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Post by angrycommuter on Jan 14, 2008 17:31:05 GMT 1
Does anyone remember bus routes that used to exist that for whatever reason have been withdrawn?
I remember the following in the Dewsbury / Mirfield area:
Abbeyways - used to operate an Atlantean along with Longstaff's on the cuirrent 205. Joe Woods - same as above, but with single deckers. I remember purpley/red seats with a leaf stle design and brown interiors! 201 - Core Huddersfield to Leeds service that was replaced in part by current 202. 206 - Pudsey to Huddersfield via current 205 route to Mirfield then followed current 203 route to Huddersfield. 207 - Leeds to Huddersfield, it was timetabled at exactly same time from Dewsbury to Huddersfield and followed almost same route. 210/211 Huddersfield to Leeds via Mirfield and Dewsbury - another variation in the Mirfield section and went via the large estate in Tingley rather than straight to Leeds. 212 Huddersfield to Batley via Mirfield - yet another route through Mirfield. 216 Leeds to Overton??? I remember K-Line Taylors operating this service for a while, went via Shaw Cross I think. 217 Leeds to Huddersfield - more or less same route as current 219. 218 Leeds to Huddersfield via Cleckheaton 222 K-Line Leeds to Morley and also a limited Leeds to Huddersfield operated by Yorkshire 272 Yorkshire Travel parasite 262 service from Hudds to Mirfield, also a YWD service from Mirfield to Shaw Cross X22 Fastaway from Huddersfield to Leeds YWD and YTC X26 Fastaway from Wakefield to Huddersfield, at one time extended to Manchetser X62 Short lived service from Dewsbury to a hospital near Kirkheaton I think, operated by YWD 261 - Long, long way round from Hudds to Dews by YTC via Lepton, Netherton, Bretton, Thornhill etc 280 - Hudds to Wakey via Mirfield
There's probably more, but it just goes to show how many services have been chopped in the last 10 years.
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Post by lynxboy252 on Jan 14, 2008 19:29:06 GMT 1
The 138 Halfpenny Lane Circular, had many a ride on this route when I was much younger when the West Riding Metroriders were brand new.
The 476 which still operates but when I was a wee nipper, it was operated by Abbey Coachways using a Leopard, Selby & District also operated it at one point as did Stringers of Pontefract, also using Leopards. South Yorkshire Road Transport got their mits on it so there was a few rides on it aboard a Leyland Tiger. Then it settled with SYRT in WR ownership and cascaded Lynx and Metroriders weren't uncommon and as they say, the rest is history. It's now with Arriva Yorkshire in a somewhat modified form.
Most of routes I was familiar with when I was younger are still around, however modified and re-routed.
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Post by jimbob90 on Jan 14, 2008 20:59:32 GMT 1
I always remember travelling on West Riding buses service 130 Wakefield to Leeds VIA Rothwell and Wood Lane estate. Also West Riding 122/123 Wakefield to Brierley and Grimethorpe colliery.
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Post by guyarab on Jan 16, 2008 21:35:34 GMT 1
Some good ones there Angry commuter and a few I don't recall, e.g. the 280 you mentioned. Wasn't this version of the 212 run by Ivy or Compass? In Lynxboy's photograph there is an Ivy Leyland National behind the Lynx on the 212.
I remember YTC having a service 278 from Dewsbury to Queensbury (probably a subsidised Metro route). When the 262 arrived in Dewsbury it then changed to the 278 and then the reverse.
There was also a 124 from Heckmondwike to Wakefield via Dewsbury. It ran the 268 route to Dewsbury, but I cannot recall the bit on to Wakefield. It was operated by Compass until bought out by the West Riding Group and then WR ran it for a time using Leyland Lynxes.
Ron Lyles ("One of Ron's") had a 206 run from Dewsbury to Whitley for a period, giving the village a 30 minute frequency for a spell.
At one time you could get a bus from Whitley to Leeds via Dewsbury as the 210/211.
The 204 ran from Dewsbury to Morley via Batley (much as the current 213 does).
Then there was a trial of a 222 from Dewsbury (to Ossett I think) via Batley and up the then newly opened Grange Road to Shaw Cross.
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Post by lynxboy252 on Jan 16, 2008 21:54:46 GMT 1
I always remember travelling on West Riding buses service 130 Wakefield to Leeds VIA Rothwell and Wood Lane estate. Also West Riding 122/123 Wakefield to Brierley and Grimethorpe colliery. Here's a photo for you jimbob, taken by a good friend of mine in WR days: andrewfox.fotopic.net/p47497931.htmlAdam
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Post by lynxboy252 on Jan 16, 2008 21:55:57 GMT 1
Some good ones there Angry commuter and a few I don't recall, e.g. the 280 you mentioned. Wasn't this version of the 212 run by Ivy or Compass? In Lynxboy's photograph there is an Ivy Leyland National behind the Lynx on the 212. Which photo do you refer to guyarab?
