South Wales Main Line

Railway from Bristol to Swansea

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South Wales Main Line

The entrance to the Chipping Sodbury Tunnel with the newly electrified overhead line equipment

Overview
Status| Operational
Owner| Network Rail
Locale| South Wales
South West England
Stations| 18
Service
Type| Heavy rail
System| National Rail
Operator(s)| Transport for Wales
CrossCountry
Great Western Railway
History
Opened| 1850; 175 years ago (1850)
(Chepstow-Swansea)
1903; 122 years ago (1903)
(Swindon-Patchway)
Technical
Line length| 84 miles 30 chains (135.79 km)
Number of tracks| Mainly double track, though quadruple track from Severn Tunnel Junction via Newport to Cardiff Central.
Character| Main line
Track gauge| 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Electrification| 25 kV 50 Hz AC OHLE
(Wootton Bassett to Cardiff Central)
Operating speed| Up to 125 mph (201 km/h) in England
Up to 100 mph (161 km/h) in Wales

Route map

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South Wales Main Line

Legend

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Miles

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| London Paddington
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Great Western Main Line

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77¼

| Swindon
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Golden Valley line

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|  | Wootton Bassett Road
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|  | Wootton Bassett Junction
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| Great Western Main Line

to Bristol Temple Meads

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|  | Brinkworth
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|  | Little Somerford
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Malmesbury branch

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|  | Hullavington
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Alderton Tunnel

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|  | Badminton
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| Chipping Sodbury Tunnel

2 mi 924 yd / 4.06 km

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|  | Chipping Sodbury
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Westerleigh Junction

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Cross Country Route

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| Bristol and Gloucester Railway

to Westerleigh goods depot

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|  | Coalpit Heath
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| Wessex Main Line and

Great Western Main Line

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|  | Winterbourne
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117¾

|  | Bristol Temple Meads

Bristol–Exeter line
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116¾

| Lawrence Hill
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116¼

| Stapleton Road
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Severn Beach line

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111¾

| Bristol Parkway
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113⅓

| Filton Abbey Wood
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Stoke Gifford depot

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Henbury Loop Line

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113⅓

| Patchway
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Patchway Tunnel  | 1 mi

2 km

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116½

| Pilning
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| England

Wales

Severn Tunnel | 4 mi 624 yd

7.01 km

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Gloucester–Newport line

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MoD Caerwent

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|  | Caldicot
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123½

| Severn Tunnel Junction
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|  | Undy Halt
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|  | Magor
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Flying junction

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Bishton Crossing

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Llanwern steelworks

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|  | Llanwern
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Goods line to Uskmouth

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East Usk

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| Maindee Junction

Welsh Marches line

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Bridge over River Usk

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|  |  | Monmouthshire Railway

Newport (Mill Street)
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133½

| Newport
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Hillfield Tunnel | 770 yd

704 m

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Gaer Junction

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| Alexandra Dock

Ebbw Valley Railway

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Ebbw Junction

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Ebbw River

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|  | Marshfield
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Wentlooge Freightliner terminal

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River Rhymney

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|  | Roath
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Long Dyke Junction

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|  | Cardiff Queen Street
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Valleys & Cardiff Local Routes

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|  | Cardiff Bay
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145¼

| Cardiff Central
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River Taff

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Cardiff Canton TMD

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|  | Ninian Park
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Leckwith Junction

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| Valleys & Cardiff Local Routes

to Pontypridd

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|  | Ely Main Line
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River Ely

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|  | St Fagans
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River Ely

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Barry Railway

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River Ely

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River Ely

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|  | Peterston
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River Ely

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River Ely

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|  | Pontyclun formerly Llantrisant
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| Llantrisant & Taff Vale

Junction Railway

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| Llantrisant–Aberthaw line

Ely Valley Railway

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156¼

| Llanharan
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| Llynvi and Ogmore Railway

to Brynmenyn

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161½

| Pencoed
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Vale of Glamorgan Line

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165¼

| Bridgend
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Maesteg Line

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River Ogmore

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Llynvi & Ogmore Railway

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|  | Pyle 1876–1965
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171½

| Pyle 1994–

to Porthcawl

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Water Street Junction

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Goods line to Tondu

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Margam Knuckle Yard

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|  | Margam Halt
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| Port Talbot Steelworks

(Port of Port Talbot)

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177⅖

| Port Talbot Parkway
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Rhondda & Swansea Bay Railway

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River Afan

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179¾

| Baglan
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Baglan Bay

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181½

| Briton Ferry
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Court Sart Junction

