This article is about the former train operating company. For the current franchise, see Wales & Borders franchise.
Wales and Borders
Class 158 Express Sprinter at Bristol Temple Meads in 2003
Overview
Franchise(s)
Wales & Borders 14 October 2001 – 6 December 2003
Main region(s)
South Wales, Mid Wales
Other region(s)
West Country
Parent company
National Express
Reporting mark
WB
Predecessors
Valley Lines, Wales & West
Successor
Arriva Trains Wales
Wales and Borders[1] was a train operating company in the United Kingdom owned by National Express that operated the Wales & Borders franchise from October 2001 until December 2003.
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