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Team Pennine operates both local and regional bus services in
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, England. It is a subsidiary of Transdev Blazefield, which operates bus services across
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and West Yorkshire.


History


Stagecoach Yorkshire

In December 2005, Stagecoach Yorkshire purchased the operations of
Yorkshire Traction Yorkshire Traction was a bus operator in Yorkshire that operated from 1902 until 2005. History In March 1902 the Barnsley & District Electric Traction Company Limited was formed. It operated trams around the Barnsley area until around 1930 ...
in
Huddersfield Huddersfield is a market town in the Kirklees district in West Yorkshire, England. It is the administrative centre and largest settlement in the Kirklees district. The town is in the foothills of the Pennines. The River Holme's confluence i ...
– a deal valued at £37 million. At the time, with a total of 840 vehicles, The Traction Group was Britain's sixth-largest bus group and the largest of which to be privately-owned. In March 2008, it was reported that Arriva UK Bus were in discussions with Stagecoach Yorkshire to purchase their bus operations in Huddersfield. Arriva Yorkshire already operated services in the town, so purchasing Stagecoach's operations would enlarge their presence. At the time Arriva registered a trading name of K Line, registered on the Arriva Yorkshire licence. In May 2008, Centrebus Holdings was successful in purchasing the operations. Centrebus Holdings was owned by three directors of
Centrebus Centrebus is a bus company based in Leicester operating services in Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire and Rutland. Centrebus have a 51% shareholding in High Peak Buses and since December 2019 through c ...
, who together owned 56%, with Arriva UK Bus owning the remaining 44%. Despite the common name and livery, Centrebus Holdings has never been owned by Centrebus. In August 2008, Arriva Midlands sold their
Hinckley Hinckley is a market town in south-west Leicestershire, England. It is administered by Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council. Hinckley is the third largest settlement in the administrative county of Leicestershire, after Leicester and Loughbo ...
depot to Centrebus Holdings. In the following month, the company purchased the bus operations of Woods Coaches of Leicester. Following the Arriva takeover in September 2013, the Hinckley-based operations were rebranded as Hinckley Bus. In 2019, the company's operations in Hinckley were amalgamated with the Leicester operations of Arriva Midlands, with the depot serving as an outstation for the company's
South Wigston South Wigston is a large village to the south of Leicester, England. It is outside the city boundary, forming part of the Oadby and Wigston district of Leicestershire. The population of the ward rose slightly from 7,471 at the 2001 census to 7,4 ...
depot.


Centrebus Holdings

Following the purchase of K-Line and Stagecoach Huddersfield, Centrebus Holdings became the second-largest bus operator in Huddersfield, after First West Yorkshire. The company retained the K-Line brand, whilst operating the former Stagecoach services under the Huddersfield Bus Company brand. The Centrebus name was used for the rest of the operations in West Yorkshire. In January 2010, Centrebus Holdings took over some contracted services previously operated by First West Yorkshire in
Calderdale Calderdale is a metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, England, whose population in 2020 was 211,439. It takes its name from the River Calder, and dale, a word for valley. The name Calderdale usually refers to the borough through which the u ...
. As a result, a new depot was established in
Elland Elland is a market town in Calderdale, in the county of West Yorkshire, England. It is situated south of Halifax, by the River Calder and the Calder and Hebble Navigation. Elland was recorded as ''Elant'' in the Domesday Book of 1086. It h ...
. In April 2010, Centrebus Holdings obtained another service under the Huddersfield Bus Company division, taking over two routes (435 & 436) from Arriva Yorkshire. At the same time, the company extended further, taking over three routes serving
Leeds Bradford Airport Leeds Bradford Airport is located in Yeadon, in the City of Leeds Metropolitan District in West Yorkshire, England, about northwest of Leeds city centre, and about northeast from Bradford city centre. It serves Leeds and Bradford and the ...
(737, 747 & 757). Like the operations in Calderdale, these services operated under the Centrebus name, with a depot based on Kirkstall Road, Leeds. The company would face early competition as First West Yorkshire continued to run service 757 between Leeds and Leeds Bradford Airport via
Horsforth Horsforth is a town and civil parish within the City of Leeds, in West Yorkshire, England, lying about five miles north-west of Leeds city centre. Historically a village within the West Riding of Yorkshire, it had a population of 18,895 at the ...
, serving the railway station in Leeds, whilst Centrebus served the City bus station. From July 2010, Centrebus were the only operator of route 757 after First West Yorkshire withdrew their service. At the same time, Centrebus began to operate many more services in Bradford and Leeds, winning a number of contracts from
West Yorkshire Metro Metro is the passenger information brand used by the West Yorkshire Combined Authority in England. It was formed on 1 April 1974 as the West Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive (WYPTE) at the same time as the metropolitan county of West Yor ...
. In October 2010, a number of services formerly operated by
Halifax Joint Committee Halifax Joint Committee was an independent bus company operating in and around Halifax, West Yorkshire, England. Its buses were painted in the livery of the former County Borough of Halifax whose buses and services were taken over by the West Yo ...
(28A, 34 & 36) were taken over by Centrebus, with K-Line taking over service 31. In 2012, service A99, which ran during term-time on behalf of the
University of Bradford The University of Bradford is a public research university located in the city of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. A plate glass university, it received its royal charter in 1966, making it the 40th university to be created in Britain, but ...
was taken over by Centrebus – having previously been operated by First West Yorkshire. At the same time, the service was made free to use for university students.


