Gareth Stevens

My best attribute - being a Cardiff City season ticket holder! Should add the standard disclaimer - these are my own views! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[Gareth Stevens @GStevens01]

@afneil And enough new pens to write a few million miles of text?

[Gareth Stevens @GStevens01]

@ceritheviking 😃

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Great, second time this week ⁦@tfwrail⁩ How come the constant ‘good news’ stories don’t match operational reality?

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⁦@tfwrail⁩ 0855 cancelled again from Ystrad Mynach? This one’s a regular cancellation.

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Arrived in today’s post @WillHayCardiff

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@tfwrail Solid 61 mins sat at Heath High Level in the end 👏

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@tfwrail train arrived at Heath High Level at 07:47, still sat here at 08:02?

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@tfwrail But we are stuck at Heath High Level. Is 0830 still the time this will be resolved by?

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@tfwrail Would you recommend walking? It’s now been over 30 mins.

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@tfwrail So do we just wait? Surely another example of no resilience for the real world!

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@tfwrail platforms, and in particular steps, are very icy at Ystrad Mynach but no gritting has taken place?

[Gareth Stevens @GStevens01]

@MarstonGareth @ceritheviking https://t.co/S5NrkjLcxQ

[Gareth Stevens @GStevens01]

@MarstonGareth @ceritheviking And the approach of build it and they will come is misplaced. Especially when you factor in the geography and topography of everywhere north of Lisvane on the network! Planning needs to be done for the real world.

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@MarstonGareth @ceritheviking Bus delivers for the economy - fact! https://t.co/zV8Z1aoh80

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@MarstonGareth @ceritheviking Assuming you have the demand to fill it. More appropriately a nice 10/12 min frequency with proper bus priority would be transformational. Frequency = choice. It would also be delivered without little to no revenue support!

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@MarstonGareth @ceritheviking And that is their only redeeming feature?!?! There is a lot more in the mix than that.

[Gareth Stevens @GStevens01]

@MarstonGareth @ceritheviking Nonsense.

[Gareth Stevens @GStevens01]

@MarstonGareth @ceritheviking No idea. Not political. Live in the real world where a dependable and reliable public transport matters.

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@MarstonGareth @ceritheviking Different starting points. I’ll happily bookmark this.

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@MarstonGareth @ceritheviking And lastly. The timetable on my line was more ‘customer’ focused under ATW. All that was needed was new rolling stock. We’ve missed a few steps!