NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Wessex Trains

Wessex Trains is the primary passenger rail operator in the South West of England. The company operates trains in the region bounded by Penzance, Cardiff, Gloucester, Worcester and Brighton. In addition to running trains, Wessex Trains is responsible for the operation of 125 passenger stations. Image File history File links Wessex_trains_logo. ... Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 659 KB)BR Class 158, no. ... South West England is one of the regions of England. ... Approximate extent of South Wales South Wales is an area of Wales bordered by England and the Bristol Channel to the East and South, and Mid Wales and West Wales to the North and West. ... South East England is one of the official regions of England. ... National Express Group plc is a UK based transport group, operating airport, bus and rail services in the UK, the US, Canada and Australia. ... Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 660 KB)Class 153, no. ... Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 660 KB)Class 153, no. ... Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 665 KB)BR Class 150/2 no. ... Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 665 KB)BR Class 150/2 no. ... Class 150/2, no. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1152x426, 192 KB) Wessex Trains Class 143 DMU 143603 at platform 3 of Bristol Temple Meads station with a service to Avonmouth. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1152x426, 192 KB) Wessex Trains Class 143 DMU 143603 at platform 3 of Bristol Temple Meads station with a service to Avonmouth. ... South West England is one of the regions of England. ... Map sources for Penzance at grid reference SW470303 Penzances old docks with Abbey Slip and St Marys Church behind Arms of Penzance Penzance is a port in Cornwall, UK, facing southeast onto the English Channel. ... The Norman Keep, Cardiff Castle. ... Gloucester (pronounced ) is a city and district in south-west England, close to the Welsh border. ... The city of Worcester (pronounced Wuh-ster) is the county town of Worcestershire in England; the river Severn runs through the middle, with the citys large Worcester Cathedral overlooking the river. ... Brighton on the southern Sussex coast is one of the largest and most famous seaside resorts in England. ... Passengers bustle around the typical grand edifice of Londons Broad Street Station in 1865. ...

Wessex Trains was formed on 14 October 2001 when the former Wales and West company was divided into 2 separate operators, Wessex Trains and Wales and Borders - operating services in Wales and Central England. They were both owned by the National Express Group until Arriva took over Wales and Borders in 2003. October 14 is the 287th day of the year (288th in Leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... 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. ... National Express Group plc is a UK based transport group, operating airport, bus and rail services in the UK, the US, Canada and Australia. ... An Arriva bus arriving at Telford Central An Arriva train in North Wales An Arriva train in Denmark Arriva plc is a British based public transport operator headquartered in Sunderland. ...

Originally, it was planned for Wessex to take over the diesel services of South West Trains Train maps even showed the West of England Main Line as about to transfer. However a change of policy by the government lead to the decision to merge Wessex and First Great Western into the new Greater Western franchise. This would have left all services from the South West to London under the control of one operator. This meant the proposed transfer never took place. South West Trains (SWT) is a Train Operating Company operating in the United Kingdom, providing train services to the south-west of London, chiefly in Greater London and the counties of Surrey, Hampshire, Dorset, Devon and Wiltshire (the area largely covered before 1923 by the London and South Western Railway... The West of England Main Line is the railway line from London Waterloo to Exeter. ... First Great Western is a British train operating company owned by First Group, which operates services principally on the Great Western Main Line. ... Greater Western is the name for a new UK passenger rail franchise due to commence on 1 April 2006 that will combine the existing First Great Western, First Great Western Link and Wessex Trains franchises. ...

Wessex Trains will merge with First Great Western and First Great Western Link on 1st April 2006. The new franchise will be operated by First Group. Wessex services will be renamed First Great Western Local. First Great Western Link is a train operating company owned by First Group that provides train services, on a franchise basis, from Paddington Station to destinations such as Slough, Reading, Didcot, Oxford, Basingstoke, Newbury, Bedwyn, Hereford, Worcester and Banbury. ... First Group PLC (LSE: FGP) is a British transport company operating in the United Kingdom, Ireland and North America, with headquarters in Aberdeen in Scotland. ... First Great Western Local will be the new name for former Wessex Trains services following the commencement of the Greater Western franchise in April 2006. ...

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Wessex Trains run the majority of local trains in the South West. They do not run the high-speed long distance trains, however, and these are run by First Great Western between London Paddington Station and Penzance via Bristol, Exeter and Plymouth, Virgin Trains between Birmingham and Penzance and South West Trains between London Waterloo Station and Paignton via Exeter and London to Weymouth via Southampton and Bournemouth. First Great Western is a British train operating company owned by First Group, which operates services principally on the Great Western Main Line. ... The Houses of Parliament and the clock tower containing Big Ben Part of the London skyline viewed from the South Bank London (see Wiktionary:London for the name in other languages) is the capital of the United Kingdom and England. ... The central (and longest) span of Paddington Station Paddington station or London Paddington is the name of a major National Rail and London Underground station complex in the Paddington area of London. ... Bristol is a unitary authority with city and ceremonial county status in South West England. ... The city of Exeter is the county town of Devon, in England, UK. It is located at , . In the 2001 census its population was recorded at 111,066. ... Plymouth is a city in the South West of England, or alternatively the Westcountry, and is situated within the traditional county of Devon. ... Virgin Trains is a train operating company in the United Kingdom. ... The city from above Centenary Square. ... South West Trains (SWT) is a Train Operating Company operating in the United Kingdom, providing train services to the south-west of London, chiefly in Greater London and the counties of Surrey, Hampshire, Dorset, Devon and Wiltshire (the area largely covered before 1923 by the London and South Western Railway... A 1948 poster showing the main concourse. ... Larger version Paignton is an English coastal town on the English Riviera near Torquay, in the county of Devon. ... Weymouth Promenade in 1993 Weymouth is a coastal town in Dorset, England. ... Southampton is a city and major port situated on the south coast of England. ... Bournemouth is a seaside resort on the south coast of England. ...

