KeolisAmey Wales

"Transport for Wales Rail Services" redirects here. For the current operator, see Transport for Wales Rail. For the government-owned regulating body, see Transport for Wales.

Former train operating company in Wales & England

* Transport for Wales
* Trafnidiaeth Cymru

A Class 175 Coradia 1000 at Hereford

Overview
Franchise(s)| Wales & Borders
14 October 2018 –
6 February 2021
Main area(s)| Wales
Other area(s)|

* North West England
* West Midlands
* Gloucestershire

Stations operated| 247[2]
Parent company|

* Keolis
* Amey

Reporting mark| AW[1]
Dates of operation| 2018-2021
Predecessor| Arriva Trains Wales
Successor| Transport for Wales Rail
Technical
Track gauge| 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Other
Website|

* tfwrail.wales

Keolis Amey Operations (Welsh: Gweithrediadau Keolis Amey),[3] trading as Transport for Wales Rail Services (TfW Rail Services) was a Welsh train operating company owned by Keolis (64%) and Amey (36%) that operated the Wales & Borders franchise between October 2018 and February 2021.

The Welsh Government body Transport for Wales awarded the contract for the Wales and Borders franchise to KeolisAmey in 2018 which commenced rail operations on 14 October 2018.[4] KeolisAmey used the brand names Transport for Wales and TfW Rail (Welsh: Trafnidiaeth Cymru[5] and TrC Trenau),[6] which are owned by the Welsh Government, for day-to-day operations. The Welsh Government nationalised the franchise on 7 February 2021, transferring operations to Transport for Wales Rail, although Amey continues to provide an infrastructural role in the franchise,[7] particularly on the South Wales Metro.

## History

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Passenger journeys on the Wales & Borders franchise from 2010–11 to 2018–19.[8]

In October 2016 four bids were shortlisted for the next Wales & Borders franchise: Abellio, the incumbent operator Arriva, a Keolis/Amey joint venture, and MTR Corporation.[9][10]

In October 2017, Arriva withdrew from the bidding process, followed in February 2018 by Abellio, after the collapse of its partner Carillion.[11][12][13][14] In May 2018, the franchise was awarded to KeolisAmey Wales. It commenced on 14 October 2018 and it was to run for 15 years.[15]

Unlike the previous franchise, which was awarded by the Department for Transport, this franchise was awarded by Transport for Wales, on behalf of the Welsh Government.[10]

In January 2020 KeolisAmey was fined £2.3 million by the Welsh government for poor performance of rail services.[16] The company was also expected to be criticised by the Welsh Language Commissioner later in 2020 for reportedly breaking legislation on Welsh language provision six times since taking over the franchise in 2018.[17] KeolisAmey Wales told the BBC that it did not believe any rules had been broken.[17] Complaints included that Welsh was given lesser treatment on self-service machines, websites, and on the mobile app, that correspondence was not issued fully in Welsh, that train tickets were printed only in English, and that station and train announcements were not always made bilingually.[17]

With a collapse in revenues, and a significant reduction in passenger numbers as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic having made the original franchise financially unviable, on 7 February 2021 the franchise was taken over by the Welsh Government's operator of last resort, Transport for Wales Rail, a subsidiary of Transport for Wales, with Amey Infrastructure having an involvement in delivering some key projects such as the Core Valley Lines.[18][19][20]

## Services

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Typical TfW weekday off-peak service was as follows:[21]

