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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. York Between Acomb and University of York, from 2006-2012 operated by First York.
These services initially only called at Leeds, Seacroft and York, with route X40 running fast to Whitby, and route X43 to Scarborough and Bridlington. The routes operated only during the summer season (July–September), and improved journey times by up to an hour. [20] However, the routes were axed in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
To the north east of the city, the East Leeds Orbital Route being constructed by Balfour Beatty will take the Outer Ring Road away from existing residential areas and facilitate development of land as part of an East Leeds Extension project. [15] Guided bus routes using kerb guidance operate on parts of the A61 (Scott Hall Road) and A64 (York ...
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In July 2016, the FTR articulated buses were replaced by brand new Wright StreetDeck buses, with the Hyperlink brand withdrawn.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]
[49] [50] [51] The FTR StreetCars operated on the 4 service serving Pudsey, central Leeds and Seacroft until 2012, when they were redeployed and refurbished alongside ex-York StreetCars to operate on the Leeds-Bradford Hyperlink route 72; [52] [35] these were finally withdrawn in 2016 and replaced with StreetDecks. [36]
The company was established in 1990, when the York-based services of AJS Group were sold to Yorkshire Rider. [2] [3] At the time, AJS Group retained the regional services between Leeds and Bridlington, Filey, Scarborough and Whitby via York and Malton.
The Leeds FreeCityBus service began on 30 January 2006 and was the first zero-fare bus service in West Yorkshire, [1] this was followed by similar services in Huddersfield, Wakefield, Bradford and Dewsbury. The services are designed to link passengers to the bus and railway stations, shops and other locations.
[15] [16] Routes 110, from Wakefield to Leeds, 106, from Wakefield to Hall Green, 163 and 166, from Castleford to Leeds, 229, from Huddersfield to Leeds, and route 415, from Selby to York, are branded Sapphire. [citation needed] Arriva Yorkshire also formerly ran buses in Arriva Max branding, featuring similar premium features to Sapphire ...