Two twin car Class 142 Arriva Trains Wales Pacer units head east across Porthkerry Viaduct towards Rhoose on the 5F00 Cardiff Canton Sidings – Bridgend ECS. The largely despised shuddering, bouncing and sometimes squealing units built from the bodies of a buses will be phased out over the next few years. KeolisAmey, who will take over the Arriva Trains Wales franchise from October 2018, will provide new traction and design and build the next phase of the Metro with electrification of the core Valley Lines where £738m of funding has been set aside and the UK Government has reaffirmed its £125m contribution -
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