Transport for Wales Rail

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Transport for Wales Rail
Overview
Franchise(s):	Wales & Borders
Main region(s):	Wales
Other region(s):	North West England; West Midlands; Gloucestershire;
Stations operated:	248
National Rail abbreviation:	AW
Parent company:	Transport for Wales (for Welsh Government)
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Transport for Wales Rail Limited, branded as Transport for Wales and TfW Rail (Welsh: Trafnidiaeth Cymru and Welsh: TrC Trenau), is a Welsh publicly owned train operating company, a subsidiary of Transport for Wales (TfW), a Welsh Government-owned company. It commenced operations of the day to day services of the Wales & Borders franchise on 7 February 2021, as an operator of last resort, succeeding KeolisAmey Wales.^[1]^[2] Transport for Wales Rail manages 248 National Rail stations,^[3]^[4] including all 223 in Wales,^[5] and operates all passenger mainline services wholly within Wales, and services from Wales, Chester, and Shrewsbury to Liverpool, Manchester, Manchester Airport, Crewe, Birmingham, Bidston and Cheltenham.

History

In May 2018, the Wales & Borders franchise was awarded by Transport for Wales to KeolisAmey Wales.^[6] Scheduled to run for 15 years, it commenced in October 2018.^[7]^[8]

Following a collapse in revenues, and a significant reduction in passenger numbers as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the original franchise had become financially unviable. On 7 February 2021, Transport for Wales Rail Limited, the Welsh Government's operator of last resort, succeeded KeolisAmey Wales as operator of the Wales & Borders franchise. KeolisAmey and Transport for Wales will continue a partnership on further improvements on the network, with Amey Infrastructure Wales (AIW) continuing to have an involvement in the delivering of some key projects such as the Core Valley Lines.^[9]^[10]^[11]^[12]

Services

As of December 2022^[update], Transport for Wales Rail operates these regular and daily services Monday to Friday:^[13]

