Connexionsbuses

Connexionsbuses
Connexionsbuses
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A Connexionsbuses at the bus station in Wetherby, West Yorkshire
Founded 2002
Headquarters 6 St. Thomas's Way, Green Hammerton, York, YO26 8BE
Service area North Yorkshire, West Yorkshire
Service type Bus services
Destinations Harrogate, Ilkley, Otley, Ripon, Wetherby, York
Operator Harrogate Coach Travel
Web site Official website

Connexionsbuses is a local bus firm based in North Yorkshire, England.

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History

The company was established in 2002[1] by Craig and Julie Temple, the directors of the company, as Harrogate Coach Travel. The company is based in Green Hammerton, which has a York postcode even if it is under the Harrogate district. The company originally ran local services in the York area, running to Ripon via Great Hammerton, before expanding out running tendered services for North Yorkshire County Council and Metro.

They also ran the X54 service from York to Harrogate, but that service was withdrawn in August 2010,[2] which left the X52 and X53 services to Ilkley and Guiseley as their only Harrogate services. This lasted until April 2011, when they introduced the X70 service between Harrogate and Wetherby and several local services in Harrogate under contract from NYCC (formerly operated by Transdev in Harrogate).

At the same time, they lost the NYCC contract to run buses between York and Ripon, and started to jointly operate services from York to Ripon and to Wetherby alongside Eddie Brown Tours. In March 2011, the bus operations were renamed as Connexionsbuses.[3]

Services

Connexionsbuses operate services to York, Boroughbridge, Ripon, Guiseley, Ilkley, Otley, Knaresborough and Wetherby. From August 2010, the company expanded more in the Ilkley and Otley areas of West Yorkshire, when they take over the Ilkley and Otley local services from First West Yorkshire and the 940 service to Holt Park from TLC Travel.[4] The company started more services in the Wetherby area in April 2011, linking the town to Harrogate and York.

Services run by Connexionsbuses[5][6][7]:

No. From To Via Notes
21 Appleton Roebuck York Stonebow Bolton Percy, Copmanthorpe, Bishopthorpe, Askham Bar, York railway station
104 Harrogate Wedderburn Road Harrogate Hospital
110 Harrogate Pannal Ash Hornbeam Park
111 Harrogate Claro Road
112 Harrogate Duchy Road
142
143		 Ripon York Piccadilly Boroughbridge, Great Ouseburn, Green Hammerton Some journeys run by Eddie Brown Tours
412 York Piccadilly Wetherby Knapton, Rufforth, Long Marston, Tockwith, Bickerton Connects with service X70 to Harrogate. Some 412 journeys run by Eddie Brown Tours
940 Wharedale General Hospital Holt Park Newall, Otley, Pool-in-Wharfedale
960 Ilkley Ben Rhydding
961 Ilkley Hebers Gyhll
962 Ilkley Otley Burley
964 Otley Cambridge Drive
X52 Harrogate Ilkley Pool-in-Wharfedale, Otley
X53 Harrogate Guiseley Pool-in-Wharfedale, Otley
X70 Harrogate Wetherby Spofforth Some journeys connects with service 412 to York

References

  1. ^ "Harrogate Coach Travel". Harrogate Coach Travel. http://www.swiersnet.co.uk/HCT/index.php. Retrieved 5 August 2010. 
  2. ^ "X54 Buses from York to Harrogate". Get Down. http://getdown.org.uk/bus/bus/x54.shtml. Retrieved 5 August 2010. 
  3. ^ "Harrogate Coach Travel becomes Connexionsbuses". Connexionsbuses. http://www.harrogatecoachtravel.com/connexionsbuses.htm. Retrieved 17 April 2011. 
  4. ^ "August Public Transport Changes". Metro. http://www.wymetro.com/NR/rdonlyres/C5306F80-9775-4B54-BF91-D8E4CA4A29B7/0/CT53_infoleaflet.pdf. Retrieved 5 August 2010. 
  5. ^ "Harrogate Coach Travel bus services". Get Down. http://getdown.org.uk/bus/search/harrogate-coach.shtml. Retrieved 5 August 2010. 
  6. ^ "North and West Yorkshire bus routes". Connexionsbuses. http://www.harrogatecoachtravel.com/routes-and-fares.htm. Retrieved 17 April 2011. 
  7. ^ "Metro - Buses - Bus timetables". Metro. http://www.wymetro.com/BusTravel/bustimetables. Retrieved 17 April 2011. 

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