First West Yorkshire (English Wikipedia)

"Badgerline to merge with GRT Bus Group". Bus & Coach Buyer. No. 301. Spalding. 7 April 1995. p. 7. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
Jarosz, Andrew (17 February 1996). "Rider invests in new image". Coach & Bus Week. No. 205. Peterborough: Emap. p. 10. Retrieved 19 August 2024.

bbc.co.uk

"Elland Road park-and-ride open for Leeds' Tour de France". BBC News. 18 June 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
"Leeds Stourton solar-powered park and ride site opens". BBC News. 17 September 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
"Delayed Bradford Clean Air Zone to start in September". BBC News. 2 June 2022. Retrieved 23 September 2022.

busandcoach.com

"First rationalises Yorkshire businesses". Bus & Coach Professional. 3 December 2008. Archived from the original on 27 December 2008. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
"Phased introduction for Leeds 'ftr'". Bus & Coach Professional. 24 October 2006. Archived from the original on 6 November 2007. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
"Leeds StreetCars delayed start". Bus & Coach Professional. 5 December 2006. Archived from the original on 28 October 2007. Retrieved 12 June 2022.

busandcoachbuyer.com

Peat, Chris (19 October 2020). "Electric Yutongs launch into service in Leeds". Bus & Coach Buyer. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
"It's Catch the Bus Week". Bus & Coach Buyer. 6 July 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2022.

cbwmagazine.com

"First Bus restructures as Government funding cuts loom in England". Coach & Bus Week. Peterborough. 5 July 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
"New 1,000-space Park & Ride for Leeds". Coach & Bus Week. Peterborough. 20 June 2017. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
"Leeds Park & Ride receives new Wrightbus hybrids". Coach & Bus Week. Peterborough. 19 June 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
"'Hyperlink' service launched between Leeds and Bradford". Coach & Bus Week. 31 October 2012. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
"First launched Zest brand in Halifax". Coach & Bus Week. Peterborough. 21 December 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
"First Huddersfield launches HD Connect service". Coach & Bus Week. Peterborough. 20 November 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2022.

ciltuk.org.uk

"New Holme Valley bus service launched as public urged to leave cars at home for Catch the Bus Week". The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport. 5 July 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2022.

commercialmotor.com

archive.commercialmotor.com

"West Yorks routes taken over by Rider". Commercial Motor. Temple Press. 4 October 1986. p. 16. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
"Yorkshire's riding high". Commercial Motor. Temple Press. 3 November 1988. p. 19. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
"WYRC in takeover deal". Commercial Motor. Temple Press. 27 July 1989. p. 16. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
"Job losses at Yorkshire Rider". Commercial Motor. Temple Press. 5 April 1990. p. 21. Retrieved 10 June 2022.

freeserve.co.uk

westyorkshirebuses.freeserve.co.uk

Part 1 – 1974 to 1979 The Early Metrobus era Archived 13 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine West Yorkshire Buses
Part 6 – 1997 to 1999 The early Metrobus era Archived 10 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine West Yorkshire Buses

halifaxcourier.co.uk

"It's all change as town's bus depot gets a makeover". Halifax Courier. 29 August 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2022.

heraldscotland.com

"Link-up creates second-largest bus group". The Herald. Glasgow. 5 April 1995. Retrieved 10 June 2022.

independent.co.uk

Grimond, Magnus (4 April 1995). "Badgerline links with GRT". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 28 June 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2022.

keybuses.com

Jenkins, David (15 August 2019). "Connecting Leeds". Buses. Stamford: Key Publishing. Retrieved 30 December 2021.(subscription required)

leeds-live.co.uk

Johnson, Kristian (15 October 2020). "West Yorkshire's first ever all-electric buses – and where you can spot them in Leeds". Leeds Live. Retrieved 10 June 2022.

morleyobserver.co.uk

"End of the line for Black Prince". Morley Observer & Advertiser. 15 June 2005. Archived from the original on 7 October 2011. Retrieved 10 June 2022.

