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This is a route-map template for West Midlands bus route 50, a bus route in the United Kingdom.. For a key to symbols, see {{bus route legend}}.; For information on using this template, see Template:Routemap.
Route 50 is claimed by National Express to be one of the busiest routes in Europe. [10] [11] This, however has been disputed, with some claiming that the Greater Manchester bus route 192 is more frequent. [12] [13] In early 2015, route 50 received new Alexander Dennis Enviro400 MMC buses. In late 2018, the route was upgraded to the Platinum ...
Transport for West Midlands (TfWM) is the public body responsible for co-ordinating transport services in the West Midlands metropolitan county in England. [1] It is an executive body of the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA), with bus franchising and highway management powers similar to Transport for London.
Historically, there was a route 842 which ran from Leeds to Thornton-le-Dale, [32] and a route 844 which ran from Leeds to York, [33] however both of these routes have since been merged into short workings of the current routes. There was also a route 845 from Leeds to Filey and Bridlington, however this was withdrawn in 2018. [21]
This is a list of the past, present, planned or abandoned guided bus systems or bus rapid transit schemes in the United Kingdom, including segregated busways.Not included are bus priority schemes, bus lanes or local authority bus company quality contracts that do not involve guidance, significant segregation from the public highway or other bus rapid transit features.
[15] [16] Routes 110, from Wakefield to Leeds [17], 106, from Wakefield to Hall Green (audio-visual next stop only), 163 and 166, from Castleford to Leeds, 229, from Huddersfield to Leeds, 231 and 232, from Wakefield to Huddersfield [18], and route 415, from Selby to York, are branded Sapphire. [citation needed]
The Leeds service began on 30 January 2006 and was the first bus service in West Yorkshire to use this format and was operated by First West Yorkshire. Metro renamed the service LeedsCityBus and introduced a flat 50-pence fare for each journey, with the service running a six-month trial period from 1 April 2011. [3]
The West Yorkshire Combined Authority subsequently awarded a temporary contract to CT Plus who operated the route under the Runway 757 brand. In August 2020, Yorkshire Coastliner took over operation of all three routes and also acquired the Yorkshire Tiger depot in Idle. [7] [8] The routes were renumbered A1, A2 and A3. [9]