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Post by 6u3zr on Jan 16, 2008 21:58:38 GMT 1
Was it Ivy who had, in the late 80's, a couple of ex - Newport Metro Scania's?
I was at Leeds University at the time but recall a couple of trips out of Huddersfield Bus Station on these lovely beasties.
I remember talking to the driver of one who said that they went superbly but did'nt stop too well!
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Post by Bradford Traveller on Jan 17, 2008 0:16:30 GMT 1
I recall 278 dews to Queensbury and turning at the Raggalds inn. replaced 35.'? Brighouse-Qby which in turn replaced.'? 3 ossett-denholme ..'? that's going back a bit
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Post by Bradford Traveller on Jan 17, 2008 0:28:36 GMT 1
My grandparents travelled on 32 Pudsey-Moortown, alighting at the terminus. what route did this follow..'?
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Post by guyarab on Jan 17, 2008 14:39:26 GMT 1
Some good ones there Angry commuter and a few I don't recall, e.g. the 280 you mentioned. Wasn't this version of the 212 run by Ivy or Compass? In Lynxboy's photograph there is an Ivy Leyland National behind the Lynx on the 212. Which photo do you refer to guyarab? It's behind the white Lynx 278 in the "Bus Seats" thread. For bradfordtraveller - the 3 (from the good old days!) went from Wakefield to Cullingworth, operated by West Riding and the 2 from Ossett to Keighley with YWD. Okay, so now we are on to older roues still, so how about the 66. This was the Bradford-Dewsbury-Barnsley-Sheffield service and operated jointly by YWD, YTC and Sheffield 'C' fleet (owned by the Railways). Bradford City Transport did not participate. This was roughly a three hour journey and opersted hourly. There were short runs like YWD's 34 Dewsbury-Cleckheaton-Pack Horse Inn and YTC's 65, Sheffield to Barnsley.
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Post by Bradford Traveller on Jan 17, 2008 16:18:03 GMT 1
thanks for info. further to this there was a 1 HALIFAX-Bingley, this may have become 2 HALIFAX-Kly. The 66 Shef was of course an early version of the x33.
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Post by jimbob90 on Jan 17, 2008 18:48:47 GMT 1
I always remember travelling on West Riding buses service 130 Wakefield to Leeds VIA Rothwell and Wood Lane estate. Also West Riding 122/123 Wakefield to Brierley and Grimethorpe colliery. Here's a photo for you jimbob, taken by a good friend of mine in WR days: andrewfox.fotopic.net/p47497931.htmlAdam Thanks for the photo Adam some good pictures of West Riding buses. Does your friend have any photos of West Riding Volvo B10Bs? Thanks, Jim.
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Post by samba on Jan 18, 2008 10:56:01 GMT 1
661- baildon bus i think it ran to scholes in the early 90s then west bowling 652- bradford to ilkley 733- leeds to ilkley 655- leeds to bradford 648- bradford, yeadon to harrogate 678- bradford to baildon
The 733 ended up merging into the 33/33A as we know today. I am sure the 652 still runs with one journey on a Saturday towards Bradford.
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Post by jameyboy06 on Jan 18, 2008 13:27:24 GMT 1
Old 612 and 613 route buttershaw to bradford and also the 684 and 685 buttershaw to bradford
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Post by riclam on Jan 18, 2008 15:49:07 GMT 1
608/609 Greengatres Circular, i remember them well!!
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Post by Burnside on Jan 18, 2008 17:10:09 GMT 1
759: Keighley - Bingley - Shipley - Wrose - Five Lane Ends Morrisons - Greengates - Yeadon - Guiseley (Keighley and District)
That was always fun seeing a Plaxton bodied Leopard or a National struggling up Carr Lane out of Shipley!
676 & 678: Bradford - Shipley - Hirst Wood - Shipley - Baildon (First Bradford)
563 ( i think) Halifax - Denholme - Bingley. One journey only in this direction simply as a way of getting a bus to bingley to operate schools services. I used to find it so funny that all the other schools locally would have Olympians of Yorkshire Rider/ First apart from a couple in Bingley that would get a Halifax Fleetline!
