tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-985080357558043054.post8160233508476638682..comments2024-03-27T18:54:46.951+00:00Comments on Syniadau :: The Blog: Misdirecting EU funds away from WalesSyniadauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13876017048168055247noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-985080357558043054.post-71212833682302321502013-11-02T07:41:27.472+00:002013-11-02T07:41:27.472+00:00I would say there is a case for the electrificatio...I would say there is a case for the electrification of all the lines in Wales based on the fact that it pays back in lower maintenance costs minimum. Yes the Fishguard service has improved, but not by much.... and as for the service to Pembroke Dock too often they run a single carriage without any facilities on the line.Cibwrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07621705905770341542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-985080357558043054.post-41077969353627269132013-11-01T13:33:30.037+00:002013-11-01T13:33:30.037+00:00As the figures show, Cibwr, Holyhead is by far the...As the figures show, Cibwr, Holyhead is by far the most important port for traffic to and from Ireland, so it is right that EU money specifically designed to improve links between member states should go to the railway to Holyhead. In fact, I would argue that if a railport were to established at Holyhead, container traffic from Ireland to the continent could be loaded directly from boat to rail, in a way that could substantially reduce the freight traffic carried by road.<br /><br />As you'd expect, I'd argue for the improvement of rail services everywhere in Wales. But the rail service to Fishguard was significantly improved <a href="http://syniadau--buildinganindependentwales.blogspot.com/2012/05/more-stations.html" rel="nofollow">only last year</a> ... although the spur for that was not so much for ferry traffic, but to meet local needs. <br /><br />-<br /><br />As the link I provided shows, David Jones seems convinced of the need to electrify the line, 11:47. The question is whether he has enough clout to deliver it. The fact that the UK government ignored Wales when preparing the list of pre-identified projects would suggest that he doesn't. <br /><br />But I don't need to send David Jones a copy of what I've written. He'll have read it already.MHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09329059309196746446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-985080357558043054.post-74569199056299410982013-11-01T11:47:09.818+00:002013-11-01T11:47:09.818+00:00I take it you are going to inform David Jones for ...I take it you are going to inform David Jones for the need to electrify the rail link from Crewe to Holyhead, together with a copy o this blog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-985080357558043054.post-37123811357304160632013-10-31T15:41:02.600+00:002013-10-31T15:41:02.600+00:00Pembroke also now has substantial cruise liner tra...Pembroke also now has substantial cruise liner traffic, I'd argue that we should upgrade the rail to both Pembroke Dock and Fishguard.Cibwrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07621705905770341542noreply@blogger.com