Wessex Trains run on north south routes from Cardiff and Gloucester in the north and Weymouth and Brighton in the south to Bristol and Bath. The company also run the local routes and branch lines in Devon and Cornwall, such as the Newquay, Exmouth and St Ives holiday lines. For other uses, see Bath (disambiguation). ... Location within the British Isles An easterly view over Newquay harbour with some of the surfing beaches in the background. ... There are several places named Exmouth: Exmouth in Western Australia, Australia Exmouth in Devon, England This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... One of these three places is famous for the nursery rhyme and riddle As I Was Going to St Ives though it is not entirely clear which. ...

In late-2004, Wessex Train's area of operation expanded with some trains continuing beyond Worcester to Great Malvern. It has been designated the: International Year of Rice (by the United Nations) International Year to Commemorate the Struggle against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO) 2004 World Health Day topic was Road Safety (by World Health Organization) Year of the Monkey (by the Chinese calendar) See the world in... Great Malvern is a town in Worcestershire, England positioned at the foot of, and partly on the sides of, the Malvern Hills. ...

For a fuller description of the routes operated by Wessex Trains, see the following links.

Categories: Rail stubs | British railway lines ... The South Wales Main Line is a branch of the Great Western Main Line. ... The Wessex Main Line is the railway line from Bristol Temple Meads to Southampton. ... West Coastway is the name given by Southern Trains to the services operated by them from London Victoria along the south coast of West Sussex and Hampshire to the west of Brighton. ... The Atlantic Coast Line is a railway line from Par, near St. ... The Avocet Line is the railway line from Exeter to Exmouth, UK. The line follows the River Exe for most of its route, giving views of the estuary. ... The Golden Valley Line is a railway line from Swindon to Standish Junction, which is just south of Gloucester, UK. Most passenger services continue beyond Gloucester to Cheltenham Spa. ... The Heart of Wessex Line is a railway line from Bristol to Westbury to Weymouth. ... The Looe Valley Line is a railway line from Liskeard to Looe in Cornwall, UK. The line follows the shores of the River Looe for much of its course. ... The Maritime Line is a railway line from Truro to Falmouth in Cornwall. ... The Riviera Line is the railway line from Exeter to the English Riviera resorts of Torquay and Paignton. ... The Severn Beach Line is a local railway in Bristol, UK, running from Narroways Junction to Severn Beach. ... The St Ives Bay Line is a railway line from St Erth to St Ives in Cornwall. ... The Tamar Valley Line is a railway line from Devonport in Plymouth, to Gunnislake near Tavistock in Devon. ... The Tarka Line is a railway line from Exeter to Barnstaple in Devon, UK. There is also a branch to Okehampton, which has recently reopened to passenger trains. ...

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Wessex Train's fleet consists entirely of diesel multiple units (DMUs), which work day-to-day passenger services. In the past, the company has hired Fragonset Railways Class 31 diesel locomotives and Mk.2 coaching stock to work longer distance services. The regular use of locomotive-haulage ended on 4 December 2004. However, they are still used occasionally in conjunction with special events and are expected to be used on Summer Saturdays on Bristol-Weymouth services. DMU, type SA108 of Great Poland Voivodship in Poznan, Poland German DMU of class 628 A diesel multiple unit (DMU) is a multiple unit powered by a diesel engine. ... Fleet Details External Links Fragonset website. ... Class 31, no. ... Great Western Railway No. ... Mark 2A Tourist Standard Open (TSO) 5278 Melisande at Cheltenham Spa on 18th September 2004, whilst forming a charter service to Swindon. ... December 4 is the 338th day (339th on leap years) of the Gregorian calendar. ... It has been designated the: International Year of Rice (by the United Nations) International Year to Commemorate the Struggle against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO) 2004 World Health Day topic was Road Safety (by World Health Organization) Year of the Monkey (by the Chinese calendar) See the world in...

Some of the Class 158s have now been converted to three coaches. Unlike the purpose-built three car Class 158s and Class 159s, the centre car is a Driving Motor with the cab locked out of use and an adapter to connect the different sized gangways. 143 603 at Bristol Temple Meads, 28 June 2005. ... Class 150/2, no. ... Class 153, no. ... Class 158, no. ... The British Rail Class 159 Express Sprinter (also known as South Western Turbo by Network South East) is a diesel multiple unit, built from 1992-93 by BREL at Derby Works. ... Cab Short for cabriolet, a light, horse-drawn carriage which replaced the heavier hackney carriage in the 19th century as the vehicle for hire of choice in Paris and London, and were the forerunners of modern taxicabs. ...

Generally services operated by Class 158 units are marketed as Alphaline A Class 158 in Wessex Alphaline livery Alphaline is a brand used on British Railways for regional express services mostly operated by Class 158 diesel multiple units. ...

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