Nationalising our Public Transport Services

On both a Welsh and UK level, we believe that the railways should be re-nationalised so that it acts on behalf of its users, rather than shareholders, and allows for greater alignment of services.

We would also favour the renationalisation of major bus services, and would seek to integrate bus and rail services so that they work for the benefit of passengers. We believe that bus routes should be determined by the needs of passengers, not only what is commercially attractive to private companies. As a first step, we support the regulation of buses.

In the context of climate change and changing people’s transport habits, public transport services in Wales must be of sufficient quality to encourage people to use them – that means frequency of service, reliability in being on time and of high quality so that users feel safe and comfortable.

New housing developments around Wales need to show that they have sufficiently future-proofed for growth in public transport, both in terms of generating and responsive to demand.