North Wales to South Wales
Route	tpd	Calling at
Holyhead to Cardiff Central	8	<templatestyles src="Cslist/styles.css" /> Valley,^{[lower-alpha 1]} Rhosneigr,^{[lower-alpha 1]} Tŷ Croes,^{[lower-alpha 1]} Bodorgan,^{[lower-alpha 1]} Llanfairpwll,^{[lower-alpha 1]} Bangor, Llanfairfechan,^{[lower-alpha 1]} Penmaenmawr,^{[lower-alpha 1]} Conwy,^{[lower-alpha 1]} Llandudno Junction, Colwyn Bay, Abergele & Pensarn, Rhyl, Prestatyn, Flint, Shotton, Chester, Wrexham General, Ruabon, Chirk, Gobowen, Shrewsbury, Church Stretton, Craven Arms, Ludlow, Leominster, Hereford, Abergavenny, Pontypool and New Inn, Cwmbran, Newport
Marches, West Wales, Crewe–Shrewsbury Lines and Swanline
Route	tph	Calling at
Manchester Piccadilly to Cardiff Central	1	<templatestyles src="Cslist/styles.css" /> Stockport, Wilmslow, Crewe, Nantwich, Wrenbury,^{[lower-alpha 1]} Whitchurch, Prees,^{[lower-alpha 1]} Wem, Yorton,^{[lower-alpha 1]} Shrewsbury, Church Stretton, Craven Arms, Ludlow, Leominster, Hereford, Abergavenny, Pontypool and New Inn, Cwmbran, Newport 6 trains per day are extended to Swansea calling at <templatestyles src="Cslist/styles.css" /> Bridgend, Port Talbot Parkway and Neath , of which 5 extend to Carmarthen calling at <templatestyles src="Cslist/styles.css" /> Gowerton, Llanelli, Pembrey and Burry Port, Kidwelly and Ferryside , and 1 tpd extends to Tenby calling at <templatestyles src="Cslist/styles.css" /> Whitland, Narberth,^{[lower-alpha 1]} Kilgetty^{[lower-alpha 1]} and Saundersfoot^{[lower-alpha 1]} .
Swansea to Fishguard Harbour	4tpd	<templatestyles src="Cslist/styles.css" /> Gowerton, Llanelli, Pembrey and Burry Port, Kidwelly, Ferryside, Carmarthen, Whitland, Clunderwen,^{[lower-alpha 1]} Clarbeston Road,^{[lower-alpha 1]} Fishguard and Goodwick
Cardiff Central to Milford Haven	1tp2h	<templatestyles src="Cslist/styles.css" /> Bridgend, Port Talbot Parkway, Neath, Swansea, Gowerton, Llanelli, Pembrey and Burry Port, Kidwelly,^{[lower-alpha 1]} Ferryside,^{[lower-alpha 1]} Carmarthen, Whitland, Clunderwen,^{[lower-alpha 1]} Clarbeston Road, Haverfordwest, Johnston 5 trains per day Cardiff-bound extend to Manchester Piccadilly, calling at Newport, Cwmbran, Pontypool and New Inn (2tpd), Abergavenny, Hereford, Leominster, Ludlow, Craven Arms, Church Stretton, Shrewsbury, Nantwich, Crewe, Wilmslow, and Stockport.
Swansea to Pembroke Dock	1tp2h	<templatestyles src="Cslist/styles.css" /> Gowerton, Llanelli, Pembrey and Burry Port, Kidwelly, Ferryside, Carmarthen, Whitland, Narberth,^{[lower-alpha 1]} Kilgetty,^{[lower-alpha 1]} Saundersfoot,^{[lower-alpha 1]} Tenby, Penally,^{[lower-alpha 1]} Manorbier, Lamphey,^{[lower-alpha 1]} Pembroke
Cardiff Central to Swansea	1	<templatestyles src="Cslist/styles.css" /> Pontyclun, Llanharan, Pencoed, Bridgend, Pyle, Port Talbot Parkway, Baglan, Briton Ferry, Neath, Skewen, Llansamlet
Crewe to Shrewsbury	1tp2h	<templatestyles src="Cslist/styles.css" /> Nantwich, Wrenbury,^{[lower-alpha 1]} Whitchurch, Prees,^{[lower-alpha 1]} Wem, Yorton^{[lower-alpha 1]}
Cambrian Line
Route	tph	Calling at
Birmingham International to Aberystwyth	1tp2h	<templatestyles src="Cslist/styles.css" /> Birmingham New Street, Sandwell & Dudley, Wolverhampton, Telford Central, Wellington, Shrewsbury, Welshpool, Newtown, Caersws, Machynlleth, Dovey Junction, Borth, Bow Street
