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Valley Lines (train operating company)

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Valley Lines was the trading name of the Cardiff Railway Company, a train operating company owned by Prism Rail that ran local services around Cardiff from October 1996 until October 2001. [1]

24 relations: Bridgend, British Rail, British Rail Class 142, British Rail Class 143, British Rail Class 150, British Rail Class 37, British Rail Class 50, British Railways Mark 2, Cardiff, Cardiff Canton TMD, Cardiff Central railway station, Diesel multiple unit, National Express, Prism Rail, Regional Railways, Rhymney line, South Wales, South Wales Valleys, Strategic Rail Authority, Train operating company, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales & Borders franchise, Wales & West, Wales and Borders.

Bridgend

Bridgend (Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr (Pen-y-bont), meaning "the end (or head) of the bridge on the Ogmore") is a town in Bridgend County Borough in Wales, west of the capital Cardiff and east of Swansea.

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British Rail

British Railways (BR), which from 1965 traded as British Rail, was the state-owned company that operated most of the rail transport in Great Britain between 1948 and 1997.

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British Rail Class 142

The British Rail Class 142 is a class of Pacer diesel multiple-unit passenger trains used in the United Kingdom.

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British Rail Class 143

The British Rail Class 143 is a diesel multiple unit, part of the Pacer family of trains introduced between 1985 and 1986.

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British Rail Class 150

The British Rail Class 150 ''Sprinter'' diesel multiple-units (DMUs) were built by BREL York from 1984 to 1987. A total of 137 units were produced in three main subclasses, replacing many of the earlier first-generation "Heritage" DMUs.

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British Rail Class 37

The British Rail Class 37 is a diesel-electric locomotive.

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British Rail Class 50

The British Rail Class 50 was a class of 50 diesel locomotives designed to haul express passenger trains at 100mph.

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British Railways Mark 2

The Mark 2 family of railway carriages were British Rail's second design of carriages.

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Cardiff

Cardiff (Caerdydd) is the capital of, and largest city in, Wales, and the eleventh-largest city in the United Kingdom.

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Cardiff Canton TMD

Cardiff Canton TMD is a diesel locomotive Traction Maintenance Depot in Cardiff, Wales.

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Cardiff Central railway station

Cardiff Central railway station (Caerdydd Canolog) is a major railway station on the South Wales Main Line in Cardiff, United Kingdom and one of two hubs of the city's urban rail network.

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Diesel multiple unit

A diesel multiple unit or DMU is a multiple-unit train powered by on-board diesel engines.

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National Express

National Express is a British multinational public transport company headquartered in Birmingham that operates bus, coach, train and tram services in the United Kingdom, United States, Canada, Spain, Portugal, Malta, Germany and Morocco and long-distance coach services across Europe.

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Prism Rail

Prism Rail was formed in July 1995 to bid for rail franchises in the United Kingdom during the privatisation of British Rail.

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Regional Railways

Regional Railways was one of the three passenger sectors of British Rail created in 1982 that existed until 1997, two years after privatisation.

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Rhymney line

The Rhymney line is a commuter rail line running from Cardiff Central through the Rhymney valley via Heath and Llanishen in the north of the city, to Caerphilly, Bargoed and Rhymney.

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South Wales

South Wales (De Cymru) is the region of Wales bordered by England and the Bristol Channel to the east and south, and Mid Wales and West Wales to the north and west.

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South Wales Valleys

The South Wales Valleys (Cymoedd De Cymru) are a group of industrialised valleys in South Wales.

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Strategic Rail Authority

The Strategic Rail Authority (SRA) was a non-departmental public body in the United Kingdom set up under the Transport Act 2000 to provide strategic direction for the railway industry.

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Train operating company

A train operating company (TOC) is a business operating passenger trains on the railway system of Great Britain under the collective National Rail brand.

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Vale of Glamorgan

The Vale of Glamorgan, often referred to as The Vale, (Bro Morgannwg) is a county borough in Wales, bordering Bridgend, Cardiff, and Rhondda Cynon Taf.

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Wales & Borders franchise

The Wales & Borders franchise is a railway franchise for passenger services in the United Kingdom.

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Wales & West

Wales & West was a train operating company in the United Kingdom that operated the South Wales & West franchise from 1996 until 2001.

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Wales and Borders

Wales and Borders Trains 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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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valley_Lines_(train_operating_company)

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