Yorkshire Coastliner
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Wright Eclipse Gemini bodied Volvo B9TL in May 2009 | |
Parent | Transdev Blazefield |
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Founded | January 1990 |
Headquarters | Norton-on-Derwent |
Service area | North Yorkshire North York Moors |
Service type | Bus services |
Depots | 3 |
Fleet | 45 (March 2017) |
Website | www.transdevbus.co.uk |
Yorkshire Coastliner is a bus operator based in Norton-on-Derwent, near Malton, North Yorkshire, England. It is a subsidiary of Transdev Blazefield.
History[]
Yorkshire Coastliner was established in January 1990 when AJS Group sold its York based services to Yorkshire Rider business, but retained the longer distance services to Leeds, Whitby, Scarborough, Filey and Bridlington.[1][2][3] In 1991 it was included in the purchase of the AJS Group by Blazefield Travel.[4][5][6] In January 2006, Yorkshire Coastliner was included in the sale of the Blazefield Travel to Transdev.[7] In August 2008, the York operations of Veolia were purchased.[8]
In February 2012, Yorkshire Coastliner purchased the local bus operations and City Sightseeing operations of York Pullman.[8][9][10]
Services[]
Coastliner[]
The Coastliner brand encompasses a group of long-distance services linking the cities of Leeds and York with the towns and villages of Malton, Pickering and Thornton-le-Dale in the North York Moors, as well as the coastal resorts of Scarborough and Whitby.
In 2018, the route of the Coastliner 840 service between Leeds and Whitby was voted as the most scenic bus route in Britain in an online poll.[11]
This service is operated by 13 Volvo B5TL Gemini 3s in a two tone blue livery, offering Free WiFi, USB and wireless power, and next stop information.[12]
York & Country[]
York & Country branded services are operated in and around York, as well as CastleLine (from York to Castle Howard and Malton), and routes 22 and 23 (from York to Boroughbridge, Ripon and Knaresborough).
CityZap[]
In March 2016, the CityZap service was introduced between Leeds and York with Wright Eclipse Gemini bodied Volvo B7TLs transferred from Transdev Harrogate's route 36. It parallels the Coastliner route but does not divert via Tadcaster.[13]
In November 2017, a second CityZap service was launched from Leeds to Manchester, and operated by Burnley Bus Company.[14] This route, however, was withdrawn in July 2018.[15]
In December 2020 4 new Alexander Dennis Enviro400MMC arrived in the CityZap livery under "Sky Class". These buses included Free WiFi, USB power, Tables, Audio and Visual Announcements voiced by BBC Look North weatherman Paul Hudson, an onboard library and Reading lights along with coats hooks and wireless charging points.[16]
Flyer[]
In 2020, Yorkshire Coastliner won the contract for services out of Leeds Bradford Airport. Flyer took over the former operations of the former Flying Tiger from Yorkshire Tiger that had previously run the services on 30 August 2020. This included a depot in Idle. As well as this new brand, services 737, 747, and 757 were re-numbered to A1 to Leeds, A2 between Bradford, Leeds Bradford Airport and Harrogate, and A3 to Bradford and Shipley. The service is operated by a fleet of 11 Optare Versas in a yellow and purple Livery, offering Luggage space, Free WiFi, USB and wireless power, and next stop information.[17][18]
Fleet[]
As at May 2021, the fleet comprised 57 buses.[19]
References[]
- ^ York City goes suburban Commercial Motor 21 December 1989 page 14
- ^ Yorkshire Coastliner to celebrate 25th anniversary in July 2015 Coach & Bus Week issue 1191 2 June 2015 page 11
- ^ Silver jubilee for Yorkshire Coastliner Buses issue 724 July 2015 page 10
- ^ AJS sells remaining bus firms Commercial Motor 8 August 1991 page 16
- ^ Jenkinson, Keith A (1999). Small is Beautiful, The Story of the AJS Group and Blazefield Holdings. Autobus Review Publications. ISBN 0907834426.
- ^ First for Fearnley in UK Bus move Bus & Coach Professional 26 January 2011
- ^ Transdev aquires [sic] Blazefield Group Bus & Coach Professional 7 January 2006
- ^ a b Poole, Scott (2020). Transdev Blazefield Buses. Amberley Publishing. ISBN 978-1445697208.
- ^ York Pullman sells vehicles to Veolia Transdev The Press 4 February 2012
- ^ Transdev buys York Pullman's bus ops Coach & Bus Week issue 1022 8 February 2012 page 7
- ^ Britain's most scenic bus route revealed BBC News 27 May 2018
- ^ "High-spec' boost for Britain's 'most scenic' local bus route". Route One. 19 September 2018. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Transdev launches new express services between York and Leeds Coach & Bus Week 21 March 2016
- ^ Transdev goes for second zap and ups route 36 Buses issue 752 November 2017 page 13
- ^ Transdev adds Jets and reduces Zap Buses issue 760 July 2018 page 18
- ^ "Weatherman lends his voice to new low emission buses taking to the roads in York". York Press. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
- ^ "Travel by bus or coach Leeds Bradford Airport". www.leedsbradfordairport.co.uk. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
- ^ Tiger Quits Bradford Buses issue 787 October 2020 page 31
- ^ A blazing fleet Coach & Bus Week issue 1284 28 March 2017 page 58
External links[]
Media related to Yorkshire Coastliner at Wikimedia Commons
- Bus operators in North Yorkshire
- Transdev
- Transport companies established in 1990
- Transport in Yorkshire
- 1990 establishments in England
- Norton-on-Derwent