North Wales Coast Line

Route | tph | Calling at
Cardiff Central to Holyhead | 8tpd | Newport, Cwmbran, Pontypool & New Inn, Abergavenny, Hereford, Leominster (3tpd), Ludlow (7tpd), Craven Arms (7tpd), Church Stretton (7tpd), Shrewsbury, Gobowen (7tpd), Chirk (7tpd), Ruabon (7tpd), Wrexham General, Chester, Shotton (4tpd), Flint, Prestatyn (7tpd), Rhyl, Abergele & Pensarn (3tpd), Colwyn Bay, Llandudno Junction, Conwy (3tpd), Penmaenmawr (3tpd), Llanfairfechan (3tpd), Bangor (7tpd), Llanfairpwll (7tpd), Bodorgan (5tpd), Ty Croes (5tpd), Rhosneigr (5tpd) and Valley (5tpd).
Only 7 tpd terminate in Holyhead as one turns off at Llandudno Junction and terminates at Llandudno, calling at Deganwy en route.
1tpd | Newport, Cwmbran (Holyhead-bound only), Pontypool (Holyhead-bound only), Abergavenny (Holyhead-bound only), Hereford, Ludlow (Cardiff-bound only), Shrewsbury, Wrexham General, Chester, Flint, Rhyl, Colwyn Bay, Llandudno Junction and Bangor
0534 from Holyhead and 1716 from Cardiff Central is the Premier Service which calls at fewer stops and has 1st class accommodation available with meals included.
Birmingham International to Holyhead | 1tp2h | Birmingham New Street, Smethwick Galton Bridge, Wolverhampton, Telford Central, Wellington, Shrewsbury, Gobowen, Chirk, Ruabon, Wrexham General, Chester, Flint, Prestatyn, Rhyl, Colwyn Bay, Llandudno Junction, Conwy, Penmaenmawr, Llanfairfechan and Bangor
Manchester Airport to Llandudno | 1 | East Didsbury, Manchester Piccadilly, Manchester Oxford Road, Newton-le-Willows, Earlestown, Warrington Bank Quay, Runcorn East, Frodsham, Helsby, Chester, Shotton, Flint, Prestatyn, Rhyl, Abergele & Pensarn, Colwyn Bay, Llandudno Junction and Deganwy
6 inter-peak trains each day begin/end at the airport, 1 early morning and 2 late evening trains do too, not calling at East Didsbury. Other trains begin at Manchester Piccadilly.
Crewe to Chester | 1 | shuttle
Chester to Liverpool Lime Street | 1 | Helsby, Frodsham, Runcorn and Liverpool South Parkway
South Wales – Manchester
Route | tph | Calling at
Milford Haven to Manchester Piccadilly | 1tp2h | Johnston, Haverfordwest, Clarbeston Road, Clunderwen, Whitland, Carmarthen, Pembrey & Burry Port, Llanelli, Gowerton, Swansea, Neath, Port Talbot Parkway, Bridgend, Cardiff Central, Newport, Cwmbran, Abergavenny, Hereford, Leominster, Ludlow, Shrewsbury, Crewe, Wilmslow and Stockport
Carmarthen to Manchester Piccadilly | 1tp2h | Ferryside, Kidwelly, Pembrey & Burry Port, Llanelli, Gowerton, Swansea, Neath, Port Talbot Parkway, Bridgend, Pencoed, Llanharan, Pontyclun, Cardiff Central, Newport, Cwmbran, Abergavenny, Hereford, Leominster, Ludlow, Craven Arms, Church Stretton, Shrewsbury, Whitchurch, Nantwich, Crewe, Wilmslow and Stockport
Fishguard Harbour to Manchester Piccadilly | 1tpd | Fishguard and Goodwick, Clarbeston Road, Whitland, Carmarthen, Pembrey & Burry Port, Llanelli, Gowerton, Swansea, Neath, Port Talbot Parkway, Bridgend, Pencoed, Llanharan, Pontyclun, Cardiff Central, Newport, Cwmbran, Abergavenny, Hereford, Leominster, Ludlow, Craven Arms, Church Stretton, Shrewsbury, Whitchurch, Nantwich, Crewe, Wilmslow and Stockport
Cambrian Line
Route | tph | Calling at
Birmingham International to Aberystwyth and Pwllheli | 1tp2h | Birmingham New Street, Smethwick Galton Bridge, Wolverhampton, Telford Central, Wellington, Shrewsbury, Welshpool, Newtown, Caersws, Machynlleth...
The two portions divide/attach at Machynlleth.
Aberystwyth portion:
Dovey Junction, Borth and Bow Street | Pwllheli portion:
Dovey Junction, Penhelig, Aberdovey, Tywyn, Tonfanau, Llwyngwril, Fairbourne, Morfa Mawddach, Barmouth, Llanaber, Talybont, Dyffryn Ardudwy, Llanbedr, Pensarn, Llandanwg, Harlech, Tygwyn, Talsarnau, Llandecwyn, Penrhyndeudraeth, Minffordd, Porthmadog, Criccieth, Penychain and Abererch
Shrewsbury to Aberystwyth | - | Welshpool, Newtown, Caersws, Machynlleth, Dovey Junction, Borth and Bow Street
Additional trains that run so that there is a service most hours between Shrewsbury and Aberystwyth
Heart of Wales Line
Route | tpd | Calling at
Carmarthen to Llandovery | 1 | Llanelli, Bynea, Llangennech, Pontarddulais, Pantyffynnon, Ammanford, Llandybie, Ffairfach, Llandeilo, Llangadog and Llanwrda
