Another new DMU class for TFW.Built by Spanish manufacturer, CAF for Transport for Wales, class 197, 197002 is seen at Crewe, arriving and leaving ,on test r...

The British Rail Class 197[9] is a class of diesel multiple unit passenger train built by CAF, based on its Civity platform. They are operated by Transport for Wales Rail (TfW), split into 51 two-car units and 26 three-car units. [10]

2021年5月25日 · Testing (197001 and 197002) has begun in north Wales and northern England on the first two of 77 new trains (51 two-car and 26 three-car units) due to enter service from next year on long-distance services to destinations such as Holyhead, Fishguard and Liverpool.

2022年8月2日 · TRANSPORT FOR Wales held an event at Chester station on July 1 to showcase one of its new Caf-built Class 197 DMUS, which are expected to become the first of several new train fleets to enter service with TFW over the next year.

2021年5月21日 · The £30m CAF factory at Celtic Business Park near Llanwern Steelworks in Newport has grown from just 12 employees in 2016 to more than 200 today. Testing for the two new trains (197001 and 197002) is currently taking …

CAF Class 197002 @ Manchester Piccadilly 197111 @ Liverpool Lime street

197002 makes a call at Manchester Oxford Road on 3rd July 2023 with a service for Holyhead

New TfW CAF 197002 test run 3Q76 (307Y) Crewe - Chester leaving Crewe on 22/6/2021

Builder: CAF: Formation: 2 and 3 car units: Introduced: 2022: Power: 2 car 750 kW, 3 car 1,125 kW: Max Speed: 100mph: Seats: 2 car 116, 3 car either 174 or 188 ...