Train services in Wales must be urgently improved to stop “civil unrest” from angry passengers left stranded, Machynll­eth town councillors have warned.

Services across Wales have been plunged into chaos with services cancelled or delayed and the newly formed Transport for Wales admitting that there are weeks of disruption ahead with rolling stock unable to be used.

That has sparked concern from Machynlleth Town Council that commuters are being left struggling to get to work and that there could be disorder.

Cllr Simon Morpeth warned that police had been needed to quell problems at Birmingham New Street and in Wolverhampton on the service to Shrewsbury and then on to Machynlleth because of a lack of carriages.

He said that situation could worsen if services continue to be cancelled or there are inadequate services in place.

Cllr Michael Williams urged the town council to write to transport minister Ken Skates demanding urgent improvements to the service.

He said: “It’s important we try to resolve matters that are causing concerns at the moment.

“We were promised everything was going to work well, but it’s not working well.”