Adventure Travel Acquires New Vale of Glamorgan Routes

Journey Journey is about to take over two key Vale of Glamorgan bus routes from Easyway of Pencoed following the impartial firm’s closure on the finish of July.

Main South Wales transport operator Journey Journey has secured settlement with the Vale of Glamorgan council to run the 88 and B3 routes from September 1st and as such, there will likely be a seamless service provision for each providers this summer time.

Route 88 connects Penarth and Barry through Sully and Cadoxton, whereas the B3 service operates in Barry, with stops together with the city centre and the dock. Journey Journey, which operates in extra of 40 city and rural providers throughout South Wales, is presently securing drivers and automobiles to handle the brand new additions to its portfolio and has promised no disruption to passengers.

Adam Eager, Managing Director of Journey Journey, mentioned: “Regrettably, Easyway – who’ve a terrific native popularity – have taken the choice to stop buying and selling. We’re happy, nevertheless, to be able to intercede and assume management of the Barry and Penarth providers and can proceed to run each routes with no modifications to the present timetables. These providers slot in nicely with our long-term technique to develop our enterprise and supply helpful providers for the folks of South Wales.

“We’re presently finalising the logistics of the newly acquired routes and we sit up for persevering with the excessive ranges of service offered by the present operator. We are going to employees the routes with a small workforce of standard drivers, a few of whom we hope will come to us from Easyway, in order that passengers on the 88 and B3 can proceed to construct up a rapport with the drivers who function their providers.”

Cllr Bronwen Brookes, Cupboard member for Sustainable Locations, Vale of Glamorgan Council, mentioned: “This can be very unhappy to see the demise of Easyway, an organization that has offered supported native bus and college transport providers for the Vale of Glamorgan for a few years. Easyway has been a much-respected operator on this space and will likely be tremendously missed. Nonetheless, I’m happy that the Council is ready to present monetary assist to supply continued service provision for Supported Native Bus Companies 88 and B3. Journey Journey will function these providers shifting forwards, persevering with important provision for the native communities they serve.”

For full timetable and fares info on all routes for Journey Journey, go to adventuretravel.cymru.