Rail Replacement - 14
The Public Service Vehicles Accessibility Regulations 2000 have influenced the type of vehicles now able to be used on Rail Replacement services. Once very much the domain of high floor coaches, low-floor buses and coaches fitted with wheelchair lifts have now become the norm.
South Wales Transport is a regular contractor for Transport for Wales Rail and occasionally undertakes contracts away from its Swansea base. This was the case in early August 2020 when over a weekend, the line between Aberdare, Pontypridd and Cardiff was closed.
The company has a pair of Alexander Dennis Pointer-bodied Darts that were new to Manchester Airport and were acquired from Yellow Buses of Bournemouth when a Transdev subsidiary. SN55 DVL represents these as she sets off from Aberdare for Cardiff, a journey that takes less than an hour by rail but up to double that time by Rail Replacement bus.
The Alexander Dennis E20D in the background acting as a stand-by vehicle is 44554, which was new to First Cymru, but transferred to First West of England's Bath depot in 2018.
Rail Replacement - 14
The Public Service Vehicles Accessibility Regulations 2000 have influenced the type of vehicles now able to be used on Rail Replacement services. Once very much the domain of high floor coaches, low-floor buses and coaches fitted with wheelchair lifts have now become the norm.
South Wales Transport is a regular contractor for Transport for Wales Rail and occasionally undertakes contracts away from its Swansea base. This was the case in early August 2020 when over a weekend, the line between Aberdare, Pontypridd and Cardiff was closed.
The company has a pair of Alexander Dennis Pointer-bodied Darts that were new to Manchester Airport and were acquired from Yellow Buses of Bournemouth when a Transdev subsidiary. SN55 DVL represents these as she sets off from Aberdare for Cardiff, a journey that takes less than an hour by rail but up to double that time by Rail Replacement bus.
The Alexander Dennis E20D in the background acting as a stand-by vehicle is 44554, which was new to First Cymru, but transferred to First West of England's Bath depot in 2018.