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Encyclopedia > Arriva Trains Wales
Franchise(s): Wales and borders
8. December 2003 – 2018
Main Region(s): Wales
Other Region(s): North West, West Midlands
Fleet size: 135
Stations called at: 235 operated
National Rail abbreviation: AW
Parent company: Arriva Group
Web site: www.arrivatrainswales.co.uk

Arriva Trains Wales (Welsh: Trenau Arriva Cymru) is a train operating company that operates urban and inter urban passenger services in Wales and the Welsh Marches. Its hubs are Cardiff Central and Cardiff Queen Street. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (1600 × 1200 pixel, file size: 959 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Please see User:Thryduulf/Relicensing if you wish to use this image under a different license. ... This article is about the country. ... North West England is one of the nine regions of England. ... The West Midlands is an official Region of England, covering the western half of the Midlands. ... An Arriva train in Denmark Arriva plc is a UK-based international public transport operator and vehicle rental company, headquartered in Sunderland. ... Welsh redirects here, and this article describes the Welsh language. ... Due to historical differences the railway network of the United Kingdom is split into two independent systems: one on the island of Great Britain and one in Northern Ireland, which is closely linked to the railway system of the Republic of Ireland. ... This article is about the country. ... The Welsh Marches is an area along the border of England and Wales in the island of Great Britain. ... Cardiff Central railway station (Welsh: Caerdydd Canolog) is a major British railway station in Cardiff. ... Cardiff Queen Street railway station (Welsh Caerdydd Heol y Frenhines) is seen by many as the main hub of the Valley Lines network around Cardiff - the solitary connection to Cardiff Bay is seen as part of the reason for this. ...

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Description

The company was formed when Wales and West was split into Wales and Borders and Wessex Trains. Initially both were operated by National Express Group. Arriva won the Wales and Borders franchise in 2003 and promptly renamed the company Arriva Trains Wales. On 14 October 2001 the former Wales and West company, a part of the National Express Group, was divided into two new companies, Wales and Borders Trains for services in Wales and Central England and Wessex Trains for the West Country and South West England. ... Class 158, no. ... A Wessex Class 153 A Class 150/2 unit in West Country advertising livery. ... National Express Group plc (LSE: NEX) is a UK-based transport group that operates airport, bus and rail services in the UK, the US and Canada, Australia, Spain, Portugal and Morocco and long-distance coach routes across Europe. ... An Arriva train in Denmark Arriva plc is a UK-based international public transport operator and vehicle rental company, headquartered in Sunderland. ...


They operate almost all services in Wales, with the exception:

However, its parent company operates the Cross Country franchise which runs services from Cardiff Central via Newport to Nottingham via Birmingham New Street and Newcastle Central via York. Paddington station or London Paddington is the name of a major railway station in the Paddington area of London, which is the London terminus for long distance trains to the West of England and South Wales and some West London commuter services. ... Cardiff Central railway station (Welsh: Caerdydd Canolog) is a major British railway station in Cardiff. ... For other places with the same name, see Swansea (disambiguation). ... First Great Western is the operating name of First Greater Western Ltd,[1] a British train operating company owned by FirstGroup, which operates services in the west and south west of England and South Wales. ... Facade of Euston Station, London Euston Arch: the original Euston Station, as enlarged, ca 1851 Euston station concourse Euston station (also known as London Euston), is a large railway station in Central London. ... Holyhead railway station serves the town of Holyhead (Welsh name: Caergybi) on Holy Island, Anglesey. ... Virgin Trains is a train operating company in the United Kingdom, which currently provides services from London Euston to the West Midlands, the North West and Scotland, on the West Coast Main Line. ... Portsmouth Harbour railway station is a railway station in Portsmouth, England. ... a free shuttle service linking the station to the city centre and town quay Southampton Central is a mainline railway station serving the city of Southampton in Hampshire, southern England. ... Cardiff Central railway station (Welsh: Caerdydd Canolog) is a major British railway station in Cardiff. ... Newport railway station (or Newport High Street station) is situated in the heart of the city of Newport. ... The term cross-country, when used by itself, can refer to: Sports Cross-country running, a sport in which teams of runners compete to complete a course over open or rough terrain Cross-country skiing, a winter sport for skiing Fell running also known as hill running and mountain running... Nottingham station is the principal railway station in the city of Nottingham, England, and the Greater Nottingham area. ... Birmingham New Street could refer to: Birmingham New Street Station New Street, Birmingham This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Northern approach. ... The approach to York station and the Royal York hotel York railway station is a main-line railway station in the historic city of York. ...


