TrawsCymru
| T1/T1C | |
|---|---|
| Overview | |
| Operator | First Cymru |
| Vehicle |
Alexander Dennis Enviro 300 Wrightbus bodied Volvo B7RLE |
| Route | |
| Start | Aberystwyth |
| Via |
Aberaeron Lampeter Llanybydder Carmarthen (T1C) Swansea (T1C only) Pencoed (T1C only) |
| End |
Carmarthen (T1) Cardiff (T1C) |
| Service | |
| Level | Daily |
| Journey time | 2 hours 15 minutes (T1) 4 hours 35 minutes (T1C) |
| T2 | |
|---|---|
| Overview | |
| Operator |
Express Motors Lloyds Coaches |
| Vehicle | Optare MetroCity |
| Predecessors | X32 |
| Route | |
| Start | Bangor |
| Via |
Caernarfon Porthmadog Dolgellau Machynlleth |
| End | Aberystwyth |
| Service | |
| Level | Daily |
| Journey time | 3 hours 15 minutes |
| T3 | |
|---|---|
| Overview | |
| Operator | Lloyds Coaches |
| Vehicle |
Alexander Dennis Enviro 200 Alexander Dennis Enviro 400 bodied Scania N230UD |
| Predecessors | X94 |
| Route | |
| Start | Wrexham |
| Via |
Llangollen Corwen Bala Dolgellau |
| End | Barmouth |
| Service | |
| Level | Monday-Saturday |
| Journey time | 2 hours 30 minutes |
| T4 | |
|---|---|
| Overview | |
| Operator | Stagecoach South Wales |
| Vehicle | Optare Tempo |
| Predecessors | 704 |
| Route | |
| Start | Newtown |
| Via |
Llandrindod Wells Builth Wells Brecon Merthyr Tydfil Pontypridd |
| End | Cardiff |
| Service | |
| Level | Daily |
| Journey time | 3 hours 50 minutes |
| T5 | |
|---|---|
| Overview | |
| Operator | Richards Brothers |
| Vehicles | Optare MetroCity, Optare Tempo, VDL SB200 with Wright Pulsar / Wright Pulsar 2 / MCV Evolution bodywork |
| Predecessors | X50, 550, 412 |
| Route | |
| Start | Aberystwyth |
| Via |
Aberaeron New Quay (Aberporth) Cardigan Fishguard |
| End | Haverfordwest |
| Service | |
| Level | Monday-Saturday |
| Journey time | 3 hours 10 minutes |
| T6 | |
|---|---|
| Overview | |
| Operator | New Adventure Travel |
| Vehicle |
Alexander Dennis Enviro 200 Optare MetroCity |
| Route | |
| Start | Swansea |
| Via |
Neath Ystradynglais |
| End | Brecon |
| Service | |
| Level | Daily |
| Frequency | Hourly |
| T9 | |
|---|---|
| Overview | |
| Operator | New Adventure Travel |
| Vehicle | Optare Tempo |
| Route | |
| Start | Cardiff Airport |
| Via | Cardiff Bay |
| End | Cardiff Central |
| Service | |
| Level | Daily |
| Frequency | 20 minutes (summer), 30 minutes (winter) |
| Journey time | 40 minutes |
TrawsCymru is the brand for a network of six medium and long distance express bus routes in Wales, sponsored by the Welsh Government. It was introduced as a replacement for the TrawsCambria network.
In 2010 the Welsh Assembly Government ran a consultation on improvements to the TrawsCambria network. In 2011, a programme of improvements for TrawsCambria services X40 (Carmarthen - Pencader - Lampeter - Aberaeron - Aberystwyth) and 704/T4 (Newtown - Brecon/Merthyr) was announced.
Under these plans services X40 and T4, and the network as a whole, were to be re-launched under the new TrawsCymru brand. Service X40 was to be re-numbered TC1 and T4 would have become TC4, along with extension south to Cardiff. During 2012, these two routes were to receive new Optare Tempos equipped with coach style seating, greater luggage space, real time information and WiFi.
The plans for re-numbering T4 were dropped, but the new vehicles and extension to Cardiff were introduced. The six additional WAG-funded Optare Tempos with leather seats, free WiFi and tables operate alongside the existing three Optare Tempos that had previously worked the T4 service.
The X40 was originally scheduled to be replaced by TrawsCymru service T1/TC1 from 1 April 2012 under a contract until 31 March 2020 on offer. However it later emerged that Arriva Buses Wales intended to stop operating the X40 service, along with its share of route 550, from 26 February. Instead Arriva introduced services branded Cymru Express on a fully commercial basis in place of the former TrawsCambria X40.
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