From BBC commentator’s Betsan Powys’ blog
35,000 metres of fencing
30,000 tonnes of ballast
21,000 metres of rail
8,000 metres of cabling
800m of platform
382 parking spaces
45 years
30 million pounds
24 cycle lockers
17 daily journeys
15 days of public exhibitions
13 signals
8 passenger help points
6 new stations
5 new switch and crossing units
4 days of press releases
3 minutes for WAG to turn on Blaenau Gwent Council
2 million pounds before the line gets a clean bill of health
1 almighty blame game
0 first passenger train since 1962 to arrive at Ebbw Vale Parkway at 11.42 on Friday 14 December.
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