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Nov 30,2023 8:21 pm

...By Lucy WilliamsonBBC News, Jenin, West BankPalestinian prisoners released from Israeli jails say that guards carried out aBuse and collective punishment in the weeks after the Hamas attacks on Israel on 7 October...

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Trains: How can it take so long to fix a struggling railway?

Trains: How can it take so long to fix a struggling railway?
Mar 7,2023 3:00 am

...By Rhidian ThomasBBC NewsMany have had that feeling when your last train home becomes a dreaded rail replacement Bus - or even worse, it s cancelled...

Heat pumps: Lords slam 'failing' green heating scheme

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Feb 21,2023 10:31 pm

... " John Taylor, 71, another recipient of the Bus voucher, also said the government needed to make it clearer which installers to use: " I searched online and found cowboys out there...

Strikes update: How Monday 20 February's walkouts will affect you

Strikes update: How Monday 20 February's walkouts will affect you
Feb 19,2023 12:21 pm

... Upcoming strike action FRI 3 FEB Train drivers Train drivers who are members of the Aslef union are on strike Most train companies across England are affected Disruption is also expected on some services between England and Scotland, and between England and Wales Customers are encouraged to check their route before travelling Read more: Teachers in Scotland Teachers in South Lanarkshire and Western Isles are on strike Members of the Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS) are taking action as part of an ongoing dispute over pay Read more: Bus drivers on strike Bus drivers employed by Abellio in London are taking industrial action The routes affected are mostly in south and west London SAT 4 FEB There are currently no national strikes planned for this date SUN 5 FEB There are currently no national strikes planned for this date MON 6 FEB Nurses in England Members of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) are taking industrial action over pay Life-preserving treatment must be provided, and all nurses in intensive and emergency care are expected to work Read more: Ambulance staff Ambulance staff in the GMB and Unite unions in several regional services across England and from Unite in Wales are on strike The strike affects non-life threatening calls only and people are advised to use the 999 service in an emergency Read more: TUE 7 FEB Nurses in England on strike Members of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) are taking industrial action over pay Life-preserving treatment must be provided, and all nurses in intensive and emergency care are expected to work Read more: WED 8 FEB There are currently no national strikes planned for this date THU 9 FEB Physiotherapists take action NHS physiotherapy staff across England are striking over pay and staffing The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy says 4,200 members are involved University staff Thousands of staff at 150 universities across the UK are taking industrial action Academic staff and those in other professional roles including administrators, librarians and technicians are involved Read more: FRI 10 FEB Ambulance staff Thousands of ambulance staff across five services in England - London, Yorkshire, the South West, North East and North West - are striking The strike affects non-life threatening calls only and people are advised to use the 999 service in an emergency Read more: University staff Thousands of staff at 150 universities across the UK are taking industrial action Academic staff and those in other professional roles including administrators, librarians and technicians are involved Read more: SAT 11 FEB There are currently no national strikes planned for this date SUN 12 FEB There are currently no national strikes planned for this date MON 13 FEB There are currently no national strikes planned for this date TUE 14 FEB University staff Thousands of staff at 150 universities across the UK are taking industrial action Academic staff and those in other professional roles including administrators, librarians and technicians are involved Read more: WED 15 FEB University staff Thousands of staff at 150 universities across the UK are taking industrial action Academic staff and those in other professional roles including administrators, librarians