Llandrindod to Crewe | 1 | Pen-y-Bont, Dolau, Llanbister Road, Llangynllo, Knucklas, Knighton, Bucknell, Hopton Heath, Broome, Craven Arms, Church Stretton, Shrewsbury, Yorton, Wem, Prees, Whitchurch, Wrenbury and Nantwich
Swansea to Shrewsbury and Crewe | 4 | Gowerton, Llanelli, Bynea, Llangennech, Pontarddulais, Pantyffynnon, Ammanford, Llandybie, Ffairfach, Llandeilo, Llangadog, Llanwrda, Llandovery, Cynghordy, Sugar Loaf, Llanwrtyd, Llangammarch, Garth, Cilmeri, Builth Road, Llandrindod, Pen-y-Bont, Dolau, Llanbister Road, Llangynllo, Knucklas, Knighton, Bucknell, Hopton Heath, Broome, Craven Arms and Church Stretton
2tpd extend to/from Crewe, calling at Yorton, Wem, Prees, Whitchurch, Wrenbury and Nantwich
Shrewsbury to Crewe | 5 | Yorton, Wem, Prees, Whitchurch, Wrenbury and Nantwich
creates an every-2-hours service alongside trains beginning further south
Conwy Valley Line
Route | tpd | Calling at
Blaenau Ffestiniog to Llandudno | 6 | Roman Bridge, Dolwyddelan, Pont-y-Pant, Betws-y-Coed, Llanrwst, North Llanrwst, Dolgarrog, Tal-y-Cafn, Glan Conwy, Llandudno Junction and Deganwy
Borderlands Line
Route | tph | Calling at
Wrexham Central to Bidston | 1 | Wrexham General, Gwersyllt, Cefn-y-Bedd, Caergwrle, Hope, Penyffordd, Buckley, Hawarden, Shotton, Hawarden Bridge, Neston, Heswall and Upton
West Wales Locals
Route | tph | Calling at
Pembroke Dock to Swansea | 1tp2h | Pembroke, Lamphey, Manorbier, Penally, Tenby, Saundersfoot, Kilgetty, Narberth, Whitland, Carmarthen, Pembrey & Burry Port, and Llanelli
Fishguard Harbour to Swansea | 1tp2h | Fishguard and Goodwick, Clarbeston Road, Clunderwen, Whitland, Carmarthen, Pembrey & Burry Port and Llanelli
Swanline
Route | tph | Calling at
Swansea to Cardiff Central | 1tp2h | Llansamlet, Skewen, Neath, Briton Ferry, Baglan, Port Talbot Parkway, Pyle, Bridgend, Pencoed and Pontyclun
West Wales-Gloucestershire Line
Route | tph | Calling at
Maesteg to Cheltenham Spa | 1 | Maesteg (Ewenny Road), Garth, Tondu, Sarn, Wildmill, Bridgend, Pencoed, Llanharan, Pontyclun, Cardiff Central, Newport, Severn Tunnel Junction, Caldicot, Chepstow, Lydney and Gloucester
Some trains terminate at Cardiff Central, rather than Cheltenham Spa.
doesn't run when Fishguard - Gloucester service runs
Fishguard Harbour to Gloucester | 4tpd | Fishguard and Goodwick, Clarbeston Road, Clunderwen, Whitland, Carmarthen, Ferryside, Kidwelly, Pembrey & Burry Port, Llanelli, Gowerton, Swansea, Neath, Port Talbot Parkway, Bridgend, Pencoed, Llanharan, Pontyclun, Cardiff Central, Newport, Severn Tunnel Junction, Caldicot, Chepstow and Lydney
Some trains terminate at Cardiff Central, rather than Gloucester.
Ebbw Valley Railway
Route | tph | Calling at
Cardiff Central to Ebbw Vale Town | 1 | Pye Corner, Rogerstone, Risca & Pontymister, Crosskeys, Newbridge, Llanhilleth and Ebbw Vale Parkway
Rhymney Line
Route | tph | Calling at
Penarth to Bargoed and Rhymney | 4 | Dingle Road, Grangetown, Cardiff Central, Cardiff Queen Street, Heath High Level, Llanishen, Lisvane & Thornhill, Caerphilly, Aber, Energlyn & Churchill Park (2tph), Llanbradach, Ystrad Mynach, Hengoed, Pengam, and Gilfach Fargoed (1tph).
1tph extends to Rhymney, calling at Brithdir, Tir-Phil and Pontlottyn
Merthyr & Vale of Glamorgan Lines
Route | tph | Calling at
Bridgend to Aberdare | 1 | 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, Pontypridd, Abercynon, Penrhiwceiber, Mountain Ash, Fernhill and Cwmbach
Barry Island to Aberdare | 1 | Barry, Barry Docks, Cadoxton, Dinas Powys, Eastbrook, Cogan, Grangetown, Cardiff Central, Cardiff Queen Street, Cathays, Llandaf, Radyr, Taffs Well, Trefforest, Pontypridd, Abercynon, Penrhiwceiber, Mountain Ash, Fernhill and Cwmbach
Barry Island to Merthyr Tydfil | 2 | 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 and Pentre-bach
Rhondda Line
Route | tph | Calling at
Cardiff Central to Treherbert | 2 | Cardiff Queen Street, Cathays, Llandaf, Radyr, Taffs Well, Trefforest, Pontypridd, Trehafod, Porth, Dinas Rhondda, Tonypandy, Llwynypia, Ystrad Rhondda, Ton Pentre, Treorchy and Ynyswen
City & Coryton Lines
Route | tph | Calling at
Radyr to Coryton | 2 | Danescourt, Fairwater, Waun-gron Park, Ninian Park, Cardiff Central, Cardiff Queen Street, Heath Low Level, Ty Glas, Birchgrove, Rhiwbina and Whitchurch
Butetown Branch Line
Route | tph | Calling at
Cardiff Queen Street to Cardiff Bay | 5 | shuttle

