PASSENGER operator Transport for Wales (TfW) has held a ceremony at Llandudno in North Wales to officially mark the launch of its new £800m fleet of class 197 DMUs. The 77-strong fleet, comprising 51 ...

Bigger trains are on their way to help reduce crowding problems at Shrewsbury. Julia Buckley, the town’s MP, has met with ...

BRITISH regulator the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has authorised the passenger use of 30 two-car and 12 three-car class 197 DMUs built by CAF for Transport for Wales (TfW) Rail. The Spanish ...

But the study only involved a TfW train that left Manchester Piccadilly at 12:30pm on 02/01/2025 (this was a British Rail Class 197 train full of passengers). All four of the UK’s mobile operators ...

A TfW spokesperson said: “As part of our £800m investment in brand new trains, we’ll be introducing Class 197 trains, made in Newport in South Wales, onto the Cambrian Line. “We are actively looking ...