Yorkshire Tiger

In September 2013, Arriva UK Bus bought out its partners and rebranded the company Yorkshire Tiger. The fleet was gradually repainted into a new brand identity, consisting of an orange base, featuring a tiger print pattern. In Calderdale, many of the contracted services were rebranded under a new sub-brand, Calder Cubs. In December 2015, a fire at the company's Elland depot saw a total of ten vehicles destroyed. In June 2016, Yorkshire Tiger saw the loss of a number of contracts in and around Leeds. As such, the company's Kirkstall Road depot was closed and demolished, with the operation of the
Leeds Bradford Airport Leeds Bradford Airport is located in Yeadon, in the City of Leeds Metropolitan District in West Yorkshire, England, about northwest of Leeds city centre, and about northeast from Bradford city centre. It serves Leeds and Bradford and the ...
network of services transferred to a dedicated depot at Idle. In January 2017, Yorkshire Tiger acquired a number of contracts in South Yorkshire, which saw the opening of a new depot opened at Wombwell. In May 2018, a number of contracts were gained in Bradford, with eight
Optare Solo The Optare Solo is a low-floor minibus/midibus with one or two doors manufactured by Optare in the United Kingdom since 1998. The Solo name is a play on its low-floor status, the manufacturer marketing its vehicle as having an entrance that is ...
single-deck vehicles subsequently acquired from
Arriva North East Arriva North East operates both local and regional bus services in County Durham, Cumbria, Northumberland, North Yorkshire and Tyne and Wear, England. It is a subsidiary of Arriva UK Bus, which operates bus and coach services across the United ...
to operate these services, based at Idle. Four months later, the South Yorkshire contracts were re-tendered to other operators, which saw the closure of the recently opened depot at Wombwell. At the same time, a number of changes were made to the Huddersfield network, which saw the closure of the former K-Line depot at Honley, with all operations transferred to Waterloo. In August 2020, Yorkshire Tiger ceased operation in Bradford, opting not to re-bid for the Leeds Bradford Airport network of services, as well as withdrawing the network of local services in and around the town. The contract for the Leeds Bradford Airport network of services was transferred to Transdev York & Country, with the local services in Bradford re-tendered to TLC Travel – the former operator of most of the contracted services.


Flying Tiger

In July 2014, Yorkshire Tiger rebranded their network of services linking
Bradford Bradford is a city and the administrative centre of the City of Bradford district in West Yorkshire, England. The city is in the Pennines' eastern foothills on the banks of the Bradford Beck. Bradford had a population of 349,561 at the 2011 ...
,
Harrogate Harrogate ( ) is a spa town and the administrative centre of the Borough of Harrogate in North Yorkshire, England. Historically in the West Riding of Yorkshire, the town is a tourist destination and its visitor attractions include its spa ...
and
Leeds Leeds () is a city and the administrative centre of the City of Leeds district in West Yorkshire, England. It is built around the River Aire and is in the eastern foothills of the Pennines. It is also the third-largest settlement (by popul ...
with
Leeds Bradford Airport Leeds Bradford Airport is located in Yeadon, in the City of Leeds Metropolitan District in West Yorkshire, England, about northwest of Leeds city centre, and about northeast from Bradford city centre. It serves Leeds and Bradford and the ...
– an investment totalling £750,000. Investment saw the refurbishment and rebranding of the existing fleet of Scania OmniCity single-deck vehicles, as well as the introduction of a new fleet of Optare Versa single-deck vehicles. In July 2017, further investment saw the introduction of a fleet of
Alexander Dennis Enviro 200 MMC The Alexander Dennis Enviro200 MMC (sold as the Alexander Dennis Enviro200) is a single-decker city bus produced by Alexander Dennis since 2014, as the successor to the Enviro200 midibus and Enviro300 full-size bus. The first Enviro200 MMCs e ...
single-deck vehicles. In September 2020, the contract for the network of Leeds Bradford Airport services was transferred to Transdev York & Country, with services rebranded Flyer and renumbered A1 (
Horsforth Horsforth is a town and civil parish within the City of Leeds, in West Yorkshire, England, lying about five miles north-west of Leeds city centre. Historically a village within the West Riding of Yorkshire, it had a population of 18,895 at the ...
& Leeds), A2 (Bradford & Harrogate) and A3 (Bradford, Guiseley & Shipley).