## Rolling stock

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KeolisAmey Wales inherited a fleet of Class 142,[22] Class 143, Class 150, Class 153, Class 158, Class 175s diesel multiple units and Mark 3 carriages from Arriva Trains Wales in October 2018.[23]

In 2019 and 2020, more Class 153 units, Class 170 units and Mark 4 carriages were acquired from other operators. In November 2020, the first three Class 769 units entered service. These allowed for the Class 142 and Mark 3 sets to be withdrawn.

### Class 143 Pacer

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Class 143 Pacer at Cardiff Central in 2019 with "These trains will terminate soon" branding

KeolisAmey Wales operated 15 Class 143 units.[24] All had advertising vinyls applied, with the messages 'The start of a new journey', 'The journey is almost over for old trains', and 'These trains will terminate soon', stating rolling stock, infrastructure and service improvements.

From 1 January 2021, the Class 143 units were only able to operate coupled to (a) PRM-compliant unit(s), and the toilets were locked out of use due to Network Rail no longer wanting waste from non-tanked toilets being dropped onto their tracks.[25] The last Class 143 unit ran in May 2021.

### Class 150, 158 and 175 DMUs

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KeolisAmey Wales operated 36 Class 150, 24 Class 158 and 27 Class 175 units.[26][27][28]

### Class 153 Super Sprinters

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In April 2019, KeolisAmey Wales added five 153 units acquired from Great Western Railway to the eight it previously had.[29] Four of these entered service the following month, while the fifth entered service on 21 October 2019 as the first 153 on the whole GB rail network with PRM modifications.[30]

In October 2019, Porterbrook announced that it would lease a further nine Class 153 units to KeolisAmey Wales for use on a short-term basis.[31] These comprise five units from Greater Anglia which entered service in January 2020, and four units from East Midlands Railway which entered service in February 2020.[32] In November 2020, two more units arrived from East Midlands Railway.[33]

### Class 170 Turbostars

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In September 2019, KeolisAmey Wales took delivery of the first of 12 Class 170 Turbostar DMUs from Abellio Greater Anglia.[34] As of 2020[update], Transport for Wales operated the 12 Class 170 units on the Maesteg/Cardiff/Ebbw Vale-Cheltenham routes.[35]

