Bus network shake-up in Wales 'needs extra funding to work'

Huge change to bus services planned in Wales

The proposal could see bus services in Wales planned and coordinated on a national level

Bus network shake-up in Wales 'needs extra funding to work'

Ministers have promised a "simpler" network replacing a system where bus companies set their own timetables.

Bus franchising no ‘panacea’, warn Welsh council chiefs

Council chiefs in Wales have welcomed plans to transform the way local bus services are planned and delivered but cautioned that its rollout will take time.

Welsh Government lays out plan for major changes to bus services in Wales

A new Bill has been laid in the Senedd which proposes bringing bus services back within public sector control. The plan for a London-style franchise system would allow transport officials to decide what bus services are provided. Bus companies would then bid for contracts instead of operating their own routes. Other parts of the UK, including Manchester, have started introducing bus franchises. The Welsh Government says the changes would encoura…

Welsh bus network overhaul legislation laid in Senedd

Traws Cymru bus – Image: Welsh Government Plans to radically change the way local bus services are delivered across Wales will only work if backed by “adequate funding”, operators have warned. The Welsh Government’s long-awaited Bus Services (Wales) Bill was laid in the Senedd on Monday (March 31). If voted through, the proposals will see buses in Wales brought back under public control. Welsh ministers say the Bill aims to tackle poor bus servi…

Franchising is "not a panacea", says the Welsh Local Government Association, as they respond to the proposed Bus Bill. A proposed Bill to transform Wales' bus system, which has been published today (Monday, March 31), has been backed by the Welsh Local Government Association, with the local government warning that its introduction will take time.