{"id":33946,"date":"2019-03-01T15:41:00","date_gmt":"2019-03-01T15:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=33946"},"modified":"2019-03-01T15:41:00","modified_gmt":"2019-03-01T15:41:00","slug":"transport-for-wales-promises-better-train-services-by-autumn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2019\/03\/01\/transport-for-wales-promises-better-train-services-by-autumn\/","title":{"rendered":"TfW promises better train services by autumn"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure id=\"attachment_33952\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33952\" style=\"width: 960px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-33952 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/20190301_122622292_iOS-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" 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https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/20190301_122622292_iOS-1400x1050.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-33952\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-33952 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/20190301_122622292_iOS-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/20190301_122622292_iOS-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/20190301_122622292_iOS-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/20190301_122622292_iOS-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/20190301_122622292_iOS-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/20190301_122622292_iOS-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/20190301_122622292_iOS-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/20190301_122622292_iOS-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/20190301_122622292_iOS-1400x1050.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/noscript> Transport for Wales will spend over \u00a340m on improvement works to its current services.<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">TRANSPORT for Wales says it will spend \u00a340 million on improvements to trains to avoid a repeat of last autumn\u2019s chaos.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">Recent warnings from MPs and the Public Accounts Committee suggested 2019 will be another difficult year for rail passengers, with more service delays and cancellations as well as increased ticket prices.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The\u00a0<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Cardiffian<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0asked Transport for Wales (<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">TfW<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">), which took over from Arriva last year, about its plans.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">Alexia Course,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">TfW<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0rail operations director, said:\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cWe took over last October and it was quite a difficult autumn for all of our passengers, a lot of issues with adhesions on the tracks and we had quite a few short formations and cancellations to services.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cWe\u2019ve learnt a lot of lessons from that.\u00a0We\u2019re spending over \u00a340m on investing in the fleet this year, so that we can bring in additional services and additional capacity for our passengers, both in May\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">and also<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0in December of this year as well.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">The investment will go onto refurbishment as new trains will not be introduced in Wales for another four to five years.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cPassengers will see significant change in circa four, five years\u2019 time, which is when we will have really transformed the Valley lines, when we\u2019ve got all the new rolling stock all around the country.<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">&#8220;Until then we\u2019re going to do a lot of incremental steps for improvements for passengers before we get the new trains in four\u00a0years\u2019 time,\u201d said\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Ms<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0Course.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">Those improvements will include new seating and toilets, and better\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">WiFi<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0connection points.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_33961\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33961\" style=\"width: 960px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-33961\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/transport-for-wales-branding-2-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/transport-for-wales-branding-2-1024x768.jpg 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sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-33961\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-33961\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/transport-for-wales-branding-2-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/transport-for-wales-branding-2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/transport-for-wales-branding-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/transport-for-wales-branding-2-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/transport-for-wales-branding-2-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/transport-for-wales-branding-2-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/transport-for-wales-branding-2-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/transport-for-wales-branding-2-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/transport-for-wales-branding-2-1400x1050.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/noscript> Part of TfW&#8217;s investment involves re-branding the fleet.<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cWe\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">recognise<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0that it was a difficult\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">start<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0but we\u2019ve got lots and lots of plans to improve things for passengers,\u201d she said.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">Kirk Thomas, 54, from Rhondda, regularly uses the Cardiff-<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Treherbert<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0service.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cThe seats need to be improved and they need more carriages. My biggest problem is that the trains are overcrowded first thing in the morning and at home time. And the trains are never on time,\u201d he said.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">Gerald Harris, 75, from\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Rhymney<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0Valley, is mostly happy with the service but will welcome the improvements.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cI don\u2019t find a lot wrong with them. It would be good if they were more frequent. I don\u2019t travel in rush hour very often, but when I do once a week the two carriages are terrible. You\u2019re inevitably standing, which I don\u2019t like.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cThe ones I travel on are\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">okay<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0but it would be better still if they were more modern and more frequent.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\nNetwork Rail will be working with TfW on implementing the improvements.<br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">Alison Thompson, Network Rail\u2019s rolling stock director for Wales and Borders, said:\u00a0\u201cWe\u2019re working really closely with\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">TfW<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0to make sure that we keep disruption at a minimum for passengers.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cWe\u2019ve got\u00a0a really exciting\u00a0and challenging\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">programme<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0of works to enhance and renew all the railway and bring in a new fleet to benefit passengers.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cOur challenge is to make sure we do that as quickly as possible without disrupting the passengers more than we need to.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TRANSPORT for Wales says it will spend \u00a340 million on improvements to trains to avoid a repeat of last autumn\u2019s chaos.\u00a0\u00a0 Recent warnings from MPs and the Public Accounts Committee suggested 2019 will be another difficult year for rail passengers, with more service delays and cancellations as well as increased ticket prices.\u00a0\u00a0 The\u00a0Cardiffian\u00a0asked Transport for Wales (TfW), which took over from Arriva last year, about its plans.\u00a0 Alexia Course,\u00a0TfW\u00a0rail operations director, said:\u00a0\u201cWe took over last October and it was quite [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":142,"featured_media":33952,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[92,3],"tags":[4108,2134,405,406,50,407],"coauthors":[],"class_list":["post-33946","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-city","category-news","tag-cardiff-central","tag-network-rail","tag-tfw","tag-trains","tag-transport","tag-transport-for-wales"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.2 - 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