and technicians are involved Read more: THU 16 FEB Ambulance staff Ambulance staff in the Unite union in Northern Ireland are on strike The strike affects non-life threatening calls only and people are advised to use the 999 service in an emergency Read more: University staff Thousands of staff at 150 universities across the UK are taking industrial action Academic staff and those in other professional roles including administrators, librarians and technicians are involved Read more: FRI 17 FEB Ambulance staff Ambulance staff in the Unite union in the West Midlands and in Northern Ireland are on strike The strike affects non-life threatening calls only and people are advised to use the 999 service in an emergency Read more: Border Force Border Force staff at the Port of Calais, Port of Dunkirk, Coquelles Channel Tunnel Terminal and the Port of Dover are taking industrial action The strike only affects international inbound travel to the UK SAT 18 FEB Border Force Border Force staff at the Port of Calais, Port of Dunkirk, Coquelles Channel Tunnel Terminal and the Port of Dover are taking industrial action The strike only affects international inbound travel to the UK SUN 19 FEB Border Force Border Force staff at the Port of Calais, Port of Dunkirk, Coquelles Channel Tunnel Terminal and the Port of Dover are taking industrial action The strike only affects international inbound travel to the UK MON 20 FEB Ambulance staff Ambulance staff in the Unite union in Wales and several regions of England are on strike The strike affects non-life threatening calls only and people are advised to use the 999 service in an emergency Read more: Border Force Border Force staff at the Port of Calais, Port of Dunkirk, Coquelles Channel Tunnel Terminal and the Port of Dover are taking industrial action The strike only affects international inbound travel to the UK only The industrial action is due to end at around 07:00 GMT TUE 21 FEB Teachers in Northern Ireland The majority of teachers in Northern Ireland are holding a half-day strike Many schools across the country are not expected to open until after midday Read more: University staff Thousands of staff at 150 universities across the UK are taking industrial action Academic staff and those in other professional roles including administrators, librarians and technicians are involved Read more: WED 22 FEB Ambulance staff Ambulance staff in the Unite union in the North West region of England are on strike The strike affects non-life threatening calls only and people are advised to use the 999 service in an emergency Read more: University staff Thousands of staff at 150 universities across the UK are taking industrial action Academic staff and those in other professional roles including administrators, librarians and technicians are involved Read more: THU 23 FEB Ambulance staff Ambulance staff in the Unite union in Northern Ireland are on strike The strike affects non-life threatening calls only and people are advised to use the 999 service in an emergency Read more: University staff Thousands of staff at 150 universities across the UK are taking industrial action Academic staff and those in other professional roles including administrators, librarians and technicians are involved Read more: FRI 24 FEB Ambulance staff Ambulance staff in the Unite union in Northern Ireland are on strike The strike affects non-life threatening calls only and people are advised to use the 999 service in an emergency Read more: SAT 25 FEB There are currently no national strikes planned for this date SUN 26 FEB There are currently no national strikes planned for this date MON 27 FEB University staff Thousands of staff at 150 universities across the UK are taking industrial action Academic staff and those in other professional roles including administrators, librarians and technicians are involved Read more: TUE 28 FEB University staff Thousands of staff at 150 universities across the UK are taking industrial action Academic staff and those in other professional roles including administrators, librarians and technicians are involved Read more: WED 1 MAR Nurses in England Members of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) are taking industrial action over pay For the first time, the strike will involved some nursing staff working in emergency departments, intensive care units, cancer care and other services that were previously exempted...

