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Transdev Blazefield is a bus group, which operates local and regional bus services across Greater Manchester, Lancashire, North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire, England. Formed in August 1991, the group has been a subsidiary of French-based operator Transdev since January 2006.
[10] [11] Locally, the company was rebranded under the name Transdev in Burnley & Pendle. In August 2006, Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council announced that after 125 years of municipal ownership, Blackburn Transport had been sold to Transdev Blazefield. The sale was finalised in January 2007.
In 2010, the company was rebranded under the name Transdev in Harrogate.As part of this, a new butterscotch and burgundy livery was introduced across the fleet, with the exception of the double-decker Wright Eclipse Gemini bodied Volvo B7TL vehicles dedicatedly branded for the company's Leeds to Harrogate and Ripon route 36, which received a revision to its original black, red and grey livery ...
The routes are currently operated by Transdev Blazefield's Yorkshire Coastliner subsidiary with a fleet of thirteen high-specification Wright Gemini 3 bodied Volvo B5TL and four Wright Eclipse Gemini 2 bodied Volvo B9TL double-deck vehicles, branded in a two-tone blue livery. These vehicles include modern comfort-orientated amenities such as ...
In August 1991, Keighley & District Travel was included in the purchase of AJS Group by Blazefield Group, following the sale of seven of the company's eight remaining bus firms at the time – a deal valued at £2.2 million. [3] In January 2006, French-based operator Transdev acquired the Blazefield Group, along with 305 vehicles. [4]
[11] [12] [13] The sale saw the company's 240 staff and 102 vehicles join Transdev Blazefield – a move which saw the investment of £3 million in a new fleet of high-specification vehicles for routes in and around Bury, Rochdale and Rossendale. [14] [15] [16] In April 2018, the company's Haslingden depot, which opened ten years earlier, was ...
In 2016, following a rebrand across the Transdev Blazefield network, the X41 was renamed 'The Red Express' and gained an upgraded fleet of Wright Eclipse Gemini bodied Volvo B7TLs. These buses received facelifted front ends from later Eclipse Gemini models and were upgraded internally to feature leather seats, free WiFi and USB charging outlets.
In the United Kingdom, Transdev operates Transdev Blazefield, Trident Niven, Black Car Service and holds an 18% shareholding in Nottingham City Transport. [67] [68] Transdev Blazefield is a bus group with operations in Yorkshire and Lancashire. It has seven operating subsidiaries: [69] Blackburn Bus Company; Burnley Bus Company; Harrogate Bus ...