Yorkshire Coastliner
{{Short description|Bus operator in North Yorkshire, England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Use British English|date=November 2020}}
{{Infobox Bus transit
|name = Yorkshire Coastliner
|logo=YorkshireCoastlinerLogo2016.png|logo_size=175px|image = 840 Coastliner at the top of Blue Bank.jpg
|image_caption=A Coastliner branded Wright Gemini 3 bodied Volvo B5TL in the North York Moors, operating service 840 in November 2021|parent = Transdev Blazefield
|founded = {{Start date and age|1990}}
|headquarters = Harrogate, North Yorkshire
England
|service_area = {{plainlist|
}}
|service_type = Bus and coach
|depots = 3
|fleet = 58 (at July 2023)
|website = {{url|https://transdevbus.co.uk/coastliner}}
{{url|https://transdevbus.co.uk/flyer/}}
{{url|https://yorkcitysightseeing.com/}}
|leader_type = Managing Director
|stations=Malton Bus Station}}
Yorkshire Coastliner is a bus company that operates both local and regional bus services in North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire, England. It is a subsidiary of Transdev Blazefield.
History
The company was established in 1990, when the York-based services of AJS Group were sold to Yorkshire Rider.{{cite web |date=21 December 1989 |title=York City goes suburban |url=https://archive.commercialmotor.com/article/21st-december-1989/16/york-city-goes-suburban |website=Commercial Motor |page=16}}{{cite web |date=26 July 1990 |title=Rider takes control |url=https://archive.commercialmotor.com/article/26th-july-1990/19/rider-takes-control |website=Commercial Motor |page=19}} At the time, AJS Group retained the regional services between Leeds and Bridlington, Filey, Scarborough and Whitby via York and Malton.
In August 1991, Yorkshire Coastliner was included in the purchase of AJS Group by Blazefield Group, following the sale of seven of the company's eight remaining bus firms at the time – a deal valued at £2.2 million.{{cite web |date=8 August 1991 |title=AJS sells remaining bus firms |url=https://archive.commercialmotor.com/article/8th-august-1991/16/ajs-sells-remaining-bus-firms |website=Commercial Motor |page=16}}
In January 2006, French-based operator Transdev acquired the Blazefield Group, along with 305 vehicles.{{cite web |date=7 January 2006 |title=Transdev acquires Blazefield Group |url=http://www.busandcoach.com/newspage.aspx?id=448&categoryid=0 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029195107if_/http://www.busandcoach.com/newspage.aspx?id=448&categoryid=0 |archive-date=29 October 2013 |access-date=21 April 2022 |website=Bus & Coach Professional}}{{cite web |last=Briggs |first=Ian |date=9 January 2006 |title=A new stop for Blazefield |url=http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/analysis/a-new-stop-for-blazefield-1-2600335 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160415092036/http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/analysis/a-new-stop-for-blazefield-1-2600335 |archive-date=15 April 2016 |access-date=21 April 2022 |website=Yorkshire Post}}
In August 2008, Top Line Travel and Veolia Transport were purchased.{{cite web |date=4 June 2008 |title=Blazefield expands with York deal |url=http://www.busandcoach.com/newspage.aspx?id=1958&categoryid=0 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131030154516/http://www.busandcoach.com/newspage.aspx?id=1958&categoryid=0 |archive-date=30 October 2013 |access-date=21 April 2022 |website=Bus & Coach Professional}} The company further expanded in February 2012, following the purchase of York Pullman's local bus operations. The sale included the transfer of 31 employees and 17 vehicles.{{cite web |last=Liptrot |first=Katie |date=4 February 2012 |title=York bus firm sells vehicles to rival |url=https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/9513056.york-pullman-sells-vehicles-to-veolia-transdev/ |access-date=21 April 2022 |website=York Press }}{{cite web |date=7 February 2012 |title=Transdev buys York Pullman's bus ops |url=https://cbwmagazine.com/transdev-buys-york-pullmans-bus-ops/ |access-date=21 April 2022 |website=Coach & Bus Week }}