Machynlleth to Pwllheli	1tp2h	<templatestyles src="Cslist/styles.css" /> Dovey Junction, Penhelig,^{[lower-alpha 1]} Aberdovey, Tywyn, Tonfanau,^{[lower-alpha 1]} Llwyngwril,^{[lower-alpha 1]} Fairbourne, Morfa Mawddach,^{[lower-alpha 1]} Barmouth, Llanaber,^{[lower-alpha 1]} Talybont,^{[lower-alpha 1]} Dyffryn Ardudwy,^{[lower-alpha 1]} Llanbedr,^{[lower-alpha 1]} Pensarn,^{[lower-alpha 1]} Llandanwg,^{[lower-alpha 1]} Harlech, Tygwyn,^{[lower-alpha 1]} Talsarnau,^{[lower-alpha 1]} Llandecwyn,^{[lower-alpha 1]} Penrhyndeudraeth, Minffordd, Porthmadog, Criccieth, Penychain,^{[lower-alpha 1]} Abererch^{[lower-alpha 1]}
Heart of Wales line
Route	tpd	Calling at
Shrewsbury to Swansea	5	<templatestyles src="Cslist/styles.css" /> Church Stretton, Craven Arms, Broome,^{[lower-alpha 1]} Hopton Heath,^{[lower-alpha 1]} Bucknell,^{[lower-alpha 1]} Knighton, Knucklas,^{[lower-alpha 1]} Llangynllo,^{[lower-alpha 1]} Llanbister Road,^{[lower-alpha 1]} Dolau,^{[lower-alpha 1]} Pen-y-Bont,^{[lower-alpha 1]} Llandrindod, Builth Road,^{[lower-alpha 1]} Cilmeri,^{[lower-alpha 1]} Garth,^{[lower-alpha 1]} Llangammarch,^{[lower-alpha 1]} Llanwrtyd, Sugar Loaf,^{[lower-alpha 1]} Cynghordy,^{[lower-alpha 1]} Llandovery, Llanwrda,^{[lower-alpha 1]} Llangadog,^{[lower-alpha 1]} Llandeilo, Ffairfach, Llandybie,^{[lower-alpha 1]} Ammanford,^{[lower-alpha 1]} Pantyffynnon, Pontarddulais,^{[lower-alpha 1]} Llangennech,^{[lower-alpha 1]} Bynea,^{[lower-alpha 1]} Llanelli, Gowerton
North Wales Coast Line
Route	tph	Calling at
Birmingham International to Holyhead	1tp2h	<templatestyles src="Cslist/styles.css" /> Birmingham New Street, Sandwell & Dudley, Wolverhampton, Bilbrook,^{[lower-alpha 2]} Codsall,^{[lower-alpha 2]} Albrighton,^{[lower-alpha 2]} Cosford,^{[lower-alpha 2]} Shifnal,^{[lower-alpha 2]} Telford Central, Oakengates,^{[lower-alpha 2]} Wellington, Shrewsbury, Gobowen, Chirk, Ruabon, Wrexham General, Chester, Shotton, Flint, Prestatyn, Rhyl, Abergele & Pensarn, Colwyn Bay, Llandudno Junction, Conwy,^{[lower-alpha 1]} Penmaenmawr,^{[lower-alpha 1]} Llanfairfechan,^{[lower-alpha 1]} Bangor, Llanfairpwll,^{[lower-alpha 1]} Bodorgan,^{[lower-alpha 1]} Ty Croes,^{[lower-alpha 1]} Rhosneigr,^{[lower-alpha 1]} Valley^{[lower-alpha 1]}
Conwy Valley line
Route	tpd	Calling at
Llandudno to Blaenau Ffestiniog	6	<templatestyles src="Cslist/styles.css" /> Deganwy, Llandudno Junction, Glan Conwy,^{[lower-alpha 1]} Tal-y-Cafn, Dolgarrog,^{[lower-alpha 1]} North Llanrwst,^{[lower-alpha 1]} Llanrwst, Betws-y-Coed, Pont-y-Pant,^{[lower-alpha 1]} Dolwyddelan,^{[lower-alpha 1]} Roman Bridge^{[lower-alpha 1]}
Borderlands line
Route	tph	Calling at
Bidston to Wrexham Central	1	<templatestyles src="Cslist/styles.css" /> Upton, Heswall, Neston, Hawarden Bridge,^{[lower-alpha 1]} Shotton, Hawarden, Buckley, Penyffordd, Hope, Caergwrle, Cefn-y-Bedd, Gwersyllt, Wrexham General
Llandudno–Manchester, Chester–Crewe, and Liverpool–Wrexham
Route	tph	Calling at
Llandudno to Manchester Airport	1	<templatestyles src="Cslist/styles.css" /> Deganwy, Llandudno Junction, Colwyn Bay, Abergele & Pensarn, Rhyl, Prestatyn, Flint, Shotton, Chester, Helsby, Frodsham, Runcorn East, Warrington Bank Quay, Earlestown, Newton-le-Willows, Manchester Oxford Road, Manchester Piccadilly, East Didsbury
