HC Deb 06 February 1995 vol 254 cc61-2W
Mr. Ainger

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many InterCity trains currently run daily each way Monday to Friday between(a) Paddington and Cardiff and (b) Paddington and Swansea; and how many will be guaranteed under the passenger service requirement for Great Western.

Mr. Watts

[holding answer 3 February 1995]: The frequencies are set out in the table:

Current timetable Draft PSR
Paddington-Cardiff weekday services
Westbound 20 at least 17
Eastbound 20 at least 17
Paddington-Swansea weekday services
Westbound 17 at least 14
Eastbound 18 at least 14

Mr. Ainger

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many InterCity trains will run(a) to Carmarthen and (b) to Fishguard daily under the passenger service requirements for Great Western; and how many currently run to those stations.

Mr. Watts

[holding answer 3 February 1995]: The future level of InterCity services to Carmarthen and Fishguard will be determined by the Great Western franchisee.

The current number of InterCity trains to Carmarthen and Fishguard daily are set out in the tables:

Current timetable Number
Paddington-Carmarthen
Weekdays:
Westbound 1
Eastbound 1
Saturdays:
Westbound 1
Eastbound 1
Sundays:
Westbound 0
Eastbound 1

In addition on summer Saturdays Carmarthen will be served by westbound and eastbound trains to Pembroke Dock.

The Franchising Director will include regular services between Swansea and Carmarthen in the PSR for Regional Railways South Wales and West. These trains will provide good connections at Swansea with InterCity services to London.

Current timetable Number
Paddington-Fishguard:
Winter Sunday-Monday (October to late May):
Westbound Note 1
Eastbound 1
Summer weekdays:
Westbound 11
Eastbound 12
Summer Sundays:
Westbound 1
Eastbound 2

Note 1: Through service operated on 12 days in the Christmas/New Year period.

1Between mid July and early September

22 between mid July and early September