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During the early 2000s, several were merged. First
Quickstep were based at the same Kirkstall Road depot as First Leeds but as a separate entity running several services around the Leeds area until it was merged into First Leeds' operation, while First Calderdale and First Huddersfield merged in 2003
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Service changes at the start of 2024, meant renumbering bus routes in First
Halifax, Calder Valley and Huddersfield, including the 503 which was renumbered to 501 with an additional express service launched, X1. As a result, First Halifax decided to route-brand some of their existing fleet vehicles
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In
September 1995, Yorkshire Rider was split into four separate divisions: Bradford Traveller, Calderline, Kingfisher Huddersfield and Leeds City Link. However in February 1998, all these were respectively renamed First Bradford, First Calderdale, First Huddersfield and First Leeds as part of the
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Managing Director Paul Matthews temporarily overseeing operations of the new business unit until a new Managing Director can be recruited. This is part of major changes to the FirstGroup's senior management, which will see the merger of First's ten regional bus
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network has expanded on these services since. First
Halifax initially opted for the HX Connect livery, with a darker blue front, but it was soon discontinued and replaced by the Olympia-Urban livery, otherwise known as 'hybrid-Olympia'. In April 2023, the 184 service, previously run by
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with Elland Lines to represent the
Halifax/Huddersfield corridor. Like with First Leeds and Bradford, HD Connect and the Olympia-Urban livery has been dropped in favour of the new 2024 standard livery, with the pre-existing fleet already starting to wear this new livery.
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entering service in the summer, whilst some pre-existing fleet vehicles based at
Bradford Bowling Back Lane depot were painted in the 2-tone blue livery. Like with First Leeds, the City of Bradford livery is dropped in favour of the new 2024 standard livery.
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were initially acquired for the service, which was officially launched in August 2007 following the alteration of bus lanes, road layouts and the construction of raised kerbs at bus stops. The FTR StreetCars operated on the 4 service serving
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articulated buses operated route 72. These were withdrawn in July 2016 and replaced by a fleet of double-deck Wright StreetDeck vehicles delivered in both
Olympia for route 72 and the distinctive Olympia-Express livery the X6.
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branding, which was first applied to 28 new Wright StreetDeck
Ultroliners delivered for service on the X6, 72 and X11, replacing older 2016 and 2017 StreetDecks and StreetDeck Micro Hybrids. This was followed by 11 new
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On 21 October 1988, Yorkshire Rider was privatised for £20 million (equivalent to £74,021,000 in 2023), with 51% of shares in the company being sold by West
Yorkshire PTE to a team of eight managers in a
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operate buses in the city of Leeds and surrounding areas from both Bramley and Hunslet depots, the latter replacing the former Kirkstall Road site in 2008 and Cherry Row depot in 2009.
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On 18 May 2008, the company's Kirkstall Road depot, first opened in 1897, was closed after 111 years of service. Staff and operations were subsequently moved to a new depot at
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network was launched in Huddersfield, with buses for services 370, 371 and 372 receiving new blue-front branding, live service tracking and ticket machines with
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In 2006, following the introduction of the service in York, which had been beset by problems, Leeds was chosen to be the second First operation to launch an
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Bradford's flagship services are the Leeds to Bradford 72 and express X6 services, which run via Bowling Back Lane depot. However, the 72 route was run by
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in early 2018, with First's standard fleet livery replaced with a predominantly green livery, of which was first applied to over 120 new
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319:. The family-run independent's last buses left service on 31 July, with First taking on most of Black Prince's services from 1 August.
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to replace the 183 bus service. This service is now run by Stagecoach Manchester due to Tranche 2 of the Bee Network bus franchising.
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delivered between 2018 and 2022. Between 2019 and 2024, it was also rolled out to pre-existing fleet vehicles. In 2020, nine
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for £38 million (equivalent to £95,467,000 in 2023). Badgerline and its subsidiaries were later merged with the
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As of June 2022, excluding First York, the company operates from five depots in the region:
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operations, running services in their respective towns as well as the
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was opened in Stourton in 2021. The network is operated by a fleet of
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and the remaining 49% sold to Yorkshire Rider's 3,500 employees in an
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Jarosz, Andrew (23 April 1994). "Badgerline wins control of Rider".
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bus services in the city. As of June 2022, there are three sites at
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operations across the United Kingdom into six business units.
