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First Bradford operate buses in Bradford and surrounding areas. 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 Bramley depot until late 2018 where operations transferred over to Back Bowling Lane depot in Bradford.
The FTR buses were then refurbished, Wi-Fi installed, and given a new livery branded Hyperlink, ready for a new high-frequency service on route 72 connecting Leeds to Bradford. [5] [6] [7] In July 2016, the FTR articulated buses were replaced by brand new Wright StreetDeck buses, with the Hyperlink brand withdrawn. [8]
In 1977, a bus station was built alongside, [10] and, in 1983, the station was renamed Bradford Interchange to link buses and trains in a covered environment. [11] The bus station featured a large ridge and furrow design of overall roof, which was subsequently demolished in 1999 to allow for a rebuilding of the bus station, which was opened in ...
Leeds, unguided, operated by First Leeds from 2007-2012, after the end of FTR services the buses were rebranded Hyperlink and redeployed alongside Yorks on the 72 route between Leeds and Bradford before being replaced by conventional double deckers in 2016.
A line-up of First Great Western trains at Plymouth in 2018. During December 1997, the company was renamed FirstGroup; [2] this change was due to the company's entry in February 1996 into Britain's recently privatised railways, having a 24.5% shareholding in Great Western Holdings that won the Great Western and North Western franchises, and a 100% shareholding in First Great Eastern that ran ...
The following bus services run to Greengates: 645: (First Bradford) Buttershaw – Greengates via Five Lane Ends and Bradford City Centre, 60: (Keighley Bus Company) Leeds – Keighley via Bingley and Saltaire, 747: (Flying Tiger) [Airport Direct] Bradford – Leeds Bradford Airport – Harrogate.
In May 2014, the routes were rebranded by Yorkshire Tiger as Flying Tiger and new Optare Versa buses were introduced. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] On 3 July 2017, new Alexander Dennis Enviro200 MMC buses were introduced on route 737 and 747 alongside the previous Optare Versa vehicles which continued to operate mainly on service 757.
The company would face early competition as First West Yorkshire continued to run service 757 between Leeds and Leeds Bradford Airport via Horsforth, serving the railway station in Leeds, whilst Centrebus served the City bus station. From July 2010, Centrebus were the only operator of route 757 after First West Yorkshire withdrew their service ...