### Class 769 Flex

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Nine Class 769 Flex bi-mode multiple units were due to be delivered by 2019, following conversion from Class 319 electric multiple units, by fitting diesel generators and extra electronic equipment to some previously unused below-solebar space.[36][page needed] The first three units entered service in November and December 2020.[37]

### Fleet at end of franchise

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Family  | Class  | Image  | Type  | Top Speed  | Carriages  | Number  | Routes Operated  | Built

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mph  | km/h
Locomotive hauled stock
Premier Service | 67 |  | Loco | 125  | 200  | –  | 6  |

* Holyhead-Cardiff Central
* Holyhead (Llandudno)-Manchester Piccadilly

| 1999–2000
Diesel multiple units
Pacer | 143 |  | DMU | 75  | 121  | 2  | 15  |

* Valley Lines & Cardiff local routes

| 1985–1986
Sprinter | 150 |  | 75  | 121  | 2  | 36  |

* Valley Lines & Cardiff local routes
* Heart of Wales/West Wales lines
* Regional services between South and West Wales, North West and South West England

| 1986–1987
153 Super Sprinter |  | 1  | 24  | 1987–1988
158 Express Sprinter |  | 90  | 140  | 2  | 24  |

* Cambrian line
* Regional services between South and North Wales, North West and South West England

| 1990–1991
Bombardier Turbostar | 170 |
| 100  | 161  | 2  | 4  |

* Maesteg Line
* Ebbw Valley Railway
* South Wales Main Line[38]

| 2002
3  | 8  | 1999

Alstom Coradia | 175 Coradia 1000 |
| 100  | 161  | 2  | 11  | Regional services between North West England, North and South Wales  | 1999–2001
3  | 16

Bi-mode multiple units
BR Second Generation (Mark 3)  | 769 Flex |  | BMU | 100  | 161  | 4  | 3  | Valley Lines  | 2019–2020[nb 1]

### Train maintenance depots

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KeolisAmey Wales's fleet was stored and maintained at the following depots.

* Cardiff Canton: Class 143, 150, 153, 170 and 769s and locomotive-hauled trains
* Chester (Alstom): Class 175s
* Machynlleth: Class 158s
* Holyhead: Stabling point (refuelling and light maintenance) for locomotive-hauled trains and DMUs
* Crewe Carriage Sidings (Arriva TrainCare): Class 150, Class 153 and Class 158 units, and locomotive-hauled trains. Stabling point and light maintenance.

Due to space limitations, Chrysalis Rail allowed KeolisAmey Wales to store any unallocated units or carriages at its Landore TMD in Swansea, even if they were not being worked on.[39]

### Past fleet

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From June 2019 to March 2020, KeolisAmey Wales hired two Class 37-hauled Mark 2 sets to temporarily operate rush-hour services between Cardiff and Rhymney to add capacity. From January 2020 they were operating under PRM non-compliance dispensation, but were withdrawn in March due to decreasing reliability and replaced with trains formed of multiple Class 153 railcars coupled together, with many more of those in the fleet.[31]

In July 2020, all of KeolisAmey Wales's Mark 3 stock (which had been inherited from Arriva Trains Wales) went off lease and into storage at Long Marston.[40]

Class  | Image  | Type  | Top Speed  | Carriages  | Number  | Routes Operated  | Withdrawn  | Built

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mph  | km/h
Locomotive hauled stock
37 |  | Loco | 80  | 129  | –  | 3  | Rhymney Line | March 2020  | 1960–1965
Mark 2 |  | Coach | 100  | 161  | 10  | 1963–1975
Mark 3 |  | 125  | 201  | 12  |

* Holyhead–Cardiff Central
* Holyhead (Llandudno)–Manchester Piccadilly

| July 2020  | 1975–1988
Driving Van Trailer |  | Control car | 3  | 1988–1990
Diesel multiple units
142 Pacer |  | DMU | 75  | 121  | 2  | 15  |

* Valley Lines & Cardiff local routes

| September–December 2020  | 1985–1987

## Notes

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1. ^ Class 319/4 units were initially built between 1987 and 1988

