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* Gweinidog yr Economi yn cadarnhau caffael tir gan ganiatáu contractwyr i baratoi i adeiladu rheilffordd sero net gyntaf y DU
* Y safle fydd ‘stop un siop’ y DU o ran arloesi ym maes rheilffyrdd
* Disgwylir y bydd cam cyntaf gwaith adeiladu’r cynllun meistr wedi ei gwblhau erbyn canol 2025\.


Bydd y safle 700 hectar ym mhen Cwm Dulais nawr yn cael ei drawsnewid a’i ddatblygu yn ‘siop un stop' y DU ym maes arloesi rheilffyrdd, o ymchwil a datblygu, profi, gwirio ac ardystio, i arloesi ar brif reilffyrdd teithwyr ac ar reilffyrdd cludo nwyddau.


Dyfarnwyd caniatâd cynllunio amlinellol i GCRE gan Gyngor Castell\-Nedd Port Talbot a Chyngor Sir Powys yn 2021\.


Mae ystod o ymgynghorwyr a chontractwyr gan gynnwys Walters Group o Hirwaun, Fifth Studio, Arcadis a Mott MacDonald bellach yn cydweithio i gynllunio’r safle a pharatoi i gychwyn adeiladu yn gynnar yn 2023\.


Mae’r Ganolfan wedi ei rhannu’n dri phrif gam:


* Cam 1: Darparu seidins ar gyfer cerbydau rheilffyrdd o haf 2023 ymlaen
* Cam 2: adeiladu dau gylch profi trydan, un cylch profi cyflymder uchel 6\.9km o hyd, ac un cylch profi seilwaith 4km o hyd, yn ogystal â seilwaith gefnogi ac adeiladau o 2024 ymlaen
* Cam 3: Ychwanegu rhagor o gyfleusterau stablu, cynnal a chadw a chomisiynu yn ogystal ag adnoddau ymchwil, gwesty, a pharc busnes yn 2025 a thu hwnt.


Gan ymweld â safle’r prosiect seilwaith gwerth £250 miliwn, pwysleisiodd Gweinidog yr Economi, Vaughan Gething, arwyddocâd y prosiect:



> “Y Ganolfan Ragoriaeth Fyd\-Eang ar gyfer Rheilffyrdd sy’n cael ei hadeiladu yma yng Nghymru yw un o’r prosiectau seilwaith pwysicaf a mwyaf creadigol sy’n digwydd yn unrhyw le yn Ewrop.
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> “Mae pwysigrwydd y Ganolfan i’r gymuned leol ac economi Cymru yn sylweddol. Dyma brosiect adfywio hanfodol fydd yn creu swyddi a sgiliau angenrheidiol. Rwy’n hyderus y bydd yn cefnogi dyfodol diwydiannol disglair i Gwm Dulais a’r ardal gyfagos.”


Ategodd y Dirprwy Weinidog Newid Hinsawdd, Lee Waters, arwyddocâd y prosiect:



> “Bydd y Ganolfan hon yn adnodd unigryw fydd yn cynnig systemau profi seilwaith, cerbydau rheilffordd a thechnolegau newydd o safon fyd\-eang a fydd yn llenwi bwlch pwysig yn y diwydiant rheilffordd. Yn hanfodol, bydd o gymorth i reoli costau prosiectau rheilffyrdd drwy brofi syniadau cyn eu defnyddio ar brosiectau, a bydd yn cefnogi’r arloesi allweddol sydd ei angen arnom i gyrraedd Sero Net.”
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> “Mae’r caffael ffurfiol yn paratoi’r tir ar gyfer dechrau adeiladu drwy ganiatáu i’r Ganolfan a’i chontractwyr gymryd rheolaeth dros y safle a dechrau sefydlu’r isadeiledd angenrheidiol er mwyn troi’r weledigaeth uchelgeisiol a chyffrous hon yn wirionedd.”


