Cyn bo hir byddaf yn cyflwyno'r Achos Busnes Amlinellol Strategol ar gyfer trydaneiddio Prif Reilffordd Arfordir Gogledd Cymru i'r Adran Drafnidiaeth. Wrth bwyso i drydaneiddio'r rheilffyrdd yn y gogledd, rwy'n ystyried y rheilffordd rhwng Caergybi a Crewe fel un. Byddai cynllun annibynnol ar gyfer Crewe i Gaer ac ar gyfer Caer i Warrington, fel arall, yn arwain at ddiffyg manteision sylweddol, a fyddai'n gorfodi teithwyr i newid yng Nghaer gan arwain at golledion economaidd o dros £260 miliwn i economi Cymru a dros £210 miliwn i economi Lloegr. Mae'r adroddiad diweddar gan dasglu trydaneiddio Gogledd Lloegr wedi gwneud yn glir bod angen ystyried cynlluniau i Gaer fel rhan o gynllun ehangach ar gyfer Gogledd Cymru.
I will shortly be submitting the Strategic Outline Business Case for the electrification of the North Wales Coast Mainline to the Department for Transport. In pressing the case for electrification in North Wales, I am considering the line between Holyhead and Crewe as a whole. A stand alone scheme for Crewe to Chester and for Chester to Warrington would otherwise result in significant dis-benefits forcing passengers to change at Chester and resulting in an economic loss of over £260m to the Welsh economy and over £210m to the English economy. The recent report by the North of England electrification task force made clear that schemes to Chester needed to be considered as part of a wider scheme to north Wales.