Tiger Blue & K-Line

Tiger Blue (formerly known as K-Line) was a bus operator based in
Honley __NOTOC__ Honley is a large village in West Yorkshire, England. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, it is situated near to Holmfirth and Huddersfield, and on the banks of the River Holme in the Holme Valley. According to the 201 ...
,
West Yorkshire West Yorkshire is a metropolitan and ceremonial county in the Yorkshire and Humber Region of England. It is an inland and upland county having eastward-draining valleys while taking in the moors of the Pennines. West Yorkshire came into exi ...
. The company operated a number of local bus services in and around
Kirklees Kirklees is a local government district of West Yorkshire, England, governed by Kirklees Council with the status of a metropolitan borough. The largest town and administrative centre of Kirklees is Huddersfield, and the district also inclu ...
. Founded in 1980, the company initially operating out of a garage in
Kirkburton Kirkburton is a village, civil parish and ward in Kirklees in West Yorkshire, England. It is south-east of Huddersfield. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, the township comprises the villages of Kirkburton and Highburton ...
. Six years later, following the deregulation of bus services, the company began operating a number of commercial services in
Huddersfield Huddersfield is a market town in the Kirklees district in West Yorkshire, England. It is the administrative centre and largest settlement in the Kirklees district. The town is in the foothills of the Pennines. The River Holme's confluence i ...
, as well as tendered services in
Elland Elland is a market town in Calderdale, in the county of West Yorkshire, England. It is situated south of Halifax, by the River Calder and the Calder and Hebble Navigation. Elland was recorded as ''Elant'' in the Domesday Book of 1086. It h ...
. In November 1993, K-Line was purchased by Pride of the Road Group, with operations transferred to a depot at
Honley __NOTOC__ Honley is a large village in West Yorkshire, England. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, it is situated near to Holmfirth and Huddersfield, and on the banks of the River Holme in the Holme Valley. According to the 201 ...
five years later. In May 2008, K-Line was purchased by Centrebus Holdings. However, it continued to trade as a separate entity from Centrebus. In January 2010, Centrebus Holdings took over some contracted services in Calderdale, which previously operated by First West Yorkshire. After Arriva wholly purchased Centrebus Holdings in September 2013, it was decided to rebrand most of the business as Yorkshire Tiger, whilst retaining K-Line as a separate brand.Centrebus (Holdings) Limited
Arriva 9 September 2013
Arriva takes joint venture control
''Bus & Coach Professional'' 12 September 2013
Arriva unleases its Yorkshire Tiger
''Bus & Coach Professional'' 9 October 2013
In October 2014, Arriva rebranded K-Line as Tiger Blue – bringing the company in line with the overall Yorkshire Tiger brand. From June 2017, as a result of increased flexibility between the operation of what was traditionally Honley-based ex-K-Line routes and Waterloo-based former Huddersfield Bus Company routes, the Tiger Blue brand was gradually phased out. Subsequent repaints saw vehicles rebranded into the standard Yorkshire Tiger livery. In September 2018, following reductions to a number of Waterloo-based services, the decision was made to combine operations in Huddersfield, resulting in the closure of the depot at Honley. Most routes formerly operated out of Honley were transferred to Waterloo, with the two fleets merged together.


Acquisition by Transdev Blazefield

In April 2021, Transdev Blazefield agreed terms to purchase the business. The sale took effect on 25 July 2021, and included 163 staff, 69 vehicles and two depots. The business was subsequently rebranded Team Pennine.


