Just a thought... why bother with electrification of lines when you can opt for the fuel of the future? let's follow Germany's example and have hydrogen powered trains, it's not as if we're short of water in Wales! #NewWaleshttps://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/sep/17/germany-launches-worlds-first-hydrogen-powered-train …
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It's coming! Wales will have one of three hydrogen train test centres in Europe! Ken Skates name dropped it as Project Hornby and has said that the carbon goals in the new franchise can be reset over 10-15 year periods to incentivise the train franchisee to introduce hydrogen!
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That's great! And, I'm really pleased. But, then, why waste money on electrification of valleys line? Isn't it better to invest that money on other transport needs, e.g. connecting rural communities?
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I suppose it gives more freedom to have old electric rolling stock from electrified lines in the mean time, electric is much closer than hydrogen
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Just seems like a sticking plaster type of solution with a limited shelf life.
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Maybe, I suppose that will depend on how long it takes for hydrogen trains!
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The elephant in the room that everyone is trying to politely ignore is where the hydrogen is coming from?pic.twitter.com/Lawe1AKh4w
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Agree that hydrogen is not as clean as one may think, but its use appears to be innovative with great potential to deliver sustainable transport solutions...https://singularityhub.com/2018/10/03/the-worlds-first-hydrogen-powered-commuter-train-is-now-in-service/ …
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Please make sure that there are defibrillators on all these new trains! As currently they are only going to be situated in stations!abd in my opinion that isn’t good enough fur the people of wales! We deserve better!
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Can we freeze the rate rises until the improvements?
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We need more carriages on the Cardiff to Maesteg route. Often passengers at Llanharan, Pontyclun and Pencoed are left standing, or not able to get on the train at all.
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Some of you reading this might even still be alive to see the results.
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‘Half of the new trains will be assembled in Wales’ - Only half? Assembled only not ‘made in’ Wales?
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That concerned me too. We outsourced some train manufacture to Bombardier if my memory serves me correctly... Time for a google
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Thought this post was about Trains !!!
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I changed the subject to something far more important.
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Fortunately you don't speak for everyone and if the subject is of no importance to you, why read it and comment at all.
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I didn't say I speak for everyone. I didn't say the subject was of no importance to me.
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It will be import because the roads will be buggered up.... Goodness knows why Labour speculates about events post-Brexit when they’ve no chance of gaining power if they can’t formulate a credible position on
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It's a mess, sigh. I can't see Labour or the Tories solving it...
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Agreed, I’m retired, and at a time when the UK faces its most serious peacetime crisis for generations we’ve got the worst Government and worst opposition ever... I’d like to see both Tories and Labour step aside and leave it to either the SNP or the Civil Service to sort it out
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