A senior councillor said he shared concerns about late and cancelled buses in Swansea but warned the authority's powers to address them were limited. Cllr Andrew Stevens said the authority only had direct control over 20% of bus services in the county and in these instances it could take action including fining companies. But it was a different matter with the remaining 80%.
Cllr Stevens, cabinet member for environment and infrastructure, was responding to a written question from councillors Mark Tribe, Michael Locke, and Sam Bennett who asked if he was aware of the number of late and cancelled buses and whether they were on routes subsidised by the authority.
Cllr Tribe said bus passengers in his Llangyfelach ward and in neighbouring Felindre were being left in the lurch at times by two services. "Buses are a vital lifeline for a semi-rural area like Llangyfelach – even more so for Felindre," he said. "When services fail it has an awful impact – especially for the elderly."