In 2018, following the award of contracts by North Yorkshire County Council to replace those formerly operated by Stephensons of Easingwold, local services in and around York were rebranded York & Country, with vehicles subsequently rebranded in a two-tone blue livery.{{cite web |last=Dougall |first=Emily |date=13 February 2018 |title=Transdev York awarded former Stephensons contracts |url=https://cbwmagazine.com/transdev-york-awarded-former-stephensons-contracts/ |access-date=7 May 2022 |website=Coach & Bus Week }}
In December 2024, rival operator Reliance announced that all four of their public service routes (30, 31X, 40 and 74), as well as two school routes, will be sold to and taken over by Transdev on 19 January 2025. Eleven buses were also included in the sale. The buses and routes subsequently began operation with Transdev under the York & Country brand.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=9 December 2024 |title=Reliance Motor Services in routes and vehicles sale to Transdev |url=https://www.route-one.net/news/reliance-motor-services-in-routes-and-vehicles-sale-to-transdev/ |access-date=9 December 2024 |website=Route One Magazine |language=}}{{Cite web |last=Peat |first=Chris |date=9 December 2024 |title=Transdev acquiring Reliance buses and routes |url=https://www.busandcoachbuyer.com/transdev-acquiring-reliance-buses-and-routes/ |access-date=9 December 2024 |website=Bus & Coach Buyer |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |date=2024-12-09 |title=York bus routes which have run for 94 years bought out by company |url=https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/24781250.transdevs-york-country-team-buys-reliance-bus-routes/ |access-date=2024-12-09 |website=York Press |language=en}}
Services and branding
=Coastliner=
{{For|more information about this service|Yorkshire Coastliner bus routes 840 and 843}}
File:Yorkshire_Coastliner_2780_BF63HCZ.jpg bodied Volvo B9TL in Malton, operating service 840 in March 2023]]
The Coastliner brand encompasses a group of regional services linking Leeds, Tadcaster and York with the towns and villages of Malton, Pickering and Thornton-le-Dale, and the coastal resorts of Scarborough and Whitby. Services are operated by a fleet of Wright Eclipse Gemini 2 bodied Volvo B9TL and Wright Gemini 3 bodied Volvo B5TL double-deck vehicles, branded in a two-tone blue livery. The vehicles include free WiFi, USB and wireless charging and audio-visual next stop announcements.{{cite web |last=Cole |first=David |date=13 December 2016 |title=Coastliner upgrades |url=https://www.busandcoachbuyer.com/coastliner-upgrades/ |access-date=21 April 2022 |website=Bus & Coach Buyer }}{{cite web |date=19 September 2018 |title=High-spec' boost for Britain's 'most scenic' local bus route |url=https://www.route-one.net/news/high_spec__boost_for_britain_s__most_scenic__local_bus_route/ |access-date=10 May 2021 |website=Routeone }}
In May 2018, the 840 service, which runs between Leeds and Whitby, was voted as the "most scenic bus route in Britain" in an online poll.{{cite news |last=Wearn |first=Rebecca |date=27 May 2018 |title=Britain's 'most scenic' bus route revealed |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/business-44226761 |access-date=21 April 2022}}{{cite web |date=28 May 2018 |title=Yorkshire bus route is named the most scenic in Britain |url=https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/yorkshire-bus-route-is-named-the-most-scenic-in-britain-287616 |access-date=21 April 2022 |website=Yorkshire Post }}{{cite web |date=28 May 2018 |title='Britain's Most Scenic Bus Route' named |url=https://www.route-one.net/news/__britain_s_most_scenic_bus_route__named/ |access-date=21 April 2022 |website=Routeone }}{{cite web |last=Kirby |first=Dean |date=28 May 2018 |title=Passengers say this Yorkshire bus route to Whitby is the most scenic in Britain |url=https://inews.co.uk/light-relief/offbeat/buses-yorkshire-whitby-york-bus-route-scottish-highlands-bus-158837 |access-date=21 April 2022 |website=i }}