newspapers.com

"New era on the buses". Huddersfield Daily Examiner. 27 September 1986. p. 3. Retrieved 24 November 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
"Timetables ready for new bus services". Huddersfield Daily Examiner. 13 October 1986. p. 9. Retrieved 24 November 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
Wainright, Martin (11 October 1988). "Staff are driving force behind £20m buyout". The Guardian. London. p. 12. Retrieved 24 November 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
Thornton, Philip (16 April 1994). "Badgerline buys a ticket for the record books". Western Daily Press. Bristol. p. 21. Retrieved 24 November 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

oft.gov.uk

Anticipated acquisition by First West Yorkshire Limited of Black Prince Buses Limited Archived 6 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine Office of Fair Trading

passengertransport.co.uk

"First to link Leeds and Bradford with Ftrs". Passenger Transport. 13 June 2012. Archived from the original on 12 June 2022. Retrieved 12 June 2022.

proquest.com

"Bus firm's growth will ease jams". The Yorkshire Post. Leeds. 9 May 2008. ProQuest 335515432.
"Coming soon to a Leeds bus stop near you". Professional Engineering. Vol. 19, no. 10. London. 31 May 2006. ProQuest 218368520.
"New ftr bus fleet plans shelved". The Yorkshire Post. Leeds. 11 September 2007. ProQuest 335475568.
"First joins FTSE 100 on high". The Yorkshire Post. Leeds. 8 November 2007. ProQuest 335405519.

route-one.net

"First Bus names leaders of new regional structure". Routeone. 18 August 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
Deakin, Tim (31 August 2022). "First Bus orders 193 Wrightbus battery-electrics". routeone. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
"UK's first solar-powered park and ride service launched in Stourton". RouteOne. 23 September 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
"First Bus unveils £8.1m investment in new fleet for Bradford". RouteOne. 2 March 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2022.

thebusinessdesk.com

Rahman, Miran (2 March 2022). "£8.1m investment in buses to create cleaner air". TheBusinessDesk. Retrieved 10 June 2022.

thetelegraphandargus.co.uk

Lowson, Rob (22 July 2016). "First West Yorkshire unveils new fleet at Bradford Industrial Museum". Bradford Telegraph & Argus. Retrieved 9 May 2022.

transportdesigned.com

Harrison, Matt (2 June 2019). "#AYearOfBuses 89: Calder Connect Rochdale – Burnley". Transport Designed. Retrieved 12 June 2022.

web.archive.org

Part 1 – 1974 to 1979 The Early Metrobus era Archived 13 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine West Yorkshire Buses
Grimond, Magnus (4 April 1995). "Badgerline links with GRT". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 28 June 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
Part 6 – 1997 to 1999 The early Metrobus era Archived 10 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine West Yorkshire Buses
Anticipated acquisition by First West Yorkshire Limited of Black Prince Buses Limited Archived 6 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine Office of Fair Trading
"End of the line for Black Prince". Morley Observer & Advertiser. 15 June 2005. Archived from the original on 7 October 2011. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
"First rationalises Yorkshire businesses". Bus & Coach Professional. 3 December 2008. Archived from the original on 27 December 2008. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
"Phased introduction for Leeds 'ftr'". Bus & Coach Professional. 24 October 2006. Archived from the original on 6 November 2007. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
"Leeds StreetCars delayed start". Bus & Coach Professional. 5 December 2006. Archived from the original on 28 October 2007. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
"First to link Leeds and Bradford with Ftrs". Passenger Transport. 13 June 2012. Archived from the original on 12 June 2022. Retrieved 12 June 2022.

yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk

"New 1,000 space park and ride set to open in Leeds". Yorkshire Evening Post. Leeds. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 10 June 2022.

yorkshirepost.co.uk

"Park-and-ride is set to double up in Leeds". The Yorkshire Post. Leeds. 23 June 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2022.

zemo.org.uk

Carlisle, Simon (12 July 2017). "Hybrid and Retrofitted SCRT bus fleets" (PDF). First West Yorkshire. Retrieved 11 June 2022.