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The train, rail infrastructure and technology testing facility, will provide unique capability in the UK and Europe, to support innovation in the UK and international rail industry, including the testing of cutting\-edge, green technologies. Welsh Government has been working in partnership with Neath Port Talbot and Powys councils to develop proposals for the GCRE, which will be located on the site of Nant Helen open cast mine in Onllwyn, currently operated by Celtic Energy. 


In order to deliver the first phase of the project, the Welsh Government has confirmed a £50 million capital funding loan to be given to Powys Council. Earlier this month the UK Government pledged up to £30 million funding to the pioneering project in the spring budget.


In further milestone developments, a land option deal has been completed for the sites at the Nant Helen surface mine and Onllwyn coal washery, which will see Celtic Energy gift all the land necessary for the project. A formal planning application will also be submitted this week for a purpose\-built, modern railway infrastructure, systems and rolling stock test and validation complex. The facility will act as a driver for accelerated rail industry innovation, investment and growth in Wales, the wider United Kingdom and internationally.


To take the project forward a new GCRE company will be established as the project transitions from government led, supported by industry to industry led, supported by government.


Ken Skates, Minister for Economy, Transport and North Wales, said:



> “This is an enormously significant step forward in our plans to deliver a world class facility with unique to Europe integrated capabilities.  GCRE will be a powerful ‘magnet’ project bringing a major global industry closer to Wales. It will provide a raft of vital services and wide ranging research, development and innovation platforms to UK and international train manufacturers, network operators, the wider industry, supply chain and academia. It will also provide significant direct benefits to our national operator Transport for Wales.
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> “Working alongside our public and private sector partners we will deliver high quality jobs and training opportunities whilst supporting Welsh exports for decades to come.”


A joint venture was established in 2019 between Welsh Government and both Powys and Neath Port Talbot councils to support project development and delivery. The proposals are the result of collaborative working with partners and extensive engagement and consultation with stakeholders and local communities.


Nigel Brinn Corporate Director (Economy and Environment) at Powys County Council said:



> “We are delighted that both UK and Welsh Governments have confirmed that they are able to invest in this extremely important project on the Powys border. The opportunity to deliver such an innovative and economically beneficial restoration and after use for the site is very much welcomed by all at Powys County Council.
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> “We look forward to progressing the project as quickly as possible with our Joint Venture Partners of Welsh Government and Neath Port Talbot Council. We are fully committed to doing everything we possibly can to play our part in delivering this project of truly international significance.
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> “The opportunity and potential of this project is widely acknowledged and we are absolutely committed to ensuring that the maximum overall benefit to the region is achieved. We are extremely excited about the opportunity that this initial investment will create, working with research and development partners to establish this Centre of Rail Excellence.”


Neath Port Talbot Council’s Corporate Director of Environment and Regeneration, Nicola Pearce, said:



> “Neath Port Talbot Council, the Welsh Government and Powys County Council have worked hard with a range of partners to help reach this key milestone. Subject to planning and other approvals, the Global Centre of Rail Excellence will create a world class facility for research, development and testing of rail technology offering major opportunities for economic growth in the South Wales Valleys and throughout Neath Port Talbot.
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> “We look forward to continuing to work with the Welsh Government and our other partners as this project is delivered.”


The plans are an important addition to the site strategy being brought forward by Celtic Energy, following approval of its restoration proposals in April 2020, and second planning application, approved in July 2020\.


Will Watson, Celtic Energy Chief Executive, said:



> “As our coal mine operations come to the end of their natural lives, we have been working hard to ensure that local communities continue to benefit from well\-paid, sustainable employment, whilst we diversify our sites from coal to property, tourism and green energy.
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> “We are delighted that the Global Centre of Rail Excellence project has reached another key milestone and we are looking forward to continuing our close working relationship with Welsh Government, local authorities and rail industry players to help deliver a world class facility that will benefit people locally and globally.”


Richard Walters, Celtic Energy Chairman, added:



> “As part of the project we have been committed to ensure that the generations, who have previously relied on the coal industry for local employment, continue to benefit from access to sustainable employment. They will now have opportunities to support and promote the expanding rail industry in Wales and across the UK more widely.”







