KeolisAmey Wales: Difference between revisions
Content deleted Content added
→Future fleet: only 2 car 170s confirmed, numbers and subclass not |
duplicated cites |
||
| Line 229: | Line 229: | ||
|align="center"|– |
|align="center"|– |
||
|align="center"|12 |
|align="center"|12 |
||
|<small>Services between North and South Wales</small><ref>{{cite web |title=What's Happening in North Wales |url=http://tfw.gov.wales/whats-happening-north-wales |website=Transport for Wales |publisher=Transport for Wales |accessdate=4 June 2018}}</ref> |
|<small>Services between North and South Wales</small><ref name=WhatNW>{{cite web |title=What's Happening in North Wales |url=http://tfw.gov.wales/whats-happening-north-wales |website=Transport for Wales |publisher=Transport for Wales |accessdate=4 June 2018}}</ref> |
||
|align=center|1989–92 |
|align=center|1989–92 |
||
|align=center|TBC |
|align=center|TBC |
||
| Line 246: | Line 246: | ||
|align=center|TBC |
|align=center|TBC |
||
|- |
|- |
||
|rowspan=1|[[British Rail Class 170|170 ''Turbostar'']]<ref>{{cite web |title=What this means for Mid and South West Wales |url=http://tfw.gov.wales/whats-happening-south-west-and-mid-wales |website=Transport for Wales |publisher=Transport for Wales |accessdate=4 June 2018}}</ref> |
|rowspan=1|[[British Rail Class 170|170 ''Turbostar'']]<ref name=WhatSW>{{cite web |title=What this means for Mid and South West Wales |url=http://tfw.gov.wales/whats-happening-south-west-and-mid-wales |website=Transport for Wales |publisher=Transport for Wales |accessdate=4 June 2018}}</ref> |
||
|rowspan=1|[[File:170273 Greater Anglia.JPG|100px]] |
|rowspan=1|[[File:170273 Greater Anglia.JPG|100px]] |
||
|rowspan=1 align=center|[[Diesel multiple unit|DMU]] |
|rowspan=1 align=center|[[Diesel multiple unit|DMU]] |
||
| Line 267: | Line 267: | ||
|<small> |
|<small> |
||
* Cambrian Line (from 2022) |
* Cambrian Line (from 2022) |
||
* Regional services between North, South and West Wales and England (from 2023)</small><ref |
* Regional services between North, South and West Wales and England (from 2023)</small><ref name=WhatNW/><ref name=WhatSW/> |
||
|align=center|TBC |
|align=center|TBC |
||
|align=center|2022–23 |
|align=center|2022–23 |
||
| Line 284: | Line 284: | ||
|align=center|TBC |
|align=center|TBC |
||
|- |
|- |
||
!colspan=10|Tri-mode multiple units<ref>{{cite web |title=What's Happening In South East Wales |url=http://tfw.gov.wales/whats-happening-south-east-wales |website=Transport for Wales |publisher=Transport for Wales |accessdate=4 June 2018}}</ref> |
!colspan=10|Tri-mode multiple units<ref name=WhatSE>{{cite web |title=What's Happening In South East Wales |url=http://tfw.gov.wales/whats-happening-south-east-wales |website=Transport for Wales |publisher=Transport for Wales |accessdate=4 June 2018}}</ref> |
||
|- |
|- |
||
|TBC |
|TBC |
||
| Line 306: | Line 306: | ||
|align=center|TBC |
|align=center|TBC |
||
|align=center|TBC |
|align=center|TBC |
||
|<small>Services to Treherbert, Aberdare and Merthyr Tydfil</small><ref |
|<small>Services to Treherbert, Aberdare and Merthyr Tydfil</small><ref name=WhatSE/> |
||
|align=center|TBC |
|align=center|TBC |
||
|align=center|2023 |
|align=center|2023 |
||
Revision as of 06:37, 5 June 2018
| Franchise(s) | Wales & Borders 14 October 2018 - 13 October 2033 |
|---|---|
| Main region(s) | Wales |
| Other region(s) | North West England South West England West Midlands |
| Parent company | Keolis Amey |
| Other | |
| Website | www.keolisamey.cymru |
KeolisAmey Wales is a future train operating company that will commence operating the Wales & Borders franchise on 14 October 2018.