Performance

In October 2006 the company was ranked seventh best (out of 21 companies) with an above average 89.9% of trains 'on time' according to Network Rail statistics.[1] Arriva have built on their successful improvements and the latest figures released by the ORR (Office of Rail Regulation) rate punctuality (PPM) at 93.0% for the first quarter of the 2007/8 financial year.[2] Their MAA (Monthly Annual Average) figure up to 30 June 2007 is also up on last year at 89.0%.[3]


Routes

Arriva Trains Wales's main routes and services are centred at Cardiff Central and Cardiff Queen Street as well as their major interchange stations at Newport and in England at Chester, Crewe, Manchester Piccadilly and Shrewsbury. Cardiff Central railway station (Welsh: Caerdydd Canolog) is a major British railway station in Cardiff. ... Cardiff Queen Street railway station (Welsh Caerdydd Heol y Frenhines) is seen by many as the main hub of the Valley Lines network around Cardiff - the solitary connection to Cardiff Bay is seen as part of the reason for this. ... Newport railway station (or Newport High Street station) is situated in the heart of the city of Newport. ... Chester railway station is a railway station in the city of Chester, England. ... Crewe station is one of the most historic railway stations in the world. ... Manchester Piccadilly station is the principal railway station of Manchester, UK. It serves intercity routes to London Euston, Birmingham New Street and the south, Glasgow Central, and routes throughout the north of England. ... Shrewsbury railway station is Shrewsburys only remaining railway station (Shrewsbury Abbey, as well as all the other small stations around the town, having long closed). ...


The company started services to the new Rhoose Cardiff International Airport railway station and Llantwit Major in June 2005 as a result of the reopening to passenger services of the Vale of Glamorgan route. Frequent bus services run to the departure terminal from the station. Rhoose Cardiff International Airport railway station is a railway station that serves Cardiff International Airport in the village of Rhoose. ... Llantwit Major railway station is a railway station that serves town of Llantwit Major. ...


The company withdrew its services from Cardiff Central and Newport to the South West of England in December 2005. These are now operated by First Great Western. First Great Western is the operating name of First Greater Western Ltd,[1] a British train operating company owned by FirstGroup, which operates services in the west and south west of England and South Wales. ...


Arriva Trains Wales also operates one service a day (Monday-Saturday) which is routed via the Swansea District Line, a route normally used only by freight trains. This is the day service to Fishguard Harbour, usually operated by a 158. The trains are routed via the Swansea district line for driver training for the event of diversions over the line. Fishguard Harbour railway station serves the port of Fishguard Harbour, Wales. ... A British Rail Class 158 Express Sprinter is a diesel multiple unit, built from 1989-92 by BREL at Derby Works. ...


Main routes

  • North Wales Coast Line (Crewe-Chester-Llandudno Junction-Bangor-Holyhead) with services from either Crewe, Cardiff Central, Manchester Piccadilly or Birmingham New Street.
  • South Wales Main Line (Newport-Cardiff Central-Swansea Swanline service)
  • Chester to Manchester Line (Manchester Piccadilly-Manchester Oxford Road-Warrington Bank Quay-Chester) with most hourly services continuing to Llandudno and two services a day terminating at Holyhead
  • Wolverhampton-Shrewsbury (Birmingham New Street-Wolverhampton-Telford Central-Shrewsbury) with most services continuing towards either Aberystwyth and Pwllheli on the Cambrian Line or Chester via Wrexham on the Shrewsbury to Chester line. One train a day carries on to Holyhead.
  • Welsh Marches Line (Newport-Hereford-Shrewsbury) from either Milford Haven, Carmarthen or Cardiff Central and then on towards either Crewe, Stockport and Manchester Piccadilly, or Wrexham, Chester, Llandudno Junction and Holyhead

