Transport for Wales' new intercity fleets - CAF's Class 197 Civities and the Class 67 hauled Mk4 sets - have recently been spreading their wings, replacing everything from Class 150s to 175s. But are they worthy replacements?
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[1] https://www.smorgasbordstudio.com/work/transport-for-wales-branding/
[2] Jeremy Segrott, CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
[3] https://tfw.wales/places/our-network-map
[4] https://www.caf.net/en/soluciones/familia/civity/index.php
[5] https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/travelling-with-us/first-class
[6] https://tfw.wales/ways-to-travel/rail/ticket-types/standard-plus
[7] https://tfw.wales/sites/default/files/2022-01/Fleet%20Access%20Specification_English_V1.pdf (out of date)
[8] https://twitter.com/WBRailUA/status/1468965721543643144
[9] https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/caf-civity-for-tfw-news-and-updates-on-introduction.182501/page-200#post-6633272
[10] https://www.railwaygazette.com/uk/soft-launch-for-transport-for-wales-class-197-dmus/62950.article
[11] https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-66994801
[12] https://nation.cymru/news/electrification-of-main-line-between-swansea-and-cardiff-back-on-the-table-council-leader/
[13] https://news.tfw.wales/news/transport-for-wales-introduce-premium-trains#
[14] https://www.grandcentralrail.com/news/2020/grand-centrals-planned-blackpool-london-route-falls-victim-covid-19
[15] https://www.railadvent.co.uk/2021/08/db-and-transport-for-wales-sign-ex-grand-central-mk4-modifications-contractdb-cargo-and-transport-for-wales-sign-ex-grand-central-mk4-modifications-contract.html
[16] Realtime Trains
[17] https://tfw.wales/ways-to-travel/rail/food-and-drink
[18] https://www.gwr.com/travelling-with-us/first-class/food-and-drink
[19] Railphotographyuk, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
[20] Stuart Wilding / The Heart of Wales Line
[21] ohefin, CC BY-SA 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
[22] Bristol Port (via: https://www.railwaygazette.com/uk/uk-railway-news-round-up/64429.article)
[23] NK Ian, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
[24] SuperLuke2334
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