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Swansea District line

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183⅓

| Neath
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Neath Canal

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River Neath

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Vale of Neath Railway

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Tennant Canal

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187⅓

| Skewen
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Swansea Vale Railway

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Swansea District line to Llanelli

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Llansamlet cutting

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188¾

| Llansamlet
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| Swansea Vale Railway

to Swansea St Thomas

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Landore viaduct over River Tawe

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| Landore Low Level

to Morriston

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|  | Landore High Level
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| Swansea Loop East Junction

Landore TMD

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191⅓

| Swansea
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Swansea Loop West Junction

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Landore Junction

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West Wales line

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The South Wales Main Line (Welsh: Prif Linell De Cymru), originally known as the London, Bristol and South Wales Direct Railway or simply as the Bristol and South Wales Direct Railway, is a branch of the Great Western Main Line in Great Britain. It diverges from the core London-Bristol line at Royal Wootton Bassett beyond Swindon, first calling at Bristol Parkway, after which the line continues through the Severn Tunnel into South Wales.

Much of the South Wales Main Line was built between the 1830s and 1886; originally trains to and from destinations in England ran via Chepstow, Gloucester and Stroud, joining the Great Western Main Line at Swindon. A more direct route was challenging yet desirable, leading to the construction of the line's most prominent civil engineering feature, the Severn Tunnel. Completed in 1886, it permitted a significant reduction in journey times between various destinations, especially after the construction of the Badminton Line in 1903. During the British Rail era, the line was incorporated into the Western Region and steam locomotives were replaced by diesel locomotives, such as the Intercity 125 high speed trainsets. During the 2010s, the line between Swindon and Cardiff Central was electrified using the 25 kV AC overhead system as part of the wider electrification of the Great Western Main Line; this has permitted the operation of electric traction between Cardiff and London for the first time to commence in 2020.

Presently, Great Western Railway operates Class 800 trains between London and South Wales, and "Castle class" High Speed Trains on services between Cardiff and South West England. CrossCountry provides services from Cardiff to Nottingham via Severn Tunnel Junction and thence the Gloucester to Newport Line via Gloucester and Birmingham. Transport for Wales operates services between South Wales and North Wales via the English Midlands on the line. Operations are mostly managed from the Wales Rail Operating Centre in Cardiff; digital signalling is to be rolled out.

## History

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The South Wales Railway was built to carry traffic from Gloucester to the strategic port of Milford Haven and capture the lucrative transatlantic maritime trade as well as communication with Ireland.[1][2] At Gloucester, the South Wales Railway met with the Great Western Railway (GWR) which formed a route between London and South Wales after the opening of Brunel's Chepstow Railway Bridge in 1852.[3] The original route of the GWR left the Bristol-bound Great Western Main Line at Swindon, proceeding via Stroud, Gloucester and Chepstow before rejoining the present line at Severn Tunnel Junction; this circular route gave rise to the nickname 'Great Way Round'.[4][5]

GWR officials realised that the journey time between the South Wales Main Line and the Great Western Main Line could be significantly shortened by the construction of a tunnel directly underneath the River Severn, which would be faster than the ferry service between Portskewett, Monmouthshire and New Passage, Gloucestershire.[6] During the early 1870s, GWR's chief engineer, Sir John Hawkshaw, developed his design for what would become the Severn Tunnel and the company obtained an Act of Parliament on 27 June 1872 that authorised the construction of the tunnel.[6] The tunnel's construction was time consuming and disrupted by water infiltration, yet proceeded nonetheless.[6][7][8]

The completed tunnel was opened to regular goods trains during September 1886; the first passenger train followed on 1 December 1886.[9][10] The opening of a more direct route to and from South Wales led to trains from Swindon to Newport and beyond being thereafter routed via Bath, Bristol and the tunnel.

The route used today was established in 1903 with the building of what is often known as the Badminton Line.[11] This involved the construction of about 33 miles (53 km) of new track, and tunnels at Alderton and Sodbury. The new line left the Bath line beyond Swindon at what is now Royal Wootton Bassett, rejoining the earlier route north of Bristol near Patchway. Not only did this provide a more direct route for traffic to and from South Wales, the gradients were easier for coal trains to negotiate, and it was thought that the line would be a boost to what was, at the time of building, the expanding port of Fishguard. This was the GWR's connection with trans-Atlantic ocean liner departures.