The North Wales Coast Line is the railway line from Crewe to Holyhead. ... The South Wales Main Line is a branch of the Great Western Main Line. ... Swanline is the brand name of a local rail service that operates on the South Wales Main Line between Swansea and Cardiff Central, South Wales. ... There are two Chester to Manchester Lines between the cities of Chester and Manchester in the north-west of England. ... The Wolverhampton to Shrewsbury Line (previously starting from Birmingham) is the railway line from Wolverhampton to Shrewsbury via Wellington. ... The Cambrian Line is a railway from Shrewsbury (in Shropshire, England) to Welshpool, Aberystwyth and Pwllheli. ... The Shrewsbury to Chester Line, also known as the Severn - Dee Line (after the rivers on which Shrewsbury and Chester stand), was built in 1846 as the Shrewsbury and Chester Railway. ... The Welsh Marches Line is the railway line from Newport to Crewe via Abergavenny, Hereford, Craven Arms, Shrewsbury and Whitchurch. ...

Secondary and rural routes

The Cambrian Line is a railway from Shrewsbury (in Shropshire, England) to Welshpool, Aberystwyth and Pwllheli. ... The Conwy Valley Line is a railway line in North Wales. ... The Gloucester to Newport Line is a railway cutoff along the bank of the River Severn in the United Kingdom from Gloucester to Newport. ... Maesteg railway station is one of two railway stations that serve town of Maesteg in South Wales. ... The end of the line in Shropshire at Craven Arms - here it joins the Welsh Marches Line. ... The West Wales Line is a railway line from Swansea to West Wales. ... The Borderlands Line is the name given to the railway line between Wrexham, North Wales, and Bidston, Wirral, England. ...

Cardiff and Valleys local services

Arriva operate the Valley Lines services, serving the 22 railway stations in Cardiff as well as connecting Cardiff to towns in the South Wales Valleys, Bridgend County and the Vale of Glamorgan. British Rail Class 143 unit, no. ... Bridgend (Welsh: Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr) is a town in the traditional county of Glamorgan and the main town in the county borough of Bridgend in south Wales. ... For other uses, see Vale of Glamorgan (disambiguation). ...

  • Cardiff Bay (Cardiff Queen Street - Cardiff Bay non stop)
  • Cardiff City Line (Cardiff Central - Cardiff Radyr - Pontypridd)
  • Coryton Line (Cardiff Central - Cardiff Queen Street - Cardiff Coryton)
  • Ebbw Valley Line (Cardiff Central - Rogerstone - Crosskeys - Ebbw Vale Parkway)
  • Maesteg Line (Cardiff Central - Pontyclun - Bridgend - Maesteg)
  • Merthyr Line (Cardiff Central - Cardiff Queen Street - Cardiff Radyr - Pontypridd - Aberdare or Merthyr Tydfil)
  • Rhondda Line (Cardiff Central - Cardiff Queen Street - Cardiff Radyr - Pontypridd - Treherbert)
  • Rhymney Line (Cardiff Central - Cardiff Queen Street - Cardiff Llanishen - Caerphilly - Rhymney)
  • Vale of Glamorgan Line
    • (Cardiff Central - Cardiff Grangetown - Penarth)
    • (Cardiff Central - Cardiff Grangetown - Cogan - Barry - Barry Island)
    • (Cardiff Central - Cardiff Grangetown - Cogan - Barry - Rhoose Cardiff Intl Airport - Llantwit Major - Bridgend)
A Class 158 at Bristol Temple Meads operated by Arriva Trains Wales
A Class 158 at Bristol Temple Meads operated by Arriva Trains Wales

