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Welsh hydrogen bus project halted

Rhodri Clark
30 April 2026
 

The planned introduction of hydrogen buses in Swansea has been abandoned because delays to the intended fuel supply put the innovation out of kilter with the launch of bus franchising in the region next year.

Last year, Transport for Wales earmarked a site at Fabian Way, east Swansea, for a depot for hydrogen buses. TfW Chief Executive James Price said decarbonisation of Welsh bus routes may require hydrogen because electric buses, with current  technology, were unsuited to some routes,...

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