Aug 23, 2024 | Changemakers, Featured, Love, Nature, Pembrey and Burry Port, Quality of Life
South West Wales Connected invites you to an exciting experience this week at our upcoming Beach clean and create event! Not only will we be cleaning up our beautiful Burry Port beach by collecting harmful plastics, but you’ll also witness first hand the...
Oct 26, 2022 | Featured, Love
South West Wales Connected is a Community Rail Partnership established by Transport for Wales and hosted by 4theRegion, a membership alliance working to bring about positive change in Swansea, Neath Port Talbot, Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire. The overall purpose...
Sep 6, 2022 | Adventure, Carmarthenshire, Culture and Heritage, Featured, Love, Neath Port Talbot, Pembrokeshire, Quality of Life, Swansea
We’re delighted to have been shortlisted in two categories in the Community Rail Awards 2022: we’ve made the finals for Most Enhanced Railway Spaces, and for Best Community Engagement Project. The Community Rail Awards, now in their 18th year, really mean a lot to us...
Feb 11, 2022 | Adventure, Education and Skills, Explore, Featured, Llanelli, Love, Pembrey and Burry Port, Pontarddulais, Uncategorised
Children can now enjoy fun-filled walks from Burry Port, Llanelli and Pontarddulais stations as part of the Ramble and Scramble project. We’ve teamed up with Heart of Wales Line and Ramblers Cymru to commission three colourful maps for children to follow; these are...
Dec 8, 2021 | Featured, Love, Quality of Life
No two days are alike for train conductor Michael Gannon. Working varied shifts, his job takes him rich across the South West Wales rail network, from Cardiff to Milford Haven, Pembroke and Fishguard. Michael, 40, lives in Neath and is based out of Carmarthen station...
Nov 4, 2021 | Carmarthenshire, Featured, Neath Port Talbot, Pembrokeshire, Swansea
Imagine a future in which the South West Wales rail network is integrated with bus routes, ticketing and timetables, making it possible to seamlessly switch between train and bus to get to your destination. On top of that, picture an enhanced rail network with new...
