What discussions has the Minister had with Transport for Wales regarding any progress made on the rail service that will link Cardiff and Liverpool via Wrexham that was promised to start by December 2023?
Transport for Wales announced in September 2021 that due to the enormous impact from Covid-19 on supply chains, the delivery of infrastructure needed to operate new services and on its ability to train new train crews, there would be some changes to when new services will be delivered:
Transport for Wales outline dates for additional train services (tfw.wales)
Transport for Wales is working with Network Rail to understand what rail infrastructure enhancements are required and how these will be funded to enable the delivery of services between Cardiff and Liverpool via Wrexham from December 2024.
Transport for Wales provides regular updates to me and my officials on progress with its service delivery plans.