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Post by SCH117X on Mar 20, 2022 16:15:42 GMT 1
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Post by Bradford Traveller on Mar 20, 2022 17:41:39 GMT 1
Thank you for your responses. I can now tell that it is in a nutshell several routes serving Otley or Shipley that have migrated from WYRC to YR and therefore First. In August 1989 Yorkshire Rider bought the actual West Yorkshire Road Car Company, so AJS had to rename the ex WYRCC ops they were retaining, there were a few tweaks as WYRCC sensibly operated services from both ends of the route, therefore Bradford depot could no longer operate journeys on the 66X Bradford to Keighley via Saltaire route, just as the Skipton outstation of Keighley depot could no longer operate journeys on the 784 / X84 from Skipton to Leeds. Between August 1989 and April 1990 the WYRCC routes and depots (Bradford (Hammerton Street), Leeds (Roseville Road) & Otley) continued virtually unchanged. However on 1st April 1990 the final demise of WYRCC occurred, as the WYRCC operations were fully absorbed into the Yorkshire Rider operation, the 3 WYRCC depots and Leeds Vicar Lane Bus Station closed. There were many service changes and that was when most of the ex WYRCC routes lost their identity. Without getting off track too much, most routes are back to operating from one end, which can be inconvenient as the outward portion of the last trip in can be fairly early eg leaving Keighley |
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