Transport for Wales Rail Limited, branded as Transport for Wales and TfW Rail (Welsh: Trafnidiaeth Cymru and TrC Trenau), is a Welsh publicly owned train operating company, a subsidiary of Transport for Wales (TfW), a Welsh Government-owned company.
In 1993, Margaret Thatcher had already sold off many of our public assets - energy, water, buses - but she thought the railway was 'a privatisation too far' and the public agreed. However the Conservative manifesto in 1992 promised to privatise the railway and Prime Minister John Major went for it.
TSSA in Transport for Wales Rail LtdTSSA is the only union with collective bargaining rights for managers – covering Driver Managers, Station Managers, Resource Managers and others in head office and beyond.
TfW headcount rose from 305 in March 2020 to 481 as of 31 March 2021 following the appointment of 112 employees and the transfer of 91 members of the Axis cleaning team (there were 27 leavers). As a subsidiary of the Transport for Wales Group, Transport for Wales Rail Limited employs a further 2604.
The North American rail transport system is characterized by a high level of geographical specialization, with large private rail carriers servicing large regional markets. The system is privately owned and operated, and each carrier has its facilities and, thus, its markets along the segments it controls.
London is known for its integrated system, which is owned by Transport for London (TfL), an umbrella government body. Certain services, like bus operations, are franchised to private companies, but still operate within TfL's control.