Cardiff Bay Cardiff Bay (Welsh: Bae Caerdydd) is the regeneration area created by the Cardiff Barrage which impounded two rivers (Taff and Ely) to form a new 500 acre freshwater lake around the former dockland area south of the city centre of Cardiff in south Wales. ... The City Line is a railway line in South Wales from Cardiff to Radyr via the western suburbs of Cardiff. ... The Coryton Line is a railway line in South Wales from Cardiff to Heath, Ty Glas, Rhiwbina, Whitchurch and Coryton. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The Maesteg Line is a railway line in South Wales from Cardiff to Bridgend and Maesteg. ... The Merthyr Line is a railway line in South Wales from Cardiff to Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare. ... The Rhondda Line is a railway line in South Wales from Cardiff to Pontypridd, Porth, Ystrad Rhondda and Treherbert. ... The Rhymney Line is a railway line in South Wales from Cardiff to Heath, Llanishen, Caerphilly, Bargoed and Rhymney. ... The Vale of Glamorgan Line is a railway line in South Wales from Cardiff to Bridgend via Barry, Rhoose and Llantwit Major. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (1600 × 1200 pixel, file size: 878 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Arriva Trains Wales Class 158 DMU 158820 at platform 7 of Bristol Temple Meads station. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (1600 × 1200 pixel, file size: 878 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Arriva Trains Wales Class 158 DMU 158820 at platform 7 of Bristol Temple Meads station. ... A British Rail Class 158 Express Sprinter is a diesel multiple unit, built from 1989-92 by BREL at Derby Works. ... The original station (left) closed in 1965. ...

Other services

For special events such as football or rugby matches, Arriva is known to operate additional services to the venue of one or both sides playing. Arriva has arranged in the past a stopping service to Edinburgh Waverley, Liverpool Lime Street and through services to Stratford. Numerous other services have been operated. Arriva usually operates shuttle services to Newport on match days. All of these services have been operated using locos and hauled stock - usually on loan. It is expected to continue in this fashion. Waverley railway station- the principal mainline station in Edinburgh viewed from Edinburgh Castle. ... The main entrance to Liverpool Lime Street Station Liverpool Lime Street railway station on Lime Street is the mainline railway station serving Liverpool, England. ... This article is about Stratford Regional station in London. ...


Major stations served

The tracks at the eastern end of Birmingham New Street station Class 390 no. ... Cardiff Central railway station (Welsh: Caerdydd Canolog) is a major British railway station in Cardiff. ... Cardiff Queen Street railway station (Welsh Caerdydd Heol y Frenhines) is seen by many as the main hub of the Valley Lines network around Cardiff - the solitary connection to Cardiff Bay is seen as part of the reason for this. ... Carmarthen railway station is the original station situated south of the river on the edge of Carmarthen. ... Chester railway station is a railway station in the city of Chester, England. ... Crewe station is one of the most historic railway stations in the world. ... Hereford is the railway station serving the city of Hereford in Herefordshire, England. ... Holyhead railway station serves the town of Holyhead (Welsh name: Caergybi) on Holy Island, Anglesey. ... Llandudno Junction railway station (Welsh:Cyffordd Llandudno ) is on the Crewe to Holyhead North Wales Coast Line. ... Shrewsbury railway station is Shrewsburys only remaining railway station (Shrewsbury Abbey, as well as all the other small stations around the town, having long closed). ... Swansea railway station is the railway station for Swansea, South Wales. ... Milford Haven railway station serves the town of Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire. ... Newport railway station (or Newport High Street station) is situated in the heart of the city of Newport. ... Interior shot of the station with the Victorian trainshed. ... The station canopy windows reflecting the Refuge Assurance building Manchester Oxford Road Station is a railway station in Manchester, UK. The station is not actually in Oxford Road but slightly to the north of that thoroughfare, just off (or rather above) Oxford Street, on an elevated track between Deansgate and... Telford Central railway station serves the new town of Telford, England. ... Warrington Bank Quay is a mainline train station serving the UK town of Warrington. ... Wrexham General railway station (Welsh: ) is a medium-sized railway station in the town of Wrexham, north-east Wales // In 1846 the first steam trains began the Railway Age in Wrexham. ...

