New sustainable wraps have begun covering trains after Transport for Wales partnered with 3M and Aura Graphics.

The fully bilingual wraps are digitally printed in Transport for Wales‘ silver and red colours with additional anti-graffiti laminate.

Transport for Wales took over the Wales and Borders rail franchise from Arriva Trains Wales in October. The train operator is embarking on an exciting 15-year journey which will see £5 billion invested to improve services. This will include £800m in new rolling stock, 50% of which will be assembled in Wales.

One of the first steps is a £40 million investment in the current fleet of trains inherited on 14th October 2018.

It will take 12 months to wrap the entire fleet of 127 trains, to ensure there is no disruption to customers. The work will also include a refurbishment of the train interiors. The current fleet of trains will be used until new trains are introduced in 2023.

What did the officials say?

Colin Lea, Customer Experience Director for Transport for Wales, said:

“We’re delighted with how the trains are looking and we’ve already had dozens of customers telling us how smart they are looking.

“We thought customers might really like to see behind the scenes of how you transform a fleet of trains.

“While we will be introducing new trains in the coming years, we recognise how important it is to give customers the best experience as soon possible, which is why we are investing £40 million in the current fleet, transforming them inside and out.

“Improving the appearance of the trains is one of a number of improvements customers will soon notice as a result of this investment. It will also fund customer experience and accessibility improvements and additional services.

“Sustainability is a guiding principle for Transport for Wales, so we took the opportunity to choose a film with such impressive credentials to update the graphics of our fleet and reduce our carbon footprint.”

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