{"id":236198,"date":"2025-07-04T01:42:10","date_gmt":"2025-07-04T01:42:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/236198\/"},"modified":"2025-07-04T01:42:10","modified_gmt":"2025-07-04T01:42:10","slug":"south-west-wales-to-pilot-new-bus-franchising-scheme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/236198\/","title":{"rendered":"South West Wales to pilot new bus franchising scheme"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n  Transport for Wales (TfW) is inviting the public to share their views on proposed changes under the scheme, which forms part of a wider effort to improve bus services across Wales.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The changes are being proposed as part of the Welsh Government\u2019s bus reform bill, which is currently under consideration in the Senedd.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Lee Robinson, executive director for regional transport and integration at TfW, said: &#8220;Bus franchising in Wales will allow us to shape an improved bus network that really works for people, and we&#8217;re doing this in partnership with local authorities and bus operators.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;We are now at the start and South West Wales will be the first region to see changes in 2027.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;It\u2019s fundamental that we involve the public and listen to their feedback on our proposed improvements.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;We\u2019d encourage people to take part in the online survey or attend the organised events.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  TfW and local authorities in South West Wales are developing a Proposed Base Network, outlining possible routes and service frequencies for 2027.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The changes will build on the current network and focus on using existing resources to deliver improvements.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The new model will be introduced through a franchising approach, giving TfW and local authorities greater control over service planning and delivery.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The public can share their views through an online survey at haveyoursay.tfw.wales\/bus-reform.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  In-person engagement events are also being organised across the region.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The feedback gathered will help shape the final network design and ensure that services meet the needs of communities.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  TfW said it will continue working with local authorities, bus operators and the public to refine and improve the network over time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Transport for Wales (TfW) is inviting the public to share their views on proposed changes under the scheme,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":236199,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5010],"tags":[748,4884,16,15,1764],"class_list":{"0":"post-236198","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-wales","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-great-britain","10":"tag-uk","11":"tag-united-kingdom","12":"tag-wales"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114792428093269008","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/236198","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=236198"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/236198\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/236199"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=236198"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=236198"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=236198"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}