Strikes Update: How Friday 17 February's walkouts will affect you

Strikes Update: How Friday 17 February's walkouts will affect you
Feb 16,2023 12:31 pm

... Upcoming strike action FRI 3 FEB Train drivers Train drivers who are members of the Aslef union are on strike Most train companies across England are affected Disruption is also expected on some services between England and Scotland, and between England and Wales Customers are encouraged to check their route before travelling Read more: Teachers in Scotland Teachers in South Lanarkshire and Western Isles are on strike Members of the Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS) are taking action as part of an ongoing dispute over pay Read more: Bus drivers on strike Bus drivers employed by Abellio in London are taking industrial action The routes affected are mostly in south and west London SAT 4 FEB There are currently no national strikes planned for this date SUN 5 FEB There are currently no national strikes planned for this date MON 6 FEB Nurses in England Members of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) are taking industrial action over pay Life-preserving treatment must be provided, and all nurses in intensive and emergency care are expected to work Read more: Ambulance staff Ambulance staff in the GMB and Unite unions in several regional services across England and from Unite in Wales are on strike The strike affects non-life threatening calls only and people are advised to use the 999 service in an emergency Read more: TUE 7 FEB Nurses in England on strike Members of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) are taking industrial action over pay Life-preserving treatment must be provided, and all nurses in intensive and emergency care are expected to work Read more: WED 8 FEB There are currently no national strikes planned for this date THU 9 FEB Physiotherapists take action NHS physiotherapy staff across England are striking over pay and staffing The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy says 4,200 members are involved University staff Thousands of staff at 150 universities across the UK are taking industrial action Academic staff and those in other professional roles including administrators, librarians and technicians are involved Read more: FRI 10 FEB Ambulance staff Thousands of ambulance staff across five services in England - London, Yorkshire, the South West, North East and North West - are striking The strike affects non-life threatening calls only and people are advised to use the 999 service in an emergency Read more: University staff Thousands of staff at 150 universities across the UK are taking industrial action Academic staff and those in other professional roles including administrators, librarians and technicians are involved Read more: SAT 11 FEB There are currently no national strikes planned for this date SUN 12 FEB There are currently no national strikes planned for this date MON 13 FEB There are currently no national strikes planned for this date TUE 14 FEB University staff Thousands of staff at 150 universities across the UK are taking industrial action Academic staff and those in other professional roles including administrators, librarians and technicians are involved Read more: WED 15 FEB University staff Thousands of staff at 150 universities across the UK are taking industrial action Academic staff and those in other professional roles including administrators, librarians and technicians are involved Read more: THU 16 FEB Ambulance staff Ambulance staff in the Unite union in Northern Ireland are on strike The strike affects non-life threatening calls only and people are advised to use the 999 service in an emergency Read more: University staff Thousands of staff at 150 universities across the UK are taking industrial action Academic staff and those in other professional roles including administrators, librarians and technicians are involved Read more: FRI 17 FEB Ambulance staff Ambulance staff in the Unite union in the West Midlands and in Northern Ireland are on strike The strike affects non-life threatening calls only and people are advised to use the 999 service in an emergency Read more: Border Force Border Force staff at the Port of Calais, Port of Dunkirk, Coquelles Channel Tunnel Terminal and the Port of Dover are taking industrial action The strike only affects international inbound travel to the UK SAT 18 FEB Border Force Border Force staff at the Port of Calais, Port of Dunkirk, Coquelles Channel Tunnel Terminal and the Port of Dover are taking industrial action The strike only affects international inbound travel to the UK SUN 19 FEB Border Force Border Force staff at the Port of Calais, Port of Dunkirk, Coquelles Channel Tunnel Terminal and the Port of Dover are taking industrial action The strike only affects international inbound travel to the UK MON 20 FEB Ambulance staff Ambulance staff in the Unite union in Wales and several regions of England are on strike The strike affects non-life threatening calls only and people are advised to use the 999 service in an emergency Read more: Border Force Border Force staff at the Port of Calais, Port of Dunkirk, Coquelles Channel Tunnel Terminal and the Port of Dover are taking industrial action The strike only affects international inbound travel to the UK only The industrial action is due to end at around 07:00 GMT TUE 21 FEB Teachers in Northern Ireland The majority of teachers in Northern Ireland are holding a half-day strike Many schools across the country are not expected to open until after midday Read more: University staff Thousands of staff at 150 universities across the UK are taking industrial action Academic staff and those in other professional roles including administrators, librarians and technicians are involved Read more: WED 22 FEB Ambulance staff Ambulance staff in the Unite union in the North West region of England are on strike The strike affects non-life threatening calls only and people are advised to use the 999 service in an emergency Read more: University staff Thousands of staff at 150 universities across the UK are taking industrial action Academic staff and those in other professional roles including administrators, librarians and technicians are involved Read more: THU 23 FEB Ambulance staff Ambulance staff in the Unite union in Northern Ireland are on strike The strike affects non-life threatening calls only and people are advised to use the 999 service in an emergency Read more: University staff Thousands of staff at 150 universities across the UK are taking industrial action Academic staff and those in other professional roles including administrators, librarians and technicians are involved Read more: FRI 24 FEB Ambulance staff Ambulance staff in the Unite union in Northern Ireland are on strike The strike affects non-life threatening calls only and people are advised to use the 999 service in an emergency Read more: SAT 25 FEB There are currently no national strikes planned for this date SUN 26 FEB There are currently no national strikes planned for this date Border Force strikesThe PCS union expects 1,000 of its members at the ports of Calais, Dunkirk and Dover, and the Coquelles Channel Tunnel Terminal, to walk out between Military personnel and civil servants have been trained to step in and carry out border checks, although military personnel will not be going to France...

