The only 'improvement' seems to be that you no longer have to change buses. The timetable is basically the same as before the changes. I think Stagecoach have missed an opportunity here, especially as Sixty Sixty no longer compete with them.
On May 21, 10:40 am, "Simon Morris" <[email protected]> wrote: > -----Original Message----- > From: Carl Berry > Sent: Monday, May 21, 2012 10:22 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Traws Cymru > > >The WAG have now had a hissy fit because Arriva have registered most of the > >rest of the Traws Cymru network commercially which puts their grand vision > >at threat, dispite the difficulty of working out what the grand vison is > >and (given how long they've been talking about it) when they were >going to > >deliver it! > > -- > > I wonder if the Welsh Government really ARE having a hissy fit about it? It > sounds good to make it appear that they are, maybe. > > I'm a little suspicious myself of the way things are ultimately going to go > with Arriva's 'Cymru Express'.....but all the same, good luck to them. What > investment has there been in the North Wales 'Trawscambria' in recent years? > Have their been any improvements in vehicles or timetables? > > No - there hasn't. But there's been a constant stream of reports from local > authorities regarding their 'aspirations' (their term) for the future of > these services, but no action. At least Arriva are having a go themselves. > > As for WAG, I believe the current administration (and Transport Minister) > are in fact rather less committed to buses than they once were, the reality > of public finances being what they are. The T4 isn't actually all that it > could be (and that's no fault of the operator). Branding and publicity is > insipid and only people south of Brecon have seen any actual improvements in > the basic timetable. > > No, I'm firmly convinced that anything which allows WAG to spend less > themselves is probably more welcomed than they'd like us to believe. > > Simon -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Welsh Bus Photographs" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/welsh-bus-photographs?hl=en.
