Two brand-new trains that will provide more capacity and improved services, and will transform train travel in Wales, have been delivered to Transport for Wales (TfW).
The new trains have gone to TfW’s depot at Canton, in Cardiff, for testing. They were being built by Stadler in Switzerland, and are designated Class 231 FLIRT, which stands for Fast Light Intercity and Regional Train.
Over the next 24 months, TfW will take delivery of 35 FLIRTs as a key part of the South Wales Metro.
The South Wales Metro is a three-quarter of a billion-pound transformational project being delivered by TfW that will provide both more capacity and more frequent services whilst being greener for the environment.
TfW is working with train manufacturers Stadler and CAF, and investing a total of £800 million into brand new trains that will begin to run on the Wales and Borders network next year.
Lee Waters, Deputy Minister for Climate Change, said:
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