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Post by angrycommuter on Jan 18, 2008 18:59:13 GMT 1
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Post by leedstom on Jan 19, 2008 21:03:51 GMT 1
I remember the X2 that used to run from Leeds City Square to East Garforth via Fairburn Drive. Then there was the 57 that used to run from Queenswood Drive to Barwick in Elmet / Aberford.
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Post by deano on Jan 19, 2008 23:31:48 GMT 1
563 ( i think) Halifax - Denholme - Bingley. One journey only in this direction simply as a way of getting a bus to bingley to operate schools services. I used to find it so funny that all the other schools locally would have Olympians of Yorkshire Rider/ First apart from a couple in Bingley that would get a Halifax Fleetline! that 563 used to run on to beckfoot school as B49 that ran back to denholme for schools then run empty to halifax before beckfoot cancelled the route there borrowed a old broken down leeds alteanean
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Post by kendall17 on Jan 20, 2008 3:11:41 GMT 1
I remember the X2 that used to run from Leeds City Square to East Garforth via Fairburn Drive. Then there was the 57 that used to run from Queenswood Drive to Barwick in Elmet / Aberford. yeah the 56/57 used to run from headingly area to barwick/scholes and aberford. usually run by MCWs and the odd atlantean, remember being in a bus crash when an atlantean was pulling in to a bus stop near swarcliffe approach and a car pulled out, slammed on, i was helping mum with shoppin and had no free hands to grab a hand rail, broke my nose like , was the only real memory of the 57!
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Post by jml8371 on Jan 20, 2008 3:52:45 GMT 1
I remember the X2 that used to run from Leeds City Square to East Garforth via Fairburn Drive. Then there was the 57 that used to run from Queenswood Drive to Barwick in Elmet / Aberford. yeah the 56/57 used to run from headingly area to barwick/scholes and aberford. usually run by MCWs and the odd atlantean, remember being in a bus crash when an atlantean was pulling in to a bus stop near swarcliffe approach and a car pulled out, slammed on, i was helping mum with shoppin and had no free hands to grab a hand rail, broke my nose like , was the only real memory of the 57! 56 Service was Tinshill Club to Swarcliffe 57 Service was Ireland Wood to Barwick They used to alternate between the 2 and also put in a "short trip" too. Usual route cycle was as follows for example:- Ireland Wood to Barwick (57) Barwick to Tinshill (56) Tinshill to Swarcliffe (56) Swarcliffe to Beckett Park/Spen Lane (56) Beckett Lane to Swarcliffe (56) Swarcliffe to Ireland Wood (57) If you got all that as 1 part of your duty, it was a full 5.5 hour piece!!!
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Post by samba on Jan 20, 2008 9:52:02 GMT 1
how long ago was that 759 route can not remember that one run by k&d to yeadon-guiesley?
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Post by Anthony on Jan 20, 2008 15:01:53 GMT 1
how long ago was that 759 route can not remember that one run by k&d to yeadon-guiesley? I think it only ran for about 6 months or so, not long after de-regulation so probably 1988 ish. It was every half hour, timed inbetween the 760, so buses ran Keighley - Bingley - Shipley every 15 mins. I remember getting the bus to the "new" Morrisons at 5 Lane Ends. The service used to struggle going up Carr Lane, and also on return trips from Guiseley, up Bank (near Faltis Square where the 608/609 used to run). Other routes I remember are the 722 and 724 (Eldwick - Bingley - Cottingley/Wilsden - Bradford) which ran the evenings and Sundays from deregulation - first "red buses" (WYRCC) on the Eldwick route that I can remember. Also, the 691 (Bingley - BRI via Cottingley) and 692 and 694 (Bingley - Cottingley/Wilsden - Bradford daytimes), which started from Ferncliffe Road in Bingley instead of the station as now. Plus not forgetting the short-lived Bingley hoppa services (B1 through to B4) which were subsidised by Metro but never really caught on.
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Post by jabbott1987 on Jan 20, 2008 15:42:39 GMT 1
I remember the 755 Bradford - Yeadon - Leeds it used to be run by Yorkshire Rider Ltd not sure now whether it was Leeds or Bradford.
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Post by westyorkshirebus on Jan 20, 2008 19:40:56 GMT 1
I remember the 755 Bradford - Yeadon - Leeds it used to be run by Yorkshire Rider Ltd not sure now whether it was Leeds or Bradford. The 655/755 were run by Leeds, they were ex-WYRCC services. Eventually it was renumbered 97 and now only runs Leeds to Guiseley Do you remember when the 14 used to run Bradford to Leeds every 30 mins rather than once a day like it does now, generally was operated by Atlanteans And the 15 used to run Bradford to Seacroft And also the 365 which for a short while ran Bradford to Manchester via Huddersfield
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