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'''Wales & West'''<ref>[http://data.companieshouse.gov.uk/doc/company/03011029 Companies House extract company 3011029] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150529071012/http://data.companieshouse.gov.uk/doc/company/03011029 |date=29 May 2015 }} Wales & West Passenger Trains Limited</ref> was a [[train operating company]] in the United Kingdom that operated the South Wales & West franchise from 1996 until 2001.
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'''Wales & West'''<ref>[http://data.companieshouse.gov.uk/doc/company/03011029 Companies House extract company 3011029] Wales & West Passenger Trains Limited</ref> was a [[train operating company]] in the United Kingdom that operated the South Wales & West franchise from 1996 until 2001.


The franchise was operated by [[Prism Rail]] from October 1996 until July 2000, when the firm was taken over by [[National Express Group|National Express]]<ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/4458960/National-Express-buys-Prism-for-166m.html National Express buys Prism for £166m] ''The Telegraph'' 19 July 2000</ref><ref>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2000/jul/19/5 National Express buys Prism for £166m] ''The Guardian'' 19 July 2000</ref>. The company ceased to operate trains in October 2001, following a reorganization of rail franchises.
The franchise was operated by [[Prism Rail]] from October 1996 until July 2000, when the firm was taken over by [[National Express]].<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/4458960/National-Express-buys-Prism-for-166m.html National Express buys Prism for £166m] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201122152744/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/4458960/National-Express-buys-Prism-for-166m.html |date=22 November 2020 }} ''The Telegraph'' 19 July 2000</ref><ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/business/2000/jul/19/5 National Express buys Prism for £166m] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131023081315/http://www.theguardian.com/business/2000/jul/19/5 |date=23 October 2013 }} ''The Guardian'' 19 July 2000</ref> The company ceased to operate trains in October 2001, following a reorganisation of rail franchises.


==Operations==
==Operations==
Originally privatized under the name ''South Wales and West Railway'', the company operated a network of local and middle-distance services in South Wales and the south west of England. These ranged from rural services in Cornwall and Pembrokeshire to urban commuter services in the Bristol area.
Originally privatised under the name ''South Wales and West Railway'', the company operated a network of local and middle-distance services in South Wales and the south west of England. These ranged from rural services in Cornwall and Pembrokeshire to urban commuter services in the Bristol area.


Longer-distance services operated under the [[Alphaline]] brand provided regular links to North Wales and the north west of England, as well as to the South Coast and [[London Waterloo railway station|London Waterloo]].<ref>[http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/9258/wwmap9yl.gif Wales & West route map]</ref>
Longer-distance services operated under the [[Alphaline]] brand provided regular links to North Wales and the north west of England, as well as to the South Coast and [[London Waterloo railway station|London Waterloo]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/9258/wwmap9yl.gif |title=Wales & West route map |access-date=4 April 2006 |archive-date=10 March 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070310194011/http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/9258/wwmap9yl.gif |url-status=dead }}</ref>


Wales and West received considerable government subsidy. The first full financial year (1997/98) was supported by a payment of £70.9 million, with expenditure due to reduce to £38.1 million for its final trading year of 2003/4. The provisional claim from British Rail for the year 1996/97 had been £84.8 million, including an administered profit of £4.8 million.<ref name="parliamentbrief-97">http://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/RP97-72/RP97-72.pdf</ref>
Wales & West received considerable government subsidy. The first full financial year (1997/98) was supported by a payment of £70.9&nbsp;million, with expenditure due to reduce to £38.1&nbsp;million for its final trading year of 2003/04. The provisional claim from British Rail for the year 1996/97 had been £84.8&nbsp;million, including an administered profit of £4.8&nbsp;million.<ref name="parliamentbrief-97">{{Cite web |url=http://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/RP97-72/RP97-72.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=26 January 2016 |archive-date=2 February 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160202093738/http://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/RP97-72/RP97-72.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>


