Boost for the Bancyfelin bus link
Buses will be running to the lost passenger transport link of Bancyfelin in the New Year.
The new services will be experimental with its survival dependant on use.
Carmarthenshire Council transport officers have been able to come up with a solution to the demise of the bus service running from Carmarthen to Bancyfelin – and now hopes that the public supports the service they asked for.
Issues with buses not being able to safely turn right from Bancyfelin onto the A40 have led in recent years to bus operators removing their services from the village.
It has led to many complaints because this has meant that whilst it is currently possible to catch buses from Bancyfelin into Carmarthen, there is currently only one daily bus back to the village from Carmarthen In addition there are no buses from Bancyfelin to St Clears where several residents of the village have their doctor’s appointments.
With no bus companies willing divert their buses and the small numbers of passengers historically using the buses making it uneconomic the council has worked to engineer a solution that will be introduced on January 9th, 2012.
County executive board member for transport services Cllr Philip Hughes said: “With service 224, which runs from Carmarthen to Whitland via Meidrim and St.Clears, being due for re-tender, the Authority specified on the new tender all journeys returning from Carmarthen to divert through Bancyfelin on their way towards Meidrim.
“This provides a clever solution to both the lack of buses from Carmarthen to Bancyfelin, and from Bancyfelin to St.Clears.
“It does mean that the return journey for most of the users will take slightly longer but it is hoped that the passengers understand and accept this.
“It is important for the community to understand the diversion is experimental and carries a cost subsidy for the Authority which will only continue and be justified in the future if it’s supported by Bancyfelin passengers.”
The new services will be experimental with its survival dependant on use.
Carmarthenshire Council transport officers have been able to come up with a solution to the demise of the bus service running from Carmarthen to Bancyfelin – and now hopes that the public supports the service they asked for.
Issues with buses not being able to safely turn right from Bancyfelin onto the A40 have led in recent years to bus operators removing their services from the village.
It has led to many complaints because this has meant that whilst it is currently possible to catch buses from Bancyfelin into Carmarthen, there is currently only one daily bus back to the village from Carmarthen In addition there are no buses from Bancyfelin to St Clears where several residents of the village have their doctor’s appointments.
With no bus companies willing divert their buses and the small numbers of passengers historically using the buses making it uneconomic the council has worked to engineer a solution that will be introduced on January 9th, 2012.
County executive board member for transport services Cllr Philip Hughes said: “With service 224, which runs from Carmarthen to Whitland via Meidrim and St.Clears, being due for re-tender, the Authority specified on the new tender all journeys returning from Carmarthen to divert through Bancyfelin on their way towards Meidrim.
“This provides a clever solution to both the lack of buses from Carmarthen to Bancyfelin, and from Bancyfelin to St.Clears.
“It does mean that the return journey for most of the users will take slightly longer but it is hoped that the passengers understand and accept this.
“It is important for the community to understand the diversion is experimental and carries a cost subsidy for the Authority which will only continue and be justified in the future if it’s supported by Bancyfelin passengers.”
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