=Flyer=
{{For|more information about this service|Flyer (bus service)}}File:Transdev 'Flyer' 241 - Y11 TDV (YJ16 DWK).jpg in Harrogate, operating service A2 in August 2022]] In September 2020, in partnership with Leeds Bradford Airport, Transdev Blazefield and West Yorkshire Combined Authority, the company commenced operation of a network services centring around the airport. Operations were transferred from former operator, Yorkshire Tiger, including a depot at Idle, West Yorkshire. Services 737, 747 and 757 were subsequently rebranded Flyer and renumbered A1 (Horsforth & Leeds), A2 (Bradford & Harrogate) and A3 (Bradford, Guiseley, Otley{{cite web |title=Timetable {{!}} Metro |url=https://www.wymetro.com/buses/timetables/a3 |access-date=8 August 2022 |website=www.wymetro.com}} & Shipley).{{cite news |last=Jenkinson |first=Keith |date=24 September 2020 |title=Tiger quits Bradford |pages=31 |work=Buses |issue=787}}{{cite web |last=Dougall |first=Emily |date=8 September 2020 |title=Transdev Flyer takes off to Leeds Bradford Airport |url=https://cbwmagazine.com/transdev-flyer-takes-off-to-leeds-bradford-airport/ |access-date=21 April 2022 |website=Coach & Bus Week }}{{cite web |date=3 September 2020 |title=Transdev launches Flyer buses, connecting Yorkshire with Leeds Bradford Airport |url=https://www.harrogate-news.co.uk/2020/09/03/transdev-launches-flyer-buses-connecting-yorkshire-with-leeds-bradford-airport/ |access-date=21 April 2022 |website=Harrogate Informer }}{{cite web |last=Chalmers |first=Graham |date=1 September 2020 |title=New Flyer buses to 'revolutionise' Harrogate passengers' travel at Leeds Bradford airport |url=https://www.harrogateadvertiser.co.uk/business/new-flyer-buses-to-revolutionise-harrogate-passengers-travel-at-leeds-bradford-airport-2957869 |access-date=21 April 2022 |website=Harrogate Advertiser }}{{cite web |date=2 September 2020 |title=Transdev Flyer airport venture takes to the roads in Yorkshire |url=https://www.route-one.net/operators/transdev-flyer-airport-venture-takes-to-the-road-in-yorkshire/ |access-date=21 April 2022 |website=Routeone }}{{cite web |last=Peat |first=Chris |date=1 September 2020 |title=Transdev's Flyer takes off |url=https://www.busandcoachbuyer.com/transdevs-flyer-takes-off/ |access-date=21 April 2022 |website=Bus & Coach Buyer }}
As of April 2022, services are operated by a fleet of Optare Versa single-deck vehicles, branded in a yellow and purple livery. The vehicles include free WiFi, USB charging ports, audio-visual next stop announcements and additional luggage storage. Some vehicles are also fitted with wireless chargers. These buses will be replaced by a fleet of 15 Mercedes-Benz Citaro hybrid electric single-deck vehicles, an order worth £4 million, which are expected to enter service by the end of 2024.{{Cite web |last=Team |first=routeone |date=2024-07-15 |title=Transdev chooses Mercedes-Benz Citaro hybrid for Flyer services |url=https://www.route-one.net/news/transdev-chooses-mercedes-benz-citaro-hybrid-for-flyer-services/ |access-date=2024-07-15 |website=routeone |language=en-US}}{{Cite news |last=Chalmers |first=Graham |date=15 July 2024 |title=New £4 million bus fleet is announced for key Harrogate bus route by Transdev |url=https://www.harrogateadvertiser.co.uk/news/people/new-ps4-million-bus-fleet-is-announced-for-key-harrogate-bus-route-by-transdev-4703422 |access-date=15 July 2024 |work=Harrogate Advertiser}}{{Cite web |title=Transdev announces 15 new buses for airport Flyer bus |url=https://thestrayferret.co.uk/news/latest/transdev-announces-15-new-buses-for-airport-flyer-bus |access-date=2024-07-15 |website=thestrayferret.co.uk |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=15 July 2024 |title=New £4m hybrid buses coming to FLYER |url=https://www.transdevbus.co.uk/news/new-4m-hybrid-buses-coming-to-flyer/ |access-date=15 July 2024 |website=Transdev}}
File:Transdev York & Country 752 - YW19 VUH.jpg, operating service 25 in March 2023]]
