2014

Richard Workman has been appointed as the new Chair of the Traveline Cymru Board of Directors.

A new railway station in Pye Corner is due to open on Sunday 14th December, announces the UK Transport Minister Baroness Susan Kramer.

From Sunday 2nd November, First Cymru have some service changes put in place which are aimed to help improve the services.

Newport City Council is hosting the second annual South East Wales Travel Planning Awards on Thursday 16th October.

We are delighted to announce our plans to switch to a .cymru domain name as one of a handful of founding organisations to adopt the new internet addresses later this year.

The NATO Summit is coming to Wales on Thursday 4th and Friday 5th September. However, we are already experiencing major disruptions to traffic and public transport services.

The City of Cardiff Council is working closely with partners to deliver a new world-class ‘transport interchange’ for the city.

On 4 August 2014, the Transport Minister Edwina Hart officially launched the new T1 bus service between Carmarthen, Lampeter and Aberystwyth at Lampeter University.

After extensive planning and research, a new modular form of complete system replacements has been ordered and should be fully functional by February 2015 and we welcome any input and ideas for all existing users of our mobile app.

The Welsh Government’s public transport information service, Traveline Cymru, is encouraging commuters to check that the transport information they are receiving is up to date, following the recent update to Google maps.

Padarn Bus, which operates routes from Bangor, Caernarfon, Llanberis and across to Beaumaris on Anglesey, is looking set to close as of midnight on Friday 30th May, resulting in some likely changes to local bus services in the Arfon and Anglesey areas in the next few days.

On Friday 9th May, we attended the CILT National Transport and Logistics Awards 2014 at Cardiff City Hall, and are extremely proud to have won the award for Excellence in Improving Customers’ Experiences for the introduction of our Fares service.

We’re encouraging families from around Wales to try the school run on foot for Walk to School Week, by urging the parents and teachers of school children to leave the car at home and walk part or all of their journey to school.

New train services between Aberystwyth and Shrewsbury have been announced in April, which campaigners for the new services claim will provide a welcome boost to the Mid-Wales economy.

The new Bwcabus Area Map is now available

From the 1st of April to the 31st of May 2014 Gwynedd Council will be undertaking a survey of local bus services in the County to measure passenger satisfaction.

As a big thank you to all of you who have subscribed to our monthly e-newsletter, we’ve decided to launch our Easter Newsletter Giveaway!

Stagecoach in South Wales are set to launch a brand new travel discount scheme for travellers under the age of 19.

Cardiff Bus has launched a unique competition to pay tribute to mums across Cardiff.

Following a review of the current Public Transport Users Committee in 2013, the Minister for Economy, Science and Transport decided to establish new arrangements to provide her with expert advice on the issues that affect public transport users.