112 bus journeys were cancelled in 5 days and that’s just in Cynon Valley why is this happening who is responsible?
This is what the Welsh Labour Party running Wales is good at producing lots of paperwork full of bumf (useless or tedious printed material) it looks good but achieves very little.
BUS SERVICES POLICY DISCUSSION
Improving local bus services in Wales
This was put out by welsh Labour in 2017 which was 5 years ago has our bus services improved? You only have to look at the number of cancellations throughout South Wales by the major bus provider Stagecoach to see our bus services being run by a company that will only pay its drivers just over the minimum wage. The Welsh Labour government Local Councils and the South Wales Traffic Commissioner must be comfortable accepting the way our bus services are run by this company with all the cancellations.
What are our councils doing? Council taxpayers have contributed to the so-called city deal spending on the Metro Plus programme it was initially agreed in March 2019 when Cardiff Capital Region City Deal in collaboration with Welsh Government identified a proposed £50 million programme of transport schemes to support and enhance the South Wales Metro.
The metro also relies on buses to support this £50 million project but as AberdareOnline has said many times the wages for a train driver in the metro scheme far exceed that of a bus driver who conveys passengers in the same system.
Cardiff Capital Region Transport Authority
“One of the main priorities with regards to improved transportation is the delivery of the South Wales Metro. £738 million of the City Deal fund has been pre-allocated for the project, which will be split between the Valley Lines Electrification programme and the wider South Wales Metro scheme. The Department of Transport and the Welsh Government will hold the main responsibilities for both. For more information on the South East Wales Metro, visit Transport for Wales.”
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£738 million has been pre-allocated for the project, surely this is a joke, and unless you pay staff that runs our bus services equal to train drivers nothing will change in the metropolitan area that the Cardiff Capital Region Transport Authority are responsible for.
With all the millions getting splashed around why were there 112 bus journeys cancelled in 5 days and that’s just in Cynon Valley with hundreds more throughout the so-called metropolitan area
A metropolitan area
A metropolitan area or metro is a region that consists of a densely populated urban agglomeration and its surrounding territories sharing industries, commercial areas, transport networks, infrastructures and housing.
The metro is a region It’s not just from Aberdare to Cardiff.
We have the Government in London, and the Welsh Government now want more Members in the Senedd, there are already sixty members costing us thousands, and then we now have Cardiff Capital Region another tier of government with 10 Members of the Cardiff Capital Region Cabinet, another tier of government 75 councillors are elected to represent the people of Rhondda Cynon Taf it all has to be paid for by the people that pay tax.
No wonder Wales is one of the poorest countries what is our tax is being spent on bureaucracy and Bureaucrats in government departments at the expense of people’s needs.
So what has our MP or MS done about the lack of bus services in Cynon Valley? I assume they use the car to drive around all subsidised by you, our councillors get travel expenses, do any of them have to get up early in the morning to catch a bus for work for a basic wage to find the bus service cancelled?
MPs MSs Councillors are all well paid some have second jobs are they truly interested in Joe public or just how much money they can screw out of the system?
But some have lots of time for a photo shoot, just to keep in the public eye then you think they are doing something meaningful.
Saturday 17 December
ABERDARE
Due to driver availability the following services will not be running.
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.
08:15 Aberdare to Pontypridd (61)
09:15 Return
10:15 Aberdare to Pontypridd (61)
11:15 Return
13:00 Aberdare to Glynhafod (14)
13:20 Return
13:45 Aberdare to Glynhafod (14)
14:05 Return
Apologies
Aberdare
Due to driver availability the following services will not be running.
10:00 Aberdare to Porthcawl (172)
12:30 Return
11:00 Aberdare to Porthcawl (172)
13:30 Return
13:00 Aberdare to Porthcawl (172)
15:30 Return
16:00 Aberdare to Porthcawl (172)
18:30 Return
Apologies
Aberdare
Due to driver availability the following services will not be running.
15:00 Aberdare to Pontypridd (60)
16:00 Return
17:00 Aberdare to Pontypridd (60)
18:00 Return
Apologies
ABERDARE
Due to driver availability the following services will not be running.
07:30 Aberdare to Pontypridd (61)
08:30 Return
09:30 Aberdare to Pontypridd (60)
10:30 Return
12:15 Aberdare to Pontypridd (61)
13:15 Return
Apologies
16 December 2022
ABERDARE
Due to driver availability the following services will not be running.
16:30 Aberdare to Abernant
16:36 Return
Apologies
ABERDARE
Due to driver availability the following services will not be running.
13:45 Aberdare to Pontypridd (61)
14:45 Return
14:15 Aberdare to Pontypridd (61)
15:15 Return
17:00 Aberdare to Porthcawl (172)
19:30 Return
Apologies
ABERDARE
Due to driver availability the following services will not be running.
13:00 Aberdare to Porthcawl
15:30 Return
Apologies
@StagecoachWales
No9 Aberdare to Merthyr that was due at 10.50 hasn’t turned up, yet again. Still a very poor service despite new drivers.