==Rolling stock==
==Rolling stock==
Wales & West inherited a fleet of [[British Rail Class 143|Class 143]], [[British Rail Class 150|Class 150]], [[British Rail Class 153|Class 153]] and [[British Rail Class 158|Class 158s]] from [[British Rail]]. Wales & West also hired-in some locomotive-hauled trains on occasion.<ref>http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm199596/cmhansrd/vo960514/text/60514w04.htm</ref>
Wales & West inherited a fleet of [[British Rail Class 143|Class 143]], [[British Rail Class 150|Class 150]], [[British Rail Class 153|Class 153]] and [[British Rail Class 158|Class 158s]] from [[British Rail]]. Wales & West also hired-in some locomotive-hauled trains on occasion.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm199596/cmhansrd/vo960514/text/60514w04.htm |title=House of Commons Hansard Written Answers for 14 May 1996 (Pt 4) |access-date=17 September 2017 |archive-date=28 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161028151329/http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm199596/cmhansrd/vo960514/text/60514w04.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>


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|[[British Rail Class 143|Class 143 ''Pacer'']]
|[[British Rail Class 143|Class 143 ''Pacer'']]
|[[Image:Class 143 DMU 143-616 Platform 1 Bristol Temple Meads April 1993. (9922396484).jpg|100px]]
|[[Image:Class 143 DMU 143-616 Platform 1 Bristol Temple Meads April 1993. (9922396484).jpg|100px]]
|[[Diesel multiple unit]]
| rowspan="4" |[[Diesel multiple unit]]
| rowspan="3" |75
|75
|120
| rowspan="3" |120
|1985–1986
|1985–1986
|-
|-
|[[British Rail Class 150|Class 150 ''Sprinter'']]
|[[British Rail Class 150|Class 150 ''Sprinter'']]
|[[Image:Class 150 DMU 150276, joining Clifton Down line, Narroways Junction, Bristol, January 1994 Scans906 (10708293005).jpg|100px]]
|[[Image:Class 150 DMU 150276, joining Clifton Down line, Narroways Junction, Bristol, January 1994 Scans906 (10708293005).jpg|100px]]
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|1984–1987
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|[[British Rail Class 153|Class 153 ''Super Sprinter'']]
|[[British Rail Class 153|Class 153 ''Super Sprinter'']]
|[[Image:Class 153 BREL-Leyland Super-Sprinter DMU 153374, Severn Beach 31.3.1994 Scans932 (10708380626).jpg|100px]]
|[[Image:Class 153 BREL-Leyland Super-Sprinter DMU 153374, Severn Beach 31.3.1994 Scans932 (10708380626).jpg|100px]]
|[[Diesel multiple unit]]
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|120
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|1987–1988
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|-
|[[British Rail Class 158|Class 158 ''Express Sprinter'']]
|[[British Rail Class 158|Class 158 ''Express Sprinter'']]
|[[Image: Class 158 DMU 158819 to Portsmouth, Bristol Temple Meads 27.2.1993. (9922352786).jpg|100px]]
|[[Image: Class 158 DMU 158819 to Portsmouth, Bristol Temple Meads 27.2.1993. (9922352786).jpg|100px]]
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Wales & West's fleet was maintained at [[Cardiff Canton TMD|Cardiff Canton]] and [[Exeter_TMD|Exeter]] depots.
Wales & West's fleet was maintained at [[Cardiff Canton TMD|Cardiff Canton]] and [[Exeter TMD|Exeter]] depots.


==Enhancements==
==Enhancements==
Wales & West carried out various enhancements to their 78-vehicle [[Class 158]] fleet<ref name="parliamentbrief-97" /> including new carpets, internal repainting and upgrades to air conditioning equipment. Seating was replaced throughout, with a revised layout offering a greater proportion of seats at tables and fewer airline-style seats.
Wales & West carried out various enhancements to their 78-vehicle [[British Rail Class 158|Class 158]] fleet<ref name="parliamentbrief-97" /> including new carpets, internal repainting and upgrades to air conditioning equipment. Seating was replaced throughout, with a revised layout offering a greater proportion of seats at tables and fewer airline-style seats.