Strikes Update: How Friday 10 February's walkouts will affect you

Strikes Update: How Friday 10 February's walkouts will affect you
Feb 9,2023 12:21 pm

... Upcoming strike action FRI 3 FEB Train drivers Train drivers who are members of the Aslef union are on strike Most train companies across England are affected Disruption is also expected on some services between England and Scotland, and between England and Wales Customers are encouraged to check their route before travelling Read more: Teachers in Scotland Teachers in South Lanarkshire and Western Isles are on strike Members of the Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS) are taking action as part of an ongoing dispute over pay Read more: Bus drivers on strike Bus drivers employed by Abellio in London are taking industrial action The routes affected are mostly in south and west London SAT 4 FEB There are currently no national strikes planned for this date SUN 5 FEB There are currently no national strikes planned for this date MON 6 FEB Nurses in England Members of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) are taking industrial action over pay Life-preserving treatment must be provided, and all nurses in intensive and emergency care are expected to work Read more: Ambulance staff Ambulance staff in the GMB and Unite unions in several regional services across England and from Unite in Wales are on strike The strike affects non-life threatening calls only and people are advised to use the 999 service in an emergency Read more: TUE 7 FEB Nurses in England on strike Members of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) are taking industrial action over pay Life-preserving treatment must be provided, and all nurses in intensive and emergency care are expected to work Read more: WED 8 FEB There are currently no national strikes planned for this date THU 9 FEB Physiotherapists take action NHS physiotherapy staff across England are striking over pay and staffing The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy says 4,200 members are involved University staff Thousands of staff at 150 universities across the UK are taking industrial action Academic staff and those in other professional roles including administrators, librarians and technicians are involved Read more: FRI 10 FEB Ambulance staff Thousands of ambulance staff across five services in England - London, Yorkshire, the South West, North East and North West - are striking The strike affects non-life threatening calls only and people are advised to use the 999 service in an emergency Read more: University staff Thousands of staff at 150 universities across the UK are taking industrial action Academic staff and those in other professional roles including administrators, librarians and technicians are involved Read more: SAT 11 FEB There are currently no national strikes planned for this date SUN 12 FEB There are currently no national strikes planned for this date MON 13 FEB There are currently no national strikes planned for this date TUE 14 FEB University staff Thousands of staff at 150 universities across the UK are taking industrial action Academic staff and those in other professional roles including administrators, librarians and technicians are involved Read more: WED 15 FEB University staff Thousands of staff at 150 universities across the UK are taking industrial action Academic staff and those in other professional roles including administrators, librarians and technicians are involved Read more: THU 16 FEB Ambulance staff Ambulance staff in the Unite union in Northern Ireland are on strike The strike affects non-life threatening calls only and people are advised to use the 999 service in an emergency Read more: University staff Thousands of staff at 150 universities across the UK are taking industrial action Academic staff and those in other professional roles including administrators, librarians and technicians are involved Read more: FRI 17 FEB Ambulance staff Ambulance staff in the Unite union in the West Midlands and in Northern Ireland are on strike The strike affects non-life threatening calls only and people are advised to use the 999 service in an emergency Read more: SAT 18 FEB There are currently no national strikes planned for this date SUN 19 FEB There are currently no national strikes planned for this date MON 20 FEB Ambulance staff Ambulance staff in the Unite union in Wales and several regions of England are on strike The strike affects non-life threatening calls only and people are advised to use the 999 service in an emergency Read more: TUE 21 FEB Teachers in Northern Ireland The majority of teachers in Northern Ireland are holding a half-day strike Many schools across the country are not expected to open until after midday Read more: University staff Thousands of staff at 150 universities across the UK are taking industrial action Academic staff and those in other professional roles including administrators, librarians and technicians are involved Read more: WED 22 FEB Ambulance staff Ambulance staff in the Unite union in the North West region of England are on strike The strike affects non-life threatening calls only and people are advised to use the 999 service in an emergency Read more: University staff Thousands of staff at 150 universities across the UK are taking industrial action Academic staff and those in other professional roles including administrators, librarians and technicians are involved Read more: THU 23 FEB Ambulance staff Ambulance staff in the Unite union in Northern Ireland are on strike The strike affects non-life threatening calls only and people are advised to use the 999 service in an emergency Read more: University staff Thousands of staff at 150 universities across the UK are taking industrial action Academic staff and those in other professional roles including administrators, librarians and technicians are involved Read more: FRI 24 FEB Ambulance staff Ambulance staff in the Unite union in Northern Ireland are on strike The strike affects non-life threatening calls only and people are advised to use the 999 service in an emergency Read more: SAT 25 FEB There are currently no national strikes planned for this date SUN 26 FEB There are currently no national strikes planned for this date Which ambulance staff are striking? Members of the Unison trade union - which represents nearly half of ambulance workers - are striking on Friday in five regions: London, Yorkshire, the South West, the North West and the North East...

