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Title: Transport for Wales - the first year Post by: grahame on October 14, 2019, 08:32:56 From the BBC (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-49999421)
Quote The boss of Transport for Wales has admitted he understands passengers' frustration as TfW marks the first year of running the nation's rail services. Overall, 82% of passengers are satisfied, the same as 2018, according to the latest official survey. But travellers reported seeing an improvement in how delays have been dealt with since TfW took over from Arriva Trains Wales. "We've tried very hard," said TfW chief executive James Price. He recognised there was frustration at the pace of change, with operators "playing catch-up" after damage to trains in last autumn's storms. TfW brought in trains from elsewhere to plug the gaps, although there will be delays in bringing in 10 new four-car trains for the valleys lines. Title: Re: Transport for Wales - the first year Post by: Sixty3Closure on October 23, 2019, 16:10:36 Delays to some of the new trains being planned
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-50151983 (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-50151983) Title: Re: Transport for Wales - the first year Post by: Rhydgaled on November 09, 2019, 20:51:53 Delays to some of the new trains being planned The class 769 units are not 'new trains'. They are old trains (class 319s) with new tricks (diesel engines added). The class 230 units are also delayed and are also old trains (London Underground D-stock) with new tricks (diesel engines, and batteries, added). I'm not sure if there's a delay to the actual new trains ordered by TfW, which have never been expected to enter service before 2021 at the earliest.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-50151983 (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-50151983) This page is printed from the "Coffee Shop" forum at http://gwr.passenger.chat which is provided by a customer of Great Western Railway. Views expressed are those of the individual posters concerned. Visit www.gwr.com for the official Great Western Railway website. Please contact the administrators of this site if you feel that content provided contravenes our posting rules ( see http://railcustomer.info/1761 ). The forum is hosted by Well House Consultants - http://www.wellho.net |