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- Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales)
- Article date:
- January 28, 2004
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Sir - i regularly travel by rail to Waterloo from Abergavenny, for voluntary work. This requires an overnight stay, it is impossible to return in a day.
This service is to be discontinued by the Strategic Rail Authority. It provides a popular essential link to the South East and the Continent.
My wife drives me to Abergavenny, and collects me the next day - 120 miles in all, the car would be unsafe overnight.
We were told the new franchise would benefit the people of Wales. Over 70% of the population of Wales lives in rural areas. We get a raw ...