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

10/01/2025

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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