Wales & West
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For the gas distribution company, see Wales & West Utilities.
Wales & West[2] was a train operating company in the United Kingdom that operated the South Wales & West franchise from 1996 until 2001.
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Franchise(s) | Wales & West 13 October 1996 – 13 October 2001 |
Main region(s) | Wales, South West |
Other region(s) | West Midlands, North West |
Parent company | National Express |
Reporting mark | WW |
Successor | Wales and Borders Wessex Trains |
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Length | 1,569 miles (2,525 km)[1] |
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The franchise was operated by Prism Rail from October 1996 until July 2000, when the firm was taken over by National Express.[3][4] The company ceased to operate trains in October 2001, following a reorganisation of rail franchises.