Rolling stock

Arriva Trains Wales currently operate a fleet of 120 diesel multiple units. They also own some MK2 coaching stock and have occasionally used hired-in locomotives to run extra services. Diesel multiple units (DMUs) are regional rail cars which contain both passenger accommodations and propulsion. ...

Class Image Type Top speed Number Routes operated Unit numbers Built
mph km/h
Class 121 Bubble car diesel multiple unit 70 112 1 Cardiff Bay Line 121032 1960
Class 142 Pacer diesel multiple unit 75 120 15 Valley Lines
Cardiff - Swansea (Swanline)
142002 / 006 / 010 / 069 / 072 - 077 / 080 - 083 / 085 1985
Class 143 Pacer diesel multiple unit 75 120 15 Valley Lines
Swanline
143601 /602 / 604 - 610 / 614 / 616 / 622 - 625 (613 was scrapped following a fire) 1985
Class 150 Sprinter diesel multiple unit 75 120 27 Valley Lines
Borderlands Line
150208 / 230 / 236 / 240 - 242 / 245 / 250 - 254 / 256 / 258 - 260 / 262 / 264 / 267 / 278 - 285 1984 - 1987
Class 153 Super Sprinter diesel multiple unit 75 120 10 Heart of Wales Line
Swanline
Borderlands Line
153310 / 312 / 320 / 321 / 323 / 327 / 353 / 361 / 362 / 367 1987 - 1988
Class 158 Express Sprinter diesel multiple unit 90 145 24 Aberystwyth, Pwllheli, Holyhead & Chester - Birmingham Gloucester-Maesteg Cardiff - Camarthen / Milford Haven Cardiff City Line 158818 - 841 1989 - 1992
Class 175 Coradia diesel multiple unit 100 160 27 Most Express Services 175001 - 011 / 175101 - 116 1999 - 2001