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1459:"Elland Road park-and-ride open for Leeds' Tour de France"
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was transferred to First Huddersfield, now running from
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subsidiary who operated services in Bradford, Leeds and
1730:"Delayed Bradford Clean Air Zone to start in September"
1592:"Leeds Stourton solar-powered park and ride site opens"
379:. The company also maintains an open-air outstation in
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On 15 April 1994, Yorkshire Rider was purchased by the
1618:"Leeds Park & Ride receives new Wrightbus hybrids"
1883:"#AYearOfBuses 89: Calder Connect Rochdale – Burnley"
1268:"It's all change as town's bus depot gets a makeover"
1511:"New 1,000 space park and ride set to open in Leeds"
1322:"First Bus names leaders of new regional structure"
254:of West Yorkshire bus services on 26 October 1986.
2023:. Vol. 19, no. 10. London. 31 May 2006.
1808:The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport
1434:"First Bus orders 193 Wrightbus battery-electrics"
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1757:"£8.1m investment in buses to create cleaner air"
1032:. No. 301. Spalding. 7 April 1995. p. 7
515:operate buses in Bradford and surrounding areas.
333:were centralised, creating First West Yorkshire.
189:operates both local and regional bus services in
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1908:"First Huddersfield launches HD Connect service"
1705:"Bradford Clean Air Zone to launch in September"
2147:First Halifax, Calder Valley & Huddersfield
1379:"Electric Yutongs launch into service in Leeds"
962:"Badgerline buys a ticket for the record books"
576:First Halifax, Calder Valley & Huddersfield
168:First Halifax, Calder Valley & Huddersfield
1122:. No. 205. Peterborough: Emap. p. 10
269:In August 1989, Yorkshire Rider purchased the
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537:later that year, First Bradford launched the
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2089:"First to link Leeds and Bradford with Ftrs"
2019:"Coming soon to a Leeds bus stop near you".
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1485:"Park-and-ride is set to double up in Leeds"
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1141:Part 6 – 1997 to 1999 The early Metrobus era
877:"Staff are driving force behind £20m buyout"
738:Part 1 – 1974 to 1979 The Early Metrobus era
217:West Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive
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1537:"New 1,000-space Park & Ride for Leeds"
856:. Temple Press. 3 November 1988. p. 19
339:The operations of First West Yorkshire and
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1052:"Link-up creates second-largest bus group"
830:. Temple Press. 4 October 1986. p. 16
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1238:"First rationalises Yorkshire businesses"
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555:Halifax, Calder Valley & Huddersfield
440:, First Leeds also operates a network of
409:First Leeds's services were rebranded to
219:was formed, with the municipal fleets of
1935:"Hybrid and Retrofitted SCRT bus fleets"
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1026:"Badgerline to merge with GRT Bus Group"
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941:. Temple Press. 5 April 1990. p. 21
915:. Temple Press. 27 July 1989. p. 16
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822:"West Yorks routes taken over by Rider"
792:"Timetables ready for new bus services"
27:Bus operator in West Yorkshire, England
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1830:"First launched Zest brand in Halifax"
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1960:"Phased introduction for Leeds 'ftr'"
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1403:Johnson, Kristian (15 October 2020).
875:Wainright, Martin (11 October 1988).
533:In March 2022, ahead of the start of
193:, England. It is a subsidiary of the
2569:First South Yorkshire & Midlands
2242:Stagecoach Grimsby & Cleethorpes
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1214:"Bus firm's growth will ease jams".
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311:In July 2005, First Leeds purchased
2866:FirstGroup bus operators in England
2042:"New ftr bus fleet plans shelved".
1114:Jarosz, Andrew (17 February 1996).
1014:. No. 113. Peterborough: Emap.
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18:First Calderdale & Huddersfield
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1182:"End of the line for Black Prince"
960:Thornton, Philip (16 April 1994).
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1996:. 5 December 2006. Archived from
1966:. 24 October 2006. Archived from
1347:Jenkins, David (15 August 2019).
1244:. 3 December 2008. Archived from
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548:Wright StreetLite Max Ultroliners
438:West Yorkshire Combined Authority
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2065:"First joins FTSE 100 on high".
1990:"Leeds StreetCars delayed start"
1933:Carlisle, Simon (12 July 2017).
1914:. Peterborough. 20 November 2018
1836:. Peterborough. 21 December 2015
1186:Morley Observer & Advertiser
1079:Grimond, Magnus (4 April 1995).
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563:A Wright Eclipse Gemini bodied
271:West Yorkshire Road Car Company
2719:First Chester & The Wirral
2095:. 13 June 2012. Archived from
1881:Harrison, Matt (2 June 2019).
1755:Rahman, Miran (2 March 2022).
1682:Bradford Telegraph & Argus
1432:Deakin, Tim (31 August 2022).