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## External links

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* Official website

Preceded by

Arriva Trains Wales

|  Operator of Wales & Borders franchise
2018–2021  | Succeeded by

Transport for Wales Rail

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* v
* t
* e

South Wales Metro

Organisations|

* South Wales Metro
* Transport for Wales
* Transport for Wales Rail
* Welsh Government

Main lines|

* Gloucester–Newport line
* South Wales Main Line
* Welsh Marches line

Metro lines|

* Butetown
* Cardiff City
* Coryton
* Ebbw Valley
* Maesteg
* Merthyr
* Rhondda
* Rhymney
* Vale of Glamorgan

Major rail stations|

* Barry
* Bridgend
* Caerphilly
* Cardiff
* Bay
* Central
* Queen Street
* Cathays
* List of railway stations in Cardiff
* Newport
* Pontypridd
* Treforest

Bus interchanges|

* Blackwood
* Bargoed
* Cardiff
* New (2024)
* 1954–2015
* Cwmbran
* Ebbw Vale
* Merthyr Tydfil
* Newport

Bus operators|

* Bus transport in Cardiff
* Adventure Travel
* Cardiff Bus
* First Cymru
* Newport Bus
* Stagecoach South Wales

Proposed stations|

* Butetown
* Caerleon
* Cardiff Parkway
* Crwys Road
* Gabalfa
* Magor & Undy
* Newport West
* Newport West Central
* Somerton
* Llanwern
* Treforest Estate (relocated)

Active travel|

* Bute Park
* Celtic Trail cycle route
* Cistercian Way
* Cycling in Cardiff
* Pontcanna Fields & Llandaff Fields
* National Cycle Network
* NCR 88
* NCR 4
* NCR 46
* NCR 47
* Roald Dahl Plass
* Sophia Gardens
* Taff Trail
* Usk Valley Walk
* Wales Coast Path

* Buses portal
* Trains portal
* Transport portal
* Wales portal

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Train operating companies in the United Kingdom

* Rail transport in Great Britain
* Rail transport in Northern Ireland
* Passenger rail franchising in Great Britain

Current

| National|

* Arriva Rail London
* Avanti West Coast
* c2c1
* Caledonian Sleeper4
* Chiltern Railways
* CrossCountry
* East Midlands Railway
* Govia Thameslink Railway
* Grand Central2
* Greater Anglia
* Great Western Railway
* GTS Rail Operations
* Heathrow Express2
* Hull Trains2
* London North Eastern Railway1
* Lumo2
* Merseyrail
* NI Railways3
* Northern1
* ScotRail4
* Southeastern1
* South Western Railway1
* TransPennine Express1
* Transport for Wales5
* West Midlands Trains

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International|

* Enterprise3
* Eurostar

Sub-brands|

* Gatwick Express
* Great Northern
* Island Line1
* London Northwestern Railway
* Night Riviera
* Southern
* Stansted Express
* Thameslink
* West Midlands Railway

Operators not subject to franchising or concession:

* 1 Owned by the UK Government
* 2 Open-access operator
* 3 Operates on the Irish railway network and state-owned
* 4 Owned by the Scottish Government
* 5 Owned by the Welsh Government

Defunct (since 1994)

* Abellio ScotRail
* Anglia Railways
* Arriva Rail North
* Arriva Trains Merseyside
* Arriva Trains Northern
* Arriva Trains Wales
* c2c
* Central Trains
* Connex South Central
* Connex South Eastern
* East Coast5
* East Midlands Trains
* First Capital Connect
* First Great Eastern
* First Great Western Link
* First North Western
* First ScotRail
* First TransPennine Express
* Gatwick Express1
* Great North Eastern Railway
* Heathrow Connect
* Island Line2
* KeolisAmey Wales
* London Midland
* London Overground Rail Operations
* Midland Mainline
* MTR Crossrail
* National Express East Anglia
* National Express East Coast
* Northern Rail
* ScotRail (National Express)
* Silverlink
* South Eastern Trains5
* Southeastern
* South Western Railway
* South West Trains
* TfL Rail
* Thameslink3
* Thames Trains
* TransPennine Express
* Valley Lines
* Virgin CrossCountry
* Virgin Trains East Coast
* Virgin Trains West Coast
* Wales and Borders
* Wales & West
* Wessex Trains
* West Anglia Great Northern
* Wrexham & Shropshire4

