Quote Originally Posted by chrisp_1927 View Post
The changes on the tfw network are down to a massive(and very welcome) capital investment in TFW by the Welsh government. This investment would have happened whatever badge was on the side of the trains. The Welsh rail system, like rail systems in most areas is always going to be loss making and require government investment.

Personally, I think it makes sense for the rail system to be nationalised. But the idea that out problems were down to lack of investment by arriva isn't true. Their job was to run the trains on the budgets they were given via subsidy(which they did pretty badly 🤣), but it wasn't in their remit to spunk billions on infrastructure improvements
I can't see that having the tracks owned centrally and the private companies running the service makes sense