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Riley & Hawkridge of Wetherby are thought to have run the first service from York to Scarborough with service starting prior to the mid-1920s. [8] The first buses to run from Leeds to Bridlington began service in 1930, jointly operated by the West Yorkshire Road Car Company and East Yorkshire Motor Services. [8]
In July 2005, First Leeds purchased Morley-based Black Prince Buses. The family-run independent's last buses left service on 31 July, with First taking on most of Black Prince's services from 1 August. [17] [18] On 18 May 2008, the company's Kirkstall Road depot, first opened in 1897, was closed after 111 years of service.
Leeds has less extensive public transport coverage than other UK cities of comparable size, and is the largest city in Europe without any form of light rail or underground. [4] Plans are in place to improve public transport in Leeds, making it a car free city with upgrades to railway, bus services, and cycle lanes. [5] [6] [7]
The West Yorkshire mass transit system is a proposed transport system connecting the larger conurbations of West Yorkshire, England, with a central hub at Leeds. The city of Leeds is known to be the largest city in Western Europe without a light rail or metro-style system.
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]
Leeds Central: Location: York Street, Leeds city centre: Operated by: West Yorkshire Metro: Bus stands: 34: Bus operators: Arriva Yorkshire First Leeds Harrogate Bus Company Keighley Bus Company Megabus Yorkshire Coastliner: Other information; Website: www.wymetro.com: History; Opened: 31 August 1938: Rebuilt: 30 September 1963 25 March 1996
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.
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.