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Post by X212HHE on Mar 14, 2012 17:52:45 GMT 1
Wondering which did you prefer Yorkshier Traction or Yorkshire Rider?
Personally i preferred Yorkshire Traction
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Post by Father Dougal McGuire on Mar 14, 2012 19:00:56 GMT 1
Yorkshire Rider all the way for me!  |
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Post by yt03ayf on Mar 14, 2012 19:15:33 GMT 1
Been from Barnsley i have to saw Yorkshire Traction, With the Spartans 201/202 and the Citybuses 901-904 all great buses
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Post by driver6540 on Mar 14, 2012 23:27:07 GMT 1
That's a difficult one to vote on. What criteria makes one operator "Better" than the other?. Personally, I liked both fleet's and used to travel daily on both to get to work "When i were a lad". Usually a YR Atlantean/Fleetline or Olympian from Linthwaite to Hudds bus stn. Then a YT Bristol VR/Olympian or National from Hudds to Dewsbury and i liked them all. Given the fact that this is predominantly a West Yorkshire based forum and most members are from this locale plus the fact that YT were a South Yorkshire based company, With only one depot in our area (Waterloo) It's probably obvious that YR will win this poll hands down simply due to the fact that most of us will be more familiar with their fleet and service's.
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Post by Steve Macz403 on Mar 15, 2012 2:00:23 GMT 1
Have to say Yorkshire Rider, (Am a Leeds man myself). Though I have been on Yorkshire Tractions Volvo Citybuses on X32, a Volvo B6 spryte on 227 and 59 and i do like Trackys Omnidekka's been on one on 219.
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Post by guyarab on Mar 15, 2012 20:57:03 GMT 1
Yorkshire Traction, of the two, for me. In its heyday it was a very good company with a large operating base covering most of what is now South Yorkshire and aso running into Dewsbury, Huddersfield and Leeds. At one time it even reached Cullingworth! Anyone remember that?
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Post by driver6540 on Mar 15, 2012 21:20:40 GMT 1
Yorkshire Traction, of the two, for me. In its heyday it was a very good company with a large operating base covering most of what is now South Yorkshire and aso running into Dewsbury, Huddersfield and Leeds. At one time it even reached Cullingworth! Anyone remember that? IIRC YT ran a 260 service from Huddersfield to Queensbury using National's and possibly a 278?, Is one of these the one you refer to?. Memorie's are a bit sketchy now ,As im thinking back to 1982/3. |
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Post by Matty on Mar 15, 2012 23:40:54 GMT 1
YR for me
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Post by guyarab on Mar 16, 2012 9:34:17 GMT 1
Yorkshire Traction, of the two, for me. In its heyday it was a very good company with a large operating base covering most of what is now South Yorkshire and aso running into Dewsbury, Huddersfield and Leeds. At one time it even reached Cullingworth! Anyone remember that? IIRC YT ran a 260 service from Huddersfield to Queensbury using National's and possibly a 278?, Is one of these the one you refer to?. Memorie's are a bit sketchy now ,As im thinking back to 1982/3. 260 I believe ran Huddersfield-Bradford, but it was the 278 I was recalling and, as you said, memories do become sketchy, as you could be correct in saying it went to Queensbury rather than Cullingworth. |
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Post by jack97 on Mar 16, 2012 17:22:58 GMT 1
bradford yr
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Post by driver6540 on Mar 16, 2012 22:11:18 GMT 1
IIRC YT ran a 260 service from Huddersfield to Queensbury using National's and possibly a 278?, Is one of these the one you refer to?. Memorie's are a bit sketchy now ,As im thinking back to 1982/3. 260 I believe ran Huddersfield-Bradford, but it was the 278 I was recalling and, as you said, memories do become sketchy, as you could be correct in saying it went to Queensbury rather than Cullingworth. Yes, the 260 was Hudds to Bradford via Cleckheaton. And the 278 was Hudds to Queensbury. These service's were nearly alway's run with National's. Im pretty sure there was a 261 service as well, But cant for the life of me recall where it went. |
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Post by guyarab on Mar 17, 2012 0:08:43 GMT 1
260 I believe ran Huddersfield-Bradford, but it was the 278 I was recalling and, as you said, memories do become sketchy, as you could be correct in saying it went to Queensbury rather than Cullingworth. Yes, the 260 was Hudds to Bradford via Cleckheaton. And the 278 was Hudds to Queensbury. These service's were nearly alway's run with National's. Im pretty sure there was a 261 service as well, But cant for the life of me recall where it went. Think the 261 was just a variation on the 260. Must dig out an old YWD timetable as that company ran the services as 67/68 I believe. |
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Post by timelesstable on Mar 17, 2012 9:29:56 GMT 1
