From Bow Street to Beeching

The latest addition to Arriva Trains Wales rolling stock.

I am coming late to this story for I am only a part time Cardi look you see but I awake on Boxing Day to find out that this ludicrous idea is going to get the Green Light. I don't read the Cambrian News anymore because of Nazi Gate so I am a bit behind the times but a station in Bow Street? "scarcely believe". I travelled the line recently from Cardiff to Aber changing at Shrewsbury and by the time you get to Borth, despite the stunning scenery, you are ready to kick the doors open and walk home. The Chinese Water Torture that is train travel in Wales is now planning another drip to its drop by building a 6.8 million pound station in Bow Street. That money could be used to start on re-opening the Aberystwyth to Carmarthen line so I can get there quicker than it takes from Cardiff to London. The fact that a denizen of the Capital has to go via the old Marcher Town of Shrewsbury to get to his families seat of power in West Wales is patently absurd but apparently we have to blame somebody called Beeching who of course has a Public House named after him in Aberystwyth. 

Mid and West Wales AM Eluned Morgan said there was a "very strong" economic case for the project, with a new university campus opening up.

"Rail infrastructure is crucial to opening up the connections to Aberystwyth and beyond," she said.

"There is a welcome upturn in economic activity in the area, including the new Aberystwyth University campus nearby.

"This rail stop will cut down on traffic, promote business, reduce pollution, provide a vital transport system for commuters and the elderly."

You can't even call me a Nimby on this because it wont be in my back yard and I know that Arriva Trains Wales cannot cater for the whims of every single passenger but at the cost of a ticket you would expect to be taken down to the Capital in a sedan chair. £6.8 million is only going to be three quarters of the cost. The Welsh Assembly Government has to cough up the remaining 1.7 million. Now I'm sure Eluned Morgan is a nice person. She's got a cracking Cardiff accent so what is the former Labour MEP doing wading in to this one? I think, although not certain that Welsh Labour as opposed to Corbyn Labour only have one Councillor in Ceredigion, and that is the erstwhile Hag Harris of Lampeter but it appears that this deal is all stitched up before the Shark Fisherman has had a chance to wade into shallow waters. Why don't the Welsh Labour Mafia wade into the Campaign to re-open the Carmarthen to Aberystwyth line?  because it appears that they are only interested in vanity, non practical projects. Save this £8.5 million pounds of public money for Bow Street Station and put it towards Carmarthen to Aberystwyth. If you are hoping to open Bow Street as a park and ride and stop the visitors of the A487 from Machynlleth from bringing their vehicles into the town then be honest and say so but to say that it will benefit students and the elderly is fallacious.