One member of the Class 158 fleet was used to trial additional safety features, such as airline-style exit lighting along the carriage aisles. In time, most of the company's trains also received an automated system of pre-recorded safety announcements.
One member of the Class 158 fleet was used to trial additional safety features. This included an airline-style lighting strip along the carriage aisle leading to the exits and illuminated arrows above internal doorways. In time, most of the company's trains also received an automated system of pre-recorded safety announcements.


Prism Rail also gave an undertaking to install passenger information displays at 205 stations.<ref>http://www.wychegnome.ltd.uk/Project%20Inform.htm</ref> This ambitious project went on to cost Prism significantly more than expected, with no chance of recouping its investment - but the commitment was upheld and the project completed. Even the remote [[Sugar Loaf railway station|Sugar Loaf station]] that typically receives fewer than 100 passengers per year was equipped.<ref name="rrbook">{{cite book |last1=Pettitt |first1=Gordon |last2=Comfort |first2=Nick |date=2015 |publisher=Oxford Publishing Co |title=The Regional Railways Story |isbn=9780860936633}}</ref>
Prism Rail also gave an undertaking to install passenger information displays at 205 stations.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.wychegnome.ltd.uk/Project%20Inform.htm |title=WycheGnome Limited - Your Premier Stop for UK & Ireland Railway Passenger Information Consultancy |access-date=26 January 2016 |archive-date=20 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140720020145/http://wychegnome.ltd.uk/project%20inform.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> This ambitious project went on to cost Prism significantly more than expected, with no chance of recouping its investment – but the commitment was upheld and the project completed. Even the remote [[Sugar Loaf railway station|Sugar Loaf station]] that typically receives fewer than 100 passengers per year was equipped.<ref name="rrbook">{{cite book |last1=Pettitt |first1=Gordon |last2=Comfort |first2=Nick |date=2015 |publisher=Oxford Publishing Co |title=The Regional Railways Story |isbn=9780860936633}}{{Page needed|date=May 2023}}</ref>


Other improvements committed to included:<ref name="parliamentbrief-97" />
Other improvements committed to included:<ref name="parliamentbrief-97" />
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* Re-staffing seven stations for an experimental period of 12 months
* Re-staffing seven stations for an experimental period of 12 months


==Corporate Identity==
==Corporate identity==
[[File:BR 158867 DMU.jpg|thumb|158867 in experimental livery, 2002]]
By the end of the 1990s, the company had started to develop its own vehicle liveries to replace those inherited from [[Regional Railways]]. An experimental silver, blue and orange livery carried by 158867<ref>https://www.flickr.com/photos/40172673@N03/17090386361/</ref> evolved into a dedicated silver and navy livery for the flagship Alphaline fleet.<ref>https://www.flickr.com/photos/tutenkhamunsleeping/5275122204/</ref> The rest of the fleet began to receive an array of different promotional liveries featuring locations from the company's operating area.<ref>http://www.rail37.com/2001/NWC_April.html</ref>
By the end of the 1990s, the company had started to develop its own vehicle liveries to replace those inherited from [[Regional Railways]]. An experimental silver, blue and orange livery carried by 158867 evolved into a dedicated silver and navy livery for the flagship Alphaline fleet. The rest of the fleet began to receive an array of different promotional liveries featuring locations from the company's operating area.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.rail37.com/2001/NWC_April.html |title=North Wales Coast - April2001-1 |access-date=26 January 2016 |archive-date=2 February 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160202201537/http://www.rail37.com/2001/NWC_April.html |url-status=live }}</ref>


The shortened Wales and West name was adopted to replace the original identity of South Wales & West Railway, with various updates to the company logo taking place.
The shortened Wales and West name was adopted to replace the original identity of South Wales & West Railway, with various updates to the company logo taking place.

