What is Transport for Wales Rail Services?
[[File:Crewe_-_Keolis-Amey_158830_Chester_service.JPG|thumb|250px|right|A [[British Rail Class 158|Class 158]] in TfW livery]] '''Transport for Wales Rail Services (TfW Rail Services)''' was a [[United Kingdom|British]] train company. It runs trains throughout [[Wales]] and parts of [[England]]. It is owned by [[Keolis]]/[[Amey plc|Amey]] Wales Cymru Limited. The company is also known as: '''Transport for Wales''' and '''TfW Rail''' ([[Welsh language|Welsh]]: '''Trafnidiaeth Cymru''' and '''TrC Trenau''') for their day-to-day operations. It was replaced by Transport for Wales Rail Limited (owned by the Welsh Government) in February 2021. They were awarded the contract for the ''Wales and Borders'' franchise by the (commercially separate) [[Welsh Government|government body]] Transport for Wales in 2018. TfW Rail Services started rail operations on 14 October 2018, taking over from [[Arriva Trains Wales]]. The company runs trains throughout [[Wales]] and into parts of [[England]], mainly [[Cheshire]], [[Shropshire]], [[Herefordshire]], [[Manchester]], [[Liverpool]] and [[Birmingham]]. They run local stopping services between [[Cardiff]] and towns throughout [[South Wales]], including [[Swansea]], [[Carmarthen]], [[Bridgend]] and [[Merthyr Tydfil]], as well as longer distance services between [[Wales]] and [[Manchester]], [[Shrewsbury]] and [[Birmingham]]. Some local services also extend to [[Gloucester]] and [[Cheltenham]]. {{Current UK TOCs}} [[Category:2018 establishments in the United Kingdom]] [[Category:2021 disestablishments in the United Kingdom]] [[Category:Defunct railway companies of the United Kingdom]] [[Category:Rail transport in Wales]]