Which Local Authorities produce printed timetables?
The National Assembly for Wales Enterprise and Business Committee Inquiry into Integrated Public Transport - Bus Users UK evidence session 21 November 2012 |
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County Council
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Council Produced Comprehensive Bus timetable books |
Bus operator produced publications (Percentages are an approximate guide to coverage) |
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1 |
Blaenau Gwent |
No |
The local authority website directs potential bus users to Traveline Cymru and the bus operators. |
Stagecoach operates 90% of bus services in the county and they produce timetable booklets for all their services. |
2 |
Bridgend |
Yes* |
*The council pay for additional pages in the First Cymru produced booklet.
The local authority website directs potential bus users to Traveline Cymru and the bus operators. |
First Cymru operates 90% of bus services in the county and produce a Book which includes other operators timetables with print costs shared with the council.
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3 |
Caerphilly |
Yes** |
**Periodically with a set of regional booklets.
All bus timetables are also available as individual PDFs by service number as a download from the council website. Traveline Cymru and the bus operators are listed. |
Stagecoach operates 90% of bus services in the county and they produce booklets for all their services. |
4 |
Cardiff |
No |
Cardiff Council produce a colour glossy comprehensive bus map, usually annually and a Where to catch your bus leaflet.
The local authority website directs potential bus users to Traveline Cymru and the bus operators.
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- Cardiff Bus operates 80% of all services and offer basic timetable sheets for all their routes available from their Cardiff Enquiry Office. No comprehensive booklet is available. - Stagecoach produces a booklet for all their services to and from Cardiff. - First Cymru bus times are in their Bridgend Book. -Edwards Coaches produce their own leaflets. - Cardiff Council has produced leaflets for supported services such as St Fagans run by Watts Coaches and Easyway. |
5 |
Carmarthenshire |
Yes |
All bus timetables are also available as individual PDFs by service number as a download from the council website. Traveline Cymru and the bus operators are listed. |
- First Cymru operates 50% of all services in the county and produces an area Book containing only their services. - Arriva Buses Wales operate about 20% of services and they produce grouped service leaflets. -Bwcabus leaflets are jointly produced with Ceredigion. |
6 |
Ceredigion |
No |
None produced since 2007.
All bus timetables are available as individual PDFs by service number as a download from the council website. Traveline Cymru and the bus operators are listed. |
- Arriva Buses Wales operate about 30% of services and they produce grouped service leaflets. - Richard Brothers operate about 40% of services and produce a booklet of all their services. - Lloyds Coaches produce a booklet of all their services. - Mid Wales Motors have produced a leaflet covering all their services in Aberystwyth. - Bwcabus leaflets are jointly produced with Ceredigion. -We are unaware what is produced by other operators such as: Evans Coaches, Lewis Coaches, James Brothers, Morris Travel, Celtic Travel. |
7 |
Conwy |
Yes |
The complete booklet as a PDF with maps is available as a download from the council website. Traveline Cymru and the bus operators are listed. |
-Arriva Buses Wales also produce grouped service leaflets. -Padarn Bus produce a booklet with all their services. |
8 |
Denbighshire |
Yes |
All bus timetables are also available as individual PDFs by service number as a download from the council website. Traveline Cymru and the bus operators are listed. |
-Arriva Buses Wales also produce grouped service leaflets. - We are unaware what is produced by other operators such as: GHA Coaches, Bryn Melyn, Vale Travel. |
9 |
Flintshire |
Yes |
The complete booklet as a PDF, separate maps and also bus timetables as individual PDFs by service number are available as a download from the council website. Traveline Cymru and the bus operators are listed. |
-Arriva Buses Wales also produce grouped service leaflets. - We are unaware what is produced by other operators such as: GHA Coaches or Townlynx. |
10 |
Gwynedd |
No |
All bus timetables are available as individual PDFs by service number as a download from the council website. Traveline Cymru and the bus operators are listed.
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-Arriva Buses Wales operate about 25% of services and they produce grouped service leaflets. -Padarn Bus operates about 25% of services and they produce a booklet of their services. - Express Motors who operate about 25% of services do produce a booklet but this was out of stock in August. -Lloyds Coaches operate in the south of the county and they produce a booklet of all their services. - We are unaware what other bus operators produce such as: Berwyn Motors, Glynnog & Trevor, Johns (Ffestiniog), Emmas (Barmouth), or Nefyn (Pwllheli). |
11 |
Isle of Anglesey |
Yes |
All bus timetables are also available as individual PDFs by service number as a download from the council website. Traveline Cymru and the bus operators are listed. |
- Arriva Buses Wales operate about 30% of services and produce grouped service leaflets. - Padarn Bus operates about 10% of routes and this is included in their all services booklet. - We are unaware what other operators produce such as: Lewis-y-Llan, Goodsir, Eifion’s Coaches, HDA Travel, Gwynfor Coaches. |
12 |
Merthyr Tydfil |
No |
The public transport section of the council website was under construction and we cannot confirm what information is available on-line. |
- Stagecoach operates 90% of all bus services in the county and they produce timetable booklets for all their services. |
13 |
Monmouthshire |
Yes |
The complete booklet as a PDF and bus timetables as individual PDFs by service number are available as a download from the council website. Traveline Cymru and the bus operators are listed.
