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I would like to update Members that Transport for Wales (TfW) will shortly be announcing plans to increase capacity for up to 6,500 extra rail commuters a week, from 15th December this year, whilst introducing additional trains right across the Wales and Borders rail network.


This represents an increase of 10% capacity for our service users. It will also result in more than 200 additional Sunday services for Wales and the Borders, representing an increase of 45% against the current Sunday service.


Members will be aware that unfortunately, additional trains ordered under the previous operator (known as Class 769\) have, despite assurances from their owner Porterbrook, have been significantly delayed, putting additional strain on the already limited fleet which TfW inherited.


Porterbrook have today apologised for this failure.


This issue is affecting rail services across the UK, however despite this delay, TfW have worked hard to secure additional rolling stock in the form of the Class 37 loco\-hauled trains and additional Class 153 trains.


Porterbrook have also agreed to provide TfW with additional trains until the previously ordered Class 769s are available for use. TfW has already confirmed the earlier delivery of a modern fleet (known as Class 170\), which will each provide between 118 and 181 seats. These will provide not only additional capacity, but, also, improved accessibility, charging points and air conditioning. Initially, these trains will serve passengers between Cheltenham, Cardiff and Maesteg, and between Cardiff and Ebbw Vale.


TfW will also be improving the onboard experience for long\-distance journeys with the introduction of refurbished, more accessible Mark 4 intercity carriages on certain services between North Wales and Manchester and an additional loco\-hauled service on the key Holyhead\-Cardiff route linking North and South Wales.


Improvements for rail passengers in December 2019 will include:


* Valley lines will see more 4 carriage trains on peak services, which will provide extra space for the equivalent of up to 6,500 commuters every week
* Passengers between Cheltenham and Maesteg, and between Cardiff and Ebbw Vale will have the benefit of modern class 170 trains with more seats, on board passenger information systems, accessible toilets, air conditioning, Wi\-Fi and power sockets.
* Long distance passengers on some services between North Wales and Manchester will be travelling on more modern ‘Mark 4 intercity’ carriages


While we have been working very hard to mitigate the impact of the wider supply issues on TfW’s service, this has left us with difficult decisions to make around TfW’s immediate compliance with Personal of Restricted Mobility (PRM) accessibility regulations.


The choice for me as Economy and Transport Minister has been stark. To either comply with PRM regulations from January 2020, resulting in a significant reduction in trains in the interest of our passengers, or take the necessary steps to seek a dispensation for some of our trains to operate outside of PRM compliance, for a very short period.


Achieving a PRM deadline set just 15 months after the devolved franchise came into operation was a risk that many of us have been alive to and concerned about. Mitigating it in such a short timescale, when the market is struggling to offer suitable alternatives, was also a problem of which I have been acutely aware. Passengers expect me to ensure that TfW can run a rail service for Wales and the Borders and I have had to balance this need against the urgent need to ensure a fully accessible railway for all of its users.


Therefore, reluctantly and in common with other parts of the UK, I have had no option but to seek a dispensation to operate trains slightly beyond the UK Government’s deadline for compliance with PRM accessibility regulations.


I have mandated that TfW must then do everything within its power to limit the use of these non\-PRM compliant units and phase them out at the earliest opportunity.


As passenger feedback has highlighted the need to improve capacity and resilience in the fleet as a key priority, I have reluctantly agreed that TfW should keep a number of existing trains in service into the early part of the new year, subject to receiving the necessary dispensation. The Pacers and Class 37 loco hauled stock will gradually be removed from service as the newer, more comfortable and fully accessible Class 769s become available in the new year. This will allow TfW to increase the number of four carriage trains available to commuters during peak periods.


The popular class 37 loco\-hauled trains were temporarily added to the fleet back in May 2019 to help provide an immediate capacity boost on the busy Rhymney Valley line – again in response to demands from customers for extra seats.


Transport for Wales’ customer research reveals that being able to sit or stand comfortably on a train is a top priority for many people and therefore I expect that passengers will welcome plans which will mean a 10% increase in capacity from December.


I am pleased that we are improving the overall experience for passengers using services between Cheltenham and Maesteg and between Cardiff and Ebbw Vale, through the introduction of more modern accessible rolling stock. I am also pleased that December will see an improvement in the experience for passengers in North Wales, with the introduction of the mark 4 intercity carriages on some long\-distance services.