Translation:


 
Bydd y ganolfan profi seilwaith a thechnoleg rheilffyrdd a threnau yn creu cyfleuster unigryw yn y DU ac Ewrop i gefnogi arloesedd diwydiant rheilffyrdd y DU a’r byd, ac yn cynnwys profion ar dechnolegau gwyrdd blaengar.  Mae Llywodraeth Cymru wedi bod yn gweithio gyda Chynghorau Cast\-nedd Port Talbot a Phowys i ddatblygu cynlluniau ar gyfer y GCRE, a fydd yn cael ei hadeiladu ar safle gwaith Glo Brig Nant Helen yn yr Onllwyn sydd ar hyn o bryd yn cael ei redeg gan Celtic Energy.


Er mwyn cynnal cam cynta’r prosiect, mae Llywodraeth Cymru wedi cadarnhau benthyciad o £50 miliwn o gyfalaf i Gyngor Powys.  Yn gynharach yn y mis, addawodd Llywodraeth y DU hyd at £30 miliwn ar gyfer y prosiect yn ei Chyllideb Wanwyn.


Yn gam nodedig eraill, mae bargen opsiwn tir wedi’i chwblhau ar gyfer safleoedd gwaith glo brig Nant Helen a golchfa’r Onllwyn, sy’n golygu bod Celtic Energy yn rhoi’r holl dir sydd ei angen ar gyfer y prosiect. Caiff cais cynllunio ffurfiol ei gyflwyno’r wythnos hon ar gyfer adeiladu’r ganolfan fodern a phwrpasol ar gyfer profi a dilysu  seilwaith, systemau a cherbydau rheilffyrdd. Bydd y Ganolfan yn sbarduno arloesi, buddsoddi a thwf yn y diwydiant trenau yng Nghymru, yn y Deyrnas Unedig a’r byd.


I fynd â’r prosiect yn ei flaen, caiff cwmni GCRE newydd ei greu i droi’r prosiect o fod yn gynllun sy’n cael ei arwain gan y Llywodraeth gyda chefnogaeth diwydiant i gynllun sy’n cael ei arwain gan ddiwydiant gyda chefnogaeth y Llywodraeth.


Dywedodd Ken Skates, Gweinidog yr Economi, Trafnidiaeth a’r Gogledd:



> “Mae hyn gam bras iawn ymlaen yn ein cynlluniau i agor canolfan o fri rhyngwladol gyda’r gallu unigryw i integreiddio ag Ewrop. Bydd y GCRE yn ‘fagned’ pwerus i ddenu diwydiant mawr byd\-eang i Gymru. Bydd yn darparu amrywiaeth o wasanaethau hanfodol a phlatfformau ymchwil, datblygu ac arloesi eang i weithgynhyrchwyr, rheolwyr rhwydweithiau, y diwydiant ehangach, y gadwyn gyflenwi ac academia yn y DU a’r tu hwnt. Bydd yn dod â manteision amlwg uniongyrchol i’n cwmni cenedlaethol, Trafnidiaeth Cymru. 
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> “Trwy gydweithio â’n partneriaid yn y sectorau cyhoeddus a phreifat, byddwn yn darparu swyddi a chyfleoedd hyfforddi o safon uchel fydd yn cefnogi allforion o Gymru am ddegawdau i ddod.”


Cafodd menter ei sefydlu ar y cyd yn 2019 rhwng Llywodraeth Cymru a Chynghorau Powys a Chastell\-nedd Port Talbot i ddatblygu a darparu’r prosiect. Mae’r cynigion hyn yn ffrwyth cydweithio â phartneriaid a thrafod ac ymgynghori helaeth â rhanddeiliaid a’r gymuned leol.


