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Transdev York

Founded	2008
Service area	United Kingdom
Service type	Bus services
Destinations	York
Operator	Blazefield Group
Web site	www.transdevyork.co.uk

Transdev York is one of seven companies within the Blazefield Group. Blazefield is owned by Transdev, a large French transport operator and the sixth largest bus operator in the UK.

History

Formed in Summer 2008, Transdev York comprises the former Top Line Travel business which includes local school services and the York City Sightseeing franchise and the local bus operations of Veolia Transport. Both businesses were based at the same depot in Fulford near York, where the combined Transdev York operation is now operated from. This new operation further expands Transdev Blazefield's operations in the York area which include Yorkshire Coastliner's Leeds to Coast services and Harrogate & District's Harrogate Service. Buses are also available for hire for various events.

Bus routes

Local bus services

School services

Racecourse shuttle

City Sightseeing

York Tour Buses are operated by Transdev York under the City Sightseeing brand. The service offers hop on / hop off service with a number of stops across the historic city. Most buses have a pre-recorded CD commentary, however there is at least one bus per hour that uses a multilingual commentary via headphones, including a specialist children's commentary some buses carry a live guide in the summer season. There are two routes in the summer; Route A and Route B (though Route A is the only one that is running at present), each offer a clockwise circuit of the city with Route B serving the racecourse and Holiday Inn. Most buses are partially and fully open top, with three low floor vehicles recently introduced. City Sightseeing tours run all year round (except December 24-26 and January 1).

Fleet

Current Transdev York

Current CitySightseeing

All these vehicles carry York CitySightseeing Livery:

Previous Top Line Travel

These vehicles left the fleet in August 2008 when Top Line Travel became part of the Transdev Blazefield Group:

Previous City Sightseeing

Fleet News

• The Top Line Travel yellow/blue MCW Metrobuses, including the 105-seater, were stored at Blackburn after Transdev took over. These have now been sold.

• Not all of the Veolia vehicles were retained, a number of single and double deck vehicles have left the fleet.

• A Leyland Olympian was leased from Transdev Keighley & District in Autumn 2008.

• The Volvo B10BLE was transferred to Keighley & District at the beginning of April 2009.

• Six Optare Versa's and a Volvo B7RLE have now joined the fleet.

• The Ex Topline Travel DAF SB120 Wright Cadet was transferred to Transdev Yellow Buses Bournemouth in May 2009

• Many buses are now gaining new LED rear tail lights.

Liveries

The company operates buses in two different liveries. Local bus services are operated in a red livery with Transdev branding and the York CitySightseeing livery which is red with illustrations of York landmarks and white Yorkshire roses. A number of vehicles entered the fleet in blue Yorkshire Coastliner livery in Spring 2009.

Fares

As well as Single and Return Fares, a number of fare saver tickets are available, such as Day Rovers, Ten Journey Tickets and "YO Zone", a half fare card for York residents aged 11–16. These exclude the City Sightseeing and the Raceday Shuttle services.

Although the Day Rovers are invalid on the CitySightseeing buses, the CitySightseeing tickets can be used up to the limits of the city on all Transdev York service buses and Yorkshire Coastliner services.

See also

• Harrogate & District
• Yorkshire Coastliner
• List of bus operators of the United Kingdom

References

External links

• Transdev York website
• Top Line Travel website
• York Tour website

Bus companies based in Yorkshire and the Humber East Riding of Yorkshire East Yorkshire Motor Services · Stagecoach in Hull · Yorkshire Coastliner North Lincolnshire Stagecoach Grimsby-Cleethorpes · Stagecoach in Lincolnshire North Yorkshire Arriva Yorkshire · Dales & District · First York (York park and ride) · Harrogate & District · Yorkshire Coastliner South Yorkshire (PTE) First South Yorkshire · Stagecoach Sheffield · Stagecoach Yorkshire West Yorkshire (PTE) Arriva Yorkshire · Centrebus Holdings (K-Line, The Huddersfield Bus Company) · First West Yorkshire · Halifax Joint Committee · Harrogate & District · JJ Longstaff and Sons · Keighley & District · Stagecoach Yorkshire · Yorkshire Coastliner National Megabus · National Express