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Tram-trains unveiled at new Taff’s Well depot

THE first Class 398 Tram Trains (part of a fleet of 36 which will ultimately operate services in the South Wales valleys) have been unveiled by Transport for Wales.

The £100 million depot at Taff’s Well, north of Cardiff, which will be their base, is also taking shape and is now connected to the rail network.

As well as being the maintenance base for the Class 398s, it will control traffic on the Core Valley Lines and is

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