- Gower Explorer
The Gower Explorer is a bus service operated by
Veolia Transport Cymru and provides services toGowerton , Horton, Llangennith, Llanmadoc, Llanrhidian,Oxwich ,Penclawdd ,Port Eynon ,Reynoldston andRhossili .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.Guardian Public Services Awards 2006
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.
References
* [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]
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