A step change in Sunday services is also being introduced from December, which I look forward to confirming in detail in the coming weeks. I have also asked TfW to hold another drop\-in session for Members and I am happy to confirm that they will be in Ty Hywel between 11am and 2pm on Wednesday 16 October. I would encourage Members to take advantage of this session, to discuss the December Time Table as well as any other operational matters Members may have.


Finally, I would like to take this opportunity to remind members of some the achievements of TfW during its first year of operation.


Through its ‘First Fare’ initiative, TfW has created over 3000 new advanced fares making rail travel cheaper than ever form any journeys over 50 miles.


TfW has launched 215 new services per week and has re\-opened the Halton Curve track connecting Wrexham with Liverpool by rail for the first time in 40 years, providing an hourly link between Cheshire and Liverpool. This is a major economic boost for the region.


In addition, TfW has introduced a new suite of performance targets and a system where customers can claim for delays of 15 minutes and above and through its ‘Station Improvement Vision’ has announced £194 million investment into railways stations across Wales and Borders.


Lastly, TfW has created 120 jobs and established Community Rail Partnerships across the entire Wales and Borders network to promote and encourage rail use in communities.


I have always been clear that this exciting journey of rail improvement will take time but I think it is important to acknowledge the progress that TfW are continuing to make despite ongoing challenges.







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Hoffwn roi'r newyddion diweddaraf i'r Aelodau y bydd Trafnidiaeth Cymru yn cyhoeddi yn fuan gynlluniau i gynyddu capasiti ar gyfer hyd at 6,500 o gymudwyr ychwanegol yr wythnos o'r 15 Rhagfyr eleni, tra'n cyflwyno trenau ychwanegol ledled rhwydwaith rheilffyrdd Cymru a'r Gororau.


Mae hyn yn golygu cynnydd o 10% o ran capasiti defnyddwyr gwasanaethau. Bydd hefyd yn golygu bod dros 200 o wasanaethau ychwanegol ar y SuL i Gymru a'r Gororau sy'n golygu cynnydd o 45% o gymharu â'r gwasanaeth presennol ar y Sul.


Bydd Aelodau'n ymwybodol, yn anffodus, bod oedi sylweddol wedi bod o ran y trenau ychwanegol a archebwyd o dan y cwmni blaenorol (o'r enw Class 769\), er gwaethaf y sicrwydd gan eu perchnogion Porterbrook, gan roi straen ychwanegol ar y fflyd a gawsant gan Trafnidiaeth Cymru, sydd eisoes yn brin.


Ymddiheuroedd Porterbrook heddiw am y methiant hwn.


Mae'r broblem yn cael effaith ar y gwasanaethau rheilffyrdd ledled y DU, fodd bynnag, er gwaethaf yr oedi hwn, mae Trafnidiaeth Cymru wedi gweithio'n galed i sicrhau cerbydau ychwanegol ar ffurf trenau sy'n cael eu tynnu gan loco Class 37 a threnau Class 153 ychwanegol.


Mae Porterbrook hefyd wedi cytuno i roi trenau ychwanegol i Trafnidiaeth Cymru tan i'r trenau a archebwyd yn flaenorol, y Class 769 fod ar gael i'w defnyddio. Mae Trafnidiaeth Cymru eisoes wedi cadarnhau bod fflyd fodern yn cyrraedd yn gynt (o'r enw Class 170\), fydd yn darparu rhwng 118 a 181 o seddau yr un. Bydd y rhain nid yn unig yn rhoi capasiti ychwanegol, ond gwell hygyrchedd, pwyntiau gwefru ac aerdymheru. Ar y dechrau, bydd y trenau hyn yn gwasanaethu teithwyr rhwng Cheltenham, Caerdydd a Maesteg, a rhwng Caerdydd a Glyn Ebwy.


Bydd Trafnidiaeth Cymru hefyd yn gwella y profiad ar y trên ar gyfer teithiau pellter hir gan gyflwyno cerbydau rhyng\-ddinesig Marc 4 mwy hygyrch wedi'u hadnewyddu, ar wasanaethau penodol rhwng Gogledd Cymru a Manceinion, a gwasanaeth ychwanegol yn cael eu tynnu gan loco ar y prif lwybr rhwng Caergybi a Chaerdydd yn cysylltu De a Gogledd Cymru.


