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.

  • 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)
Stations operated247[2]
Parent company
Reporting markAW[1]
Dates of operation2018–2021
PredecessorArriva Trains Wales
SuccessorTransport for Wales Rail
Technical
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Other
Website

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.

  1. ^ "Transport for Wales (AW)". Train Operating Companies. National Rail Enquiries. National Rail. 6 February 2020. Archived from the original on 30 March 2020. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  2. ^ Hoppe, Joe (16 September 2019). "Transport for Wales unveil plan to invest in Welsh stations over 15 years". South Wales Argus. Newport: Newsquest. Archived from the original on 18 February 2020. Retrieved 18 February 2020./
  3. ^ Full legal name is bilingual including the Welsh name, as "Keolis Amey Operations / Gweithrediadau Keolis Amey Limited". "Keolis Amey Operations/Gweithrediadau Keolis Amey Limited". gov.uk. Companies House. Archived from the original on 27 January 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2020. Company number: 11389531
  4. ^ "New £5bn Wales rail franchise starts". BBC News. BBC. 14 October 2018. Archived from the original on 4 October 2019. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  5. ^ "Hafan" [Homeoage]. TrC Trenau [TfW Rail] (in Welsh). Transport for Wales Rail Services. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 18 February 2020. Darganfod hyd a lled rhwydwaith Trafnidiaeth Cymru. [Find out the full extent of the Transport for Wales network].
  6. ^ Transport for Wales [@transport_wales] (1 October 2018). "Bydd yr ap TrC Trenau ar gael i'w lawrlwytho maes o lawr ar iOS ac Android. Rydym ni'n gwybod y byddwch angen amser i gael trefn arno, felly bydd yr ap presennol yn dal i weithio tan ddiwedd y flwyddyn. #dechrautaith" [The TfW Rail app will be available for download on iOS and Android. We know you will need time to get it sorted, so the current app will continue to work until the end of the year. #StartingAJourney] (Tweet) (in Welsh). Retrieved 18 February 2020 – via Twitter.
  7. ^ "Transport for Wales rail services to be nationalised". BBC News. 22 October 2020. Archived from the original on 8 November 2020. Retrieved 7 November 2020.