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The Latest Breaking News from Transport for Wales

King drives tram-train as part of his birthday celebrations

Charles was in Taff’s Well, near Cardiff, to unveil formally the South Wales Metro Depot as part of a series of engagements marking his birthday.

Evening Standard

King Charles celebrates 77th birthday by driving tram-train

Charles opened the South Wales Metro Depot as part of birthday celebrations

The Independent UK

Picturesque Welsh railway reopens after £1.4 million revamp

Storms have forced more than 500 days of closures on the line over the last 10 years

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Most of Great Britain’s major rail operators are back in public hands – is it working?

Explore the Guardian’s tracker to see which operators are nationalised and if services are improving under public ownership

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Young people now get £1 bus tickets in Wales as part of £15m scheme

The discounted fares can be either purchased via mobile ticketing apps or from the driver

The Independent UK

Train crash investigation finds tractor driver asked for permission to cross before 80mph collision

Investigators said the tractor driver ‘telephoned the signaller before using the crossing’ in lead up to collision

The Independent UK

Man arrested after train and tractor collision in Herefordshire

Two people hospitalised and services halted between Manchester and Cardiff after crash near Leominster

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Four faults with train safety system, investigation into fatal crash finds

Hoses fitted to the Transport for Wales train to discharge sand when wheels slide during braking were ‘blocked’, investigators said.

Evening Standard

Investigators find four faults in train safety system involved in fatal Wales crash

Investigators found the sanding hoses were blocked with leaves and debris from trees

The Independent UK

What to expect from the £1bn ‘Welsh Tube’ set to open this year

Trains on the South Wales Metro will run every five minutes between Pontypridd and Cardiff

The Independent UK

Trains restart after suspected drink-driver crashes on to tracks in Salford

National Rail says incident will continue to cause major disruption to services between Manchester and Liverpool

The Guardian - UK

Liverpool-Manchester train line closed after car plummets onto rail track

Affected train services include Northern, TransPennine Express and Transport for Wales

The Independent UK

Major train line blocked after 'drunk-driver' crashes car onto tracks

The vehicle came to a rest upside down on a line in Salford, Greater Manchester, affecting services to Liverpool

Evening Standard

Major train line blocked after car crashed on to tracks

The vehicle came to a rest upside down on a line in Salford, Greater Manchester, affecting services to Liverpool.

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Driver arrested after car crashes onto Manchester train tracks closing railway line

A number of train services have been affected by the car crash

Evening Standard

Fresh weather warnings issued as icy weather brings travel disruption

Yellow weather warnings for ice have been issued for large parts of the UK on Thursday and Friday.

Evening Standard

Snow and heavy winds bring travel disruption with airport runways shut

Large parts of the UK continue to face yellow weather warnings for snow and ice on Thursday, with another ‘very cold night’ expected.

The Independent UK

Travel warnings issued as cold snap and icy weather grips the UK

Freezing conditions set to last for a week as amber health alerts issued

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The Independent UK

Train safety system failed before fatal crash, investigators say

Hoses fitted to the Transport for Wales train to discharge sand when wheels slide during braking were ‘blocked’.

The Independent UK

Man who died following train collision identified by his wife, inquest hears

David Tudor Evans, 66, died after two Transport for Wales trains collided head-on near Talerddig in Powys at 7.26pm on October 21.

Evening Standard

Fatal crash train operator runs services at lower speeds over ‘slippery rails’

Two Transport for Wales trains collided head-on near Talerddig in Powys at 7.26pm on Monday night.

Evening Standard

Investigators say train involved in fatal crash may have slid while braking

The RAIB said the track condition on the approach to the site meant ‘adhesion’ between wheels and rails was ‘relatively low’.

The Independent UK

Driver of train in horror crash ran in to carriage to warn passengers seconds before head-on collision

Horror stories have been revealed by those on board

Evening Standard

Passenger dies and 15 people are injured after two trains collide

Network Rail and Transport for Wales said in a joint statement it was a ‘low-speed collision’.

Evening Standard

Wales train crash: One man dead and 15 injured after two trains collide in Powys

All passengers have been evacuated from both trains

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