Transport for Wales is planning to start running services between west Wales and Bristol Temple Meads from September 2026. Transport for Wales is planning to start running services between west Wales and Bristol Temple Meads from September 2026. The South East Wales Transport Commission, The Wales National Transport Delivery Plan and the Western Gateway Rail Deal all recommend services between the regions. “Every day about 80,000 passenger vehicles cross the two Severn Bridges between South Wales and the South West. The Wales & Borders franchise last ran between South Wales and the South West in 2004.