- Centrebus Holdings
Centrebus Holdings is bus company in
Huddersfield ,West Yorkshire . It is a partnership betweenArriva andCentrebus , created in May 2008 to purchase both K-Line Travel andStagecoach Yorkshire 's Huddersfield operations.Background
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The operations and depot of Stagecoach Huddersfield, which was part of
Stagecoach Yorkshire , were purchased fromYorkshire Traction in 2005, as part of Stagecoach's takeover of that company.In March 2008, it was reported that Stagecoach Yorkshire were in discussions for Arriva to purchase their bus operations in Huddersfield. Arriva subsidiary
Arriva Yorkshire already operated services the town, so purchasing Stagecoach's operations would enlarge their presence. At the time Arriva registered a trading name of "The Huddersfield Bus Company", registered on theArriva Southern Counties license. [Buses Magazine - April 2008, "Stagecoach discusses possible Huddersfield depot sale to Arriva]Shortly afterwards, six of the newest Stagecoach Huddersfield buses were moved away to other depots.
It was announced in May 2008 that Centrebus Holdings had been formed to purchase the company. Centrebus Holdings is owned jointly by the directors of
Centrebus , with a 40% stake held byArriva . Despite the name, Centrebus Holdings does not own the Centrebus company. [Buses Magazine - June 2008, "Centrebus teams up with Arriva to rival First in Huddersfield"]K-Line
Teamdeck, trading as K-Line Travel, operate a number of Huddersfield and Kirklees area. Most of their vehicles are sourced from the
Arriva Bus & Coach dealership, the UK imported of VDL vehicles. At around the same time of the Stagecoach agreement, it was announced that Centrebus Holdings would take over K-Line. [Buses Magazine - June 2008, "Centrebus teams up with Arriva to rival First in Huddersfield"]Future
With the purchase of both Stagecoach and K-Line, Centrebus Holdings has become the second largest bus operator in Huddersfield, second to
First Calderdale & Huddersfield , who Centrebus Holdings now rival. The company intends to retain the K-Line name, and will initially operate the former Stagecoach services with the Huddersfield Bus Company name. However, the 90 employees there have been asked for ideas of a new name, of which one could be the former County Motors name, taken over byYorkshire Traction . [Buses Magazine - June 2008, "Centrebus teams up with Arriva to rival First in Huddersfield"]References
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