Stagecoach warns Ebbw Vale rail could hit buses

Stagecoach Wales MD John Gould fears competition from new rail link

Stagecoach Wales MD John Gould fears competition from new rail link

The new Ebbw Vale rail service could result in bus service reductions, the area’s main bus operator warned this week.

The delayed £30m rail scheme, funded by the Welsh Assembly Government, is expected to come to fruition in mid December, with hourly Ebbw Vale-Cardiff services during most of the week with a  two-hourly service on Sundays.

John Gould, managing director of Stagecoach in South Wales, told Transit: “I fear the worst. I’m conscious of the effect on...