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Grab your bucket and spade! Coastliner, Yorkshire’s award-winning bus network linking Leeds and York with the North Yorkshire Coast, is to add extra journeys delivering more seats, more often this summer.

It’s the tightest squeeze in Yorkshire … but ice-cool Transdev bus driver Wayne Moody has proved that you CAN get a bus through it!

Harrogate’s going greener – and The Harrogate Bus Company wants you and your plus-one to be part of the journey. In a fresh push to get drivers out of their cars and onto its all-electric buses, the firm has launched a new two-for-one travel offer for Fridays. The goal? Cleaner air, quieter streets and a more chilled-out end to the working week.

Move over, Rudolph. Two shiny new double-decker buses just whisked Yorkshire kids off on a festive adventure to the Elf Village – and they’re fully electric. Yep, Christmas came early, and it’s running on batteries.

Reliance Motor Services has been a cornerstone of Yorkshire life for nearly a century, but come January 2025, the baton will pass to Transdev, a heavyweight in public transport across Europe. As Transdev’s York and Country team gears up to take over Reliance’s routes and buses, it’s worth taking a moment to look back at the rich history of this much-loved local operator.

CitySightseeing York is turning up the festive cheer with its Christmas-themed open-top tour bus – a jolly red ride perfect for soaking in the seasonal sights of England’s most Christmassy city. And this time, locals can enjoy discounted tickets, too!

Transdev’s latest move is set to transform public transport in Yorkshire. The Harrogate Bus Company, one of Transdev’s key brands, has officially launched the first of 20 fully electric Mercedes-Benz eCitaro single-deckers. These new buses are now in service on the busy route 1, connecting Harrogate and Knaresborough with buses running as frequently as every eight minutes.

Transdev has bagged a major national accolade for its multi-million pound investment in electric buses and a brand-new green depot. The company scooped the Environment Award at the Routeone Awards, which have been celebrating the best in the UK bus industry since 2005.

First Bus is stepping up its game in York as the city gears up for Christmas. From the 10th of November to the 24th of December, the transport provider will add extra buses on the Park and Ride network. This will help shoppers, commuters and tourists navigate the festive crowds with more ease. And the best part? These buses are all-electric. First Bus uses 12 dedicated Optare Versa EV single-deck and 20 Optare MetroDecker EV double-deck electric buses on these routes, a key part of their strategy to offer greener, cleaner transport options for the historic city of York.

If you’re spotting giant poppies on First buses around Yorkshire, it’s not your eyes playing tricks – it’s First Bus proudly showing its support for Remembrance this November. With 300 buses decked out in the iconic Royal British Legion poppy, First Bus North & West Yorkshire are adding welcome tribute to their fleet, honouring veterans and their families. And they’ve backed it up with a generous £3,350 donation to this year’s Poppy Appeal .

First Bus is going green with the launch of two all-electric fleets in York and Norwich, UK. This initiative is being backed by Department for Transport (DfT) approved Zero Emission Bus Regional Area (ZEBRA) projects that are being co-funded by First Bus and the UK Government. First Group plc At York and Bramley depots in West Yorkshire, a total of 117 electric buses are being funded and launched, while Hoeford depot in Hampshire is taking things one step further with a full 62 electric bus fleet across all its commercial routes. First Bus will also continue to work with Leicester City Council on the ZEBRA project at the depot in the city with the pioneering deployment of 68 vehicles. At the conclusion of the ZEBRA projects, First Bus will have over 600 zero emission buses in their fleet. Additional investment from First Bus will total £35 million and will accelerate the zero emission transformation of these sites. Supporting the heart of the communities it serves, the company will no...

Electric drivetrain solutions provider Equipmake will repower 12 First York Optare Versa EVs by removing their original battery-electric driveline and installing its own Zero Emission Drivetrain (ZED). First York The first of these buses is currently being overhauled, and it is anticipated to reenter service in November. The upgraded Optare Versa EVs, according to Equipmake, will have a "guaranteed range of 150 miles in all UK weather conditions", due to increased energy capacity and a patented heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning system. The supplier also claims that its ZED retrofit is suitable for both single and double deckers. It made its debut in a previously diesel-electric hybrid Volvo B5LH earlier in 2022. According to Equipmake, the repowering work costs less than half the price of a new battery-electric bus and is tailored to the required requirements. After the first repowered Versa has successfully completed a trial, work on the remaining 11 will begin. The...