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Promises by the UK Government to deliver a £14bn commitment to put right decades of rail underfunding have been kicked further down the tracks.

The Deputy Minister for Transport, Mark Hooper, has welcomed new figures showing a continued fall in road collisions and casualties across Wales, with clear reductions seen on roads with 20mph and 30mph speed limits.

• The TaithCymru coach launches on Sunday 25 October
  
  
• 10 daily services will connect Bangor and Carmarthen – with a late-night extension linking Bangor with Holyhead's rail and ferry connections
  
  
• The brand-new coaches feature Wi-Fi, reclining seats, air conditioning, cycle storage and toilet facilities

• Deputy Minister for Transport Mark Hooper has set out plans to make Wales's transport network more resilient to climate change, in a Plenary statement today
  
  
• Specific action is being taken across rail, buses, roads and ports
  
  
• Future transport investment will be shaped by lessons from recent extreme weather, aiming to deliver networks that are both climate-resilient and low-carbon

Go-ahead for a third Menai crossing and plans for roads-based solution for the M4, along with a programme of other transport measures, have been announced today.

• £1 bus fare scheme for 5–21-year-olds has been extended to March 2027.
• New figures show that over 9 million journeys have been made under the scheme since it launched.

• The TrydaNi car sharing scheme currently operates 13 car clubs across Wales, with more than 500 members
• The scheme is backed by £1m of Welsh Government funding
• The Aberystwyth car club launched in December 2024 and has 99 members

• Deputy Minister for Transport Mark Hooper met Lord Burns to discuss progress in tackling M4 congestion and new rail infrastructure in the south east of Wales

• Developing positive working relationships with the UK Government was agreed, with both citing the Railways Bill as a real opportunity to make progress in this area, to help benefit communities across the Wales and Borders network

• New north-south coach service will be called TaithCymru
• The service begins on Sunday 25 October between Bangor and Carmarthen
• Tickets can be purchased from 10:00hrs on Tuesday 6 October, in advance via an online booking system

Urgent meeting held yesterday to tackle short-term issues on Menai Bridge.

• Passengers across South Wales will benefit from more reliable services following a £12m investment at Cardiff's Canton rail depot
• A new bogie drop allows engineers to service and repair trains faster, on-site, reducing time trains are out of service
• The facility will maintain and service Transport for Wales’s fleet of new trains.