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The facility will be connected to the main Brecon to Neath line, with signalling upgrades also planned as part of the project. Plans for the Onllwyn site include a control centre, a research and development facility, maintenance sheds and staff overnight accommodation. The site spans the Powys/Neath Port Talbot border and identical planing applications have been submitted to both councils. A planning statement prepared by Ove Arup and Partners, on behalf of the Welsh Government, says the project will be “a catalyst for the creation of a rail technology hub in Wales”. The first phase of the project – which includes the high tonnage test track and station – could open by 2023, with work to be completed on the latter two phases by 2025.

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