History
In October 2016 Abellio, incumbent Arriva, a Keolis/Amey joint venture and MTR Corporation were shortlisted to bid for the next Wales & Borders franchise.[1][2]
In October 2017, Arriva withdrew from the bidding process, followed in February 2018 by Abellio following the collapse of its partner Carillion.[3][4][5][6] In May 2018, the franchise was awarded to KeolisAmey Wales. It will commence on 14 October 2018 and run for 15 years. The full details of the new franchise are due to be released in June 2018 to allow for any possible challenge by MTR Corporation under the terms of the bidding process.[7]
Unlike the previous franchise which was awarded by the Department for Transport, the new franchise was awarded by Transport for Wales.[2]
Improvements
There are plans to improve services between 2018 and 2033 as part of the new franchise:[8][9][10][11]
- Introduce new two and three-car new diesel multiple units for Milford Haven to Manchester service by 2023
- Twelve refurbished Mark 4 carriages for the Holyhead to Cardiff Premier Service
- Invest in Chester station by 2028
- Introduction of new and reduced fares on the Shotton to Chester service
- Introduction of Pay as you go facilities for all users by 2021
- Increase Wrexham to Bidston services to 2tph by December 2021 as part of the North East Wales Metro
- Introduction of a new hourly Liverpool to Chester service from December 2018
- Introduction of a new hourly Liverpool to Llandudno and Shrewsbury service
- Introduction of a new two-hourly Liverpool to Cardiff service
- Introduction of a direct Manchester Airport to Bangor
- Hourly Cheltenham to Cardiff services by December 2022
- New DMUs on the Cambrian line during 2022 to replace the Class 158s
- Refurbished Class 170 two-car DMUs on the Heart of Wales line by 2022
- Invest in Carmarthen and Machynlleth stations in 2021, and Llanelli station in 2025
- Provide ticket machines at more stations
- Introduce a new Community Rail Partnership for the West Wales line
- A consistent 1 train per hour (tph) on the Cambrian line from Shrewsbury to Aberystwyth
- An additional service every day on the Heart of Wales line from December 2022
- Additional summer Sunday services from May 2023 between Tywyn and Pwllheli – including a new 1tph express service between major centres by 2025
- A first-class service from Swansea to Manchester from 2024
- Replace all Class 142 and 143 by the end of 2019
- Introduce a Central Metro that improves journey times and increases frequency to at least four trains per hour from the head of each using new trains
- Introduce pay-as-you-go for users of smartcards by April 2020
- Eliminate diesel use on the Central Metro lines by 2024.
- Provide ticket machines at all South Wales Metro stations by April 2019
- Build new stations at Loudoun Square, Crwys Road and The Flourish by December 2023 and Gabalfa by 2028 and relocate Treforest Estate station by December 2025
- Introduction of new tri-mode trains between Penarth, Barry and Bridgend to destinations north of Cardiff Central
- A new 1 train per hour (tph) Ebbw Vale to Newport service by May 2021.
- 2tph between Cardiff and Bridgend via the Vale of Glamorgan Line from December 2023
- 4tph throughout on the Rhymney line from December 2023
- 4tph to Treherbert from December 2022
- 6tph to Cardiff Bay from December 2022
- 4tph between Merthyr Tydfil, Aberdare and Cardiff from December 2022
- 1tph between Cardiff and Cheltenham from December 2022
- 4tph between Cardiff and Bridgend (direct, Monday to Saturday) from December 2019
- Introduce the new fleet of diesel multiple units (DMUs) to the North Wales Coast line in 2022
- Invest in Shotton and Wrexham General stations from April 2024
- Invest to co-fund new station buildings at Blaenau Ffestiniog
Rolling stock
KeolisAmey Wales will inherit a fleet of Class 142, 143, 150, 153, 158 and 175 diesel multiple units, Class 769 bi-mode multiple units and Mark 3 carriages from Arriva Trains Wales.
