Electrification plan to replace steam trains on London - Swansea line on hold

The government has once again stalled on plans to electrify the London to Swansea railway - a line that still operates coal fired steam trains. Wales, an area the size of Wales, has once again been left behind according to The Shadow, Peter Hain: “It is a disgrace that in this day and age, rail travel to Wales still entails travelling in an open top carriage at speeds of 15 miles an hour.”
The situation is, of course, not the Condems fault: "We should not forget that the last government failed to electrify a single centimetre of track in Wales during their 13 years in office, “ the Secretary of State for Wales, Cheryl Gillan, said.
But, according to Peter Hain, “The minister should get her facts straight. The Labour Government electrified an inch and a half of line in east HaveveverFordwest - the bit just behind Big Daddy’s Niteclub.”
When asked when the issue would be addressed again, Cheryl Gillan said “I am thinking about it but Christmas is on the way and I have lots of presents to buy - and my aunt’s family is coming over from New Zealand.” She added, “Wales is full of poor people who probably can’t afford rail travel anyway, unless they’ve nicked the tickets.”