Chester to Crewe	1	Shuttle service
Liverpool Lime Street to Wrexham General	1tp2h	<templatestyles src="Cslist/styles.css" /> Liverpool South Parkway, Runcorn, Frodsham, Helsby, Chester
Maesteg–Cheltenham
Route	tph	Calling at
Maesteg to Cheltenham Spa	1	<templatestyles src="Cslist/styles.css" /> Maesteg (Ewenny Road), Garth, Tondu, Sarn, Wildmill, Bridgend, Pencoed, Llanharan, Pontyclun, Cardiff Central, Newport, Severn Tunnel Junction, Caldicot, Chepstow, Lydney, Gloucester
Ebbw Valley Railway
Route	tph	Calling at
Ebbw Vale Town to Cardiff Central	1	<templatestyles src="Cslist/styles.css" /> Ebbw Vale Parkway, Llanhilleth, Newbridge, Crosskeys, Risca and Pontymister, Rogerstone, Pye Corner
Crosskeys to Newport	1	<templatestyles src="Cslist/styles.css" /> Risca and Pontymister, Rogerstone, Pye Corner
Rhondda line
Route	tph	Calling at
Cardiff Central to Treherbert	2	<templatestyles src="Cslist/styles.css" /> Cardiff Queen Street, Cathays, Llandaf, Radyr, Taffs Well, Trefforest Estate, Trefforest, Pontypridd, Trehafod, Porth, Dinas Rhondda, Tonypandy, Llwynypia, Ystrad Rhondda, Ton Pentre, Treorchy, Ynyswen
Merthyr, Rhymney, and Vale of Glamorgan Lines
Route	tph	Calling at
Barry Island to Aberdare	2	<templatestyles src="Cslist/styles.css" /> Barry, Barry Docks, Cadoxton, Dinas Powys, Eastbrook, Cogan, Grangetown, Cardiff Central, Cardiff Queen Street, Cathays, Llandaf, Radyr, Taffs Well, Trefforest Estate, Trefforest, Pontypridd, Abercynon, Penrhiwceiber, Mountain Ash, Fernhill, Cwmbach
Barry Island to Merthyr Tydfil	1	<templatestyles src="Cslist/styles.css" /> Barry, Barry Docks, Cadoxton, Dinas Powys, Eastbrook, Cogan, Grangetown, Cardiff Central, Cardiff Queen Street, Cathays, Llandaf, Radyr, Taffs Well, Trefforest Estate, Trefforest, Pontypridd, Abercynon, Quakers Yard, Merthyr Vale, Troed-y-rhiw, Pentre-bach
Bridgend to Merthyr Tydfil	1	<templatestyles src="Cslist/styles.css" /> Llantwit Major, Rhoose Cardiff International Airport, Barry, Barry Docks, Cadoxton, Dinas Powys, Eastbrook, Cogan, Grangetown, Cardiff Central, Cardiff Queen Street, Cathays, Llandaf, Radyr, Taffs Well, Trefforest Estate, Trefforest, Pontypridd, Abercynon, Quakers Yard, Merthyr Vale, Troed-y-rhiw, Pentre-bach
Penarth to Bargoed	2	<templatestyles src="Cslist/styles.css" /> Dingle Road, Grangetown, Cardiff Central, Cardiff Queen Street, Heath High Level, Llanishen, Lisvane and Thornhill, Caerphilly, Aber, Energlyn & Churchill Park, Llanbradach, Ystrad Mynach, Hengoed, Pengam
Penarth to Rhymney	2	<templatestyles src="Cslist/styles.css" /> Dingle Road, Grangetown, Cardiff Central, Cardiff Queen Street, Heath High Level, Llanishen, Lisvane and Thornhill, Caerphilly, Aber, Energlyn & Churchill Park, Llanbradach, Ystrad Mynach, Hengoed, Pengam, Bargoed, Brithdir, Tir-Phil, Pontlottyn
Coryton and Cardiff City lines
Route	tph	Calling at
Radyr to Coryton	2	<templatestyles src="Cslist/styles.css" /> Danescourt, Fairwater, Waun-gron Park, Ninian Park, Cardiff Central, Cardiff Queen Street, Heath Low Level, Ty Glas, Birchgrove, Rhiwbina, Whitchurch
Butetown branch line
Route	tph	Calling at
Cardiff Queen Street to Cardiff Bay	5	Shuttle service

