calls to reopen railway lines along the west coast of Wales to connect north and south but balked at the estimated £2bn cost. Carolyn Thomas led the debate on June 18 following a near-13,000-name petition calling for the reopening of railway lines to connect the north and south of Wales.

Senedd Debates Petition to Reopen North–South Wales Rail Link

Members of the Senedd debated a high-profile petition earlier this week, calling for the revival of a west-coast rail link between Bangor and Cardiff via Carmarthen, reconnecting North and South Wales, but concerns over a £2 billion price tag cloud the proposal. The petition, authored by Elfed Wyn ap Elwyn, attracted nearly 13,000 signatures and in September 2023, he even walked the old rail route in ten days from Bangor to Cardiff to highlight …

Senedd debates petition to reopen west-coast railway

“File:Afon Wen railway station geograph-2783617-by-Ben-Brooksbank.jpg” by Ben Brooksbank is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 Chris Haines, ICNN Senedd reporter Senedd members debated calls to reopen railway lines along the west coast of Wales to connect north and south but balked at the estimated £2bn cost. Carolyn Thomas led the debate on June 18 following a near-13,000-name petition calling for the reopening of railway lines to connect the north an…

Senedd debates petition to reopen railway line connecting north and south Wales

Senedd Members debated calls to reopen railway lines along the west coast of Wales to connect north and south but balked at the estimated £2bn cost.

‘West Wales gets nothing’: Reopening railway lines would cost £2 billion

The Welsh Government has said the cost of reopening railway lines between Carmarthen and Aberystwyth and Afonwen would be in the region of £2 billion.