Transport for Wales

Transport for Wales (Welsh: Trafnidiaeth Cymru), or TfW (Welsh: TrC), is a not-for-profit company owned by the Welsh Government and managed at arms length by its appointed board.[3]

Not to be confused with Transport in Wales or Transport for NSW.
This article is about the government-owned regulating company. For the train operating company, see Transport for Wales Rail Services. For the future train operating company, see Transport for Wales Rail (2021).

Transport for Wales
Trafnidiaeth Cymru
Formation1 April 2016 (2016-04-01)
TypePrivate company limited by guarantee
Legal statusWholly owned subsidiary of the Welsh Government
PurposeTransport authority
Headquarters5th Floor, South Gate House Wood Street, Cardiff CF10 1EW[1]
Region served
Wales and the England–Wales border
Chief Executive Officer
James Price[2]
Main organ
Wales & Borders franchise
Parent organisation
Welsh Government
Websitetfw.gov.wales

TfW oversee the issuance and upkeep of the Wales & Borders franchise, for which it in 2018 contracted the train operating company KeolisAmey Wales to run using the trading name Transport for Wales Rail. From February 2021, it will directly oversee the franchise when it comes under the control of a Welsh-government owned company, Transport for Wales Rail.

QED Centre, former registered office of TfW until 29 November 2019

History

It was established to provide support and expertise to the Welsh Government in connection with transport projects in Wales. In 2017, it procured the new Operator and Development Partner for the Wales & Borders railway franchise[4] under powers delegated to the Welsh government under the Government of Wales Act 2006.[5]

The company introduced the Transport for Wales brand to replace the now defunct Arriva Trains Wales brand on the Wales & Borders franchise from 14 October 2018. The franchise is operated by KeolisAmey Wales.[6][7][8]

On 22 October 2020, the Welsh Government announced that the franchise will transfer operation to a Welsh-government owned operator of last resort, following the COVID-19 pandemic, all staff, operations, and branding will transfer to the new company on 7 February 2021.[9]

South Wales Metro
See also: South Wales Metro

TfW is responsible for the development of the South Wales and North Wales Metros. Both are multi-modal systems, integrating the heavy and light rail networks with local bus services, active travel and other modes of transport.[10]

References
  1. "TRANSPORT FOR WALES - Overview (free company information from Companies House)". beta.companieshouse.gov.uk.
  2. "The Team - Transport for Wales". tfw.gov.wales.
  3. "TRANSPORT FOR WALES - Overview (free company information from Companies House)". beta.companieshouse.gov.uk. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  4. "What we do | beta.gov.wales". beta.gov.wales. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  5. "Devolution settlement: Wales - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  6. "Terms and Conditions". tfwrail.wales. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
  7. "KEOLIS AMEY WALES CYMRU LIMITED - Filing history (free information from Companies House)". beta.companieshouse.gov.uk. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  8. "KEOLIS (UK) LIMITED - Filing history (free information from Companies House)". beta.companieshouse.gov.uk. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  9. "Transport for Wales rail services to be nationalised". BBC News. 22 October 2020. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  10. "Metro | beta.gov.wales". beta.gov.wales. Retrieved 23 October 2018.


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