How the nurses' strike on Tuesday 7 February will affect you

How the nurses' strike on Tuesday 7 February will affect you
Feb 6,2023 12:51 pm

... Upcoming strike action TUE 31 JAN Teachers in Scotland Teachers in Highlands and West Lothian are on strike Members of the Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS) are taking action as part of an ongoing dispute over pay Read more: WED 1 FEB Civil servants About 100,000 civil servants in 124 government departments and other bodies are on strike in a dispute over pay and conditions Employees at the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), the Driver & Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA), and the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) are among those taking part Teachers In England and Wales, teachers who are members of the National Education Union (NEU) are on strike over pay The NEU is the largest education union in the UK and the disruption to schools is expected to be widespread In Scotland, teachers who are members of the Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS) in Clackmannanshire and Aberdeen are on strike as part of an ongoing dispute which is also over pay Read more: | Train drivers Train drivers who are members of the Aslef union are on strike Most train companies across England are affected Disruption is also expected on some services between England and Scotland, and between England and Wales Customers are encouraged to check their route before travelling Read more: University staff Thousands of staff at 150 universities across the UK are taking industrial action Academic staff and those in other professional roles including administrators, librarians and technicians are involved Read more: Bus drivers on strike Bus drivers employed by Abellio in London are taking industrial action The routes affected are mostly in south and west London THU 2 FEB Teachers in Scotland Teachers in Dundee and Argyll and Bute are on strike Members of the Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS) are taking action as part of an ongoing dispute over pay Read more: Bus drivers on strike Bus drivers employed by Abellio in London are taking industrial action The routes affected are mostly in south and west London FRI 3 FEB Train drivers Train drivers who are members of the Aslef union are on strike Most train companies across England are affected Disruption is also expected on some services between England and Scotland, and between England and Wales Customers are encouraged to check their route before travelling Read more: Teachers in Scotland Teachers in South Lanarkshire and Western Isles are on strike Members of the Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS) are taking action as part of an ongoing dispute over pay Read more: Bus drivers on strike Bus drivers employed by Abellio in London are taking industrial action The routes affected are mostly in south and west London SAT 4 FEB There are currently no national strikes planned for this date SUN 5 FEB There are currently no national strikes planned for this date MON 6 FEB Nurses in England Members of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) are taking industrial action over pay Life-preserving treatment must be provided, and all nurses in intensive and emergency care are expected to work Read more: Ambulance staff Ambulance staff in the GMB union are on strike in seven of the 10 English services and the national Welsh service, while Unite staff strike in four English services and Wales The strike affects non-life threatening calls only and people are advised to use the 999 service in an emergency Read more: TUE 7 FEB Nurses in England on strike Members of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) are taking industrial action over pay Life-preserving treatment must be provided, and all nurses in intensive and emergency care are expected to work Read more: Physiotherapists in Wales NHS physiotherapy staff in all Welsh Health Boards are on strike It is the first time physiotherapy staff in Wales have walked out over pay Midwives in Wales Members of the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) in Wales are on strike from 0800 to 1600 GMT Services for women in labour or needing emergency care are not affected, according to the RCM Read more: WED 