= York & Country =
The York & Country brand encompasses local services operating in and around the cathedral city of York, with destinations including Acomb, Derwenthorpe, Fulford, Haxby and Rawcliffe. Services are operated by a fleet of Alexander Dennis Enviro200 MMC and Optare Versa single-deck vehicles branded in a two-tone blue livery, and also a fleet of Mellor Strata minibuses branded in a two-tone grey livery.{{cite web |date=9 September 2019 |title=Quick Enviro200 delivery gets new Transdev services in York on the road |url=https://www.alexander-dennis.com/media/news/2019/september/quick-enviro200-delivery-gets-new-transdev-services-in-york-on-the-road/ |access-date=21 April 2022 |website=Alexander Dennis}}
File:City Sightseeing York 4005 - S500 YRK (LK07 AZR).jpg, in March 2023]]
= York City Sightseeing =
Upon the buyout of original franchise operators Top Line Travel in 2008, Yorkshire Coastliner run the York franchise of international tour bus company City Sightseeing.{{cite news |date=1 June 2008 |title=Tour bus change just the ticket |url=https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/2310078.tour-bus-change-just-the-ticket/ |access-date=17 July 2023 |website=York Press }} Services are operated by a fleet of Alexander Dennis Enviro400 open-top double-deck vehicles and a Plaxton President bodied VDL DB250 open-top double-deck vehicle, branded in City Sightseeing's red livery.{{cite web |date=18 August 2020 |title=New fleet for City Sightseeing York |url=https://www.busandcoachbuyer.com/new-fleet-for-city-sightseeing-york/ |access-date=17 July 2023 |website=Bus & Coach Buyer }}
In 2014, the fleet used on York's sightseeing tours were converted to electric drivetrains by Magtec. This has been regarded to be the first time a double-decker bus had been converted to electric in the world.{{cite web |last=YorkMix |date=3 September 2014 |title=World's first electric double decker bus launched in York |url=https://yorkmix.com/worlds-first-electric-double-decker-bus-launched-in-york/ |access-date=17 July 2023 |website=YorkMix }}{{cite web |date=5 September 2014 |title=York sightseeing bus becomes world first {{!}} TheBusinessDesk.com |url=https://www.thebusinessdesk.com/yorkshire/news/664338-york-sightseeing-bus-becomes-world-first |access-date=17 July 2023 |website=Yorkshire }}{{cite web |date=21 May 2015 |title=York City Sightseeing fleet now fully electric |url=https://www.busandcoachbuyer.com/york-city-sightseeing-fleet-now-fully-electric/ |access-date=17 July 2023 |website=Bus & Coach Buyer }} However in 2020, these vehicles were replaced for ones that are diesel-operated.
{{As of|2025|1}}, the services operated and respective brands are:
| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
!Route !To !From !Via !Brand |
| 14
|Askham Bar, York {{rint|bus}} {{rint|gb|rail}}, Huntington & New Earswick | rowspan="12" |York & Country |
|---|
| 19
| rowspan="3" |Skelton | rowspan="3" |York {{rint|bus}} {{rint|gb|rail}} | rowspan="3" |Rawcliffe & Clifton |
| 19A |
| 19X |
| 20
|Osbaldwick{{Efn|Most journeys terminate at Monks Cross.}} |Clifton, Haxby, New Earswick, Huntington, Monks Cross & Heworth |
| 24
| rowspan="2" |Fulford |York {{rint|bus}} {{rint|gb|rail}} |
| 25
|Heworth & York {{rint|bus}} {{rint|gb|rail}} |
| 30/30X
|Thirsk {{rint|gb|rail}} | rowspan="5" |York {{rint|bus}} {{rint|gb|rail}} |Sowerby, Birdforth, Thormanby, Raskelf,{{efn|Some journeys operate via Raskelf.}} Easingwold, Alne, Tollerton, Shipton, Skelton & Clifton |
| |Thirsk {{rint|gb|rail}}
|Sowerby, Birdforth, Thormanby, Raskelf, Easingwold, Shipton, Skelton & Clifton |
| 31X
|Helmsley, Sproxton, Oswaldkirk, Ampleforth, Wass, Coxwold, Husthwaite, Easingwold, Shipton, Skelton & Clifton |
| 40
|Crayke or Easingwold |York Hospital, Clifton Moor, Wiggington, Sutton-on-the-Forest, Huby & Stillington |
| 74
