{"id":62661,"date":"2026-02-03T09:50:25","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T09:50:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.systra.com\/uk\/?post_type=events&#038;p=62661"},"modified":"2026-02-03T09:50:25","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T09:50:25","slug":"public-transport-wales-and-the-west","status":"publish","type":"events","link":"https:\/\/www.systra.com\/uk\/events\/public-transport-wales-and-the-west\/","title":{"rendered":"Public Transport Wales and the West"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A new event for 2026, Public Transport Wales and the West will bring together specialists across the bus industry to discuss and collaborate on upcoming improvements to bus operations in the area. With Transport for Wales&#8217; bus franchising rollout starting in 2027 and the opening of Bristol&#8217;s first electrified bus depot, it&#8217;s an exciting time for bus developments in the region. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Neill Birch, Business Director at SYSTRA, will be sharing his insights during his session on reliable buses that connect communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group who-pattern-content-feed\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n    <div class=\"who-block-content-feed\">\n        \n\t\t<div class=\"tile tile--services \">\n\t\t<figure class=\"tile__thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"645\" src=\"https:\/\/www.systra.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2023\/06\/fares-and-ticketing-strategy-header-1024x645.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"tile__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"tile__tag__wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"tile__tag\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tservices\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"tile__title\" style=\"color:#fff !important\">Fares and Ticketing Strategy<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"tile__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.systra.com\/uk\/services\/transport-strategy\/fares-ticketing-strategy\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\tRead more\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> sur Fares and Ticketing Strategy<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/figcaption>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n    <div class=\"who-block-content-feed\">\n        \n\t\t<div class=\"tile tile--services \">\n\t\t<figure class=\"tile__thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"645\" src=\"https:\/\/www.systra.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2023\/06\/transport-service-quality-improvement-header-1024x645.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"tile__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"tile__tag__wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"tile__tag\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tservices\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"tile__title\" style=\"color:#fff !important\">Transport Service Quality Improvement<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"tile__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.systra.com\/uk\/services\/transport-advisory\/transport-service-quality-improvement\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\tRead more\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> sur Transport Service Quality Improvement<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/figcaption>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":39839,"template":"","type-event":[],"class_list":["post-62661","events","type-events","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.5 (Yoast SEO v27.5) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Public Transport Wales and the West - Systra UK<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Public Transport Wales and the West\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A new event for 2026, Public Transport Wales and the West will bring together specialists across the bus industry to discuss and collaborate on upcoming improvements to bus operations in the area. 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