During the British Rail era, the line was incorporated into the Western Region and steam locomotives were replaced by diesel locomotives. Perhaps the most significant change occurred in 1976 in the form of the Intercity 125, a new high speed train fleet that regularly ran at speeds of up to 125 mph (201 km/h) that was first introduced in the Western Region]].[12] The Intercity 125 would remain in use into the twenty-first century and marked a considerable improvement in service.[13][14]

In 2005, the Strategic Rail Authority produced a Route Utilisation Strategy for the Great Western Main Line in 2005 to propose ways of meeting increased traffic levels. Network Rail's 2007 Business Plan included the provision of extra platform capacity at Cardiff Central, Newport and Bristol Parkway, together with resignalling and line speed improvements in South Wales, most of which would be delivered in 2010–2014.

### Electrification

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See also: Proposed railway electrification in Great Britain

Electrification work at Cardiff Central in October 2019

The South Wales Main Line was one of the last of the major inter-city routes in Great Britain to remain un-electrified. In 2012, the British government announced it would proceed with work to electrify the South Wales Main Line as part of a wider scheme of electrification on the Great Western Main Line. The line from London to Cardiff was fully electrified by Christmas 2019,[15][16] the first electric trains began operating through the Severn Tunnel in June 2020.[17][18]

The Hitachi Super Express trains bought for Great Western inter-city services are predominantly electric units, but a portion of the fleet are dual power source electro-diesel bi-mode trains, which enabled services to operate before line electrification is complete. The bi-mode trains will allow inter-city services to continue to operate from London all the way to Carmarthen in the future. The Super Express trains were expected to bring an estimated 15% increase in capacity during the morning peak hours. Electrification cut journey times between Swansea and London by an estimated 20 minutes, although electrification will not extend west of Cardiff to Swansea, Carmarthen or Pembroke Dock, and services on the line to Brighton, Portsmouth Harbour and Taunton will continue to be operated by diesel trains, as the Bristol to Exeter Line and the Wessex Main Line will not be electrified.[19]

## Infrastructure

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Four track railway approaching Cardiff from Newport, prior to electrification

There are four tracks from Severn Tunnel Junction through Newport to Cardiff Central, with two tracks on the remaining sections.[20] Multiple-aspect signals are controlled from several power signal boxes including Swindon, Bristol and two in Cardiff. Over the August Bank Holiday weekend 2016, control of the signals between Westerleigh Junction and Pilning was switched over to the Thames Valley Signalling Centre. These signals now carry the prefix 'BL'.[citation needed]

The maximum line speed from Wootton Bassett Junction to Coalpit Heath is 125 mph (200 km/h);[21] 90 mph (145 km/h) from Coalpit Heath to Newport; 90 mph (145 km/h) from Newport to east of Bridgend;[22] 75 mph (120 km/h) from east of Bridgend to Swansea Loop North junction (with a small section of 100 mph (160 km/h) track through Pyle station); and 40 mph (65 km/h) from Swansea Loop North Junction to Swansea.[20]

## Associated routes

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A diversionary route exists if the Severn Tunnel is closed. This takes trains from Severn Tunnel Junction to Gloucester, from where they can rejoin the main line either via the Golden Valley Line to Swindon, or take the Cross-Country Route and reverse at Bristol Parkway.

If the line is closed between Cardiff Central and Bridgend, an alternative route exists along the Vale of Glamorgan Line.

Half of peak High Speed Trains and most off peak trains continue from Cardiff Central to Swansea, with a few continuing to Carmarthen or in summer, Pembroke Dock.

The local service between Swansea and Cardiff is branded Swanline. The urban network within and surrounding Cardiff is referred to as the Valley Lines.

## Communities served

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Towns and cities served by trains from London

* Swindon
* Bristol
* Newport
* Cardiff
* Bridgend
* Port Talbot
* Neath
* Swansea

Settlements served by local trains only

* Patchway
* Pilning (very limited service)
* Rogiet
* Llanharan
* Pontyclun
* Pencoed
* Pyle
* Baglan
* Briton Ferry
* Skewen
* Llansamlet

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## Accidents and incidents

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* On 7 March 2015, Battle of Britain-class locomotive 34067 Tangmere was hauling a charter train that overran a signal at Wooton Bassett, Wiltshire. The train's operator, West Coast Railway Company was temporarily banned from running trains on the British railway network as a direct consequence of this incident.