Dywedodd Prif Weithredwr GCRE, Simon Jones:



> “Rydym yn symud yn gyflym i gyflawni ein cynlluniau uchelgeisiol i ddarparu cyfleusterau arloesi a phrofi rheilffyrdd cynhwysfawr, datblygu ein tîm a pharatoi ar gyfer adeiladu, gyda’r nod y bydd ein cyfleuster storio cerbydau rheilffordd masnachol ar gael i’r farchnad o fewn y 12 mis nesaf.
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> “Bydd cam nesaf ein proses gaffael yn dechrau’n fuan gyda digwyddiad cwrdd â’r prynwr. Byddwn hefyd yn lansio cystadleuaeth arloesi ar wahân yr wythnos nesaf er mwyn rhoi cyfle i gyflenwyr a phartneriaid posibl glywed mwy ynghylch sut i gymryd rhan yn y prosiect.  Wedyn, byddwn yn lansio prosbectws buddsoddi cyffrous er mwyn denu cyllid preifat ar gyfer y prosiect. Gyda chefnogaeth Llywodraeth Cymru a Llywodraeth y DU, ac awdurdodau lleol Powys a Chastell\-nedd Port Talbot, rydym yn benderfynol o roi Cymru a’r DU wrth graidd arloesi ym maes cludiant cynaliadwy’r unfed ganrif ar hugain.”







Translation:


 
* Minister for the Economy confirms the acquisition of land allowing contractors to prepare for construction of UK’s first Net Zero Railway
* The site will become the UK’s ‘one stop shop’ for railway innovation
* The first phase of the masterplan construction is expected to be completed by the middle of 2025\.


The 700 hectare site at the head of the Dulais Valley in south Wales  will now be transformed and developed to become the UK’s ‘one stop shop’ for railway innovation, from research and development, through testing, verification and certification, to applied innovation on mainline passenger and freight railways.


Outline planning consent for GCRE was granted by Neath Port Talbot Council and Powys County Council in 2021\.


A range of consultants and contractors including Hirwaun\-based Walters Group, Atkins, Fifth Studio, Arcadis and Mott MacDonald are now working in an alliance to design the site and begin preparation for construction in early 2023\.


GCRE is split in to three core phases:


* Phase 1: The provision of sidings for rolling stock from the summer of 2023
* Phase 2: The building of two electrified test loops, one high speed test loop 6\.9km long and a 4km Infrastructure test loop, together with supporting infrastructure and buildings from 2024
* Phase 3: The addition of expanded stabling, maintenance, and commissioning facilities along with research facilities, hotel, and business park in 2025 and ongoing.


Visiting the site of the £250 million infrastructure project, Minister for Economy, Vaughan Gething, reiterated the significance of the GCRE project:



> “The Global Centre of Rail Excellence being constructed here in Wales is one of the most critical and creative infrastructure projects happening anywhere in Europe.
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> “Its significance to the local community and the Welsh economy should not be underestimated. This is a vital regeneration project which will create much\-needed jobs and skills. I’m confident it will support a bright industrial future for the Dulais Valley and the surrounding area.”


Deputy Minister for Climate Change, Lee Waters, reiterated the significance of the GCRE project:



> “GCRE will be a unique facility offering world class testing of infrastructure, rolling stock and new technologies that will fill a much\-needed gap in the rail industry. Crucially, it will help manage the cost of rail projects by testing ideas earlier before their deployment on projects and support the vital innovation we need to get to Net Zero.”
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> “The formal acquisition of the land now paves the way for the start of construction by allowing GCRE and their contractors to take control of the site and begin to establish the infrastructure required to turn this ambitious and exciting vision into reality.”


Chief Executive of GCRE, Simon Jones said:



> “We are moving at pace to deliver on our ambitious plans to deliver a modern and comprehensive rail testing and innovation facility, building our team and preparing for construction with the aim of having our commercial rolling stock storage facility available to the market within the next 12 months.
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> “The next stage of our procurement process will begin shortly with both a meet the buyer event and the launch of a separate innovation competition next week to give potential suppliers and partners the opportunity to find out more about how they can get involved.  This will be followed by the launch of an exciting investment prospectus to attract private funding for the project. With the support of the Welsh and UK Governments and Powys and Neath Port Talbot local authorities, we really are on a mission to put Wales and the UK at the very heart of 21st century sustainable transport innovation.”