1188:. 15 June 2005. Archived from
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768:. 27 September 1986. p. 3
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399:in Monkswood Gate in July 2024
397:Wright StreetDeck Electroliner
345:First North and West Yorkshire
13:
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2774:First Student (United States)
1703:Coules, Chloe (6 June 2022).
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264:Employee Share Ownership Plan
2611:Somerset Passenger Solutions
2564:First Hampshire & Dorset
2134:First West Yorkshire Limited
2046:. Leeds. 11 September 2007.
1994:Bus & Coach Professional
1964:Bus & Coach Professional
1675:Lowson, Rob (22 July 2016).
1624:. Peterborough. 19 June 2018
1543:. Peterborough. 20 June 2017
1242:Bus & Coach Professional
1116:"Rider invests in new image"
798:. 13 October 1986. p. 9
482:Alexander Dennis Enviro400EV
7:
2800:Voyageur Colonial Bus Lines
2411:Transdev York & Country
2310:Transdev York & Country
1302:. Peterborough. 5 July 2022
1082:"Badgerline links with GRT"
796:Huddersfield Daily Examiner
765:Huddersfield Daily Examiner
508:in 5 Lane Ends in July 2024
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86:; 26 years ago
10:
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2784:First TransPennine Express
2488:subsidiaries and divisions
2069:. Leeds. 8 November 2007.
1355:. Stamford: Key Publishing
704:) service. 17 articulated
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686:in Leeds city centre, 2009
578:is an amalgamation of the
343:are to be remerged into a
292:in April 1995 to form the
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1856:"It's Catch the Bus Week"
850:"Yorkshire's riding high"
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535:Bradford's Clean Air Zone
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2189:Yorkshire and the Humber
2021:Professional Engineering
1784:. RouteOne. 2 March 2022
993:"Rider sale confirmed".
743:13 November 2013 at the
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620:First Greater Manchester
569:Huddersfield bus station
567:in HD Connect livery at
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2247:Stagecoach Lincolnshire
1366:(subscription required)
1146:10 October 2008 at the
1060:. Glasgow. 5 April 1995
909:"WYRC in takeover deal"
595:Holme Valley Connection
2623:First Travel Solutions
2544:First Eastern Counties
1940:. First West Yorkshire
1515:Yorkshire Evening Post
1171:Office of Fair Trading
760:"New era on the buses"
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2686:South Western Railway
2671:Great Western Railway
2628:First West of England
2584:First South Yorkshire
2396:Harrogate Bus Company
2348:First South Yorkshire
2305:Harrogate Bus Company
2234:Northern Lincolnshire
1860:Bus & Coach Buyer
1517:. Leeds. 13 June 2017
1491:. Leeds. 23 June 2014
1383:Bus & Coach Buyer
1218:. Leeds. 9 May 2008.
1030:Bus & Coach Buyer
995:Bus & Coach Buyer
970:. Bristol. p. 21
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53:First West Yorkshire
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2795:Grey Goose Bus Lines
2764:First Student Canada
2633:First West Yorkshire
2415:Yorkshire Coastliner
2401:Keighley Bus Company
2391:First West Yorkshire
2353:Stagecoach Yorkshire
2314:Yorkshire Coastliner
2280:Dales & District
2130:at Wikimedia Commons
2128:First West Yorkshire
1912:Coach & Bus Week
1834:Coach & Bus Week
1651:Coach & Bus Week
1622:Coach & Bus Week
1541:Coach & Bus Week
1300:Coach & Bus Week
1167:6 March 2012 at the
1151:West Yorkshire Buses
1120:Coach & Bus Week
1011:Coach & Bus Week
885:. London. p. 12
748:West Yorkshire Buses
713:, central Leeds and
432:In partnership with
275:National Bus Company
207:West Yorkshire Metro
187:First West Yorkshire
33:First West Yorkshire
2839:New World First Bus
2754:First Scotland East
2744:First North Western
2724:First Great Eastern
2093:Passenger Transport
1598:. 17 September 2021
1572:. 23 September 2021
1248:on 27 December 2008
967:Western Daily Press
611:contactless payment
464:2014 Tour de France
242:To comply with the
215:In April 1974, the
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2294:York park and ride
2067:The Yorkshire Post
2044:The Yorkshire Post
2000:on 28 October 2007
1970:on 6 November 2007
1887:Transport Designed
1489:The Yorkshire Post
1349:"Connecting Leeds"
1216:The Yorkshire Post
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584:First Huddersfield
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434:Leeds City Council
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244:Transport Act 1985
84:February 1998
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1653:. 31 October 2012
1192:on 7 October 2011
706:Wright StreetCars
674:FTR and Hyperlink
260:management buyout
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145:Managing Director
63:Leeds Bus Station
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