Parent | National Bus Company |
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Founded | 2 May 1914 |
Service area | South Wales |
Service type | Bus operator |
South Wales Transport [1] was a bus company that operated services in South Wales centred on Swansea and West Wales.
South Wales Transport commenced operating on 2 May 1914 in Swansea. It operated bus services that connected with the Swansea Improvements and Tramway Company. It was owned by British Electric Traction. In 1937, buses replaced the trams. [2]
In 1958, South Wales Transport bought the Swansea and Mumbles Railway which was an electric tram service between Swansea and Mumbles which closed in 1960.
On 1 January 1969, it became part of the National Bus Company. In May 1987, during the privatisation of the National Bus Company, South Wales Transport was sold to a management buy out. [3] It was resold to Badgerline in 1990. [4] It was included in the 16 June 1995 merger of Badgerline with GRT Group to form FirstBus and became part of First Cymru in April 1998. [2] [5] [6]
The South Wales Transport name has been revived by a bus operator in Neath. [7] [8]
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