8 FEB There are currently no national strikes planned for this date THU 9 FEB Physiotherapists take action NHS physiotherapy staff across England are striking over pay and staffing The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy says 4,200 members are involved University staff Thousands of staff at 150 universities across the UK are taking industrial action Academic staff and those in other professional roles including administrators, librarians and technicians are involved Read more: FRI 10 FEB Ambulance staff Thousands of ambulance staff across five services in England - London, Yorkshire, the South West, North East and North West - are striking The strike affects non-life threatening calls only and people are advised to use the 999 service in an emergency Read more: University staff Thousands of staff at 150 universities across the UK are taking industrial action Academic staff and those in other professional roles including administrators, librarians and technicians are involved Read more: SAT 11 FEB There are currently no national strikes planned for this date SUN 12 FEB There are currently no national strikes planned for this date MON 13 FEB There are currently no national strikes planned for this date TUE 14 FEB University staff Thousands of staff at 150 universities across the UK are taking industrial action Academic staff and those in other professional roles including administrators, librarians and technicians are involved Read more: Teachers in Wales Members of the National Education Union are on strike across the whole of Wales Many schools will close altogether and classes in some others will not run Read more: WED 15 FEB University staff Thousands of staff at 150 universities across the UK are taking industrial action Academic staff and those in other professional roles including administrators, librarians and technicians are involved Read more: THU 16 FEB Ambulance staff Ambulance staff in the Unite union in Northern Ireland are on strike The strike affects non-life threatening calls only and people are advised to use the 999 service in an emergency Read more: University staff Thousands of staff at 150 universities across the UK are taking industrial action Academic staff and those in other professional roles including administrators, librarians and technicians are involved Read more: FRI 17 FEB Ambulance staff Ambulance staff in the Unite union in the West Midlands and in Northern Ireland are on strike The strike affects non-life threatening calls only and people are advised to use the 999 service in an emergency Read more: SAT 18 FEB There are currently no national strikes planned for this date SUN 19 FEB There are currently no national strikes planned for this date Nurses strikeMembers of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) are continuing their walkout over pay in England on Tuesday...

Trains: How can it take so long to fix a struggling railway?

Feb 5,2023 12:21 pm

By Rhidian ThomasBBC News

Many have had that feeling when your Last Train home becomes a dreaded Rail replacement Bus - or Even Worse , it's cancelled.

And with a record number of UK Trains being cancelled, and governments taking control because of poor service or cash issues, some passengers are fed-up.

Now one body is taking what it calls a " unique" multibillion-pound approach to get its railway back on track.

Yet bosses say passengers will suffer " pain" before improvements come in.

As some customers suffer The same old, Transport for Wales (TfW) - who also run Trains to Birmingham, Manchester and Liverpool - hopes The First phase of its Rail transformation will be done by 2025.

Rail chiefs have told a BBC documentary that when TfW's 148 new Trains are running, More Than 105 miles (170km) of line is electrified, signals and track upgraded and new stations built, passengers in The Wales and Borders area will See " generational" change.

Most Trains run as planned, But try telling that to today's TfW day-trippers, as journeys continue to be disrupted by unreliable Old Trains - See - before The new fleet comes into service.

Then there's The frustrated commuters whose journeys between Cardiff and The South Wales valleys are regularly impacted by engineering work and line closures - and you know what that can mean. . The Bus replacement service.

