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

 

County Council

 

Council Produced Comprehensive

Bus timetable books

Bus operator produced publications

(Percentages are an approximate guide to coverage)

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.

 

 

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.

 

- 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.

 

-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.

 

 

- 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.