TRAMS AND BUSES IN YORK

Time now to take a look at what York has and had to offer in the way of public transport. Here's a horse drawn tram crossing the River Ouse.

The tramways were later electrified and the small network centred on the railway station, just outside the city walls.

York Corporation also ran battery-electric buses for a short period.

York later had a small trolleybus sytem. We saw one of them operating in Heworth in an earlier post. After the demise of the Corporation's public transport services, West Yorkshire Road Car Company took over. They used Bedford OB coaches to take tourists around the city.

West Yorkshire Road Car Company used the fleet name York West Yorkshire for local buses, as seen on this Bristol FS in Rougier Street, 1976.

Prior to privatisation, York City & District was invented for the city operations. Here's an open-top Bristol VR outside the station in 1989.

Rider York, part of Yorkshire Rider, later took over.

Yorkshire Rider was then sold to Firstbus, now the main operator in the city.

Electric buses are now used on the busier services in York.

East Yorkshire Motor Services run several services into the city.

West Riding came in from the South.

Arriva took over West Riding.

Transdev has a large presence in York. The Cityzap route, running fast to Leeds, didn't last long.

The Coastliner routes are very popular.

Transdev also operate open-top tours.

York Pullman was a much loved independent. Here are a couple of Dennis saloons when new.

The company's depot was within the city walls. Outside is AEC Regent III no. 64, since preserved (Les Flint).

Inside, no. 91, an AEC Swift.

York Pullman became Reynard Bus for a short while.

The York Pullman name lives on.

There have been plenty of other operators running stage services into York. Bailey's of Fangfoss was one of them.

Connexions, based in the Harrogate area, are a familiar sight in York.

Eddie Brown no longer undertakes bus services.

Glenn Caches started up after deregulation, but has since vanished.

Another obscure company, Gorwood Bros.

Majestic ran to Selby via Cawood.

Reliance, based at Sutton-on-the-Forest, are still operating at the time of writing. The former red livery has now changed to green.

Stephenson's ran to places like Easingwold.

For a short while, Thorne's of Bubwith ran a Park & Ride service.

Veolia didnt last long operating in York.

Other companies running tourist tours included Lothian Regional Transport and Yorkshire Belles.

York has long attracted a variety of coaches from all over the place, bringing in tourists to see the sights. United provided this coach.

From Leicestershire, Oliver's Luxicoaches and Midland Fox.

A visitor from Germany.

A road train operates between the railway museum and the city centre. Here. it's coming under the city wall and turning left onto Lendal Bridge.

From the above picture, a quick turn around finds us looking at a Black Sheep brewery dray unloading.

It's delivering to one of York's best boozers, the Maltings.

That's a great place to end this post. We'll look at the other pubs in the next one.