Inherited fleet
| Class | Image | Type | Top Speed | Carriages | Number | Routes Operated | Built | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| mph | kph | |||||||
| Locomotive hauled stock | ||||||||
| 67 | .jpg)
|
Loco | 125 | 200 | – | 3 | Premier Service: Holyhead–Cardiff Central
|
1999–00 |
| Mark 3 | .jpg)
|
Coach | 12 | 1975–88 | ||||
|
DVT | 3 | 1988 | |||||
| Diesel multiple units | ||||||||
| 142 Pacer | 
|
DMU | 75 | 121 | 2 | 15 | Valley Lines & Cardiff Local Routes | 1985–87 |
| 143 Pacer | 
|
DMU | 75 | 121 | 2 | 15 | Valley Lines & Cardiff Local Routes | 1985–86 |
| 150/2 Sprinter | .jpg)
|
DMU | 75 | 121 | 2 | 36 |
|
1986–87 |
| 153 Super Sprinter | 
|
DMU | 75 | 121 | 1 | 8 |
|
1987–88 |
| 158/0 Express Sprinter | .jpg)
|
DMU | 90 | 140 | 2 | 24 |
|
1989–92 |
| 175/0 & 175/1 Coradia | .jpg)
|
DMU | 100 | 161 | 2 | 11 | Regional services between North West England, North and South Wales | 1999–01 |
| 3 | 16 | |||||||
| Bi-mode multiple units | ||||||||
| 769 Flex | 
|
BMU | TBC | TBC | 4 | 5 | To be confirmed | 2018[nb 1] |
Future fleet
All of KeolisAmey Wales' fleet is due to be replaced by 2023, half of which will be constructed by Spanish manufacturer CAF at their Llanwern factory.[12]
| Class | Image | Type | Top Speed | Carriages | Number | Routes Operated | Built | In Service | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| mph | kph | ||||||||
| Locomotive hauled stock | |||||||||
| Mark 4 | 
|
Coach | 140 | 225 | – | 12 | Services between North and South Wales[13] | 1989–92 | TBC |
| Diesel multiple units | |||||||||
| 153 Super Sprinter[14] |
|
DMU | 75 | 121 | 1 | TBC | Routes to be confirmed | 1987–88 | TBC |
| 170 Turbostar[15] | 
|
DMU | 100 | 161 | 2 | TBC |
|
1999–02 | TBC |
| TBC CAF Civity[16] | DMU | TBC | TBC | TBC | TBC | TBC | 2022–23 | ||
| Diesel-electric multiple units | |||||||||
| 230 D-Train[17] | 
|
DEMU | TBC | TBC | TBC | TBC | Borderlands Line | TBC | TBC |
| Tri-mode multiple units[18] | |||||||||
| TBC | TMU | TBC | TBC | TBC | TBC | Services in South East Wales | TBC | 2023 | |
| Tram-trains | |||||||||
| TBC | TBC | TBC | TBC | TBC | Services to Treherbert, Aberdare and Merthyr Tydfil[18] | TBC | 2023 | ||
Notes
- ^ Class 319/4 units were initially built between 1987 and 1988
References
- ^ Rail operator shortlist revealed Welsh Government 12 October 2016
- ^ a b Wales & Borders bidders asked to propose Metro options Railway Gazette International 13 October 2016
- ^ Arriva pulls out of Wales & Borders franchise contest International Railway Journal 30 October 2017
- ^ Arriva Trains Wales drops out of Welsh rail franchise bid BBC News 30 October 2017
- ^ Abellio ends rail bid after Carillion collapse BBC News 23 February 2018
- ^ Abellio pulls out of Wales & Borders bidding International Railway Journal 23 February 2018
- ^ Keolis/Amey wins £5bn Wales rail contract BBC News 23 May 2018
- ^ [1]
- ^ [2]
- ^ [3]
- ^ [4]
- ^ Barry, Sion. "How Wales' railways will be transformed with new stations, trains and jobs through investment worth billions". WalesOnline. WalesOnline.
- ^ a b "What's Happening in North Wales". Transport for Wales. Transport for Wales. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- ^ "Service Improvements" (PDF). Transport for Wales. Transport for Wales. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- ^ a b "What this means for Mid and South West Wales". Transport for Wales. Transport for Wales. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- ^ "KeolisAmey reveal new-look Wales trains and services". BBC News. BBC News. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- ^ "Service Improvements" (PDF). Transport for Wales. Transport for Wales. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- ^ a b "What's Happening In South East Wales". Transport for Wales. Transport for Wales. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
