THE Welsh Government has submitted detailed proposals for its planned Global Centre of Rail Excellence (GCRE) on the site of the Nant Helen opencast mine and Onllwyn Coal Washery, near Neath.
If approved, GCRE will comprise two 25kV AC overhead electrified test loops, a 6.9km rolling stock test track with a maximum speed of 110mph and a low-speed, high-axleload infrastructure test track of 4.5km, a dual platform station test environment, operations and control offices.