For his first engagement in the country, the heir to the throne visited the CAF train factory in Newport. It was a grey and blustery day when the Prince and his entourage arrived by car and were greeted by Brigadier Robert Aitken, who introduced the Prince of Wales to Newport East’s MP, Jessica Morden; AM John Griffiths, Newport council’s leader Jane Mudd and chief executive Sheila Davies, Gwent Police Chief Constable Pam Kelly, and Dame Claire Clancy, the high sheriff of Gwent.
He then met CAF officials, including company president Andrés Arizkorreta, and was given a tour of the huge hangar in which the firm constructs and fits out trains for use around the UK.
Spanish firm CAF (Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles) currently employs around 220 people in Newport, where diesel trains are produced for companies like West Midlands Metro and Wales and Borders.
Prince Charles was clearly impressed by the work ethic of the engineers and fitters he met on the factory floor – and, to laughs, also praised workers for their immaculate facial hair.
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