Private company

Wales & West

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British train operator 1996 to 2001

Wales & West was a British train operating company that operated the South Wales & West franchise from 1996 until 2001. The franchise was operated by Prism Rail from October 1996 until July 2000, when the firm was taken over by National Express.2 It is part of Mobico Group.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

1996Founded1

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153362 at Plymouth
Photo: Tutenkhamun Sleeping, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons4

Wales & West was a British train operating company that operated the South Wales & West franchise from 1996 until 2001. The franchise was operated by Prism Rail from October 1996 until July 2000, when the firm was taken over by National Express.2

Corporate structure

Wales & West is part of a group headed by Mobico Group. 38 entities, 8 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

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Timeline

  1. 1996Founded Founded1

Sources

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