Arriva trains walestrenau arriva cymru limited filing. Train cancellations, delays, alterations and engineering work information is brought to you directly from the transport for wales operational control room. How the uks train operators perform for customer service. The 57 rake sits here for the day waiting for its return up north, where arrivas other mk2s hide. Arriva trains wales drivers to strike on 4 january bbc news. The voice behind the message is eryl jones, 51, who has been recording the announcements for arriva trains wales for 20 years. Welcome to the official arriva trains wales flickr group where everyone is welcome. Find out what works well at arriva trains wales from the people who know best. Management has tabled a revised pay offer and has agreed to explore reducing the maximum turn length. Welsh government and arriva trains wales announce extra trains. Please only submit photos taken on the arriva trains wales network. Every train station on arriva trains wales network has now been fitted with customer information screens cis. These are available for the bangor, blacon pointer, chester plus and wrexham ticket zones and the wales and north west area. Arriva trains wales trenau arriva cymru atw operated the wales and borders franchise from december 2003 until 14 october 2018.
Responsibilty for station announcements railuk forums. Chirk station is on the shrewsbury to chester line 21 miles 34 km north of shrewsbury, which is part of the former great western railway mainline route from london paddington to birkenhead woodside. To be fair, although the responsibility for the station announcements falls on arriva trains wales as the operator for cardiff central, some responsibility must fall on first great western for failing to put out a tyrell message to users who would need this information. Cardiff canton is the largest of the depots, by far. Arriva trains wales cancelled services after scores of drivers gave notice they would not volunteer to work in a. The cambrian lines announcement and the heart of wales announcements always stick out in my mind. Arriva trains wales has announced that they have been awarded the most reliable right time train operator in the uk for 2017 this is after,000 more arriva trains wales trains arrived on time. The original 19thcentury grade 2 listed chirk y waun station building was. Arriva trains wales said the protest is unofficial action over pay more than 100 welsh train services were cancelled on sunday due to unofficial industrial action by their drivers. Please contact arriva trains wales customer services. The latest figures from network rail have shown that arriva trains wales achieved an annual right time average of 82. Arriva trains wales announce valleys services will stop. This is where the 14x150 units for the valley lines are maintained, as well as other units used in the south e.
Overall responsibility for the stations volume response including research, development of initiatives, financial business cases and capital expenditure agreements with db. Transport for wales journeycheck train times and live. The video was taken during the morning of friday 11 september 2015. Arriva trains wales drivers strike cancels all services. A 24hour strike by arriva trains wales drivers, as part of a dispute over pay and conditions, will go ahead. Class 175 1 announcement for pembroke dock from tenby. We see this site as an excellent opportunity for arriva. Arriva trains wales rhyl transportation service facebook. I dreamt arriva wales trains was running trains on time and they had cleaned them. Arriva trains wales online meeting point, connecting customers with lost valuables.
Class 175 1 announcement for pembroke dock from tenby 2019 j. It ran urban and interurban passenger services to all railway stations in wales, including cardiff central, cardiff queen street, newport, swansea. Theres no quick fixes to overcrowding on welsh trains and some passengers are fed up posted at 14. Arriva trains have become the first train operator in the uk to trial ticket machines with a video link to a staffed booking office. Organising the arriva trains wales cricket team from fixtures to attaining sponsorship. Arriva trains wales profit margin is now more than twice as big as similar rail operators in the north of england and scotland. Arriva trains wales announcements 11 september 2015 youtube. Arriva trains wales finishes 2017 as most reliable train. Arriva trains wales is looking for trainee train drivers to join the team. Train services in north wales and north west england were affected on sunday by a dispute between drivers and arriva trains wales. The beautiful landscape of the rhinelandpalatinate comes to life in a stunning new route for train simulator. I see a lot of the arriva management team and its great to interact with them to get there views and good advice, this has helped me a great deal over the years especially my early working. Transport for wales journeycheck for journeys from cwmbran.
Transport for wales journeycheck provides real time, uptodate train times and train disruption information keeping you informed about any delays or cancellations on the network and helping you know what to do when your journey is affected. Arriva trains wales have said that services from to and from cardiff central station will stop running within a few hours. Arriva trains wales tickets now transport for wales. Amended timetables were posted at some stations, with replacement buses provided on some routes. Get the inside scoop on jobs, salaries, top office locations, and ceo insights. Reviews from arriva trains wales employees about arriva trains wales culture, salaries, benefits, worklife balance, management, job security, and more. Rail services run by arriva trains wales have been branded shambolic after it was announced the firm has pulled out of the bidding process for the wales and border franchise. Crewe station announcement for the 1720 to cardiff via. On most electronic display boards they dont have the x for some reason but most guards will come around checking tickets to find out where youre. Germanowned bus operator arriva seeks shield from corbyn nationalisation in amsterdam by oliver gill 7 dec 2019, 8. First responses from all 5 train operators were exceptional over the bank holiday weekend, with arriva trains wales coming in with the fastest overall first response time of just 3mins and. Arriva trains wales announcements 11 september 2015 duration. Look out for advance tickets, as these tend to be cheaper when theyre first released. Passenger information during disruption arriva trains wales.
Arriva trains wales first operator in the uk to trial. The 96 kilometre 60 mile route between germanys fourth largest city, cologne, and one of the countrys oldest cities, koblenz, runs parallel to the west bank of the rhine for much of the journey, giving passengers spectacular views across the rhinelandpalatinate area of west. Findmylost is the first digital lost property tool for business and consumer. Arriva trains wales have modified ticket machines at llanelli, pontypridd and barry docks so that passengers and a member of staff can see each other on screen when help is needed, particularly when staff are not available at the stations themselves.
Uncover why arriva trains wales is the best company for you. When travelling by train in the uk, you can benefit from. Arriva trains walestrenau arriva cymru limited free company information from companies house including registered office address, filing history. A place to relate the trials and tribulations of commuting on transport for wales trains. Penally station in pembrokeshire became the final station to be equipped with the screens which provide information on rail services to customers when they were installed earlier this month. For real time information on unplanned changes to services, keep an eye on the electronic customer information screens on the platform and listen out for announcements. Arriva trains wales station updates complete business. The last train from cardiff to merthyr will run at 2. Be quick though, as they sell out on busier routes.
Bbc news uk wales unofficial action cancels trains. The company offers season ticket, low cost fares, rail cards, concessionary travel, business booking, ticket. Arriva trains wales provides the best, most detailed information that specific to its services operating throughout our rail network area. Arriva connect smartcards in wales and chester get unlimited travel on arriva buses with one of the arriva connect smart tickets. Bbc news uk wales train services hit by disruption. Arriva trains wales drivers 24hour strike in january. The last service from cardiff to rhymney will run at 3. Arriva trains has withdrawn from the bidding process to run rail services in wales from 2018. Arriva trains wales tickets usually go on sale 3 months before the date of travel. They had been one of four transport giants in the running to take over the network. By submitting photos to the pool you are granting permission for these photos to be used in any of our promotional material and where possible, we will credit you for your photos.
Keolis and amey came together in 2014 to provide a true joint venture, bringing worldclass asset management, and capitalising on the benefits of closer integration between operations and infrastructure. He spent hours practising and timing his recording to get it spot on. Twenty new train coaches coming to wales for most crowded. Compare pay for popular roles and read about the teams worklife balance. View chris lanes profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. On the way back from north wales, here are some of the announcements on the arriva trains wales train. The first digital lost property tool arriva trains wales. Transport for wales rail services operated by keolisamey.