Saturday night flier for L8 buses

The five buses take revellers home from Cardiff city centre

Organisers of a new late bus service for Saturday night clubbers in Cardiff say it has got off to a flying start as they prepare for its second weekend.

Thousands of revellers throughout the city are being offered an alternative to taxis to get home.

The number of passengers who travelled on the bus service last weekend have yet to be collated but Cardiff Bus are expected to announce the figures at the end of the month.

A spokesman for Cardiff Bus said: "Last weekend was very encouraging for us.

"Friday wasn't that busy in town and we had a lot more passengers on Saturday night.

"We didn't have any trouble on the buses because there is a security guard and CCTV on board.

"Things ran very smoothly and we are not planning to make any changes to this weekend's service," he added.

The five "L8" hourly buses run from Westgate Street in the city centre along routes to Ely, St Mellons, Llanrumney, Pontprennau, Thornhill and Llanishen.

The buses begin at 0020 BST on Sunday, and run until 0320.

The scheme is on trial to help get home some of the 40,000 people who party in Cardiff every weekend.

It has been based on a similar service which runs in Wolverhampton.

Security guards are on board to ensure against troublemakers.

A spokesman for Cardiff council said: "The response from Cardiff Bus and the security guards has been very positive and we are very happy."

Travellers can find out more about the service on 0870 608 2608.