English: Well, Dai Lloyd's put himself through some intellectual contortions there in order to pin the blame on the Welsh Government, and I think that's deeply unfair, particularly given the depth and breadth of evidence that was gathered in this report. I really don't think that Dai Lloyd did it justice with that speech. I think it was deeply, deeply unfair. It is absolutely the case that the previous franchise is a failing franchise, and every time a constituent in Caerphilly gets on a train to travel either from Rhymney to Cardiff or any point on that journey, I can hear people getting angry. Overcrowded trains, poor quality carriages, trains that are regularly late and expensive ticket prices - these are all things that are not good enough, but that's a failure of the previous franchise and it's something that the Welsh Government is taking steps to address. The other thing I would say is I've raised these issues with Arriva time and time again, and although I would question Arriva's competence as a corporate body, individual members of staff at Arriva have been incredibly helpful and supportive in trying to find solutions, for example in finding ways to add two carriages in the morning to the peak first two-carriage service of the day on the Rhymney-to-Cardiff line, which travels through Bargoed and Caerphilly. They've been incredibly helpful in trying to achieve that, and have also added additional Sunday services on the Rhymney-to-Cardiff line. So, they are, I think, doing their best, including heroic jobs to keep the poor-quality Pacer stock running on the service. With regard to the report, recommendations 5 and 7 concern that responsibility for the core Valleys lines and the need to secure adequate funding and mitigate liabilities and risk, and the Welsh Government has accepted those recommendations, and recommendations 10, 12 and 13 concern the issue of rolling stock that I've just mentioned and the need for the next franchise operator to ensure that enough is provided to deal with these numbers. The issue is, of course, rolling stock: that if it's diesel and not electrified, it's very hard to get hold of, and indeed procuring new rolling stock takes a number of years, which is a challenge I'm sure the Cabinet Secretary will be addressing immediately.
Welsh: Wel, mae Dai Lloyd wedi cyflawni rhai ystumiadau deallusol yn y fan honno er mwyn rhoi'r bai ar Lywodraeth Cymru, ac rwy'n credu bod hynny'n hynod o annheg, yn enwedig o ystyried dyfnder ac ehangder y dystiolaeth a gasglwyd yn yr adroddiad hwn. Nid wyf yn credu bod Dai Lloyd wedi gwneud cyfiawnder â hynny yn ei araith. Rwy'n credu ei bod yn araith hynod o annheg. Mae'n bendant yn wir fod y fasnachfraint flaenorol yn fasnachfraint sy'n methu, a phob tro y bydd etholwr yng Nghaerffili yn dal trên i deithio naill ai o Rymni i Gaerdydd neu unrhyw bwynt ar y daith honno, gallaf glywed pobl yn gwylltio. Trenau gorlawn, cerbydau o ansawdd gwael, trenau sy'n hwyr yn rheolaidd a phrisiau tocynnau drud - mae'r rhain i gyd yn bethau nad ydynt yn ddigon da, ond methiant y fasnachfraint flaenorol yw hynny ac mae'n rhywbeth y mae Llywodraeth Cymru yn cymryd camau i fynd i'r afael ag ef. Y peth arall y buaswn yn ei ddweud yw fy mod wedi dwyn y materion hyn i sylw Arriva dro ar ôl tro, ac er y buaswn yn cwestiynu cymhwysedd Arriva fel corff corfforaethol, mae aelodau unigol o staff Arriva wedi bod yn hynod o gymwynasgar a chefnogol wrth geisio dod o hyd i atebion, er enghraifft drwy ddod o hyd i ffyrdd o ychwanegu dau gerbyd yn y bore i wasanaeth brig dau gerbyd cyntaf y dydd ar y rheilffordd o Rymni i Gaerdydd, sy'n teithio drwy Fargoed a Chaerffili. Maent wedi bod yn hynod o gymwynasgar wrth geisio cyflawni hynny, ac maent hefyd wedi ychwanegu gwasanaethau ychwanegol ar y Sul ar reilffordd Rhymni i Gaerdydd. Felly, rwy'n credu eu bod yn gwneud eu gorau, gan gynnwys gwaith arwrol i gadw'r cerbydau Pacer o ansawdd gwael yn weithredol ar y gwasanaeth. O ran yr adroddiad, mae argymhellion 5 a 7 yn ymwneud â'r cyfrifoldeb dros gledrau craidd y Cymoedd a'r angen i sicrhau cyllid digonol a lliniaru rhwymedigaethau a risg, ac mae Llywodraeth Cymru wedi derbyn yr argymhellion hynny, ac mae argymhellion 10, 12 a 13 yn ymwneud â'r mater cerbydau a grybwyllais yn awr, a'r angen i weithredwr nesaf y fasnachfraint sicrhau bod digon yn cael eu darparu i ymdopi â'r niferoedd hyn. Y broblem, wrth gwrs, yw cerbydau: mae'n anodd cael gafael arnynt os ydynt yn gerbydau diesel yn hytrach na cherbydau wedi'u trydaneiddio, ac yn wir mae caffael cerbydau newydd yn cymryd nifer o flynyddoedd, sy'n her y bydd Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet yn mynd i'r afael â hi ar unwaith rwy'n siŵr.