|Threshfield, Burnsall, Barden, Bolton Abbey, Addingham, Ilkley {{rint|bus}} {{rint|gb|rail}}, Burley-in-Wharfedale {{rint|gb|rail}}, Otley {{rint|bus}} {{rint|gb|rail}}, Spacey Houses, Oatlands, Harrogate {{rint|bus}} {{rint|gb|rail}}, Knaresborough {{rint|bus}} {{rint|gb|rail}}, Kirk Hammerton & Upper Poppleton |
| 840
|Leeds {{rint|bus}} {{rint|gb|rail}} |Thornton-le-Dale or Whitby {{rint|bus}} {{rint|gb|rail}} |Seacroft {{rint|bus}}, Tadcaster, Copmanthorpe, Askham Bar, York {{rint|bus}} {{rint|gb|rail}}, Heworth, Stockton-on-the-Forest, Malton {{rint|bus}} {{rint|gb|rail}}, Eden Camp, Kirby Misperton,{{Efn|Kirby Misperton is only served by journeys terminating at Thornton-le-Dale.}} Pickering, Goathland, Sleights {{rint|gb|rail}} & Ruswarp {{rint|gb|rail}} | rowspan="2" |Yorkshire Coastliner |
| 843
|Leeds {{rint|bus}} {{rint|gb|rail}} |Scarborough {{rint|bus}} {{rint|gb|rail}} |Seacroft {{rint|bus}}, Tadcaster, Copmanthorpe, Askham Bar, York {{rint|bus}} {{rint|gb|rail}}, Heworth, Stockton-on-the-Forest, Malton {{rint|bus}} {{rint|gb|rail}}, Rillington, Sherburn, Staxton & Seamer {{rint|gb|rail}} |
| A1
|Leeds {{rint|bus}} {{rint|gb|rail}} |Leeds Bradford Airport {{rint|air}} |Burley, Kirkstall, Horsforth {{rint|gb|rail}}, Rawdon & Yeadon | rowspan="3" |Flyer |
| A2
| rowspan="2" |Bradford {{rint|bus}} {{rint|gb|rail}} |Harrogate {{rint|bus}} {{rint|gb|rail}} |Greengates, Apperley Bridge, Rawdon, Yeadon, Leeds Bradford Airport {{rint|air}}, Pool-in-Wharfedale, Huby, North Rigston, Spacey Houses & Oatlands |
| A3
|Otley {{rint|bus}} {{rint|gb|rail}} |Manningham, Frizinghall, Shipley {{rint|gb|rail}}, Guiseley {{rint|gb|rail}}, Yeadon, Leeds Bradford Airport {{rint|air}} & Pool-in-Wharfedale |
Former services and brands
=CityZap=
File:Transdev CityZap 3611 YL03ZAP.jpg bodied Volvo B7TL in York, in April 2016]]
The CityZap brand was introduced on 27 March 2016 as a limited-stop express service running directly between York and Leeds via the A64, A1(M) and M1. The service aimed to attract motorists by offering a faster journey compared to the company's Coastliner service, with journeys taking around 45 minutes between the cities compared to over an hour on the Coastliner, and to provide a competitive alternative to the railway.{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Jade |date=2017-03-28 |title=Traversing cities and coastlines |url=https://cbwmagazine.com/traversing-cities-and-coastlines/ |access-date=2024-11-10 |website=CBW |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |date=2022-06-27 |title=Boost for buses as York rail strikes hit commuters |url=https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/20237831.leeds-york-cityzap-bus-sees-passenger-rise-train-strikes/ |access-date=2024-11-10 |website=York Press |language=en}}{{cite web |date=21 March 2016 |title=Transdev launches new express services between York and Leeds |url=https://cbwmagazine.com/transdev-launches-new-express-services-york-leeds/ |access-date=21 April 2022 |website=Coach & Bus Week}}{{cite web |date=24 March 2016 |title=CityZap unveiled |url=https://www.busandcoachbuyer.com/new-cityzap-unveiled/ |access-date=21 April 2022 |website=Bus & Coach Buyer}} As of April 2022, the service operated daily, with an hourly frequency during the day. There was no early morning or evening service.{{Efn|During times where CityZap did not operate, services 840 and 843 operated as an alternative between Leeds and York, with services running via Copmanthorpe, Tadcaster and Seacroft.}} The initial success of the route led to the launch of a second CityZap service between Leeds and Manchester, operated by sister company The Burnley Bus Company.{{cite news |date=19 November 2017 |title=Transdev goes for second Zap and ups route 36 |work=Buses |pages=13 |issue=752}}{{cite web |last=Dougall |first=Emily |date=14 November 2017 |title=Transdev launches new Leeds-Manchester Cityzap express |url=https://cbwmagazine.com/transdev-launches-new-leeds-manchester-cityzap-express/ |access-date=21 April 2022 |website=Coach & Bus Week}}
The service was notable for its use of sat-nav equipment to choose the quickest route and avoid congestions.
