Tiger Bus gets new owners
A BUS operator running services in Calderdale has been taken over by a new company.
Transdev has signed an agreement to buy the West Yorkshire-based Yorkshire Tiger bus operations from Arriva UK Bus, with completion expected in the summer.
The announcement will not affect local bus services and Arriva employees are set to move to Transdev as part of the sale agreement.
Once complete, the sale is set to include Arriva’s two depots at Elland, near Halifax and Waterloo in Huddersfield, as well as 61 buses.
A statement said: “The agreeplanned ment will also see Arriva’s 163 drivers, engineers, cleaning and support colleagues based at these two depots join Transdev’s family of more than 1,200 people at eight operating centres across the region.
“The sole exceptions are the 231 and 232 Huddersfield – Wakefield routes, which are to remain within Arriva as part of its Yorkshire business.
“Yorkshire Tiger’s current day and season passes are expected to be integrated into Transdev’s flexible range of value for money unlimited travel tickets, while West Yorkshire Metro’s range of multi-operator tickets will continue to be valid on all its services.”
Transdev Blazefield CEO Alex Hornby said: “We are thrilled to be growing our team and our company, and are really looking forward to serving this part of West Yorkshire for the first time.
“This demonstrates Transdev’s long-term commitment to develop our business here in the north of England.”
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