New Tenants
Stagecoach in South Wales finally vacated Brynmawr depot in July of this year, transferring the last three bus workings (Services E1 & E2 in Ebbw Vale and Service 1B in Abertillery) to Merthyr Tydfil depot with three Optare Solos and a pair of Mercedes Sprinters. Johns Travel of Nantyglo had purchased the site in early Spring, in turn vacating its former depot at Barleyfields.
Rewinding the clock to 2014, Brynmawr's maintenance facility was closed and some of its remaining services transferred to Blackwood and Cwmbran depots, with Cwmbran also taking responsibility for maintaining the reduced number of vehicles. World events in 2020 led to a further slimming down of the number of allocated vehicles, and with Blackwood depot closing in 2023, responsibility for some of Brynmawr's services was temporarily transferred to Merthyr Tydfil, though Cwmbran remained the 'parent' depot. This remained the situation until July 2025.
Brynmawr's closure leaves Stagecoach with just one depot - rebuilt Cwmbran - in the former county of Gwent.
This shot from December 2025 shows a number of Johns Travel's coaches parked on the forecourt, including a pair of Caetano Levante 2-bodied Volvo B11RTs that were acquired from Edwards Coaches in 2022 and are now high capacity school vehicles.
New Tenants
Stagecoach in South Wales finally vacated Brynmawr depot in July of this year, transferring the last three bus workings (Services E1 & E2 in Ebbw Vale and Service 1B in Abertillery) to Merthyr Tydfil depot with three Optare Solos and a pair of Mercedes Sprinters. Johns Travel of Nantyglo had purchased the site in early Spring, in turn vacating its former depot at Barleyfields.
Rewinding the clock to 2014, Brynmawr's maintenance facility was closed and some of its remaining services transferred to Blackwood and Cwmbran depots, with Cwmbran also taking responsibility for maintaining the reduced number of vehicles. World events in 2020 led to a further slimming down of the number of allocated vehicles, and with Blackwood depot closing in 2023, responsibility for some of Brynmawr's services was temporarily transferred to Merthyr Tydfil, though Cwmbran remained the 'parent' depot. This remained the situation until July 2025.
Brynmawr's closure leaves Stagecoach with just one depot - rebuilt Cwmbran - in the former county of Gwent.
This shot from December 2025 shows a number of Johns Travel's coaches parked on the forecourt, including a pair of Caetano Levante 2-bodied Volvo B11RTs that were acquired from Edwards Coaches in 2022 and are now high capacity school vehicles.