Stagecoach South Wales
@StagecoachWales
22h
Replying to
@Kail1967
we do ask that the depot updates twitter and our app with any service disruptions or cancellations.Thanks em
Stacey
@Staceyw42052578
@StagecoachWales
#aberdare just wondering how many service 9 buses from merthyr to aberdare your going to cancel today. This no driver excuse is old now people need to get home. I waited 40 min gor a bus last night. This is unacceptable im paying for weekly ticket. And no service
Afrika593
@Afrika5931
@StagecoachWales
no sign of the 7:30 95 aberdare to perthcelyn. It’s freezing outside and you’ve got no update on this? Driver is late every morning
15 December 2022
Aberdare – We’re really sorry, but due to there being no driver available we’ve had to cancel the below service today;
Svc 9 – 18:40 – Aberdare to Glynhafod
Svc 9 – 19:00 – Glynhafod to Merthyr Tydfil
Aberdare – We’re really sorry, but due to there being no driver available we’ve had to cancel the below service today;
Svc 61 – 18:05 – Aberdare to Pontypridd
Svc 61 – 19:05 – Pontypridd to Aberdare
Aberdare – We’re really sorry, but due to there being no driver available we’ve had to cancel the below service today;
Svc 9 – 17:00 – Aberdare to Merthyr Tydfil
Svc 9 – 17:50 – Merthyr Tydfil to Aberdare
Stagecoach South Wales
Aberdare – We’re really sorry, but due to there being no driver available we’ve had to cancel the below service today;
Svc 61 – 16:15 – Aberdare to Pontypridd
Svc 61 – 17:15 – Pontypridd to Aberdare
Svc 61 – 18:05 – Aberdare to Pontypridd
Svc 61 – 19:05 – Pontypridd to Aberdare
Aberdare – Due to driver availability, Service 14 at 08:45 from Aberdare to Glynhafod & Service 14 at 09:05 from Glynhafod to Aberdare will not run today. We’re really sorry, we hope to return to normal service as soon as possible, keep an eye out for more updates.
Aberdare – Due to driver availability, Service 14 at 08:00 from Aberdare to Glynhafod & Service 14 at 08:20 from Glynhafod to Aberdare
Will not run today. We’re really sorry, we hope to return to normal service as soon as possible, keep an eye out for more updates.
Valley Services – Suspension
Due to points failure at Cardiff, the Valley services are suspended until further notice!
We apologise for the disruption.
Update: The following lines will resume with an hourly service:
- Cardiff – Aberdare at 11:11
Ticket acceptance has been agreed with
@StagecoachWales
to convey our passengers between Pontypridd and Treherbert / Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare from now until further notice.
Due to driver availability, Service 172 at 08:00 from Aberdare to Porthcawl & Service 172 at 10:30 from Porthcawl to aberdare will not run today. We’re really sorry, we hope to return to normal service as soon as possible, keep an eye out for more updates.
14 December
ABERDARE Due to driver availability the following services will not be running.
12:30 Aberdare to Merthyr (9) 13:20 Return
14:30 Aberdare to Pontypridd (60) 15:30 Return
16:30 Aberdare to Pontypridd (60) 17:30 Return
18:45 Aberdare to Cwmbach (113)
Due to driver availability the following services will not be running.
12:30 Aberdare to Glynhafod (14)
12:50 Return
13:15 Aberdare to Glynhafod (14)
13:35 Return
13:00 Aberdare to Porthcawl (172)
15:30 Return
Apologies
13 of December 2022
#ABERDARE
Due to driver availability the following service will not be running.
18:45 Aberdare to Cwmbach (113)
Apologies
#Aberdare.
The following services will not run due to driver availability.
Svc 1 16:30 Aberdare abernant. 16:36 return.
svc 2 16:46 aberdare – ty fry.
svc 11 17:05 Aberdare – cwmdare.
apologies.
#Aberdare.
The following service will not run due to driver availability.
Svc 61 12:15 Aberdare – Pontypridd, 13:15 return.
svc 60 15:00 Aberdare – pontypridd, 16:00 return.
Svc 60 17:00 Aberdare – pontypridd, 18:00 return.
Apologies.
#Aberdare.
The following services will not run due to driver availability.
Svc 172 11:00 Aberdare – porthcawl, 13:30 return.
Svc 172 16:00 Aberdare – porthcawl, 18:30 return.
Apologies.
#Aberdare.
The following services will not run due to driver availability.
Svc 60 9:30 Aberdare – pontypridd, 10:30 return.
Apologies.
#Aberdare.
The following services will not run due to driver availability.
Svc 113 9:45 Aberdare – cwmbach.
Svc 6 10:15 Aberdare – merthyr, 10:50 return.
Svc 1 11:30 Aberdare – abernant, 11:36 return.
Apologies.
The following services will not run due to driver availability.
Svc 1 7:57 Abernant – aberdare.
Svc 11 8:05 Aberdare – cwmdare.
Svc 2 8:46 Aberdare – ty fry.
Svc 11 9:05 Aberdare – cwmdare.
Apologies.
12 December
@AberdareOnline
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Dec 12
@StagecoachWales
Has cancelled 27 bus services in Cynon Valley so far today 12 December
How is this allowed to happen
@WelshGovernment
wants the public to use fewer car journeys what is the Cynon Valley Labour Party doing about this with a strong team of 20 Cllrs 1 MS 1 MP?