Dywedodd Nigel Brinn, Cyfarwyddwr Corfforaethol yr Economi a’r Amgylchedd yng Nghyngor Sir Powys:



> “Rydym yn falch iawn bod Llywodraethau Cymru a’r DU wedi cadarnhau eu bod yn gallu buddsoddi yn y prosiect hynod bwysig hwn ar y ffin â Phowys.  Mae pawb yng Nghyngor Sir Powys yn fawr iawn eu croeso i’r cyfle hwn i gynllun mor arloesol ac economaidd fuddiol ar gyfer adfer ac ôl\-ddefnyddio’r safle.
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> “Rydym yn eiddgar i fwrw ymlaen cyn gynted â phosibl â’r prosiect gyda Phartneriaid y Gyd\-fenter, Llywodraeth Cymru a Chyngor Castell\-nedd Port Talbot.  Rydym yn ymroi’n llwyr i wneud popeth posibl i chwarae ein rhan i ddarparu prosiect sydd o wir werth rhyngwladol.
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> “Mae llawer yn cydnabod cyfleoedd a photensial y prosiect hwn ac rydym wedi ymrwymo’n llwyr i sicrhau bod cymaint o fuddiannau â phosibl yn dod i’r rhanbarth. Testun cyffro hefyd yw’r cyfle y bydd y buddsoddiad cychwynnol hwn yn ei greu i weithio â phartneriaid ymchwil a datblygu i sefydlu’r Ganolfan Ragoriaeth hon ar gyfer y Rheilffyrdd.”


Dywedodd Nicola Pearce, Cyfarwyddwr Corfforaethol yr Amgylchedd ac Adfywio yng Nghyngor Castell\-nedd Port Talbot:



> “Mae Cyngor Castell\-nedd Port Talbot, Llywodraeth Cymru a Chyngor Sir Powys wedi gweithio’n galed gyda nifer o bartneriaid i gyrraedd y garreg filltir bwysig hon.  Cyn belled â’i fod yn cael caniatâd cynllunio ac ati, bydd y cynllun yn creu canolfan o fri rhyngwladol ar gyfer ymchwil, datblygu a phrofi technoleg rheilffyrdd, ac yn greu cyfleoedd mawr ar gyfer twf economaidd i Gymoedd y De a phob rhan o Gastell\-nedd Port Talbot.
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> “Rydym yn disgwyl ymlaen at barhau i weithio â Llywodraeth Cymru a’n partneriaid eraill i gynnal y prosiect hwn.”


Mae’r cynlluniau hyn yn ychwanegiad pwysig at y strategaeth sy’n cael ei chreu gan Celtic Energy ar gyfer y safle, hynny yn dilyn cymeradwyo eu cynigion adfer yn Ebrill 2020 a chymeradwyo’r ail ganiatâd cynllunio ym mis Gorffennaf 2020\.


Dywedodd Will Watson, Prif Weithredwr Celtic Energy:



> “Wrth i’n gwaith cloddio glo brig ddod i ddiwedd ei fywyd naturiol, rydym wedi bod yn gweithio’n galed i sicrhau bod y cymunedau lleol yn cael parhau i elwa ar swyddi bras a chynaliadwy wrth i ni arallgyfeirio’n safleoedd o lo i eiddo, twristiaeth ac ynni gwyrdd.
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> “Rydym yn falch iawn bod prosiect y Ganolfan Ragoriaeth ar gyfer Rheilffyrdd wedi cyrraedd carreg filltir bwysig arall ac rydym yn disgwyl ymlaen at barhau â’r berthynas weithio agos â Llywodraeth Cymru, awdurdodau lleol a’r diwydiant rheilffyrdd i’n helpu i ddarparu canolfan o fri rhyngwladol fydd yn dod â buddiannau i bobl leol a’r byd."


Ychwanegodd Richard Walters, Cadeirydd Celtic Energy:



> “Fel rhan o’r prosiect, rydym wedi ymrwymo i sicrhau bod y cenedlaethau sydd wedi dibynnu cyn hyn ar y diwydiant glo am waith lleol, yn cael parhau i elwa ar waith cynaliadwy.  Bydd cyfleoedd iddynt nawr gefnogi a hyrwyddo’r diwydiant rheilffyrdd sydd ar gynnydd yma yng Nghymru ac ar draws y DU.”