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- Stagecoach incorporates all services they operate in their own booklets. - Newport Bus produce individual service leaflets available from their Newport enquiry office. - We are unaware what other bus operators produce such as Peakes Town & Country Bus, Classic of Chepstow. |
14 |
Neath Port Talbot |
No |
The local authority website directs potential bus users to Traveline Cymru and the bus operators.
In July 2010 Neath Port Talbot Council supported a First Cymru colour glossy bus map which showed in grey other operators services. |
- First Cymru operates 85% of bus services and produce a Book of all their services. - SWT (Neath) operates 10% produce their own booklet for their services. - Select Bus & Coach have been known to produce their own leaflets. |
15 |
Newport |
No |
The local authority website directs potential bus users to Traveline Cymru and the bus operators. |
- Newport Bus operates 75% of bus services in the city produces individual route leaflets for their services. - Stagecoach produces a booklet for all their services to and from Newport. |
16 |
Pembrokeshire |
Not current |
Due to network instability no booklet was produced in 2012 although it is hoped to produce one for March 2013.
- In the summer months the National Park produce a visitors newspaper ‘Coast to Coast’ which has included comprehensive bus timetables for travel in the coastal areas and to centres such as: Haverfordwest. All bus timetables are available as individual PDFs by service number as a download from the council website. Traveline Cymru and the bus operators are listed. |
-Richard Brothers operate about 30% of routes and produce a booklet of all their services. -First Cymru operate about 10% of services and produce a leaflet for their services. - We are unaware what is produced by other operators such as: Silcox Motors (Pembroke Dock). |
17 |
Powys |
Yes |
All bus timetables are also available as individual PDFs by service number as a download from the council website. Traveline Cymru and the bus operators are listed. |
- Lloyds Coaches operate in Machynlleth area and they produce a booklet of all their services. -Stagecoach incorporate all services they operate in their booklets. - We are unaware of what is produced by other operators such as: Roy Brown (Builth), Owen’s Coaches, Sargeant Brothers, Tanat Valley, and Celtic Travel (Llanidloes). |
18 |
Rhondda Cynon Taf |
No |
The local authority website directs potential bus users to Traveline Cymru and the bus operators. |
- Stagecoach operates 80% of all bus services in the county and they produce timetable booklets for all their services. - NAT Travel (Pontypridd) produce individual service leaflets. - Edwards Coaches produce service leaflets. - We are unaware what is produced by other operators such as First Call, Glamorgan Bus |
19 |
Swansea |
No |
The local authority website directs potential bus users to Traveline Cymru and the bus operators.
Swansea Council produce a colour glossy comprehensive bus map, usually annually. |
- First Cymru operates 90% of bus services in the city and produces a Book containing only their services. - SWT (Neath) operates 10% produce their own booklet for their services. - Select Bus & Coach have been known to produce their own leaflets. |
20 |
Torfaen |
No |
All bus timetables are available as individual PDFs by service number as a download from the council website. Traveline Cymru and the bus operators are listed |
- Stagecoach operates 90% of bus services in the county and they produce timetable booklets for all their services. - Newport Bus produce individual service leaflets available from their Newport enquiry office. - We are unaware what is produced by other operators such as Phil Anslow Travel, Peakes Town & Country Bus. |
21 |
Vale of Glamorgan |
Yes |
All bus timetables are also available as individual PDFs by service number as a download from the council website. Traveline Cymru and the bus operators are listed. |
- Cardiff bus produce basic individual timetable sheets available from their office in Cardiff. - We are unaware what is produced by other operators such as: Watts Coaches, EST Coaches, or GM Coaches. |
22 |
Wrexham |
Not current |
Last issued April 2011 A comprehensive booklet is in draft to be published shortly.
All bus timetables are available as individual PDFs by service number as a download from the council website. Traveline Cymru and the bus operators are listed. |
- Arriva Buses Wales have produced grouped service leaflets for their services. - GHA Coaches timetables are available as individual PDFs by service number as a download from the GHA website but we do not think a booklet is produced. - We are unaware what is produced by other operators such as: D Jones. |