Transport for Wales pays tribute to war dead with its first Remembrance Train
Transport for Wales is marking Remembrance Day by unveiling its first Remembrance Train.
The trailer for one of TfW’s intercity trains has been wrapped in an artwork created by PTM Design, featuring the silhouettes of soldiers on the front line.
It includes the words in Welsh ‘Mewn angof ni chant fod’ – ‘Lest we forget’.
While poppies have featured on the side of some of its trains in previous years, this is TfW’s first dedicated Remembrance Train, and will permanently commemorate those who lost their lives during the First and Second World Wars and conflicts since.
This is the fourth special livery on TfW’s intercity trains, which are used on services between Cardiff and Holyhead, and, from December, the south of Wales and Manchester.
The other liveries promote three popular charities in the Wales and Borders region: the RNLI, Alzheimer’s Cymru, and Ty Gobaith Hope House Hospice.
‘Support’
TfW is also reinstating the annual Remembrance Day service at Cardiff Central station, after two years of being unable to host the event due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
The event will take place at the station’s war memorial in the main concourse just before 11am on Friday 11 November. This is in addition to the Poppies to Paddington ceremony that will take place on the morning of 11 November.
Ryan Williams, Transport for Wales’ Engineering Director, said: “The Remembrance period every November is a profound reminder of the importance of peace, unity and respect. Our Remembrance train honours all those who have made the ultimate sacrifice in wars and conflicts, past and present, throughout the world.
“We’re proud to support our Armed Forces community. In 2020 we signed the Armed Forces Covenant, committing to treat those who have served in the Armed Forces and their families with fairness and respect in the communities, economy and society when they serve with their lives.
“The Remembrance train is an important next step as part of that commitment.”
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What is more depressing? The “Remembrance train” or the fact we are being baited into arguing about it?
Yes, a distraction to say the least. Such a train would have been very commendable had TfW been able to provide a half tidy service in Wales.
Ich bin Soldat, doch bin ich es nicht gerne, Als ich es ward, hat man mich nicht gefragt. Man riss mich fort, hinein in die Kaserne, Gefangen ward ich, wie ein Wild gejagt. Ja, von der Heimat, von des Liebchens Herzen Musst’ ich hinweg, und von der Freunde Kreis; Denk’ ich daran, fühl’ ich der Wehmut Schmerzen, Fühl’ in der Brust des Zornes Glut so heiß. Ich bin Soldat, doch nur mit Widerstreben, Ich lieb’ ihn nicht, den blauen Königsrock. Ich lieb’ es nicht, das blut’ge Waffenleben, Mich zu verteid’gen wär’ genug ein Stock. O sagt mir an, wozu braucht… Read more »
Virtue signalling is now an art form.
A poorly run organisation gesturing at our expense. Just concentrate on your day jobs TfW. The British legion already do a grand job and their efforts support veterans.