The Shadow Minister is today calling for the Welsh Government to take a radical approach to Transport for Wales and to be more ambitious than ever before to connect its people.
Commenting on the subject:
“We need to be thinking radically about the future of transport in Wales. With a major capital in the south, citizens should not feel discouraged by the Welsh Governments inability to deliver on the basic connectivity standards we expect as taxpayers.”
On Monday, travelling from her constituency in North Wales, Janet, along with hundreds of other passengers on several other train services, were stranded for hours on the tracks without adequate ventilation and access to food. The Shadow Minister for Climate Change is today insisting that the Welsh Government and the Deputy Minister Lee Waters MS/AS launch an immediate review of the Transport for Wales network so to identify short- and long-term solutions to the north-south connectivity crisis.
The Shadow Minister goes on to add:
“We need to be taking inspiration from around Europe and the World in how we can run a world beating transport system, like Luxembourg and Australia. We need to look at free transport zones, the mass rollout of clean green trains and buses and a stimulating campaign to get passenger growth on the go. If we want to see mass economic growth in Wales, we need a mass movement of people and barriers preventing this only delays the opportunities we’re aspiring to create for the future.”
The Shadow Minister continues to wait for Deputy Lee Waters MS/AS to deliver a statement on the severe delays seen this week on TfW services and will continue to work with colleagues in applying pressure on the Welsh Government for a proper and world class transport system.
