Ken Skates ignores Welsh Transport Strategy / Bevan Review of Trawscymru and plans new Trawscymru route in North Wales.

(11) COULD THE MINISTER CONFIRM THAT THE T1 AND T5 TIMETABLES WILL BE ALTERED TO RECORD THE ABOVE “”WAIT UP TO 5 MINUTES FOR LATE RUNNING T2 CONNECTIONS”” ARRANGEMENTS?

12) IN THE T2 TIMETABLE CHANGES OF 15TH JANUARY 2018 THE 18.40 T2 ARRIVAL TIME HAS BEEN CHANGED BY 10 MINUTES FROM 18.40 TO 18.50, THEREBY MAKING THIS SERVICE IMPOSSIBLE TO CONNECT WITH THE LAST T1 DEPARTURE  OF THE DAY TO CARMARTHEN AT 18.40.

(13) COULD THE MINISTER GIVE THE REASON WHY AN UNNECESSARY 5 MINUTE STOP IN THE CENTRE OF MACHYNLETH (16 MILES FROM ABERYSTWYTH) HAS BEEN INTRODUCED ON THIS T2 SERVICE (18.40 ARRIVAL) ALONG WITH  A UNNECESSARY 5 MINUTE DIVERSION JUST BEFORE ABERYSTWYTH OFF THE A487 VIA COMINS COCH AND THE WAUNFAWR HOUSING ESTATE AND BACK ONTO THE A487 SO THAT IT NOW ARRIVES AT 18.50 NOT 18.40  ?

(14) WITH RESPECT TO THE SAME 18.40 T2 ARRIVAL , COULD THE MINISTER GIVE THE REASON FOR REJECTION OF THE SUGGESTION TO DIVERT THE T2 INTO ABERYSTWYTH VIA COMINS COCH/LLANBADARN AND MORRISSONS SUPERMARKET WHERE SOUTHBOUND PASSENGERS COULD TRANSFER TO THE OUTBOUND 18.40 T1 TO CARMARTHEN AT MORRISSONS , WHICH ARRIVES THERE AT18.45  ?

(15) WITH RESPECT TO THE SAME 18.40 T2 ARRIVAL , COULD THE MINISTER GIVE THE REASON WHY A WAIT OF 5 MINUTES BY THE 18.40 T1 COULD NOT HAVE BEEN APPLIED TO CONNECT WITH LATE RUNNING 18.40 T2 SERVICES AS REFERENCED IN ITEM (10) ABOVE ?.

THE T2/T1 SERVICES AT 18.40  COULD STILL BE CLASSED AS A NON CONNECTING SERVICE,  BUT THE 5 MINUTE T1 DELAY OPTION  WOULD MEAN 90% OF SERVICES WOULD CONNECT.   THIS SOLUTION WOULD BE FAR MORE SENSIBLE THAN THE INTRODUCTION OF UNNECESSARY STOPS IN MACHYNLETH AND UNNECESSARY DIVERSIONS AROUND ABERYSTWYTH HOUSING ESTATES.

(16) COULD THE MINISTER GIVE THE NAME, JOB TITLE AND ORGANISATION OF THOSE PERSONS WHO WERE INVOLVED IN DECIDING THE TIMINGS FOR THE NEW T2 TIMETABLE ?

(17) COULD THE MINISTER SAY WHETHER CEREDIGION COUNCIL WERE INVOLVED IN AGREEING THE  TIMINGS FOR THE NEW T2 TIMETABLE ?

(18) IN VIEW OF THE WHOLESALE CHANGES TO THE T2 TIMETABLE COULD THE MINISTER GIVE THE REASON WHY NOT ONE SINGLE CHANGE WAS MADE TO THE T1 (ABERYSTWYTH TO CARMARTHEN) AND T5 (ABERYSTWYTH TO CARDIGAN) TIMETABLES ?

(19) COULD THE MINISTER SAY WHETHER THE WELSH GOVERNMENT HAVE ACCEPTED (AND RECORDED THAT THEY HAVE ACCEPTED) THE BEVAN FOUNDATION REVIEW CONCLUSION THAT THE T2/T1 NORTH/SOUTH CARMARTHEN/BANGOR  ROUTE IS STRATEGICALLY MORE IMPORTANT THEN THE T3 EAST/WEST WREXHAM/BARMOUTH ROUTE.?

(20) IN VIEW OF ITEMS (5) AND (6) ABOVE , REGARDING LACK OF CONNECTIVITY IN ABERYSTWYTH AND EXCESSIVELY LONG JOURNEY TIMES ON THE T!/T2 CARMARTHEN/BANGOR ROUTE,  COULD THE MINISTER SAY WHAT PLANS THE WELSH GOVERNMENT HAVE FOR ADDRESSING THIS SITUATION AND INTRODUCING IMPROVEMENTS TO THIS ROUTE. ?

(21) COULD THE MINISTER GIVE THE REASON WHY THE  T2 TIMETABLE CHANGES OF 15TH JANUARY 2018 WERE NOT PUBLICISED IN THE MEDIA , ON BUSES , IN BUS SHELTERS ETC BEFORE THE SERVICES WERE INTRODUCED ?

(22) COULD THE MINISTER GIVE THE REASON WHY PRINTED TIMETABLES ARE NOT AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC FOR THE CHANGES OF 15TH JANUARY  2018 ?

(23) COULD THE MINISTER GIVE THE REASON WHY THE  ELECTRONIC SCREENS IN TRAWSCYMRU BUSES NO LONGER PROVIDE INFORMATION TO THE PUBLIC ?  COULD THE MINISTER GIVE THE REASON WHY THE  ELECTRONIC SCREENS IN TRAWSCYMRU BUSES HAVE NOT BEEN USED TO ADVISE THE PUBLIC OF THE T3/T2 TIMETABLE CHANGES OF 15TH JANUARY 2018 ?

THE  ELECTRONIC SCREENS EITHER SHOW THE TRAWSCYMRU LOGO OR ARE SWITCHED OFF. .

(24) COULD THE MINISTER GIVE THE FIGURE THAT HAS BEEN SPENT ON ELECTRONIC SCREEN TECHNOLOGY ON TRAWSCYMRU BUSES ?