Arriva Trains Wales
| Arriva Trains Wales / Trenau Arriva Cymru | |
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| Basic information | |
| company | Arriva Trains Wales / Trenau Arriva Cymru |
| Seat | St. Mary's House 47 Penarth Road Cardiff CF10 5DJ |
| Concession and duration |
Wales and Borders December 7th 2003 - October 13th 2018 |
| Parent company | Arriva Group |
| Employee | 2,204 |
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| fleet | 128 |
| Train stations | 247 |
| Main region | Wales |
| Secondary regions |
West Midlands North West |
| website | |
| arrivatrainswales.co.uk | |
Arriva Trains Wales , Trenau Arriva Cymru in Welsh , was a British railway company headquartered in Cardiff . It was a subsidiary of Arriva and thus also of Deutsche Bahn and operated almost all regional and express trains in Wales and the adjacent areas in England , the so-called Welsh Marches .
On August 1, 2003, Arriva won the tender for the Wales and Borders route network. The concession ran from December 7, 2003 to October 13, 2018. Arriva Trains Wales was operated by Transport for Wales / Trafnidiaeth Cymru .
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The main routes of Arriva Trains Wales were centered on the cities of Cardiff and Swansea , other important stations in England are Shrewsbury , Chester and Crewe . Trains have been running to Cardiff Airport since June 2005 . The company withdrew from the routes towards South West England in December 2005.
Main lines
- North Wales Coast Line ( Crewe - Holyhead )
- South Wales Main Line ( Newport - Cardiff - Swansea )
- Welsh Marches Line (Cardiff - Newport - Shrewsbury - Crewe - Manchester )
- Shrewsbury - Wolverhampton (all trains went to Birmingham )
Branch lines
- Cambrian Line (Shrewsbury - Aberystwyth / Pwllheli )
- Conwy Valley Line ( Llandudno - Blaenau Ffestiniog )
- Gloucester - Newport
- Heart of Wales Line ( Llanelli - Craven Arms - Shrewsbury)
- West Wales Line (Swansea - Llanelli - Carmarthen - Pembroke / Milford Haven / Fishguard )
- Shrewsbury - Wrexham - Chester
- Borderlands Line (Wrexham - Bidston )
Suburban Lines in South Wales (Valley Lines)
- Butetown Branch Line (Cardiff - Butetown )
- Cardiff City Line (Cardiff - Radyr )
- Coryton Line (Cardiff - Coryton )
- Ebbw Valley Line (Newport - Ebbw Vale )
- Maesteg Line (Cardiff - Maesteg )
- Merthyr Line (Cardiff - Pontypridd - Aberdare / Merthyr Tydfil )
- Rhondda Line (Cardiff - Pontypridd - Treherbert )
- Rhymney Line (Cardiff - Rhymney )
- Vale of Glamorgan Line (Cardiff - Penarth / Barry Island / Bridgend )
Rolling stock
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| model series | image | Type | V / max |
passenger cars |
number | Construction year |
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| British class 67 |
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Diesel locomotive | 200 km / h | 3 | 1999-2000 | |
| British class Mark 3 |
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Passenger cars | 200 km / h | 12 | 1975-1988 | |
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Locomotives with multiple traction | 3 | 1988 | ||
| British class 142 |
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Railcar (diesel) | 120 km / h | 2 | 15th | 1985-1987 |
| British class 143 |
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Railcar (diesel) | 120 km / h | 2 | 15th | 1985-1986 |
| British class 150 |
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Railcar (diesel) | 120 km / h | 2 | 36 | 1986-1987 |
| British class 153 |
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Railcar (diesel) | 120 km / h | 1 | 8th | 1987-1988 |
| British class 158 |
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Railcar (diesel) | 145 km / h | 2 | 24 | 1989-1992 |
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| British class 175 |
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Railcar (diesel) | 160 km / h | 2 | 11 | 1999-2001 |
| 3 | 16 | |||||
Web links
- Arriva Trains Wales website (English, Welsh)