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Which Local Authorities Produce Printed Timetables? the National Bus Users UK, PO Box 1045 Cardiff CF11 1JE T 029 2022 1370 E [email protected] W www.bususers.org / www.bususerswales.org Which Local Authorities produce printed timetables? The National Assembly for Wales Enterprise and Business Committee Inquiry into Integrated Public Transport - Bus Users UK evidence session 21 November 2012 County Council Bus operator produced publications Council Produced Comprehensive (Percentages are an approximate guide Bus timetable books to coverage) 1 Blaenau Gwent No The local authority website directs Stagecoach operates 90% of bus services potential bus users to Traveline in the county and they produce Cymru and the bus operators. timetable booklets for all their services. 2 Bridgend Yes* *The council pay for additional pages First Cymru operates 90% of bus services in the First Cymru produced booklet. in the county and produce a Book which includes other operators timetables with The local authority website directs print costs shared with the council. potential bus users to Traveline Cymru and the bus operators. 3 Caerphilly Yes** **Periodically with a set of regional Stagecoach operates 90% of bus services booklets. in the county and they produce booklets for all their services. All bus timetables are also available as individual PDFs by service number as a download from the council website. Traveline Cymru and the bus operators are listed. 4 Cardiff No Cardiff Council produce a colour - Cardiff Bus operates 80% of all services glossy comprehensive bus map, and offer basic timetable sheets for all usually annually and a Where to their routes available from their Cardiff catch your bus leaflet. Enquiry Office. No comprehensive booklet is available. The local authority website directs - Stagecoach produces a booklet for all potential bus users to Traveline their services to and from Cardiff. Cymru and the bus operators. - First Cymru bus times are in their Bridgend Book. -Edwards Coaches produce their own leaflets. - Cardiff Council has produced leaflets for supported services such as St Fagans run by Watts Coaches and Easyway. 5 Carmarthenshire Yes All bus timetables are also available - First Cymru operates 50% of all as individual PDFs by service number services in the county and produces an as a download from the council area Book containing only their services. website. Traveline Cymru and the - Arriva Buses Wales operate about 20% bus operators are listed. of services and they produce grouped service leaflets. -Bwcabus leaflets are jointly produced with Ceredigion. Page 1 of 5 Bus Users UK, PO Box 1045 Cardiff CF11 1JE T 029 2022 1370 E [email protected] W www.bususers.org / www.bususerswales.org 6 Ceredigion No None produced since 2007. - Arriva Buses Wales operate about 30% of services and they produce grouped All bus timetables are available as service leaflets. individual PDFs by service number as - Richard Brothers operate about 40% of a download from the council services and produce a booklet of all website. Traveline Cymru and the their services. bus operators are listed. - Lloyds Coaches produce a booklet of all their services. - Mid Wales Motors have produced a leaflet covering all their services in Aberystwyth. - Bwcabus leaflets are jointly produced with Ceredigion. -We are unaware what is produced by other operators such as: Evans Coaches, Lewis Coaches, James Brothers, Morris Travel, Celtic Travel. 7 Conwy Yes The complete booklet as a PDF with -Arriva Buses Wales also produce maps is available as a download from grouped service leaflets. the council website. Traveline Cymru -Padarn Bus produce a booklet with all and the bus operators are listed. their services. 8 Denbighshire Yes All bus timetables are also available -Arriva Buses Wales also produce as individual PDFs by service number grouped service leaflets. as a download from the council - We are unaware what is produced by website. Traveline Cymru and the other operators such as: bus operators are listed. GHA Coaches, Bryn Melyn, Vale Travel. 9 Flintshire Yes The complete booklet as a PDF, -Arriva Buses Wales also produce separate maps and also bus grouped service leaflets. timetables as individual PDFs by - We are unaware what is produced by service number are available as a other operators such as: download from the council website. GHA Coaches or Townlynx. Traveline Cymru and the bus operators are listed. 