English: I'm pleased to tell the Minister that it doesn't take six hours to travel from Aberystwyth to Cardiff. I do it on a weekly basis and it takes four hours. But, four hours is more than enough to be on the train because most of the journey is through England. It would be nice to travel from Cardiff to Aberystwyth through Wales, rather than through England. But the main blessing of this scheme, as well as linking Aberystwyth and Cardiff, is to link Carmarthen and Aberystwyth - two sub-capitals, as Adam Price said, for west Wales. It's extremely important that we see economic growth in west Wales for our young people, for the Welsh language, and for heritage, culture and tourism as well, and that's what this proposal provides us with: an opportunity to achieve that dream of linking west Wales. Then you wouldn't need a development zone: the railway would do that for you. But, on a practical basis, I'm pleased to hear that this scheme is to be funded because of the agreement between Plaid Cymru and the Government, and I'm pleased to hear this idea that NICW, the infrastructure programme, is also looking at this. But, in practical terms, we need Network Rail now to look at this scheme in earnest. When I discussed this with Network Rail about a year ago, they were very clear that they would look at a proposal such as this one if the Government was behind it and if there was a feasibility study in place, because then they could programme that for capital development ultimately. Network Rail aren't doing particularly well on capital programmes at the moment in Wales, but that's another issue. But, this now needs to be part of their planning. Would you meet with Network Rail urgently to discuss this?
Welsh: Mae'n dda gen i ddweud wrth y Gweinidog nad yw'n cymryd chwe awr i fynd o Aberystwyth i Gaerdydd. Rwy'n gwneud hyn bob wythnos: mae'n cymryd pedair awr. Ond mae pedair awr yn hen ddigon i fod ar y trên gan fod y rhan fwyaf o'r siwrnai yn mynd drwy Loegr, wrth gwrs. Byddai'n beth braf i fynd o Gaerdydd i Aberystwyth drwy Gymru yn hytrach na drwy Loegr. Ond y prif fendith a ddaw o'r cynllun yma, yn ogystal â chyplysu Aberystwyth a Chaerdydd, yw cyplysu Caerfyrddin ac Aberystwyth - dwy is-brifddinas, chwedl Adam Price, ar gyfer y gorllewin. Mae'n hynod bwysig ein bod yn gweld twf economaidd yn y gorllewin ar gyfer pobl ifanc, ar gyfer yr iaith Gymraeg, treftadaeth, diwylliant a thwristiaeth hefyd, a dyna beth mae'r cynllun yma'n ei roi i ni: cyfle i wireddu'r freuddwyd yna o gyplysu'r gorllewin at ei gilydd. Wedyn nid oes angen menter neu barth datblygu: byddai'r rheilffordd yn gwneud hynny drosoch chi. Ond yn ymarferol, mae'n dda gen i glywed bod y cynllun yma'n cael arian oherwydd y cytundeb rhwng Plaid Cymru a'r Llywodraeth, ac mae'n dda gen i glywed y syniad bod NICW, y cynllun isadeiledd, yn edrych ar hyn hefyd. Ond yn ymarferol, mae'n rhaid cael Network Rail nawr i edrych ar y cynllun yma o ddifrif. Pan es i i drafod gyda Network Rail rhyw flwyddyn yn ôl, roedden nhw'n glir iawn y bydden nhw'n edrych ar gynllun fel hyn pe bai'r Llywodraeth y tu ôl iddo fe a phe bai'r astudiaeth ddichonoldeb yn ei lle, achos byddai modd rhaglennu'r cynllun wedyn ar gyfer datblygiad cyfalaf yn y pen draw. Nid yw Network Rail yn gwneud yn dda iawn ar gynlluniau cyfalaf yng Nghymru ar hyn o bryd, ond mater arall yw hynny. Ond, mae eisiau i hyn fod nawr yn rhan o'u cynlluniau nhw. A fyddwch chi'n cyfarfod â Network Rail yn fuan i drafod hyn?