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The '''Gower Explorer''' is a bus service operated by the [[City and County of Swansea]] council and provides services to [[Gowerton]], Horton, Llangennith, Llanmadoc, Llanrhidian, [[Oxwich]], [[Penclawdd]], [[Port Eynon]], [[Reynoldston]] and [[Rhossili]].
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[[File:Gower Explorer logo.png|right|150px]]
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The '''Gower Explorer''' is a bus service, previously operated by [[Crossgates Coaches|Veolia Transport Cymru]] and now [[First Cymru]], which provides services to [[Gowerton]], Horton, Llangennith, Llanmadoc, Llanrhidian, [[Oxwich]], [[Penclawdd]], [[Port Eynon]], [[Reynoldston]] and [[Rhossili]].


The service was launched in 2004 thanks to a £575,500 transport grant from the [[Welsh Assembly Government]]. Swansea Council used this grant to buy a fleet of six buses - four larger ones for the main routes and two small ones for the peninsula's tricky narrow lanes.
The service was launched in 2004 after a £575,500 transport grant from the [[Welsh Assembly Government]]. Swansea Council used this grant to buy a fleet of six buses - four larger ones for the main routes and two small ones for the peninsula's tricky narrow lanes. Two east-west trunk routes and a linking north–south shuttle serve almost every village in the Gower, a prime tourist area west of Swansea.


In June 2010, Swansea Council announced withdrawal of bus subsidies to save £200,000 and the Gower Explorer will run on a commercial basis from 19 July 2010. Evening services will be severely curtailed and Sunday service on the northern trunk route will be withdrawn.
== Guardian Public Services Awards 2006 ==
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The success of the Gower Explorer, most notably a rise in passengers on the southern route of 18.4%, while north Gower has seen a 16.5% increase saw the service receive a prestigious [[The Guardian|Guardian]] Transport award.


== References ==
==Awards==
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The success of the Gower Explorer, most notably a rise in passengers on the southern route of 18.4%, while north Gower has seen a 16.5% increase, saw the service receive a prestigious [[The Guardian|Guardian]] Transport award in 2006.
*[http://society.guardian.co.uk/publicservicesawards/story/0,,1964465,00.html Guardian Public Services Awards - Transport 2006]
*[http://www.visitswanseabay.com/gettinghere/article.asp?articleid=4797 Visit Swansea Bay - Getting Here]


==See also==
*[[List of bus operators of the United Kingdom]]

==References==
*{{cite web|last1=Cole|first1=Andrew|title=Just the ticket|url=https://www.theguardian.com/society/2007/jun/07/publicservicesawards6|publisher=The Guardian|access-date=8 February 2016|date=7 June 2007}}
*{{cite web|title=Gower without Sunday buses? Unthinkable, according to one campaigner|url=http://www.southwales-eveningpost.co.uk/Gower-Sunday-buses-Unthinkable-according/story-23948161-detail/story.html|publisher=South Wales Evening Post|access-date=8 February 2016|date=2 November 2014}}
*{{cite web|last1=Parry|first1=Nick|title=All aboard for Britain's best bus|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/south_west/6214942.stm|publisher=BBC News|access-date=8 February 2016|date=7 December 2006}}
*{{cite web|title=Bus boost for Sunday services as passenger rates rise across Wales|url=http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/bus-boost-sunday-services-passenger-1821962|publisher=Wales Online|access-date=8 February 2016|date=18 July 2011}}

==External links==
*[http://baytrans.org.uk/ExploreGower.html Gower Explorer webpage]
*[http://baytrans.org.uk/resources/SwG.pdf+SWANSEA+GOWER+SERVICES+JULY+2010.pdf Gower Explorer timetable from 19 July 2010]

{{Transport in Swansea}}
{{Bus companies in Wales}}

[[Category:Bus routes in Wales]]
[[Category:Transport in Swansea]]
[[Category:Transport in Swansea]]
[[Category:2004 establishments in Wales]]

Latest revision as of 16:50, 2 September 2021

The Gower Explorer is a bus service, previously operated by Veolia Transport Cymru and now First Cymru, which provides services to Gowerton, Horton, Llangennith, Llanmadoc, Llanrhidian, Oxwich, Penclawdd, Port Eynon, Reynoldston and Rhossili.

The service was launched in 2004 after a £575,500 transport grant from the Welsh Assembly Government. Swansea Council used this grant to buy a fleet of six buses - four larger ones for the main routes and two small ones for the peninsula's tricky narrow lanes. Two east-west trunk routes and a linking north–south shuttle serve almost every village in the Gower, a prime tourist area west of Swansea.

In June 2010, Swansea Council announced withdrawal of bus subsidies to save £200,000 and the Gower Explorer will run on a commercial basis from 19 July 2010. Evening services will be severely curtailed and Sunday service on the northern trunk route will be withdrawn.

Awards

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The success of the Gower Explorer, most notably a rise in passengers on the southern route of 18.4%, while north Gower has seen a 16.5% increase, saw the service receive a prestigious Guardian Transport award in 2006.

See also

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References

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  • Cole, Andrew (7 June 2007). "Just the ticket". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  • "Gower without Sunday buses? Unthinkable, according to one campaigner". South Wales Evening Post. 2 November 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  • Parry, Nick (7 December 2006). "All aboard for Britain's best bus". BBC News. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  • "Bus boost for Sunday services as passenger rates rise across Wales". Wales Online. 18 July 2011. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
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