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Rail electrification: Driver's eye view for Crabb

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Stephen Crabb and Mark HopwoodImage source, Wales Office
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Stephen Crabb joins Great Western Railway managing director Mark Hopwood in the driver's cab

Welsh Secretary Stephen Crabb has said the UK government is "absolutely committed" to electrifying the main rail line between London and Swansea.

He said he had an "unmissable view" of the effects of the upgrade so far from the driver's cab of the 0815 from Paddington to Cardiff on Thursday.

Mr Crabb said the route was a "vital link" between Wales and the capital.

Electrification to Cardiff is , with hopes of .

In June, Transport Secretary Patrick McLouglin said the Great Western line remained "" in Network Rail's upgrading programme, despite concerns about delays and rising costs.

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