An award winning local bus service will continue to operate between Swansea and Gower after the previous transport operator pulled out of Swansea.
Swansea Council has confirmed the popular Gower Explorer service won’t suffer any disruption to services after finding a replacement transport provider to run it.
The changes have been made after the previous bus operator Veolia confirmed they are pulling out of the city.
A total of 15 services have been saved after the Council conducted an emergency tendering procedure to maintain them. First Bus has been offered the contracts for the majority of bus services previously run by Veolia, including Gower Explorer. The remainder have been offered to South Wales Transport, Neath.
The Council recently confirmed it is investing £1.2 million into subsidising local bus services in Swansea.
The funding will assist local bus companies to operate local services that are not run commercially by individual bus operators.
John Hague, Cabinet Member for the Environment in Swansea Council, said: “We’re delighted to have now found replacement operators to take on these bus services.
“It was important that we organised these services quickly so that passengers on the services involved would not suffer any disruption to their journeys.
“Supporting local public transport services in Swansea is an important issue for the Council and one we are committed to.”
Subsidised bus services previously operated by Veolia are:
144 & 145, City Centre to Morriston Hospital, Weekday Daytime
First
8, 9 & 10, City Centre to Cwmdonkin and North Hill, Weekday Daytime
SWT Neath
25, City Centre to Blaen-y-Maes, Monday to Friday Evenings
First
115, 116, 117 & 118, Swansea to North & South Gower, Weekday Daytime
First
14, Swansea to Pennard, Weekday Evenings
First
141, Morriston to Gorseinon Area, Weekday Daytime
SWT Neath
43, City Centre to Morriston, Weekday Daytime
First
53, Maritime Quarter to Tircoed Forest Village, Weekday Daytime
First
503, Fforestfach Park & Ride, Weekday Daytime
First
