If this ever actually gets completed. The Wales and Borders rail franchise has been awarded to French State owned Keolis and Spanish owned Amey.

This includes not only the day to day running of the routes and the rolling stock, but also the wider Cardiff Metro scheme.

This is absolutely vital for Wales, and will include faster, more regular trains and new stops and lines, including a direct route to the airport and hugely long awaited new stops serving the East of Cardiff such as St Mellons, Rumney and Llanrumney.

This will take a huge amount of cars off our roads, meaning journeys by all means will be easier, quicker, cleaner and not the stress fest they are today.

Also, this is a socialist leaning contract, meaning capped profits for the companies involved, so that the people of Wales are put first above shareholders.

Fantastic news and well done the Welsh Government

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Keolis/Amey wins £5bn Wales rail contract - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-44221184