Substitute Scania
Stagecoach in South Wales holds the Powys County Council contract for Service T4 (Newtown-Llandrindod Wells-Builth Wells-Brecon-Merthyr Tydfil), which is extended to Pontypridd and Cardiff on a commercial basis. Since the closure of Brecon outstation in December 2021, the service is operated entirely by its Merthyr Tydfil parent depot, which entails quite a bit of dead running on certain vehicle diagrams.
Twelve 12m MCV eVoRa-bodied Volvo B8RLEs (21351-62) were received in 2019 and these carry the white and green TrawsCymru livery. However, the first pair of the batch transferred to Newport Transport in 2021, leaving a 'tight' peak vehicle requirement for the remaining 10.
It's therefore not unusual to now find the depot's Alexander Dennis Enviro300-bodied Scania K230UBs having to put in appearances, though less so on the section north of Brecon.
By way of illustration, 28724 is captured passing under the low railway bridge in the village of Crossgates, just north of Llandrindod Wells, which carries the Heart of Wales line.
The village is the point where the A483 and the A44 cross, and was home to Crossgates Coaches until the business and its depot were purchased by Veolia in 2007.
Substitute Scania
Stagecoach in South Wales holds the Powys County Council contract for Service T4 (Newtown-Llandrindod Wells-Builth Wells-Brecon-Merthyr Tydfil), which is extended to Pontypridd and Cardiff on a commercial basis. Since the closure of Brecon outstation in December 2021, the service is operated entirely by its Merthyr Tydfil parent depot, which entails quite a bit of dead running on certain vehicle diagrams.
Twelve 12m MCV eVoRa-bodied Volvo B8RLEs (21351-62) were received in 2019 and these carry the white and green TrawsCymru livery. However, the first pair of the batch transferred to Newport Transport in 2021, leaving a 'tight' peak vehicle requirement for the remaining 10.
It's therefore not unusual to now find the depot's Alexander Dennis Enviro300-bodied Scania K230UBs having to put in appearances, though less so on the section north of Brecon.
By way of illustration, 28724 is captured passing under the low railway bridge in the village of Crossgates, just north of Llandrindod Wells, which carries the Heart of Wales line.
The village is the point where the A483 and the A44 cross, and was home to Crossgates Coaches until the business and its depot were purchased by Veolia in 2007.