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Part of 1. Questions to the Minister for Economy and Transport – in the Senedd at 1:36 pm on 4 December 2019.

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Photo of Delyth Jewell Delyth Jewell Plaid Cymru 1:36, 4 December 2019

Minister, passengers on the Rhymney line have been promised the 769s and increased capacity since May 2018, and they're still waiting. Now, I take your point about what you've said to Hefin David—that, when the 769s are introduced, there will be an increase in capacity. But you said that TfW are going to be acting flexibly about looking at the capacity of the new trains when they are replacing the 769s in 2023. Can you just confirm that the increased capacity that we'll see in 2023 is just an increased capacity from now, isn't it, and it's not an increased capacity—as things stand, from the 769s, there will be a decrease in capacity in 2023?