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↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 ^2.5 Limited service

Rolling stock

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Transport for Wales Rail inherited from KeolisAmey Wales a fleet of Class 143, 150, 153, 158, 170 and 175 diesel multiple units, Class 230 diesel-battery-electric multiple units, Class 769 bi-mode multiple units and Mark 4 and DVT sets with an allocation of Class 67 locomotives.^[14]^[15]

Class 143 Pacers, which were not compliant with persons with reduced mobility legislation (PRM), were withdrawn on 29 May 2021 when their PRM dispensation ended.^[16]

Class 170 units are to move to East Midlands Railway,^[17] with two-car units already transferred and the three-car units to follow in Spring 2023.^[18]

Class 197 and 231 diesel multiple units, Class 756 tri-mode multiple units and Class 398 tram-trains will replace the Class 150, 153, 158, 175 and 769 units by 2023.

Family	Class^[14]	Image	Type^[14]	Top speed		Number^[14]	Carriages^[14]	Routes operated^[14]	Built
Family	Class^[14]	Image	Type^[14]	mph^[14]	km/h	Number^[14]	Carriages^[14]	Routes operated^[14]	Built
Locomotive-hauled stock
Premier Service	67		Loco	125	200	6	-	North to south inter-city service: Holyhead–Cardiff Central Now in service with the British Rail Mark 4	1999–2000
InterCity 225	Mark 4	150px	Coach	140	225	37^[19]	4 or 5	North to south inter-city service: Holyhead–Cardiff Central To run as 7 x 4 or 5 coach + DVT sets with a spare DVT, SV and TOE^[20]	1989–1992
InterCity 225	Driving Van Trailer	150px	Control car	140	225	8^[19]	1		1989–1992
Diesel multiple unit
Sprinter	150	150px	DMU	75	120	36	2	Valley Lines & Cardiff local routes Heart of Wales/West Wales lines Regional services between south and west Wales, north-west England and south-west England	1987
	153 Super Sprinter	150px				26	1		1987–1988
	153 Super Sprinter	150px				218x218px
	158 Express Sprinter	150px		90	145	24	2	Cambrian line West Wales lines North Wales Coast Line Shrewsbury–Chester line Regional services between south and north Wales, north-west England and south-west England	1989–1992
	158 Express Sprinter	150px		90	145	385x385px
Bombardier Turbostar	170	150px		100	161	3	3^[18]	Maesteg Line Ebbw Valley Railway South Wales Main Line^[21]	1999
Bombardier Turbostar	170	150px				559x559px
Alstom Coradia	175 Coradia 1000	150px 150px				8^[22]	2	Regional services between North, South and West Wales and England	1999–2001
						14^[22]	3		1999–2001
						428x428px 638x638px
CAF Civity	197^[23]	150x150px				51	2	Conwy Valley line^[24] Regional services between North, South and West Wales and England^[20]^[25]	From 2020
						26	3		From 2020
						435x435px 647x647px
Diesel-electric multiple unit
Stadler FLIRT	231	150x150px	DEMU	90	145	11	4	Valley Lines (Rhymney line and southwards to Penarth via Vale of Glamorgan Line)	2020–2022
Stadler FLIRT	231	150x150px	DEMU	90	145	681x681px
Bi-mode multiple unit
Vivarail D-Train	230^[26]	150x150px	BMU	60	97	5	3	Borderlands line	2019–2020
Vivarail D-Train	230^[26]	150x150px	BMU	60	97	493x493px

Newly introduced / future fleet

All of Transport for Wales Rail's KeolisAmey Wales-inherited and extra temporary fleet is due to be replaced by 2023 (with the exception of the Class 67 locomotives).^[27]

Cascades and refurbishments

Class 67-hauled Mark 4 set

Six Class 67 locomotives have been adapted to work with three sets each comprising four Mark 4 carriages and a Mark 4 Driving Van Trailer, which will replace the Mark 3 stock previously used on locomotive-hauled services.^{[citation needed]} The twelve carriages and three DVTs were able to cascade from London North Eastern Railway, as a result of the introduction of Class 800s and Class 801s on the East Coast Main Line.^{[citation needed]} The Mark 4 coaches have retained the Virgin Trains East Coast livery, but with Transport for Wales labels attached.^{[citation needed]} The Mark 4 Driving Van Trailers will be repainted into the new Transport for Wales livery.^{[citation needed]} Four of the six Class 67 locomotives have been repainted into TfW Rail livery.^{[citation needed]} TfW Rail introduced the Mark 4 sets in June 2021 on Cardiff to Holyhead services, and from December 2022 they will operate services between Swansea and Manchester using trains which had previously been planned to be used on the Blackpool route by Grand Central.^[28] The three Mark 4 sets will be retained and will remain on the routes they will work from their date of introduction on TfW Rail services.^{[citation needed]}

Class 153

TfW Rail will retain eight Class 153 units to operate services on the Heart of Wales line.^[29]

New trains

For the longer term fleet replacement, 148 brand new trains will be introduced including 77 CAF Civity trains (Class 197), 35 FLIRT trains (Class 231 & Class 756) and 36 Citylink tram-trains (Class 398) have been ordered. The addition of these trains to the fleet, from 2021 to 2024 but mostly in 2022–23, will allow the 109 (total) Class 150, 153 (13 by then), 158, 175 and 769 units to be withdrawn.

Class 197 Civity

A total of 77 Class 197 Civity diesel multiple units were ordered from CAF for long-distance routes. These trains have end gangways, but fewer toilets than the Class 158 and Class 175 DMUs they replace.^[30] They are however be quicker, with more powerful engines and more efficient transmissions for better acceleration, as well as a higher top speed than the Class 158. 51 are two-car units and 26 are three-cars.^[15]

CAF undertook the fabrication, welding and painting of the Class 197 fleet in their factory in Beasain, Spain. The first Driving Motor carriage vehicle bodyshell had largely passed this stage by 12 February 2020, when it was pictured in the Beasain factory.^[31] The painted bodyshells were then be shipped to Newport, South Wales, for further assembly/component-fitment at CAF's new UK factory in Llanwern.^[32]