## See also

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* Transport in Wales
* Transport in England
* South Wales Railway
* Great Western Main Line

## References

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### Citations

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1. ^ MacDermot 1927, pp.556–558.
2. ^ Ernie Shepherd, Fishguard and Rosslare Railways and Harbours Company: An Illustrated History, Colourpoint Books, Newtownards, 2015, ISBN 978-1-78073-067-7
3. ^ MacDermot 1927, pp. 567, 569.
4. ^ "South Wales Coastal" (PDF). Dovetail Games. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
5. ^ "The Story of the G.W.R." Railway Wonders of the World. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
6. ^ a b c "Severn Tunnel". engineering-timelines.com. Archived from the original on 2 July 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
7. ^ Davis, R. H. (1955). Deep Diving and Submarine Operations (6th ed.). Tolworth, Surbiton, Surrey: Siebe Gorman & Company Ltd. p. 693.
8. ^ Quick, D. (1970). "A History of Closed Circuit Oxygen Underwater Breathing Apparatus" (PDF). Royal Australian Navy, School of Underwater Medicine. RANSUM-1-70. Archived from the original on 24 September 2012. Retrieved 3 March 2009.
9. ^ Wikisource:The Severn Tunnel/Chapter 11
10. ^ Walker, Thomas A. (27 June 2013). The Severn Tunnel: Its Construction and Difficulties, 1872–1887. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9781108063401. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
11. ^ Robertson, Kevin; Abbott, David (1988). GWR The Badminton Line – A portrait of a railway. Sutton Publishing Ltd. ISBN 0-86299-459-4.
12. ^ "New train speeds into service". BBC News. British Broadcasting Corporation. 4 October 1976. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
13. ^ Owen, A.D.; Phillips, G.D.A. "The Characteristics of Railway passenger demand" (PDF). University of Bath. p. 234.
14. ^ "New opportunities for the railways: the privatisation of British Rail" (PDF). Railway Archive. p. 8. Retrieved 18 May 2009.
15. ^ "GWML electrification dates revealed". www.railtechnologymagazine.com. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
16. ^ Dearman, Peter (28 April 2011). "Electrification: delivering the transformation". globalrailnews.com. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
17. ^ Carr, Collin (13 December 2016). "Severn Tunnel Electrification - Planning logistics and interfaces". Rail Engineer. Archived from the original on 2 July 2018.
18. ^ "Network Rail completes Great Western electrification". International Railway Journal. 5 June 2020.
19. ^ "Britain's Transport Infrastructure, Rail Electrification" (PDF). Department for Transport. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 January 2017. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
20. ^ a b "Network Rail – Wales Route Utilisation Strategy (November 2008)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 June 2011. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
21. ^ "Western Route Sectional Appendix December 2021" (PDF). Network Rail. 4 September 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
22. ^ "Network Rail: Route specifications 2011" (PDF). Network Rail. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 January 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2015.

### Bibliography

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* Network Rail Passenger Timetable. London, UK: Network Rail. 2006.
* MacDermot, E. T. (1927). History of the Great Western Railway, vol. I: 1833–1863. Paddington, UK: Great Western Railway.

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Main routes|

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Railway lines in Wales

InterCity lines|

* North Wales Main Line
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Main lines|

* Gloucester–Newport line
* Shrewsbury–Chester line
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Valleys & Cardiff
Local Routes|

* Butetown Branch
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Railway lines in the South West

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* (fast services principal stations only)

Secondary|

| To London|

* South West Main Line (from Weymouth)
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Others|

* Atlantic Coast Line
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Heritage|

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* M4 motorway
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Bus|

* First Cymru
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Cycling|

* National Cycle Route 4
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Railway lines|

* South Wales Main Line
* Maesteg Line
* Vale of Glamorgan Line

Railway stations|

* Bridgend
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Transport in Newport

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* M4 motorway
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Bus|

* Newport bus station
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Railway lines|

* South Wales Metro (proposed)
* South Wales Main Line
* Welsh Marches line
* Gloucester–Newport line
* Ebbw Valley Railway

Railway stations|

* Newport
* Pye Corner
* Rogerstone
* Proposed:
* Caerleon
* Llanwern
* Magor & Undy
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* Somerton

Cycling|

* NCR 88
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* NCR 46
* NCR 47

Walking|

* Wales Coast Path
* Usk Valley Walk
* Cistercian Way

Waterways|

* River Usk
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Sea|

* Newport Docks

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Pedestrian precincts
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* Bute Street
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Bus|

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Railway lines|

* Rail transport in Cardiff
* South Wales Main Line
* Valley lines
* ■ Butetown branch
* ■ City Line
* ■ Coryton Line
* ■ Maesteg Line
* ■ Merthyr line
* ■ Rhondda line
* ■ Rhymney line
* ■ Vale of Glamorgan Line