Bydd y gwelliannau ar gyfer teithwyr rheilffordd ym mis Rhagfyr 2019 yn cynnwys:


* Rheilffyrdd y Cymoedd yn gweld mwy o drenau pedwar cerbyd ar y gwasanaethau brig, fydd yn rhoi mwy o le sy'n cyfateb â hyd at 6,500 o gymudwyr yr wythnos
* Bydd teithwyr rhwng Cheltenham a Maesteg, a rhwng Caerdydd a Glyn Ebwy yn cael y fantais o drenau dosbarth 170 modern gyda mwy o seddau, systemau gwybodaeth i deithwyr ar y trenau, toiledau hygyrch, aerdymheru, Wi\-Fi a socedau pŵer.
* Bydd teithwyr pellter hir ar rai gwasanaethau rhwng Gogledd Cymru a Manceinion yn teithio ar gerbydau mwy modern 'Marc 4' rhyng\-ddinesig


Er ein bod wedi bod yn gweithio'n galed iawn i liniaru effaith y problemau ehangach o ran y cyflenwad ar wasanaeth Trafnidiaeth Cymru, maent wedi gadael penderfyniadau anodd inni ynghylch sicrhau bod Trafnidiaeth Cymru yn cydymffurfio ar unwaith â rheoliadau hygyrchedd Person â Symudedd wedi'i Gyfyngu (PRM).


Mae'r dewis i mi fel Gweinidog yr Economi a Thrafnidiaeth yn un anodd. Er mwyn naill ai cydymffurfio â'r rheoliadau PRM o fis Ionawr 2020, sy'n arwain at leihad sylweddol mewn trenau er budd ein teithwyr, neu gymryd y camau angenrheidiol i geisio goddefeb i rai o'n trenau weithredu y tu allan i reolau cydymffurfio â PRM am gyfnod byr iawn.


Mae cyrraedd y dyddiad cau a bennwyd ar gyfer PRM dim ond 15 mis wedi i'r fasnachfraint ddatganoledig ddechrau gweithio yn risg yr oedd nifer ohonom wedi bod yn ymwybodol ohono, ac yn bryderus yn ei gylch. Roedd lliniaru hyn mewn cyfnod mor fyr, pan fo'r farchnad yn cael trafferth i gynnig atebion addas eraill, hefyd yn broblem yr wyf wedi bod yn hynod ymwybodol ohoni. Mae teithwyr yn disgwyl imi sicrhau y gall Trafnidiaeth Cymru redeg gwasanaeth rheilffyrdd ar gyfer Cymru a'r Gororau, ac rwyf wedi gorfod sicrhau bod cydbwysedd rhwng yr angen am hyn â'r angen ar frys i sicrhau bod modd i bob defnyddiwr ddefnyddio'r rheilffordd.


Felly, yn anfoddog, ac fel rhannau eraill y DU, ni chefais opsiwn arall ond i wneud cais am oddefeb i weithredu'r trenau ychydig y tu hwnt i ddyddiad cau Llywodraeth y DU ar gyfer cydymffurfio â rheoliadau hygyrchedd PRM.


Rwyf wedi ei wneud yn orfodol i Trafnidiaeth Cymru wneud popeth o fewn ei bwerau i gyfyngu ar y defnydd o'r unedau hyn nad ydynt yn cydymffurfio â'r PRM, ac i roi'r gorau i'w defnyddio yn raddol yn cynted â phosibl.


Gan bod yr adborth gan deithwyr wedi tynnu sylw at yr angen i wella capasiti a chadernid y fflyd fel eu blaenoriaeth cyntaf, rwyf yn anfoddog wedi cytuno y dylai Trafnidiaeth Cymru barhau i ddefnyddio'r trenau presennol hyd at ddechrau'r flwyddyn newydd, ar yr amod eu bod yn derbyn yr oddefeb angenrheidiol. Byddwn yn rhoi'r gorau yn raddol i ddefnyddio'r Pacers a'r cerbydau Class 37 sy'n cael eu tynnu gan loco wrth i'r cerbydau hygyrch Class 769 ddod ar gael yn y flwyddyn newydd. Bydd hyn yn caniatáu i Trafnidiaeth Cymru gynyddu nifer y trenau pedwar cerbyd sydd ar gael i gymudwyr yn ystod oriau brig.


