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Network Rail and DB Cargo prepare for increased Port Talbot steel traffic after blast furnace closure


10/01/2025 in News

Upgraded track at DB Cargo's Cardiff Tidal site. DAVID MUNT.

Up to 35 trains a week are set to soon be supplying Port Talbot Steelworks, as it continues to manufacture products following the closure of its blast furnaces.




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  • 30hertz - 10/01/2025 22:24

    I believe slab trains have also been running from Portbury Dock to Port Talbot.

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