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Christie Bannon

Landore rail depot in Swansea set to reopen this month

A Swansea railway depot is set to reopen this month after closing in December.

Landore depot, which previously operated as Great Western Railway's maintenance depot, was closed eight months ago.

It has now been announced that it will reopen as a rolling stock maintenance and overhaul depot.

The company will be using the site for vehicle refurbishment, re-paints and modifications.

Chris Steele, managing director of Chrysalis Rail, said: "We are delighted to reopen the Landore depot as a Chrysalis base in south Wales.

"We currently operate across the UK at both our own sites and our customers depots, and we are delighted to take on a new site which will offer greater capacity and opportunity to continue to provide high-quality rolling stock solutions to the rail industry.

"There is a great existing local railway talent pool with the relevant knowledge and expertise here in south Wales.

"We would love to hear from local people interested in a career in the rail industry with the relevant skills, experience and attitude to come and work with us."

A date for the reopening has not yet been confirmed but Chrysalis Rail confirmed that it will be at the beginning of August.

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