10 Gwynedd No All bus timetables are available as -Arriva Buses Wales operate about 25% individual PDFs by service number as of services and they produce grouped a download from the council service leaflets. website. Traveline Cymru and the -Padarn Bus operates about 25% of bus operators are listed. services and they produce a booklet of their services. - Express Motors who operate about 25% of services do produce a booklet but this was out of stock in August. -Lloyds Coaches operate in the south of the county and they produce a booklet of all their services. - We are unaware what other bus operators produce such as: Berwyn Motors, Glynnog & Trevor, Johns (Ffestiniog), Emmas (Barmouth), or Nefyn (Pwllheli). Page 2 of 5 Bus Users UK, PO Box 1045 Cardiff CF11 1JE T 029 2022 1370 E [email protected] W www.bususers.org / www.bususerswales.org 11 Isle of Anglesey Yes All bus timetables are also available - Arriva Buses Wales operate about 30% as individual PDFs by service number of services and produce grouped service as a download from the council leaflets. website. Traveline Cymru and the - Padarn Bus operates about 10% of bus operators are listed. routes and this is included in their all services booklet. - We are unaware what other operators produce such as: Lewis-y-Llan, Goodsir, Eifion’s Coaches, HDA Travel, Gwynfor Coaches. 12 Merthyr Tydfil No The public transport section of the - Stagecoach operates 90% of all bus council website was under services in the county and they produce construction and we cannot confirm timetable booklets for all their services. what information is available on-line. 13 Monmouthshire Yes The complete booklet as a PDF and - Stagecoach incorporates all services bus timetables as individual PDFs by they operate in their own booklets. service number are available as a - Newport Bus produce individual download from the council website. service leaflets available from their Traveline Cymru and the bus Newport enquiry office. operators are listed. - We are unaware what other bus operators produce such as Peakes Town & Country Bus, Classic of Chepstow. 14 Neath Port Talbot No The local authority website directs - First Cymru operates 85% of bus potential bus users to Traveline services and produce a Book of all their Cymru and the bus operators. services. - SWT (Neath) operates 10% produce In July 2010 Neath Port Talbot their own booklet for their services. Council supported a First Cymru - Select Bus & Coach have been known colour glossy bus map which showed to produce their own leaflets. in grey other operators services. 15 Newport No The local authority website directs - Newport Bus operates 75% of bus potential bus users to Traveline services in the city produces individual Cymru and the bus operators. route leaflets for their services. - Stagecoach produces a booklet for all their services to and from Newport. 16 Pembrokeshire Not Due to network instability no booklet -Richard Brothers operate about 30% of current was produced in 2012 although it is routes and produce a booklet of all their hoped to produce one for March services. 2013. -First Cymru operate about 10% of services and produce a leaflet for their - In the summer months the National services. Park produce a visitors newspaper - We are unaware what is produced by ‘Coast to Coast’ which has included other operators such as: comprehensive bus timetables for Silcox Motors (Pembroke Dock). travel in the coastal areas and to centres such as: Haverfordwest. All bus timetables are available as individual PDFs by service number as a download from the council website. Traveline Cymru and the bus operators are listed. Page 3 of 5 Bus Users UK, PO Box 1045 Cardiff CF11 1JE T 029 2022 1370 E [email protected] W www.bususers.org / www.bususerswales.org 17 Powys Yes All bus timetables are also available - Lloyds Coaches operate in Machynlleth as individual PDFs by service number area and they produce a booklet of all as a download from the council their services. website. Traveline Cymru and the -Stagecoach incorporate all services they bus operators are listed. operate in their booklets. - We are unaware of what is produced by other operators such as: Roy Brown (Builth), Owen’s Coaches, Sargeant Brothers, Tanat Valley, and Celtic Travel (Llanidloes). 18 Rhondda Cynon Taf No The local authority website directs - Stagecoach operates 80% of all bus potential bus users to Traveline services in the county and they produce Cymru and the bus operators. timetable booklets for all their services. - NAT Travel (Pontypridd) produce individual service leaflets. - Edwards Coaches produce service leaflets. - We are unaware what is produced by other operators such as First Call, Glamorgan Bus 19 Swansea No The local authority website directs - First Cymru operates 90% of bus potential bus users to Traveline services in the city and produces a Book Cymru and the bus operators. containing only their services. - SWT (Neath) operates 10% produce Swansea Council produce a colour their own booklet for their services. glossy comprehensive bus map, - Select Bus & Coach have been known usually annually. to produce their own leaflets. 20 Torfaen No All bus timetables are available as - Stagecoach operates 90% of bus individual PDFs by service number as services in the county and they produce a download from the council timetable booklets for all their services. website. Traveline Cymru and the - Newport Bus produce individual bus operators are listed service leaflets available from their Newport enquiry office. - We are unaware what is produced by other operators such as Phil Anslow Travel, Peakes Town & Country Bus.
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