Railway operators|

* CrossCountry
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Major railway stations|

* Cardiff Central
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Other city
railway stations|

* Birchgrove
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* Danescourt
* Fairwater
* Grangetown
* Heath High Level
* Heath Low Level
* Lisvane and Thornhill
* Llandaf
* Llanishen
* Ninian Park
* Radyr
* Rhiwbina
* Ty Glas
* Waun-gron Park
* Whitchurch
* List of railway stations in Cardiff

Air|

* Cardiff Airport
* Cardiff Heliport

Water|

* Cardiff Bay Barrage
* Cardiff Waterbus
* River Taff
* River Ely
* Tiger Bay

Proposed transport
network|

South Wales Metro

* Proposed South Wales Metro stations in Cardiff
* Butetown
* Cardiff Parkway
* Crwys Road
* Gabalfa

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Transport in Neath Port Talbot

Road|

* M4 motorway
* European route E30
* A48 road
* A465 road
* A474 road
* A483 road
* A4063 road
* A4107 road
* A4067 road
* A4069 road
* A4109 road
* A4221 road
* A4230 road
* A4241 road

Bus|

* First Cymru
* National Express
* Neath bus station
* Neath railway station
* Port Talbot bus station

Cycling|

* National Cycle Route 4
* National Cycle Route 43

Railway lines|

* South Wales Main Line
* Swansea District line

Railway stations|

* Skewen
* Neath
* Briton Ferry
* Baglan
* Port Talbot Parkway
* Margam Knuckle Yard

Sea|

* Port of Port Talbot
* River Neath

Canals|

* Neath and Tennant Canal

* Transport portal
* Wales portal

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City and County of Swansea

History|

* History of Swansea
* Gower

Politics|

* City and County of Swansea Council
* Swansea Guildhall
* Swansea Civic Centre
* List of electoral wards in Swansea

| Gower Constituency|

* Bishopston
* Clydach
* Cockett
* Dunvant and Killay
* Fairwood
* Gorseinon and Penyrheol
* Gower
* Gowerton
* Llangyfelach
* Llwchwr
* Mayals
* Mumbles
* Pen-clawdd
* Penllergaer
* Pennard
* Pontarddulais
* Pontlliw and Tircoed
* Waunarlwydd
* West Cross

|

Neath and Swansea East
Constituency|

* Bon-y-maen
* Clydach
* Llansamlet
* St. Thomas
* Waterfront (part)

Swansea West Constituency|

* Castle
* Cwmbwrla
* Landore
* Morriston
* Mynydd-bach
* Penderry
* Sketty
* Townhill
* Uplands
* Waterfront (part)

Communities|

* Birchgrove
* Bishopston
* Bonymaen
* Castle
* Clydach
* Cockett
* Cwmbwrla
* Dunvant
* Gorseinon
* Gowerton
* Grovesend and Waungron
* Ilston
* Killay
* Landore
* Llangennith, Llanmadoc and Cheriton
* Llangyfelach
* Llanrhidian Higher
* Llanrhidian Lower
* Llansamlet
* Llwchwr
* Mawr
* Morriston
* Mumbles
* Mynydd-Bach
* Penderry
* Penllergaer
* Pennard
* Penrice
* Pontarddulais
* Pontlliw and Tircoed
* Port Eynon
* Reynoldston
* Rhossili
* Sketty
* St Thomas
* Three Crosses
* Townhill
* Uplands
* Upper Killay
* Waterfront
* Waunarlwydd

Culture|

* Glynn Vivian Art Gallery
* Royal Institution of South Wales
* Swansea Grand Theatre

Education|

* Swansea University
* University of Wales Trinity Saint David
* Swansea Metropolitan University
* Gower College Swansea

Sports|

* Swansea City A.F.C.
* Ospreys (rugby union)

Buildings|

* Listed buildings
* Grade I
* Grade II*
* List of places in Swansea
* Scheduled monuments
* Registered parks and gardens

Transport|

| Roads|

* M4 motorway
* European route E30
* A48 road
* A483 road
* A484 road
* A4067 road
* A4216 road
* A4217 road
* A4240 road
* A4118 road

|

Bus|

* First Cymru
* Gorseinon bus station
* Gower Explorer
* Metro (Route 4)
* National Express
* Swansea bus station