===Logos===
<gallery>
<gallery>
Image:South_Wales_and_West_Railway_logo_1995.gif|Initial logotype in use on vehicle branding
Image:South_Wales_and_West_Railway_logo_1995.gif|Initial logotype in use on vehicle branding
Image:South_Wales_and_West_Railway_logo_1996.gif|Early privatization-era logo
<!-- Deleted image removed: Image:South_Wales_and_West_Railway_logo_1996.gif|Early privatisation-era logo <br>{{Deletable file-caption|Wednesday, 22 February 2023|F7}} -->
Image:Wales & west logo.svg|Initial version of revised 'Wales and West' identity
Image:Wales & west logo.svg|Initial version of revised 'Wales and West' identity
</gallery>
</gallery>


==Demise==
==Demise==
In 2000 the [[Strategic Rail Authority]] announced its intention that a single all-Wales franchise should take over the majority of rail services in Wales.<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/798989.stm</ref> Accordingly, the Wales and West franchise ceased to operate in October 2001. Its operations in Wales and the Marches were merged into those of Cardiff-based [[Valley Lines (train operating company)|Valley Lines]] and renamed as [[Wales and Borders|Wales and Borders Trains]]. The remaining services in south west England began operating under the name of [[Wessex Trains]].<ref>http://www.walesandwest.co.uk/</ref>
In 2000 the [[Strategic Rail Authority]] announced its intention that a single all-Wales franchise should take over the majority of rail services in Wales.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/798989.stm |title=BBC News &#124; WALES &#124; Plan for single Welsh rail franchise |access-date=26 January 2016 |archive-date=31 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170831002740/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/798989.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> Accordingly, the Wales and West brand was withdrawn in October 2001 and services were redistributed between franchises and rebranded as follows:
* The [[Valley Lines (train operating company)|Valley Lines]] franchisee, Cardiff Railway Company Ltd, took on responsibility for most of Wales & West's services in Wales and changed its principal trading name to [[Wales and Borders|Wales and Borders Trains]].
* Other services primarily focused on south west England remained with Wales and West Passenger Trains Ltd. which changed its trading name to [[Wessex Trains]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.walesandwest.co.uk/ |title=Wales & West - Welcome to our site |access-date=26 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120314050333/http://www.walesandwest.co.uk/ |archive-date=14 March 2012 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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For the gas distribution company, see Wales & West Utilities.

Wales & West
Overview
Franchise(s)Wales & West
13 October 1996 – 13 October 2001
Main region(s)Wales, South West
Other region(s)West Midlands, North West
Parent companyNational Express
Reporting markWW
SuccessorWales and Borders
Wessex Trains
Technical
Length1,569 miles (2,525 km)[1]

Wales & West[2] was a train operating company in the United Kingdom that operated the South Wales & West franchise from 1996 until 2001.

The franchise was operated by Prism Rail from October 1996 until July 2000, when the firm was taken over by National Express.[3][4] The company ceased to operate trains in October 2001, following a reorganisation of rail franchises.

Operations[edit]

Originally privatised under the name South Wales and West Railway, the company operated a network of local and middle-distance services in South Wales and the south west of England. These ranged from rural services in Cornwall and Pembrokeshire to urban commuter services in the Bristol area.

Longer-distance services operated under the Alphaline brand provided regular links to North Wales and the north west of England, as well as to the South Coast and London Waterloo.[5]

Wales & West received considerable government subsidy. The first full financial year (1997/98) was supported by a payment of £70.9 million, with expenditure due to reduce to £38.1 million for its final trading year of 2003/04. The provisional claim from British Rail for the year 1996/97 had been £84.8 million, including an administered profit of £4.8 million.[1]

Rolling stock[edit]

Wales & West inherited a fleet of Class 143, Class 150, Class 153 and Class 158s from British Rail. Wales & West also hired-in some locomotive-hauled trains on occasion.[6]

Class Image Type Top speed Built
mph km/h
Class 143 Pacer Diesel multiple unit 75 120 1985–1986
Class 150 Sprinter 1984–1987
Class 153 Super Sprinter 1987–1988
Class 158 Express Sprinter 90 145 1989–1992

Wales & West's fleet was maintained at Cardiff Canton and Exeter depots.

