West Yorkshire Combined Authority Buys FirstGroup Assets for £109m as Franchise Drive Moves Forwards

Combined Authority to buy two Leeds bus depots as franchising plans move forward

Five sites, in Bradford, Bramley, Halifax, Huddersfield and Hunslet, will be bought

West Yorkshire Combined Authority buys FirstGroup assets for £109m as franchise drive moves forwards

Public transport operator FirstGroup has agreed the sale of over 300 buses and five freehold depots to West Yorkshire Combined Authority (WYCA) for £109m, as plans to bring the region’s bus networks under public control move forwards.

Bramley's bus depot bought by West Yorkshire Combined Authority

West Yorkshire Combined Authority has agreed a deal to purchase five major depots from FirstGroup as part of preparations for the region’s publicly owned bus network. The deal includes First’s bus depot in Henconner Lane in Bramley. The sites – also in Bradford, Halifax, Huddersfield and Hunslet – will house the fleet of Weaver Network […]

West Yorkshire Combined Authority buys bus depots and fleet for £109m

Supporting the transition to bus franchising in West Yorkshire, FirstGroup has agreed a £109m deal with the West Yorkshire Combined Authority (WYCA). The agreement covers the sale of five freehold depots, and fixed assets within the depots, as well as a bus fleet including 251 diesel vehicles and 79 electric vehicles. The depot sales have completed, […]

FirstGroup in £109m depot, bus sales to West Yorkshire – Northern Financial Review

Aberdeen-headquartered transport giant FirstGroup plc said it has agreed the sale of assets to the West Yorkshire Combined Authority (WYCA) “in support of the transition...

WYCA takes control of bus depots and fleet in £109m deal

The deal, including 251 diesel vehicles and 79 electric vehicles, is worth around £109m.