Haven't studied it in detail, but if everything is running smoothly the Aberaeron connections look much improved from the previous accedemic year (not the one just coming to it's end) when I regularly used the service. All depends on whether route 40 is now reasonably timed (otherwise that 10-minute northbound connection, already slightly on the lengthy side, will be inflated to a freesing (though not this week) 15-20 minutes).Looking at the timetables, the X50/550 arrives in Aberaeron at either xx.31 or xx.34 mins past the hour, with the connecting 40 leaving for Aber at xx.45. Returning, the 40 arrives in Aberaeron at xx.35 with the X50/550 leaving at xx.45. Therefore, if connections are being missed, then the delay must be more than 5 minutes?
Doesn't fix my lack of trust that Arriva won't pull a fast one again and destroy the connections once again and doesn't fix the lack of through ticketing.
Five Tempos? I'm sure the former website for TrawsCambria said 12 buses had been ordered, which I believe were six each for TC1 and TC4. Three of the six TC1 vehicles I believe have since been swapped for three TC4 vehicles.Heard today that First Cymru have been awarded a contract by the Vale of Glamorgan council to operate a frequent express service between Cardiff and Cardiff Airport.
This service is expected to use the 5 Optare Tempo's that were originally ordered for service TC1 Aberystwyth - Carmarthen - Cardiff.
So, the airport is probably stealing 3x X1200 Tempos (orriginally ordered for TC4) and the remaining three unused X1260 Tempos ordered for TC1.