40 Bus services were cut yesterday 5 December in Cynon Valley why have the RCT Council who are part of the City Deal not answered the questions? |
Corporate Governance Team
Legal & Democratic Services
Rhondda Cynon Taf C.B.C.
15th October 2022
Dear FOI team,
The Council is responsible for passenger transport coordination within its area.
The Council provides financial assistance to operate additional journeys, which might otherwise not run, particularly during the evenings and on Sundays, as well as to support certain daytime bus services and diversions, which are considered to be socially necessary. This amounts to approximately 7% of the total bus network.
Ref: Bus services funded by Rhondda Cynon Taf Council and through the Cardiff Capital Region (City Deal) as RCTC is part of the Cardiff Capital Region with the leader of RCT council a member of the CCR Cabinet.
Public transport in Cynon Valley is inadequate and not fit for purpose it is understandable that the Welsh Government is electrifying the railway system with should improve rail links to the capital in the long term; if run successfully by the management; time will tell. The rail system only transports north to south and vice versa not east to west with no direct route from Aberdare to the city of Swansea.
It is reported the Cardiff Capital Region City Deal itself rather than Welsh Government that is establishing a subsidiary Regional Transport Authority (RTA), has the RTA been set up?
Under the Freedom of Information and Environmental Information Regulations Acts please can you supply the following information?
What bus service routes are subsidised in Cynon Valley?
What bus PSV company operators receive public funding for bus service routes in Cynon Valley from the council or by way of the Cardiff Capital Region?
How many private bus companies receive funding from the council or by way of the Cardiff Capital Region?
Stagecoach bus services registered under RED &WHITE BUS SERVICES LIMITED at Company House and with the Welsh Traffic Commissioner, the company cancel a number of bus journeys in Cynon Valley especially early mornings plus throughout the day.
Has the council or in their role as Cardiff Capital Region made any contact with the company (A) to try to improve the public transport (B) request the reason why more cancellations happen in Cynon Valley than in the adjoining Valley of the Rhondda? (C) Made representations to The South Wales Traffic Commissioner concerning the number of bus journey cancellations in the council's role, as being responsible for passenger transport coordination within its area?
Please can you explain why Cynon Valley has no Gold Bus Services operating unlike Rhondda Caerphilly Pontypool Cwmbran Newport and many more towns and villages all within the Cardiff Capital Region with the residents of Cynon Valley contributing towards the City Deal?
As well as having a Gold Standard bus service in the Rhondda, 12 other locations in Wales as well as Rhondda Valley have a fflecsi service operated by Transport for Wales in partnership with local bus operators. Will this service be available in Cynon Valley in the near future?
Within the South Wales Metro System will you be operating a direct bus service to Swansea?
Stagecoach is the main PSV operator in Cynon Valley today they have advertised for just 2 qualified bus drivers at £10 per hour that’s just 82 pence above the minimum wage compared to the Average Transport for Wales Driver's yearly pay in the United Kingdom is approximately £50,696, which is 113% above the national average. If both driver buses and trains operate the Metro System as commuters have to get to a railway station by a bus operator. Is this a fair way to operate the system for both parties with such a disproportionate wage structure who both have the responsibility of passengers?
As the Metro system operated both train and bus services will there be an integrated bus pass for both rail and road, this would take many vehicles off the road if OAPs knew they were allowed to use the bus pass for both forms of transport?
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Cynon Valley Bus services on the 5 of December 2022
Don’t blame the drivers blame the company and the Labour government and your local government representatives
Due to driver availability the following services will not be running.
16:15 Aberdare to Pontypridd (61)
17:15 Return
18:05 Aberdare to Pontypridd (61)
19:05 Return
16:30 Aberdare to Merthyr (9)
17:20 Return
18:25 Pontypridd (25)
18:45 Aberdare to Cwmbach
Apologies
#ABERDARE
Due to driver availability the following services will not be running.
15:15 Aberdare to Glynneath
15:57 Return
17:00 Aberdare to Merthyr (9)
17:50 Return
18:40 Aberdare to Glynhafod
19:00 Return
Apologies
Due to driver availability the following services wont be running.
13:30 Aberdare to Pontypridd (60)
14:30 Return
15:00 Aberdare to Merthyr (9)
15:50 Return
15:15 Aberdare to Pontypridd (61)
16:15 Return
17:15 Aberdare to Pontypridd (61)
18:15 Return
Apologies
#ABERDARE
Due to driver availability the following services will not be running.
11:00 Aberdare to Glynhafod
11:20 Return
11:45 Aberdare to Glynhafod
12:05 Return
Apologies
#ABERDARE
Due to driver availability the following services will not be running.
10:00 Aberdare to Pontypridd (60)
11:00 Return
12:00 Aberdare to Pontypridd (60)
13:00 Return
Apologies
#ABERDARE
Due to driver availability the following services will not be running.
08:45 Aberdare to Pontypridd (61)
09:45 Return
10:45 Aberdare to Pontypridd (61)
11:45 Return
Apologies
#ABERDARE
Due to driver availability the following services will not be running.
08:15 Aberdare to Pontypridd (61)
09:15 Return
10:15 Aberdare to Pontypridd (61)
11:15 Return
Apologies
#ABERDARE
Due to driver availability the following services will not be running.
08:00 Aberdare to Glynhafod
08:20 Return
08:45 Aberdare to Glynhafod
09:05 Return
Apologies
