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Transport for Wales (Trafnidiaeth Cymru)
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- Type
- Transit authority — Welsh Government-owned company; owns the Core Valley Lines and operates Wales & Borders services through TfW Rail Ltd
- Market · Region
- United Kingdom · Wales
- Open tenders
- 0
- Technology areas
- Electrification, Rolling-stock hardware, Signalling & train control, Digital operations, Predictive maintenance, AI inspection
Delivers South Wales Metro; operates Wales & Borders rail; owns Core Valley infrastructure.
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Delivers the South Wales Metro, owns and manages the Core Valley Lines infrastructure, operates Wales & Borders rail services and procures fleet, depots and maintenance for them.
- Type
- Transit authority — Welsh Government-owned company; owns the Core Valley Lines and operates Wales & Borders services through TfW Rail Ltd
- Where
- Wales · Cardiff
- Technology areas
- Electrification, Rolling-stock hardware, Signalling & train control, Digital operations, Predictive maintenance, AI inspection
Structure
- regulated by ORR — Health-and-safety regulator for metro, tram and light rail (active)
Who holds what here
- awarded Stadler — Core Valley Lines fleet — FLIRT and Citylink tram-trains within the > transformation (trains) (active)
- Contract detail and values (1)over $1bnIn the United Kingdom edition See a fully open example
Sources for these relationships (6)
- ● Find a Tender Service · Transport for Wales Rail Ltd — CET Work at Barry Depot — notice 015847-2026 (ocds-h6vhtk-0659a8) (published 2026-02-20 · checked 2026-09-05)
- ● Find a Tender Service · Transport for Wales Rail Ltd — Depot Capacity Modelling Validation — notice 047135-2025 (ocds-h6vhtk-0583e2) (published 2025-08-08 · checked 2026-09-05)
- ● Office of Rail and Road · Our functions (checked 2026-09-06)
- ● Transport for Wales (news) · 100% electrification of the Core Valley Lines complete (published 2026-03-23 · checked 2026-09-05)
- ● Transport for Wales · Opportunities with us — procurement and supply chain (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-05)
- ● Transport for Wales · tfw.wales (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-05)
Tenders
| Tender | Status | Value band | Next key date |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Wales Metro Core Valley Lines 170 km | Awarded | over $1bn | |
| Taff's Well depot Metro Control Centre | Awarded | $100–500m |
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- Procurement structure
- Award history (3)
- Entry path
- Portals (2)
Full detail withheld: 4 fields. In the United Kingdom edition · See a fully open example
5 sources · all primary
- ● Transport for Wales · tfw.wales (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-05)
- ● Transport for Wales · Opportunities with us — procurement and supply chain (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-05)
- ● Transport for Wales (news) · 100% electrification of the Core Valley Lines complete (published 2026-03-23 · checked 2026-09-05)
- ● Find a Tender Service · Transport for Wales Rail Ltd — Depot Capacity Modelling Validation — notice 047135-2025 (ocds-h6vhtk-0583e2) (published 2025-08-08 · checked 2026-09-05)
- ● Find a Tender Service · Transport for Wales Rail Ltd — CET Work at Barry Depot — notice 015847-2026 (ocds-h6vhtk-0659a8) (published 2026-02-20 · checked 2026-09-05)
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