Welsh Government-owned operator of the Cambrian, Heart of Wales, Conwy Valley, North Wales Coast and Marches lines.
Transport for Wales Rail has run the Wales and Borders network since 7 February 2021, when the Welsh Government took the operation into public ownership after KeolisAmey's contract collapsed during the pandemic. It is a subsidiary of Transport for Wales, the Welsh Government's transport body, and as a devolved operator it sits outside the Great British Railways programme in England.
The operator has replaced most of its inherited fleet: Class 197 diesel units built by CAF now work the Cambrian, North Wales Coast and Marches routes, while older Class 150 and 153 units survive on the Heart of Wales and Conwy Valley lines. Its long-distance Cardiff–Holyhead trains use Mark 4 coaches hauled by Class 67 locomotives.
TfW's Explore Wales Pass, North and Mid Wales Pass, North Wales Rover and one-day Explore Cambrian Coast and Heart of Wales Circular rangers are all sold on its app and website. Prices quoted here are from the TfW website in September 2026.
Scenic lineAcross mid Wales by Talerddig summit to the Dovey estuary, then along Cardigan Bay over Barmouth Bridge to Harlech and the Llŷn Peninsula.
Scenic lineA slow, single-track wander through the empty hills of mid Wales, with the Sugar Loaf summit, Cynghordy Viaduct and 30 mostly request-stop stations.
Scenic lineFrom the seaside at Llandudno up the Conwy estuary and the wooded Lledr valley into the slate mountains at Blaenau Ffestiniog.
Scenic lineAlong the Dee estuary and the North Wales shore past Conwy Castle, through Stephenson's tubular bridge and across Anglesey to the Irish ferry at Holyhead.
Scenic lineAlong the England–Wales border through Abergavenny, Hereford, Leominster and Ludlow, with the Black Mountains and Shropshire hills for company.