Arriva has expanded its Class 150 fleet, with units cascaded from Scotrail and One Railway early in the franchise. On 10 December 2006, 8 further Class 150s from First Great Western were added, these being sets: 150230/236/240/241/242/251/253/254: W55033 at the Colne Valley Railway in original green livery ( Alternative picture) The British Rail Class 121 diesel multiple units were built by Pressed Steel in 1960. ... Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 649 KB)BR Class 121 Bubble Car no. ... DMU, type SA108 of Great Poland Voivodship in Poznań, Poland The Transwa Prospector DEMU capable of up to 200 km/h provides a passenger service between Perth, Western Australia and the mining town of Kalgoorlie A Diesel Multiple Unit or DMU is a multiple unit train consisting of multiple carriages... Arriva Trains Wales 142010 at Cardiff Central on 22 May 2004. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (1600 × 1200 pixel, file size: 959 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Please see User:Thryduulf/Relicensing if you wish to use this image under a different license. ... DMU, type SA108 of Great Poland Voivodship in Poznań, Poland The Transwa Prospector DEMU capable of up to 200 km/h provides a passenger service between Perth, Western Australia and the mining town of Kalgoorlie A Diesel Multiple Unit or DMU is a multiple unit train consisting of multiple carriages... British Rail Class 143 unit, no. ... Swanline is the brand name of a local rail service that operates on the South Wales Main Line between Swansea and Cardiff Central, South Wales. ... 143603 at Bristol Temple Meads, 28 June 2005. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (1600 × 1200 pixel, file size: 981 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Please see User:Thryduulf/Relicensing if you wish to use this image under a different license. ... DMU, type SA108 of Great Poland Voivodship in Poznań, Poland The Transwa Prospector DEMU capable of up to 200 km/h provides a passenger service between Perth, Western Australia and the mining town of Kalgoorlie A Diesel Multiple Unit or DMU is a multiple unit train consisting of multiple carriages... British Rail Class 143 unit, no. ... Swanline is the brand name of a local rail service that operates on the South Wales Main Line between Swansea and Cardiff Central, South Wales. ... The British Rail Class 150 Sprinter diesel multiple units (DMUs) were built by BREL from 1984-87. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (1600 × 1200 pixel, file size: 900 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Please see User:Thryduulf/Relicensing if you wish to use this image under a different license. ... DMU, type SA108 of Great Poland Voivodship in Poznań, Poland The Transwa Prospector DEMU capable of up to 200 km/h provides a passenger service between Perth, Western Australia and the mining town of Kalgoorlie A Diesel Multiple Unit or DMU is a multiple unit train consisting of multiple carriages... British Rail Class 143 unit, no. ... The Borderlands Line is the name given to the railway line between Wrexham, North Wales, and Bidston, Wirral, England. ... Class 153, no. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (1280 × 960 pixel, file size: 550 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Arriva Trains Wales Class 153 DMU 153362 in a livery advertising the Heart of Wales Line apporaches Bristol Temple Meads. ... DMU, type SA108 of Great Poland Voivodship in Poznań, Poland The Transwa Prospector DEMU capable of up to 200 km/h provides a passenger service between Perth, Western Australia and the mining town of Kalgoorlie A Diesel Multiple Unit or DMU is a multiple unit train consisting of multiple carriages... The end of the line in Shropshire at Craven Arms - here it joins the Welsh Marches Line. ... Swanline is the brand name of a local rail service that operates on the South Wales Main Line between Swansea and Cardiff Central, South Wales. ... The Borderlands Line is the name given to the railway line between Wrexham, North Wales, and Bidston, Wirral, England. ... A British Rail Class 158 Express Sprinter is a diesel multiple unit, built from 1989-92 by BREL at Derby Works. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (1600 × 1200 pixel, file size: 878 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Arriva Trains Wales Class 158 DMU 158820 at platform 7 of Bristol Temple Meads station. ... DMU, type SA108 of Great Poland Voivodship in Poznań, Poland The Transwa Prospector DEMU capable of up to 200 km/h provides a passenger service between Perth, Western Australia and the mining town of Kalgoorlie A Diesel Multiple Unit or DMU is a multiple unit train consisting of multiple carriages... The Cambrian Line is a railway from Shrewsbury (in Shropshire, England) to Welshpool, Aberystwyth and Pwllheli. ... The Cambrian Line is a railway from Shrewsbury (in Shropshire, England) to Welshpool, Aberystwyth and Pwllheli. ... This article is about the city of Gloucester in England; for other uses see Gloucester (disambiguation). ... Maesteg is a Welsh town located at the northernmost end of the Llynfi Valley in the north of the Welsh county borough of Bridgend (Pen-y-Bont ar Ogwr) in the traditional county of Glamorgan (Morgannwg). ... This article is about the capital city of Wales. ... This article is about the town. ... The City Line is a railway line in South Wales from Cardiff to Radyr via the western suburbs of Cardiff. ... The Class 175 ‘Coradia’ is a model of diesel multiple unit passenger train used in the United Kingdom. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution‎ (1,600 × 1,200 pixels, file size: 862 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Please see User:Thryduulf/Relicensing if you wish to use this image under a different license. ... DMU, type SA108 of Great Poland Voivodship in Poznań, Poland The Transwa Prospector DEMU capable of up to 200 km/h provides a passenger service between Perth, Western Australia and the mining town of Kalgoorlie A Diesel Multiple Unit or DMU is a multiple unit train consisting of multiple carriages... First Great Western is the operating name of First Greater Western Ltd,[1] a British train operating company owned by FirstGroup, which operates services in the west and south west of England and South Wales. ...

  • 4 will operate on the Borderlands Line (Wrexham Central-Bidston)
  • 4 will enter service on South Wales valley routes for use on the restored Ebbw Valley Line from summer 2007

In 2006 'heritage' unit 121032 was purchased by Arriva for use on the Cardiff Bay Shuttle. The unit has been repainted into Arriva colours and was hauled to Wales in June 2006 to enter service in July. The unit finally entered service on 17 August 2006 but was withdrawn 2 days later due to a major problem with the engine. The unit re-entered service on the Cardiff Bay line on 14 September 2006.


References

  1. ^ Network Rail Punctuality Statistics
  2. ^ ORR Rail Statistics - ORR
  3. ^ ORR Rail Statistics - ORR

External Links

ATW official website

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