Yorkshire Traction, of the two, for me. In its heyday it was a very good company with a large operating base covering most of what is now South Yorkshire and aso running into Dewsbury, Huddersfield and Leeds. At one time it even reached Cullingworth! Anyone remember that? IIRC YT ran a 260 service from Huddersfield to Queensbury using National's and possibly a 278?, Is one of these the one you refer to?. Memorie's are a bit sketchy now ,As im thinking back to 1982/3. My 1975 Yorkshire Traction Timetable shows the following Services operating out of Huddersfield: 1, 2 & 3 Huddersfield Dewsbury Leeds, Joint with Yorkshire Woollen 21 Huddersfield Heckmondwike Batley Leeds, Joint with Yorks Wollen 31 Huddersfield Flockton Barnsley 48 Huddersfield Grange Moor 59 Dewsbury Brighouse Elland Rastrick 60 Huddersfield Roberttown Cleckheaton Birkenshaw Bradford, Joint with YWB 61 Huddersfield Kirkburton Scissett Calder Grove Wakefield 62 Huddersfield Mirfield Dewsbury 63 Huddersfield Flockton Horbury Wakefield 64 Huddersfield Emley Horbury Wakefield 80-80C Huddersfield Kirkburton 83 Barnsley Holmfirth Joint with West Riding 84 Wakefield Holmfirth Joint with West Riding Hope that helps |
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Post by driver6540 on Mar 18, 2012 21:12:21 GMT 1
IIRC YT ran a 260 service from Huddersfield to Queensbury using National's and possibly a 278?, Is one of these the one you refer to?. Memorie's are a bit sketchy now ,As im thinking back to 1982/3. My 1975 Yorkshire Traction Timetable shows the following Services operating out of Huddersfield: 1, 2 & 3 Huddersfield Dewsbury Leeds, Joint with Yorkshire Woollen 21 Huddersfield Heckmondwike Batley Leeds, Joint with Yorks Wollen 31 Huddersfield Flockton Barnsley 48 Huddersfield Grange Moor 59 Dewsbury Brighouse Elland Rastrick 60 Huddersfield Roberttown Cleckheaton Birkenshaw Bradford, Joint with YWB 61 Huddersfield Kirkburton Scissett Calder Grove Wakefield 62 Huddersfield Mirfield Dewsbury 63 Huddersfield Flockton Horbury Wakefield 64 Huddersfield Emley Horbury Wakefield 80-80C Huddersfield Kirkburton 83 Barnsley Holmfirth Joint with West Riding 84 Wakefield Holmfirth Joint with West Riding Hope that helps Thanks for posting that, It does indeed help. Do you (Or anyone else)? Know when the no.2 prefix was added to the destination number. Thanks again. |
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Post by MetrolineGA1511 on Mar 18, 2012 22:01:40 GMT 1
When I first came to West Yorkshire in 1989 it as primarily out of interest to ride some Yorkshire Rider buses. They had sent a few buses to London (LBL Potters Bar garage and Metrobus of Orpington) and had become the first PTC to be privatised.
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Post by timelesstable on Mar 18, 2012 22:18:44 GMT 1
My 1975 Yorkshire Traction Timetable shows the following Services operating out of Huddersfield: 1, 2 & 3 Huddersfield Dewsbury Leeds, Joint with Yorkshire Woollen 21 Huddersfield Heckmondwike Batley Leeds, Joint with Yorks Wollen 31 Huddersfield Flockton Barnsley 48 Huddersfield Grange Moor 59 Dewsbury Brighouse Elland Rastrick 60 Huddersfield Roberttown Cleckheaton Birkenshaw Bradford, Joint with YWB 61 Huddersfield Kirkburton Scissett Calder Grove Wakefield 62 Huddersfield Mirfield Dewsbury 63 Huddersfield Flockton Horbury Wakefield 64 Huddersfield Emley Horbury Wakefield 80-80C Huddersfield Kirkburton 83 Barnsley Holmfirth Joint with West Riding 84 Wakefield Holmfirth Joint with West Riding Hope that helps Thanks for posting that, It does indeed help. Do you (Or anyone else)? Know when the no.2 prefix was added to the destination number. Thanks again. Sometime soon after 1974/5 since the South Yorkshire Routes operated by Yorkshire Traction were already preceeded by either 1 2 or 3 |
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Post by tinrocket on Mar 23, 2012 19:03:35 GMT 1
I'm pretty sure 261 was Huddersfield - Dewsbury via Flockton, Emley, West Bretton (?) and Thornhill.
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Post by driver6540 on Mar 23, 2012 21:19:50 GMT 1
I'm pretty sure 261 was Huddersfield - Dewsbury via Flockton, Emley, West Bretton (?) and Thornhill. Could very well have been, But can you remember which year's it ran, It must have been before 1981/2. |
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Post by timelesstable on Mar 24, 2012 7:52:20 GMT 1
I'm pretty sure 261 was Huddersfield - Dewsbury via Flockton, Emley, West Bretton (?) and Thornhill. Could very well have been, But can you remember which year's it ran, It must have been before 1981/2. It ran every 2 hours in 1991/2 leaving Dewsbury starting at 7:30 am etc interworking with the 263/264 Huddersfield Wakefield services |
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Post by hudds1910 on Jan 21, 2017 14:40:16 GMT 1
Thanks for posting that, It does indeed help. Do you (Or anyone else)? Know when the no.2 prefix was added to the destination number. Thanks again. Sometime soon after 1974/5 since the South Yorkshire Routes operated by Yorkshire Traction were already preceeded by either 1 2 or 3 According to my May 1976 Kirklees District Metro Timetable: Yorkshire Traction 261 Huddersfield - Kirkburton - Skelmanthorpe - Clayton West - West Bretton - Calder Grove - Wakefield Probably changed many times operator, routes, times and numbers...we are always complaining today but I bet it was as bad back then |
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