Services and branding


Calder Country

The Calder Country brand was introduced in November 2021 – representing an £800,000 investment in the area. The brand encompasses five local bus services (530, 546, 561, 562 & 577), which operate in and around
Calderdale Calderdale is a metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, England, whose population in 2020 was 211,439. It takes its name from the River Calder, and dale, a word for valley. The name Calderdale usually refers to the borough through which the u ...
, with destinations including
Barkisland Barkisland () is a village in Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, it is east of Ripponden, south of Sowerby Bridge and south-west of Halifax town centre. The village falls within the Ry ...
, Boulderclough, Fountainhead, Halifax, Norland and
Soyland Soyland is a village in Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England. It is just north of Ripponden Ripponden is a village and civil parish on the River Ryburn near Halifax in West Yorkshire, England. Historically it was part of the West Riding o ...
. Services are operated by a fleet of Mellor Strata minibuses, branded in a two-tone pink livery. Features include free WiFi and audio-visual next stop announcements.


Denby Darts

The Denby Darts brand encompasses three bus services (D1, D2 & D3), which operate between
Denby Dale Denby Dale is a village and civil parish in the metropolitan borough of Kirklees in West Yorkshire, England. It is 10 miles (17 km) to the south-east of Huddersfield and 9 miles (14 km) north-west of Barnsley. The village is the main villag ...
and
Huddersfield Huddersfield is a market town in the Kirklees district in West Yorkshire, England. It is the administrative centre and largest settlement in the Kirklees district. The town is in the foothills of the Pennines. The River Holme's confluence i ...
via
Skelmanthorpe Skelmanthorpe is a clustered village 8 miles (13 km) south-east of Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England. According to the 2011 census, the village has 4,549 inhabitants. The village sits on the south (right) bank of the first river-like ...
(D1) or Shepley (D2 & D3). The D1 service was introduced in July 2021, and operates half-hourly, with an hourly service during the evening and on Sunday. Services D2 and D3 were introduced in May 2022, and operate at a two-hourly frequency (Monday–Saturday), with a combined hourly frequency on shared sections of route. Services are operated by a fleet of Alexander Dennis Enviro 200 single-deck vehicles, branded in a two-tone pink livery. Features include free WiFi, USB charging and audio-visual next stop announcements.


Great Northern Line

The Great Northern Line brand operates hourly during a Monday to Saturday Daytime between Halifax,
Denholme Denholme is a town and civil parish in the Bradford Metropolitan Borough, West Yorkshire, England. It is west of Bradford, from Keighley and roughly the same distance from Halifax. Administratively, it is part of the Bingley Rural war ...
,
Cullingworth Cullingworth is a village and civil parish in the City of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. Within the boundaries of the historic West Riding of Yorkshire, it is west of Bradford and south of Keighley. The surrounding countryside is mai ...
and
Keighley Keighley ( ) is a market town and a civil parish in the City of Bradford Borough of West Yorkshire, England. It is the second largest settlement in the borough, after Bradford. Keighley is north-west of Bradford city centre, north-west o ...
named after the historic Great Northern Railway railroad linking Halifax and Keighley via Denholme and Ovenden. The service is run by 2
Wright Eclipse 2 The Wright Eclipse is a low-floor single-deck bus body that was built by Wrightbus between 1999 and 2019. The second-generation Eclipse 2 was launched in 2008, followed by the third-generation Eclipse 3 in 2015. The Eclipse, and its sister desig ...
single-deck vehicles, branded a two-tone pink livery. Features include USB charging and free WiFi.


Holmfirth Explorer

The Holmfirth Explorer operates hourly (two-hourly on Sunday) between
Holmfirth Holmfirth is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England, on the A635 and A6024 in the Holme Valley, at the confluence of the River Holme and Ribble, south of Huddersfield and west of Barnsley. It mostly cons ...
and Wakefield via
Denby Dale Denby Dale is a village and civil parish in the metropolitan borough of Kirklees in West Yorkshire, England. It is 10 miles (17 km) to the south-east of Huddersfield and 9 miles (14 km) north-west of Barnsley. The village is the main villag ...
. It encompasses five former services into a single "easy to follow" service. The service is operated by a fleet of Optare Tempo single-deck vehicles, branded in a two-tone pink livery. Features include free WiFi, USB charging and audio-visual next stop announcements.