The service initially ran with a fleet of five Wright Eclipse Gemini bodied Volvo B7TL double-deck vehicles. The vehicles were branded for the route in a silver/red livery, and featured free WiFi and USB charging outlets. In June 2019, a fleet of five brand new double-deck Wright StreetDeck vehicles were ordered,{{Cite web |last=Deakin |first=Tim |date=2019-06-17 |title=Transdev's £3.5m orders from ADL and Wrightbus |url=https://www.route-one.net/news/transdev_invests__3_5m_in_buses_from_adl_wrightbus/ |access-date=2024-11-10 |website=routeone |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Williams |first=Mark |date=2019-06-18 |title=Transdev buys British |url=https://www.busandcoachbuyer.com/transdev-buys-british/ |access-date=2024-11-10 |website=Bus & Coach Buyer |language=en-GB}} however this order was subsequently cancelled in favour of four brand new double-deck Alexander Dennis Enviro400MMC vehicles – an investment of £1.4 million. In December 2020, the new Enviro400MMC fleet entered service. The vehicles included free WiFi, USB and wireless charging outlets, tables, and audio-visual next stop announcements.{{cite web |last=Lewis |first=Haydn |date=11 December 2020 |title=Paul Hudson lends his voice to new CityZap buses in York |url=https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/18939082.paul-hudson-lends-voice-new-cityzap-buses-york/ |access-date=16 June 2021 |website=York Press}}{{cite web |last=Snowdon |first=Ros |date=31 January 2021 |title=Investment in luxury 'Sky Class' buses between Leeds and York set to boost region's recovery |url=https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/business/consumer/investment-in-luxury-sky-class-buses-between-leeds-and-york-set-to-boost-regions-recovery-3118854 |access-date=21 April 2022 |website=Yorkshire Post}}
The CityZap service ceased operations on 19 November 2022, with Transdev Blazefield claiming the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic had made running the express service unsustainable.{{cite press release |title=Cityzap zaps for the final time on 19 November |date=21 September 2022 |publisher=Transdev Blazefield |location=Harrogate |url=https://www.transdevbus.co.uk/cityzap/cityzap-zaps |access-date=21 September 2022 |author=}}{{cite web |last=Cooper |first=Joe |date=22 September 2022 |title=Anger as popular York to Leeds express bus faces the axe |url=https://www.leeds-live.co.uk/news/leeds-news/anger-popular-york-leeds-express-25083089 |access-date=22 September 2022 |website=YorkshireLive}}
= Unibus =
File:TRANSDEV York - Flickr - secret coach park (2).jpg bodied Volvo B10BLE, operating service 44 in September 2014]]Unibus was the brand name of route 44, connecting York Station with the University of York.