Cycling|

* Celtic Trail
* National Cycle Route 4
* National Cycle Route 43

Railway lines|

* South Wales Main Line
* West Wales line
* Heart of Wales line
* Swansea District line

Railway stations|

* Gowerton
* Llansamlet
* Pontarddulais
* Swansea

Air|

* Swansea Airport

Waterways|

* River Tawe
* Swansea Canal
* Tennant Canal

Sea|

* Swansea docks
* Swansea Marina
* Swansea Cork ferry (Fastnet Line)
* Severn Link

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Transport in Rhondda Cynon Taf

Roads|

* M4 motorway
* European route E30
* A465
* A468
* A470
* A473
* A4054
* A4058
* A4059
* A4061
* A4093
* A4107
* A4109
* A4119
* A4222
* A4223
* A4225
* A4233

Bus|

* Stagecoach South Wales
* First Cymru
* NAT Group
* Fflecsi (TfW)

Cycling|

* NCR 4
* Taff Trail
* Lôn Las Cymru
* Celtic Trail

Railway lines|

* ■ Maesteg Line
* ■ Merthyr line
* ■ Rhondda line
* South Wales Main Line

Railway stations|

* Abercynon
* Aberdare
* Cwmbach
* Dinas Rhondda
* Fernhill
* Llanharan
* Llwynypia
* Mountain Ash
* Penrhiwceiber
* Pontyclun
* Pontypridd
* Porth
* Quakers Yard
* Taffs Well
* Ton Pentre
* Tonypandy
* Treforest
* Treforest Estate
* Trehafod
* Treherbert
* Treorchy
* Troed-y-rhiw
* Ynyswen
* Ystrad Rhondda

* Transport portal
* Wales portal

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Transport in Monmouthshire

Road|

* M4 motorway
* European route E30
* M48 motorway
* A40 road
* A449 road
* A465 road
* A472 road
* A4042 road
* A4136 road
* A48 road

Bus|

* Stagecoach South Wales
* Stagecoach West
* Newport Bus

National Cycle Network|

* Celtic Trail
* National Cycle Route 4
* National Cycle Route 47
* National Cycle Route 42

Railway lines|

* South Wales Main Line
* Gloucester–Newport line
* Welsh Marches line

Railway stations|

* Abergavenny
* Caldicot
* Chepstow
* Severn Tunnel Junction

Waterways|

* Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal
* River Wye

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Transport in Bristol

Road|

| Motorways|

* Almondsbury Interchange
* M4
* M5
* M32
* M49

|

European routes|

* E30

A roads|

* A4 (Portway)
* A37
* A38
* A369
* A370
* A403
* A420
* A431
* A432
* A4018
* A4032
* A4174

Bus|

| Bus transport|

* Bristol bus station
* MetroBus
* Buses in Bristol

|

Park & rides|

* Portway park and ride
* Bristol park and ride

Operators|

* Bristol Community Transport
* First West of England
* Stagecoach West

Cycling|

* National Cycle Route 3
* National Cycle Route 4 (Bristol and Bath Railway Path)

Rail|

| Railway lines|

* Bristol–Exeter line
* Cross Country Route
* Filton Bank
* Great Western Main Line
* Henbury Loop Line
* Portishead Railway
* Severn Beach line
* South Wales Main Line

|

Stations|

* Ashley Down
* Avonmouth
* Bedminster
* Bristol Parkway
* Bristol Temple Meads
* Clifton Down
* Filton Abbey Wood
* Lawrence Hill
* Montpelier
* Parson Street
* Portway Park & Ride
* Redland
* Sea Mills
* Severn Beach
* Shirehampton
* St Andrews Road
* Stapleton Road

Other|

* Bristol Airport Rail Link
* Bristol Rail Campaign
* Bristol Supertram
* Bristol Tramways
* Clifton Rocks Railway
* Light rail in Bristol
* MetroWest
* Rail services in the West of England
* Severnside Community Rail Partnership

Air|

* Bristol Airport

Water|

* Avonmouth Docks
* Bristol Packet Boat Trips
* Bristol Ferry Boats
* Bristol Harbour
* Bristol Marina
* Cumberland Basin
* Kennet and Avon Canal
* Netham Lock
* Port of Bristol
* Royal Portbury Dock
* River Avon
* Underfall Yard

Public transport|

* Proposed transport developments in Bristol
* Public transport in Bristol

Bridges|

* Avon Bridge
* Avonmouth Bridge
* Bristol Bridge
* Clifton Suspension Bridge
* Pero's Bridge
* Prince Street Bridge
* Redcliffe Bridge

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