The Wales and Borders Rail Franchise

Part of 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 1:38 pm on 5 June 2018.

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Photo of Carwyn Jones Carwyn Jones Labour 1:38, 5 June 2018

No, that can't happen. We are aware of what happened at Northern Rail. We've ensured as part of the contract that rail operators cannot get out of their obligations simply by running fewer or no trains, and, of course, as part of the announcement, there will be simplified compensation arrangements for passengers who have to wait as well. So, we want to make the service as user friendly as possible, and it's exciting that the operator wants to do the same. They want to make sure that they work with us in order to build a rail network for the future. The days of 40-year-old trains running on the Valleys lines particularly—those days are coming to an end, and I'm sure that the people of the Valleys will be delighted to see that.