Enhancements[edit]

Wales & West carried out various enhancements to their 78-vehicle Class 158 fleet[1] including new carpets, internal repainting and upgrades to air conditioning equipment. Seating was replaced throughout, with a revised layout offering a greater proportion of seats at tables and fewer airline-style seats.

One member of the Class 158 fleet was used to trial additional safety features. This included an airline-style lighting strip along the carriage aisle leading to the exits and illuminated arrows above internal doorways. In time, most of the company's trains also received an automated system of pre-recorded safety announcements.

Prism Rail also gave an undertaking to install passenger information displays at 205 stations.[7] This ambitious project went on to cost Prism significantly more than expected, with no chance of recouping its investment – but the commitment was upheld and the project completed. Even the remote Sugar Loaf station that typically receives fewer than 100 passengers per year was equipped.[8]

Other improvements committed to included:[1]

  • Raising punctuality targets from 90% to 92%
  • Raising reliability targets from 99% to 99.5%
  • Station improvements including waiting shelters and personal security features
  • Re-staffing seven stations for an experimental period of 12 months

Corporate identity[edit]

158867 in experimental livery, 2002

By the end of the 1990s, the company had started to develop its own vehicle liveries to replace those inherited from Regional Railways. An experimental silver, blue and orange livery carried by 158867 evolved into a dedicated silver and navy livery for the flagship Alphaline fleet. The rest of the fleet began to receive an array of different promotional liveries featuring locations from the company's operating area.[9]

The shortened Wales and West name was adopted to replace the original identity of South Wales & West Railway, with various updates to the company logo taking place.

Logos[edit]

  • Initial logotype in use on vehicle branding
    Initial logotype in use on vehicle branding
  • Initial version of revised 'Wales and West' identity
    Initial version of revised 'Wales and West' identity

Demise[edit]

In 2000 the Strategic Rail Authority announced its intention that a single all-Wales franchise should take over the majority of rail services in Wales.[10] Accordingly, the Wales and West brand was withdrawn in October 2001 and services were redistributed between franchises and rebranded as follows:

  • The Valley Lines franchisee, Cardiff Railway Company Ltd, took on responsibility for most of Wales & West's services in Wales and changed its principal trading name to Wales and Borders Trains.
  • Other services primarily focused on south west England remained with Wales and West Passenger Trains Ltd. which changed its trading name to Wessex Trains.[11]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 February 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ Companies House extract company 3011029 Archived 29 May 2015 at the Wayback Machine Wales & West Passenger Trains Limited
  3. ^ National Express buys Prism for £166m Archived 22 November 2020 at the Wayback Machine The Telegraph 19 July 2000
  4. ^ National Express buys Prism for £166m Archived 23 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine The Guardian 19 July 2000
  5. ^ "Wales & West route map". Archived from the original on 10 March 2007. Retrieved 4 April 2006.
  6. ^ "House of Commons Hansard Written Answers for 14 May 1996 (Pt 4)". Archived from the original on 28 October 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
  7. ^ "WycheGnome Limited - Your Premier Stop for UK & Ireland Railway Passenger Information Consultancy". Archived from the original on 20 July 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  8. ^ Pettitt, Gordon; Comfort, Nick (2015). The Regional Railways Story. Oxford Publishing Co. ISBN 9780860936633.[page needed]
  9. ^ "North Wales Coast - April2001-1". Archived from the original on 2 February 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  10. ^ "BBC News | WALES | Plan for single Welsh rail franchise". Archived from the original on 31 August 2017. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  11. ^ "Wales & West - Welcome to our site". Archived from the original on 14 March 2012. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
Preceded by Operator of Wales & West franchise
1996–2001 		Succeeded by
Succeeded by
Wessex Trains
Wessex Trains franchise
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