Recommendation 19

We are concerned that Covid-19 should not be used as a pretext for halting investment which, in the long term, would only further cement the car as the transport mode of choice in Wales. Instead this should be an opportunity for the Department for Transport, Welsh Government, Transport for Wales and Network Rail to take stock and consider the role of rail Wales’s future transport network. Using the Wales Rail Board we have recommended, this process should: • establish immediate infrastructure investment priorities; • consider how passenger services can be improved without inadvertently reducing freight capacity; and • determine on a route by route basis what improved services will mean for passengers in terms of frequency, speed, and cost. (Paragraph 114) 38 Railway Infrastructure in Wales