news Rail Funding for Wales Falls Short as Longstanding Inequity Persists, Critics Say Posted on June 12, 2025 By Huw Marshall The UK Chancellor’s Spending Review has allocated £445 million to Welsh railways over a ten-year period. However, politicians and analysts across Wales have quickly criticised this move, calling it inadequate and long overdue. Chancellor Rachel Reeves’s announcement was initially promoted as a significant boost for Welsh rail infrastructure, with claims… Read more