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As of July 2017, the First West Yorkshire fleet consisted of 882 buses, [46] [ needs update] mainly consisting of buses manufactured by Wrightbus, Alexander Dennis and Yutong. His stunning lap of 124.45mph from a standing start on a Honda in the first circuit of the Senior TT in 1999 saw him break Carl Fogarty's seven-year-old benchmark for the Mountain Course. Michael Rutter The Yorkshireman's tally of 16 TT wins across a range of classes includes a record five victories in one week in 2010 - he remains the only rider to achieve that feat. Leeds Park & Ride receives new Wrightbus hybrids". Coach & Bus Week. Peterborough: Emap. 19 June 2018 . Retrieved 10 June 2022. Jenkins, David (15 August 2019). "Connecting Leeds". Buses. Stamford: Key Publishing . Retrieved 30 December 2021. (subscription required)

He has won for six different manufacturers - BMW, Honda, Yamaha, Paton, Kawasaki and Suzuki - and in 2016 became the first competitor to post a sub-17-minute lap of the Mountain Course in the Superbike TT. 4. Ian Hutchinson The lap record holder for the Superbike race, the Bradford racer has finished runner-up on nine occasions and taken third position in a further five races. Steve Plater Our quartet were initially allocated to Bradford (routes including the 700 Shop Hopper that the Cubs before them were used on) then moved to Huddersfield (route 841 to Oakes being a usual route) followed by being transferred to Leeds in 1994, but all except 2003 gone by early 1996 (as an interesting aside, they came to Leeds along with a Mercedes 709D given fleet number 2005, this had 25 coach seats).Carl Fogarty's TT career was fairly brief but very successful as he achieved three wins, before moving on to excel on the world's short circuits, collecting four World Superbike crowns. Elland Road park-and-ride open for Leeds' Tour de France". BBC News. 18 June 2014 . Retrieved 10 June 2022. We plan to do some British short circuits at the end of this year to get Ian as comfortable as possible on the bike and ready to go.

The future World Superbike champion won three TT races - the 1989 Production 750cc race, followed by a Formula One and Senior double 12 months later. In 2009, the management of the three FirstGroup sub-divisions in West Yorkshire, as well as First York were centralised, creating First West Yorkshire. [20] Hutchinson sustained a broken leg in the 2017 Senior TT and has been slowly regaining fitness ever since. On 18 May 2008, the company's Kirkstall Road depot, first opened in 1897, was closed after 111 years of service. Staff and operations were subsequently moved to a new depot at Hunslet. Named Hunslet Park, the new depot was opened with a capacity of 200 buses with room for additional expansion. [19]To comply with the Transport Act 1985, the West Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive formed an arms length company named Yorkshire Rider in September 1986. [2] [3] West Yorkshire PTE's 'Metrobus' services were transferred to Yorkshire Rider upon the deregulation of West Yorkshire bus services on 26 October 1986. [4] Coming soon to a Leeds bus stop near you". Professional Engineering. Vol.19, no.10. London. 31 May 2006. ProQuest 218368520. Park-and-ride is set to double up in Leeds". The Yorkshire Post. Leeds. 23 June 2014 . Retrieved 10 June 2022. Jefferies was also the first rider to lap the circuit at 125mph and held the lap record for a spell after circulating at 127.29mph in 2002. Jim Moodie First rationalises Yorkshire businesses". Bus & Coach Professional. 3 December 2008. Archived from the original on 27 December 2008 . Retrieved 10 June 2022.

Fifteen new Northern Counties low-height-bodied Olympians were delivered in 1994, which were placed into service in Halifax. Ten full-height Northern Counties Olympians arrived in Bradford during the same period. Five Scania L113CRBs arrived in York in 1994 again with Alexander bodies, while in Leeds six Volvo B6Bs with Alexander Dash bodies arrived. More Scania N113CRB saloons with Alexander Strider bodies arrived in June 1994 – all nineteen painted into the silver and blue SuperBus livery for the guided busway services. “Local identity” First Bus names leaders of new regional structure". Routeone. 18 August 2022 . Retrieved 19 August 2022. Coules, Chloe (6 June 2022). "Bradford Clean Air Zone to launch in September". Air Quality News . Retrieved 22 September 2022. Jefferies was also the first rider to lap the circuit at 125mph and held the lap record for a spell after circulating at 127.29mph in 2002. New era on the buses". Huddersfield Daily Examiner. 27 September 1986. p.3 . Retrieved 21 October 2023– via Newspapers.com.New era on the buses". Huddersfield Daily Examiner. 27 September 1986. p.3 . Retrieved 24 November 2023– via Newspapers.com. The iconic Ballymoney rider holds the record for the most wins at the TT with 26, achieved across a range of classes from 125cc and 250cc twos-strokes to Superbikes.

In September 1995, Yorkshire Rider was split into four separate divisions: Bradford Traveller, Calderline, Kingfisher Huddersfield and Leeds City Link. [15] However in February 1998, all these were respectively renamed First Bradford, First Calderdale, First Huddersfield and First Leeds as part of the rollout of the FirstGroup brand. [16] [ bettersourceneeded]Grimond, Magnus (4 April 1995). "Badgerline links with GRT". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 28 June 2020 . Retrieved 10 June 2022. Harrison, Matt (2 June 2019). "#AYearOfBuses 89: Calder Connect Rochdale – Burnley". Transport Designed . Retrieved 12 June 2022. Hutchinson has also won nine races at the Ulster Grand Prix and three at the North West 200, including Supersport successes over the Triangle circuit in 2006 and 2010. The 11-time TT winner took his first victory in the Formula Two race in 1987 and went on to carve out a reputation as one of the greatest Mountain Course exponents of all time - setting the first 120mph lap in 1989. Phased introduction for Leeds 'ftr' ". Bus & Coach Professional. 24 October 2006. Archived from the original on 6 November 2007 . Retrieved 12 June 2022.