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Black Prince was the last family-owned independent bus operator in Leeds prior to the takeover. [8] In August 2005 a commemorative die-cast model of a Black Prince vehicle was released by Britbus. [9] In January 2006, one of the replacement routes introduced by First was criticised for failing to serve the Lingfields estate. First stated that ...
FTR was a British rapid-transit bus system formerly operated in Leeds, Luton, Swansea and York. FirstGroup introduced the system, using 39 Wright StreetCar articulated buses in conjunction with infrastructure upgrades by local authorities.
First Travel Solutions [1] is a bus and coach operator in Great Britain. It is a subsidiary of FirstGroup . [ 2 ] It provides managed passenger transport from single vehicle operation to hundreds of buses and coaches for sporting and cultural events.
First West Yorkshire operates both local and regional bus services in West Yorkshire, England. It is a subsidiary of the FirstGroup, and is made up of three sub-division brands: First Bradford, First Halifax, Calder Valley & Huddersfield and First Leeds.
It links Leeds, Tadcaster, York and Malton with the coastal towns of Whitby (840) and Scarborough (843). The routes are some of the longest public transport bus services in England, [3] and the 840 was voted to be the "most scenic bus route in Britain" in a nationwide poll. [4] [5] [6] [7]
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]
First Worcester began life as Midland Red (West) Limited, one of five bus operating companies created when the National Bus Company's massive Midland Red Omnibus Company Limited subsidiary was split in 1981 in preparation for privatisation. It was created in September 1981 with a fleet of 183 vehicles and used the trading name Midland Red West.
First West Yorkshire is the secondary user with services from First Leeds 6, 8, 27, 28, 33, 34, 62 and X84 covering areas including Headingley, Guiseley, Kirkstall and Otley Along with this First Bradford have their intercity services 72 and X6 in the bus station these services cover Armley , Bramley , Pudsey and Thornbury