Trafnidiaeth Cymru | |
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| Abbreviation | TfW |
|---|---|
| Predecessor | Strategic Rail Authority (2001–2005) Welsh Government (2005–2016) |
| Formation | 1 April 2016 |
| Type | Private company limited by guarantee |
| Legal status | Wholly owned subsidiary of the Welsh Government |
| Purpose | Transport authority |
| Headquarters | 3 Llys Cadwyn Pontypridd CF37 4TH [1] |
Region served | Wales and the England–Wales border |
| Owner | Welsh Government |
Chief Executive Officer | James Price |
Main organ | Wales & Borders franchise |
| Subsidiaries | Transport for Wales Rail |
| Website | tfw |
Transport for Wales (TfW; Welsh: Trafnidiaeth Cymru; TrC) is a not-for-profit company owned by the Welsh Government and managed at arms length by its appointed board.[2] TfW oversees the Transport for Wales Group (TfW Group) consisting of itself and its subsidiaries: Transport for Wales Rail, the train operator of the Wales & Borders railway franchise; Pullman Rail Limited; and TfW Innovation Services Limited, a joint venture between TfW (51%) and former operator KeolisAmey Wales (49%).[3]
TfW contracted KeolisAmey Wales in 2018 to run using the trading name Transport for Wales Rail Services. Due to a fall in passengers caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, a Welsh-government owned company, Transport for Wales Rail Limited, took over day-to-day operations of the franchise on 7 February 2021.[4][5][6]
- ^ "TRANSPORT FOR WALES - Overview (free company information from Companies House)". Find and update company information - GOV.UK.
- ^ "TRANSPORT FOR WALES - Overview (free company information from Companies House)". Find and update company information - GOV.UK. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
- ^ TfW Annual Report 2020/21 (PDF). admin.tfw.wales: Transport for Wales. 21 July 2021.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ^ "Transport for Wales rail franchise taken over by Welsh Government amid Covid Challenges". RailAdvent. 9 February 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
- ^ "Wales' railway services now nationalised by the Welsh Government". Nation.Cymru. 8 February 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
- ^ Hughes, Owen (8 February 2021). "Wales's rail services have now been nationalised by Welsh Government". North Wales Live. Retrieved 10 February 2021.