Transport for Wales class 197s pass one another in Manchester. 197112 Approaches Manchester Piccadilly with service bound for the Airport, whilst its classmate heads for Llandudno.
#Class197 #ManchesterPiccadilly #TfW #CAF

And a winner plastic shitbus to Manchester Airport as a full in move between intermodals.

#TransportForWales #Class197 197018 on a pair of mega mileage moves between East Didsbury and the airport.

#SteelCityDoggoPhotography #Namiventures

197004 having a rest at #LlandudnoJunction #class197 #TransportforWales 07/02/26

197050/119 at #Llandudno on the 14.13 to #LlandudnoJunction #class197 @transportforwales.bsky.social 07/02/26

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197120 emblazoned in its 'Made In Wales' Vinyls head back to Shrewsbury ECS after arriving with a service from Chester 🐲

#DOTS #trainphotography #railwayphotography #class197 #TransportForWales

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197122 sits on P2 with the recently reintroduced 0011 TFW to Shrewsbury. Interesting to have 2 all station stoppers within 8 mins of each other 🧐

#DOTS #Trainphotography #railwayphotography #CAF #Class197 #transportforwales

Back on the rails with it being Half Term so little one needs some adventures 🙌

Required 197s 012/048 take me to Birmingham to get today started 💪

#DOTS #trainphotography #railwayphotography #class197 #CAF #MEGATRACTION

Continuing to round up pictures from last weeks travels, here’s a few ‘unit’ fots from Shrewsbury. A couple of #class153 #Dogbox and the new order of #class196 and #class197

Part 5 of #alltheCAFS: Class 197 💨

Back on the diesels with 197015 & 011 being the penultimate CAFs of the day taking me back towards Manchester 🙌

CAFs 5/6 ✅

#DOTS #alltheCAFS #trainphotography #railwayphotography #CAF #class197 #transportforwales #megatraction

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#Class197 #Network #RailNews #TransportforWales

Transport for Wales revolutionises training with virtual reality technology Transport for Wales (TfW) has revolutionised the training of its front-line staff with new, cutting-edge virtual reality training technology. The post Transport for Wales revolutionises training with virtual reality technology first appeared on VibeWire Magazine.

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A TfW class 197 train in a siding just outside Carmarthen station

Does anyone know what this 197 is? Seen in a strange place 21/08/25
I was on trainbow so the the number isn’t clear
#tfw #transportforwales #class197

197045 at #Gloucester on the 09.16 to #CheltenhamSpa #class197 #TransportforWales 18/08/25

We've made it as far as Chester and TfW #class197 116 is a welcome sight arriving with it's lovely air-conditioned coaches 🥵 just a short hop here taking us over the border to Wales and to a city we've yet to visit 😁

Looking down on two trains at a station the one on the left a steam train the one on the right a diesel multiple unit

Old and new #HaverfordWest #TheGreatBritainXVII #BlackFive #Class197

197015 at Blaenau Ffestiniong 31.3.25 #Class197

After some fun at the Beach we've ended up at Chirk Aqueduct 🌉

Stunning locale here sitting under a low sun waiting for a pair of 158s to take us back to the Stour ☀️

#DOTS #railwayphotography #trainphotography #class197 #chirkaqueduct #stunning

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I saw my first 197 in service on the Stour! Formed of 197017 & 197051 on the 1511 to Birmingham International ✈️

#DOTS #railwayphotography #trainphotography #class197 #CAF #newtrains #hellfire

Shift 3/4 ✅ Here’s 37901 ‘Mirrlees Pioneer’ and 37510 ‘Orion’ top & tail with 197023 sandwiched on the UDL at Crewe working 7B42 Crewe South Yard to Crewe Carriage Sidings on my walk to work this afternoon 19/2/25 #Class37 #Tractor #Class197 #RailwayPhotography #TrainPhotography #Crewe #ROG #CAF

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Welsh CAF goodness with 197117 passing through Wolverhampton headed for Tyseley for Tire Turning ✌️

#DOTS #railwayphotography #trainphotography #class197 #CAF #transportforwales

197119 at #CardiffCentral #class197 14/01/25 #TransportforWales

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Testing begins! 7 car 197 has snuck down the Salop and Stour with a training run down to Birmingham International 👀

#DOTS #railwayphotography #trainphotography #class197 #CAF #civity #transportforwales

#class197 number 197018 at Warrington Bank Quay #TfW .

Shift 4/4 ✅ Here’s 66593 ‘3MG Mersey Multimodal Getway’ with 197036 sandwiched between barrier wagons working 6Q97 Donnington Rail Freight Terminal to Crewe Carriage Sidings from my walk to work this afternoon 19/12/24 #Class66 #Shed #Class197 #RailwayPhotography #Crewe #Freightliner #CAF #TFW

Whoops! Almost forgot Day 14 of #ATrainADay! Silly me, let's see...um...aha! 197005 means 2 cars to Holyhead! Fun...

#TransportForWales #Class197 #CreweStation #TFWTrain #TFW #CivityTrain

A class 197 train at Helsby

197115 at Helsby on a service to Llandudno earlier today (30/11/24)

#class197
#tfw

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197115 makes it return from Tyseley headed back to CAF Chester after a go on the tire turner 💪

#DOTS #railwayphotography #trainphotography #class197 #CAF #transportforwales

Right another night done ✅

Have 197115 passing through to Tyseley for Tire Turning to finish the night off 👏

Night all 💤

#DOTS #railwayphotography #trainphotography #class197 #CAF #transportforwales

While waiting for the off, this TfW Class 197 DMU came & went as we waited (number featured here is 197012).

#ffestiniograilway #blaenauffestiniog #wales #mainlinetrain #stnadardgauge #class197 #dmu #transportforwales #arrival #windowviews