Class 230 D-Train

File:TfW 230 on test July 2020.jpg

TfW Rail Class 230 on test prior to delivery

Five Class 230 D-Train diesel- and battery-electric multiple units^[15] were built in England from former London Underground D78 Stock aluminium bodyshells by start-up rolling stock manufacturer Vivarail between 2019 and 2020.^[15]^[33] Originally expected to enter service from May 2022,^[34] they began operations on the Borderlands line at the beginning of April 2023.^[35]^[36]^[37]

Class 756/231 FLIRT and Class 398 Citylink

A total of 35 Stadler FLIRT units have been ordered (consisting of 24 Class 756 tri-modes - 7 three-car & 17 four-car units - and 11 Class 231 diesel-electrics), along with 36 Class 398 Stadler Citylink tram-trains.^[38] These will be manufactured at the Stadler factory in Szolnok, Hungary and assembled at their plant in Bussnang, Switzerland.

Future fleet summary

Family	Class	Image	Type	Top speed		Number	Carriages	Routes operated	Built	In service
Family	Class	Image	Type	mph	km/h	Number	Carriages	Routes operated	Built	In service
Tri-mode multiple units^[39]
Stadler FLIRT	756	150x150px	TMU	75	120	7	3	Services between Caerphilly/Coryton to Penarth^[40]^[41]	From 2020^[15]	2023
						17	4	Services between Rhymney to Barry Island/Bridgend via Vale of Glamorgan^[40]^[41]	From 2020^[15]	2023
						532x532px 650x650px
Tram-trains
Stadler Citylink	398	150x150px	Tram-train	62	100	36	3	Services from Cardiff to Treherbert, Aberdare and Merthyr Tydfil	From 2020^[39]	2024

Past fleet

Between September 2021 and November 2022, all of the two-car Class 170s transferred to East Midlands Railway.^[18] In May 2023, Transport for Wales withdrew all of its Class 769 from service after being replaced by Class 231 units.^[42] In June 2023, the first of the Class 175s were withdrawn from service after being replaced by Class 197 units.^[22]

Family	Class	Image	Type	Top Speed		Carriages	Number	Routes Operated	Withdrawn	Built	Notes
Family	Class	Image	Type	mph	km/h	Carriages	Number	Routes Operated	Withdrawn	Built	Notes
	Diesel Multiple Units
Bombardier Turbostar	170	150x150px	DMU	100	161	2	4	Maesteg Line Ebbw Valley Railway South Wales Main Line^[21]	2021-2022	2002	Transferred to East Midlands Railway
				100	161	3	5		2021-2022	2002	Transferred to East Midlands Railway
				589x589px
Alstom Coradia	175 Coradia 1000	150px 150px		100	161	2	3	Regional services between North, South and West Wales and England	2023	1999–2001	Stored
				100	161	3	2		2023	1999–2001	Stored
				589x589px 589x589px
BR Second Generation (Mk 3)	769 Flex	150px 150px	BMU	100	161	4	8	Valley Lines (Rhymney line and southwards to Penarth via Vale of Glamorgan Line)^[15]	2023	2019–2020^{[nb 2]}	Stored
BR Second Generation (Mk 3)	769 Flex	150px 150px	BMU	589x589px

Notes

↑ Reporting mark inherited from Arriva Trains Wales, the operator of the franchise between 2003 and 2018.
↑ Class 319/4 units were initially built between 1987 and 1988

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Preceded by KeolisAmey Wales (t/a Transport for Wales Rail Services)	Operator of Wales & Borders franchise 2021 –	Incumbent

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[1] Reporting mark inherited from Arriva Trains Wales, the operator of the franchise between 2003 and 2018.

[46] Class 319/4 units were initially built between 1987 and 1988

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[7] Keolis/Amey wins £5bn Wales rail contract Archived 2020-11-09 at the Wayback Machine BBC News 23 May 2018

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[10] Written Statement: Future of Rail update Welsh Government 22 October 2020

[11] Transport for Wales rail services to be nationalised BBC News 22 October 2020

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[20] "EMR takes stock". Modern Railways. Retrieved 15 December 2021.

[:2-21] 18.0 ^18.1 ^18.2 "EMR stands down '180s' and '156s'". Rail Magazine. No. 984. 31 May 2023. p. 23.

[RE301-22] 19.0 ^19.1 TfW acquires former Grand Central Mk4s Rail Express issue 301 June 2021 page 34

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[:1-25] 22.0 ^22.1 ^22.2 Clinnick, Richard (June 2023). "First Class 175s sent off-lease by TfW". Headline News. Rail Express. No. 325. Horncastle: Mortons Media Group. p. 11. ISSN 1362-234X.

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