Cafodd y trenau poblogaidd Class 37 sy'n cael eu tynnu gan loco eu hychwanegu dros dro at y fflyd ym mis Mai 2019 i helpu i wella'r capasiti ar unwaith ar reilffordd brysur Cwm Rhymni \- eto mewn ymateb i'r galw gan gwsmeriaid am seddau ychwanegol.


Mae gwaith ymchwil ymhlith cwsmeriaid gan Trafnidiaeth Cymru wedi datgelu bod gallu eistedd neu sefyll yn gyfforddus ar drên yn flaenoriaeth gyntaf i nifer o bobl, ac felly rwy'n disgwyl y bydd teithwyr yn croesawu cynlluniau fydd yn golygu cynnydd o 10% mewn capasiti o fis Rhagfyr.


Rwy'n falch ein bod yn gwella'r profiad cyffredinol i deithwyr sy'n defnyddio gwasanaethau rhwng Cheltenham a Maesteg, a rhwng Caerdydd a Glyn Ebwy drwy gyflwyno cerbydau modern mwy hygyrch. Rwyf hefyd yn falch y bydd gwelliant ym mhrofiad teithwyr yng Ngogledd Cymru wrth gyflwyno cerbydau rhyng\-ddinesig marc 4 ar rai gwasanaethau pellter hir.


Bydd newid sylweddol hefyd yn cael ei gyflwyno i wasanaethau dydd Sul ym mis Rhagfyr, ac rwyf yn edrych y mlaen at gadarnhau hyn yn fanwl yn yr wythnosau nesaf. Rwyf hefyd wedi gofyn i Trafnidiaeth Cymru gynnal Sesiwn Galw Heibio i Aelodau, ac rwy'n hapus i gadarnhau y bydd Trafnidiaeth Cymru yma ddydd Mercher, 16 Hydref, rhwng 11 y bore a 2 y prynhawn yn Ystafell Giniawa 4 yn Tŷ Hywel. Hoffwn annog Aelodau i fanteisio ar y sesiwn hwn, i drafod Amserlen Rhagfyr yn ogystal ag unrhyw faterion gweithredol sydd gan yr Aelodau.


Yn olaf, hoffwn fanteisio ar y cyfle hwn i atgoffa aelodau o rai o lwyddiannau Trafnidiaeth Cymru yn ystod ei blwyddyn gyntaf.


Drwy ei menter ‘Tocyn Cyntaf’ mae Trafnidiaeth Cymru wedi creu dros 3000 o docynnau newydd ymlaen llaw gan wneud teithio ar drenau yn rhatach nag erioed ar gyfer unrhyw deithiau dros 50 milltir.


Mae Trafnidiaeth Cymru wedi lansio 215 o wasanaethau newydd yr wythnos ac wedi ail\-agor rheilffordd Halton Curve gan gysylltu Wrecsam gyda Lerpwl am y tro cyntaf mewn 40 mlynedd, a darparu cyswllt bob awr rhwng Caer a Lerpwl.  Mae hwn yn hwb economaidd mawr i’r rhanbarth.


Hefyd, mae Trafnidiaeth Cymru wedi cyflwyno cyfres newydd o dargedau perfformiad a system ble y gall gwsmeriaid hawlio am oedi o 15 munud a mwy drwy ei ‘Gweledigaeth i Wella Gorsafoedd’ ac wedi cyhoeddi buddsoddiad o £194 miliwn i orsafoedd ledled Cymru a’r Gororau.


Yn olaf, mae Trafnidiaeth Cymru wedi creu 120 o swyddi ac wedi sefydlu Partneriaeth Rheilffyrdd Cymunedol ar draws rhwydwaith gyfan Cymru a’r Gororau i hyrwyddo ac annog y defnydd o drenau mewn cymunedau.


Rwyf wedi egluro o’r dechrau y bydd y daith gyffrous hon o wella rheilffyrdd yn cymryd amser, ond rwy’n credu ei bod yn bwysig i gydnabod y datblygiadau y mae Trafnidiaeth Cymru yn parhau i’w gwneud er gwaethaf yr heriau parhaus.