" I started work at nine This Morning , The Last thing I want is it to take two-and-half hours to Go Home , " one weary passenger told The at TfW.

" I'm aware there's work going on that'll be a Benefit - But it feels quite Far Away , " another commuter said to The cameras.

Wales' 2050 and subsequent has focused ministers' minds on The Urgency of their railway revamp and The TfW chief executive, James Price , insists The " pace We Are going is very fast in Rail terms. "

But Mr Price admitted: " People will expect to See change happen almost Overnight - it can't work like that.

" You have to go through a period of transformation and sometimes that will mean pain. "

What are TfW promising by 2025? So why does it take so long?

Just to get a few new Trains onto The timetable took almost five years.

That includes finding The Cash , designing The Trains , awarding The Contract to build them, building The Factory to build them in, building The Trains , inspecting them, and employing and training The drivers to drive them.

A multibillion-pound investment is underway to make Wales' railways bigger, better and faster, and over three years we go behind The Scenes as they try to make ambitious promises a Reality - with More Than a few bumps in The Line .

That's just a few Trains , let alone The full fleet of 148 which will all go through that process.

Then there's electrification of The Lines , which includes lowering track or replacing bridges so electric wires can fit underneath, as The Documentary shows how it took 18 Months to plan a demolition of one bridge.

The erection of The 3,000 steel masts to hold up electric wires took years of planning, including " noise mitigation" in an effort to not keep residents living alongside The Line awake All Night by The installation.

How did Covid affect The Rail upgrade?

When The Covid-19 pandemic saw Rail travel collapse by 80%, The private firms that jointly won The could not shoulder The financial burden, so The Welsh Government stepped in to.

That meant forming a new organisation to improve and deliver The timetable until 2033, run services and stations and manage staff while also trying to implement Wales' biggest railway regeneration for decades.

" Taking on The operational responsibility for running The Railway is a massive Challenge - it has radically changed The Business that is Transport for Wales, " Mr Price told The TV cameras.

Those disruptions affected all TfW engineering projects, including building of maintenance depots and control centres, line upgrades, staff recruitment and The Building and delivery of new Trains .

If that wasn't enough, The Firm supplying The - converted from old London Underground District Line Trains - went bust before They Went into daily service, so TfW now have to also maintain those troublesome Trains too.

If The Challenge wasn't Tough Enough , from Network Rail - The Track , signalling, maintenance, Leaves . . Everything .

" What we're doing in south-east Wales is The First Time it's been done in The UK, " Mr Price said.

" Bringing The Track and train under one ownership model and designing things together, not having these convoluted agreements that often cost More Than The Work We Are doing in The End . "

When will TfW passengers See The Benefit ?

Although punters will be forgiven for not noticing yet, there are glimpses of The promised TfW revolution.

After More Than Four Years and billions spent, a few new Trains are now in service on The and also in.

One station in Mid Wales has, while continues and.

But there will plenty more Rail replacement buses for a couple of years yet, as Lines - especially in The South Wales valleys - will need to be closed regularly to allow work to continue.

And as TfW know well, not all engineering work runs smoothly.

" People will expect to See change happen almost Overnight , " Mr Price told The Bbc documentary.

" It can't work like that and you have to go through a period of transformation and sometimes that transportation will mean pain. I use The Service myself and experience The Bus replacement service. I More Than sympathise.

" We're trying to do things differently. Lots of other parts of The UK are looking at what we do because we've taken a lot of risks. We need to deliver to prove ourselves. We need to learn from mistakes that Other People have made, realign and put things right. "

It's not just The rolling stock that's growing.

TfW's workforce has grown by almost 50% to 3,000 staff, as The organisation looks to put years of negative headlines behind them to deliver The ambitious plans, including The .

" There's some really difficult things we still need to work our way through, " said Mr Price.

" But We Are seeing The beginnings of The End of The First chapter of this journey. "

Once this phase has left The Station , TfW has promised it will be full steam ahead to The Next phase of adding new stations, new Lines and more services, including The Swansea Bay Metro.

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