* 1 Separate franchise until 2008; now a sub-brand of Govia Thameslink Railway
* 2 Separate franchise until 2007, now a sub-brand of South Western Railway
* 3 Separate franchise until 2006; later reintroduced as a sub-brand of Govia Thameslink Railway
* 4 Open-access operator
* 5 Operator of last resort

Future

| Future operators|

* Greater Anglia

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Prospective operators|

* Go-op
* Virgin Trains
* International
* Open Access
* Wrexham, Shropshire & Midlands Railway

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* Commons
* Maps

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Keolis

Asia|

* Hyderabad Metro
* Dubai Metro (70%)
* Doha Metro (24.5%)
* Songjiang Tram (49%)
* Pujiang Line (49%)

Australia|

* Keolis Downer (51%)
* G:link
* Hornibrook Bus Lines
* Keolis Downer Northern Beaches
* LinkSA
* Newcastle Transport
* Path Transit
* SouthLink

Europe|

* Keolis Nederland
* Keolis Norge
* Lyon Metro
* Twisto

United Kingdom|

* Docklands Light Railway (70%)
* Govia (35%)
* Govia Thameslink Railway
* Manchester Metrolink (60%)
* Nottingham Express Transit (80%)

North America|

* GrandLinq
* Keolis Commuter Services
* Orléans Express (75%)
* Virginia Railway Express

Former operations|

* Acadian Lines (75%)
* Adelaide Metro rail (51% Keolis Downer)
* Eastbourne Buses (20%)
* Eurobahn
* First TransPennine Express (45%)
* KeolisAmey Wales (60%)
* London & South Eastern Railway (35% Govia)
* London Midland (35% Govia)
* Thameslink (35% Govia)
* Yarra Trams (51% Keolis Downer)

Future operations|

* CDG Express

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Transport in Wales

* Transport in the United Kingdom
* Transport for Wales

Infrastructure|

* Bus stations
* Railway stations
* proposed
* Regional projects
* North Wales Metro (proposed)
* South Wales Metro (under-construction)
* Swansea Bay and West Wales Metro (proposed)
* Bridges
* Proposed devolution of railway infrastructure
* Welsh Government roads review

Governance|

* Transport for Wales
* South East Wales Transport Alliance (defunct)
* South West Wales Integrated Transport Consortium (defunct)
* Taith Joint Board (defunct)
* Network Rail
* Department for Transport
* Great British Railways

Walking|

* Rights of way in England and Wales
* Highways in England and Wales
* Wales Coast Path
* Byways and Bridleways Trust

Road|

* Trunk roads
* Welsh Government traffic officer
* Motorways
* M4
* M4 relief road (cancelled)
* M48
* A48(M) motorway
* Mountain passes
* Trunk road agent
* North and Mid Wales Trunk Road Agent
* South Wales Trunk Road Agent
* Road signs in Wales
* UK-wide
* Welsh Government roads review

Buses and trams|

* Bus stations
* South Wales tramroads

Water|

* Ports and harbours
* GB-wide
* Aqueducts
* Pontcysyllte Aqueduct
* Canals
* Llangollen Canal
* Monmouthshire and Brecon2
* Montgomery Canal2
* Neath and Tennant2
* Swansea Canal2
* Glandŵr Cymru (Canal & River Trust)
* Cancelled canal projects
* Ellesmere Canal
* Grand Contour Canal
* Barmouth Ferry
* Cardiff Waterbus
* Lighthouses

Rail|

* Wales & Borders franchise
* Train operating companies (Wales-specific)
* Wales and Borders
* Valley Lines
* Arriva Trains Wales
* KeolisAmey Wales
* Transport for Wales Rail
* Other Great Britain-wide operators
* National Rail
* Railway stations
* Proposed railway stations
* Rail transport in Cardiff
* Valleys & Cardiff Local Routes
* British Rail
* Western Region of British Railways
* Great Western Railway in West Wales
* North–South Wales railway (proposed)
* Premier Service
* Heritage railways
* Great Little Trains of Wales

Cycling|

* Cycle routes
* in Cardiff
* Dragon Ride Wales
* Tour de Gwent
* Welsh Cycling
* Active Travel (Wales) Act 2013
* National Cycle Museum

Local|

* Cardiff

Other|

* Cardiff Airport
* Air Wales
* Welsh Air Service

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