In February 2012, Transdev purchased local services that were operated by York Pullman at the time, including the operation of the Unibus branded service 44,{{cite news |last=Liprot |first=Kate |date=4 February 2012 |title=York Pullman sells vehicles to Veolia Transdev |url=http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/business/news/9513056.York_bus_firm_sells_vehicles_to_rival/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120920001803/http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/business/news/9513056.York_bus_firm_sells_vehicles_to_rival/ |archive-date=20 September 2012 |work=York Press}} as well as the ub.1 campus shuttle.{{Citation needed|reason=Need to find a usable source|date=June 2024}} Shortly after, the route received a refreshed fleet, including the introduction of single-deck Wright Renown bodied Volvo B10BLEs and double-deck Plaxton President bodied Volvo B7TLs to the fleet, as well as the purchase of an Optare Solo SR EV minibus.{{Citation needed|reason=Need to find a usable source|date=June 2024}}
In July 2015, with the contract for the Unibus services being awarded to First York, Transdev entered into a bus war with First by continuing to run the route 44 on a commercial basis, rivalling First's new 66 service to the university.{{Cite web |date=2015-07-03 |title=Bus wars loom in York, as rivals go head-to-head |url=https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/13366981.bus-wars-loom-in-york-as-rivals-go-head-to-head/ |access-date=2024-07-15 |website=York Press |language=en}} Shortly after, Transdev announced that the route 44 will run 24 hours a day and 7 days a week from autumn 2015, which was regarded as the first bus route in York to do so.{{Cite web |date=2015-07-31 |title=First 24/7 bus service launched in York |url=https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/13523163.first-247-bus-service-launched-in-york/ |access-date=2024-07-15 |website=York Press |language=en}} The Wright Renowns were also upgraded to include a USB charging zone.{{Citation needed|reason=Need to find a usable source|date=June 2024}} However, in December 2016, the 44 service was withdrawn, with Transdev stating "lots of other buses running along the route, often copying what we do [...] has made life very difficult for us".{{Cite web |date=2016-10-16 |title=Unibus withdraws the No 44 service in bus wars |url=https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/14805033.unibus-withdraws-the-no-44-service-in-bus-wars/ |access-date=2024-07-15 |website=York Press |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Unibus withdrawal - Student home, University of York |url=https://www.york.ac.uk/students/news/2016/unibus-withdrawal/ |access-date=2024-07-15 |website=www.york.ac.uk}}
Fleet and operations
=Depots=
= Vehicles =
{{multiple images
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| image1 = YORKSHIRE COASTLINER (Transdev) - Flickr - secret coach park.jpg
| image2 = Yorkshire Coastliner 401.jpg
| footer = A selection of historic buses and liveries/brands previously used by Yorkshire Coastliner
| image3 = Whitby Coastliner bus - geograph.org.uk - 3951934.jpg
| image4 = Transdev York bus 2011-02-10.jpg
| perrow = 2/3
| image5 = Transdev E313MSG - Flickr - megabus13601.jpg
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As of May 2021, the fleet consists of 57 buses. The fleet consists mainly of diesel-powered mini, single and double-deck buses manufactured by Mellor, Optare, Alexander Dennis, Wrightbus, and one open top bus manufactured by Plaxton.{{cite news |date=28 March 2017 |title=A blazing fleet |pages=58 |work=Coach & Bus Week |issue=1284 |publication-date=}}
| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
!Fleet No. !Vehicle !Livery !Depot |
| 66–67
|Mellor Strata/Mercedes-Benz Sprinter |Transdev Go |Rawcliffe |
|---|
| rowspan="3" |210–293
| rowspan="3" |Optare Versa |Flyer |Idle |
| Transdev Go
|Idle |
| York & Country
|Rawcliffe |
| 751–755
| rowspan="2" |Alexander Dennis Enviro 200 MMC |York & Country |Rawcliffe |
| 582–583
|Reliance |Rawcliffe |
| 1773
| rowspan="3" |Reliance | rowspan="4" |Rawcliffe |
| 1774 |
| 1901–1902 |
| 2410
|Reliance (ex-Lothian) |
| 2421–2780
| rowspan="2" |Yorkshire Coastliner | rowspan="2" |Malton & Rawcliffe |
| 3629–3644 |
| 4001–4006
| rowspan="2" |York City Sightseeing | rowspan="2" |Rawcliffe |
| 4007 |
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External links
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- [https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/02605399 Transdev Blazefield Limited] and [https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/04412164 Transdev York Limited] on Companies House
- [https://www.transdevbus.co.uk/coastliner/ Transdev York & Country] website
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Category:Transport in Yorkshire