HuddsQuick

The HuddsQuick brand encompasses a number of local bus services operating in and around the
market town A market town is a settlement most common in Europe that obtained by custom or royal charter, in the Middle Ages, a market right, which allowed it to host a regular market; this distinguished it from a village or city. In Britain, small rural ...
of
Huddersfield Huddersfield is a market town in the Kirklees district in West Yorkshire, England. It is the administrative centre and largest settlement in the Kirklees district. The town is in the foothills of the Pennines. The River Holme's confluence i ...
, with destinations including Berry Brow, Brackenhall, Lindley, Lockwood and Huddersfield Royal Infirmary. Services are operated by a fleet of
Alexander Dennis Enviro 200 MMC The Alexander Dennis Enviro200 MMC (sold as the Alexander Dennis Enviro200) is a single-decker city bus produced by Alexander Dennis since 2014, as the successor to the Enviro200 midibus and Enviro300 full-size bus. The first Enviro200 MMCs e ...
single-deck vehicles, branded in a two-tone pink livery. Features include free WiFi, USB charging and audio-visual next stop announcements.


KirkheatonQuick

The KirkheatonQuick brand is used on service 262, which operates hourly (Monday–Saturday) between Huddersfield and
Kirkheaton Kirkheaton () is a village and former civil parish north-east of Huddersfield, now in the parish of Kirkburton, in the county of West Yorkshire, England, Historic counties of England, Historically, it is part of the West Riding of Yorkshire. ...
via Waterloo. The service is operated by a single
Alexander Dennis Enviro 200 MMC The Alexander Dennis Enviro200 MMC (sold as the Alexander Dennis Enviro200) is a single-decker city bus produced by Alexander Dennis since 2014, as the successor to the Enviro200 midibus and Enviro300 full-size bus. The first Enviro200 MMCs e ...
single-deck vehicle, branded in a two-tone pink livery and named after local cricket hero,
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. Features include free WiFi, USB charging and audio-visual next stop announcements.


Team Pennine

The process of rebranding Yorkshire Tiger to Team Pennine commenced on 25th July 2021 when Team Pennine acquired the Yorkshire Tiger business from Arriva UK Bus. The first vehicle to receive this livery was a long wheel base
Alexander Dennis Enviro200 The Alexander Dennis Enviro200 (previously known as the TransBus Enviro200) is a midibus that was manufactured by TransBus International and later Alexander Dennis between 2003 and 2018. The original TransBus Enviro200 design was innovative but ...
. A number of local services are served by this branding such as 20 ( Halifax to Pellon), 22 ( Halifax to Claremount), 303/4 (
Huddersfield Huddersfield is a market town in the Kirklees district in West Yorkshire, England. It is the administrative centre and largest settlement in the Kirklees district. The town is in the foothills of the Pennines. The River Holme's confluence i ...
to Golcar)343 ( Halifax to
Huddersfield Huddersfield is a market town in the Kirklees district in West Yorkshire, England. It is the administrative centre and largest settlement in the Kirklees district. The town is in the foothills of the Pennines. The River Holme's confluence i ...
), 563/563A ( Halifax to
Brighouse Brighouse is a town within the metropolitan borough of Calderdale, in West Yorkshire, England. Historically within the West Riding of Yorkshire, it is situated on the River Calder, east of Halifax. It is served by Junction 25 of the M62 ...
) as well as many more services across Calderdale and Kirklees.


Fleet and operations


Depots

As of April 2022, the company operates from a depot in
Elland Elland is a market town in Calderdale, in the county of West Yorkshire, England. It is situated south of Halifax, by the River Calder and the Calder and Hebble Navigation. Elland was recorded as ''Elant'' in the Domesday Book of 1086. It h ...
as well as another in Waterloo on the outskirts of Huddersfield.


Vehicles

As of July 2022, the fleet consisted of 59 buses. The fleet consists of diesel-powered single and double-deck buses manufactured by Alexander Dennis,
Optare Switch Mobility (originally called Optare) is an English bus manufacturer based in Sherburn-in-Elmet, North Yorkshire. It is a subsidiary of Indian company Ashok Leyland. The company would be responsible for the EV operations of the group with ...
and
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, as well as minibuses manufactured by
Mellor Mellor is a surname. Notable people with this surname * Alan Mellor (born 1959), English cricketer * Anne K. Mellor (born 1942), feminist scholar of Romantic literature * Chip Mellor (born 1950), President and General Counsel of the Institute for J ...
.


References


External links

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