A Metro for the Llanelli area
Speech delivered in the National Assembly on 13th December 2017 Yesterday the Cabinet Secretary told the Assembly that demand for public transport is predicted to grow by 150% in the next 13 years. If that’s correct then it is vital that we make the investment now to ensure that there is attractive alternative to car use in place. Evidence from the most successful Cities across the world - where public transport is thriving - is that people will use buses and trains if they are easy to use. Passengers need to be able to turn up and go. But in many of the communities I represent, people’s experience of public transport is very different. They turn up, and it’s gone. We’ve got bus services like the L1 from Morfa to Llanelli, which stop at 4pm If you live in Kidwelly or Trimsaran there are just 3 services a day to Llanelli. And the last bus from Tumble leaves at half past six. There are just four trains a day from Bynea to Swansea. And if instead you take the number 16 bus it will take ...