Rail passengers in South Wales are being urged to plan ahead with essential improvement work taking place on the network over the May bank holiday weekend.

The transformation of the Wales and Borders network has moved another step closer with the first of the brand-new Class 197 trains coming off the production line.

Transport for Wales customers are being urged to check their journey details this month with the May timetable change coming into effect.

Transport for Wales is asking passengers to respect its staff and follow the latest travel advice to ensure safe and pleasant journeys for everyone travelling this weekend.

Transport for Wales is reminding customers to check before they travel this Easter weekend as vital engineering work takes place throughout the Wales and Borders network.

Transport for Wales trains are travelling more than 2,000 miles further before they develop a fault, after key improvements were delivered by the fleet team.

Transport for Wales has been awarded £100,000 from the Welsh Government’s Local Places for Nature scheme and the National Lottery Heritage Fund to enhance local biodiversity at and near its railway stations.

Work is underway to modernise Bridgend railway station as part of Transport for Wales’ multi-million-pound Station Improvement Vision.

CUSTOMERS of Transport for Wales can travel in added safety after conductors and station staff were provided with body cameras.

PASSENGERS using the Wales and Borders network will have access to more seats and improved trains from this month as part of a £15m investment by Transport for Wales.

Transport for Wales’ first female train driver and operations trainer and a former RAF aircraft engineer turned TfW project manager are among those being celebrated this International Women’s Day (Monday 8 March). 

Wrexham General station is in line for a major revamp thanks to Transport for Wales’ station improvement vision.