David Slater (Spoddendale)'s photos with the keyword: Yorkshire Traction Company

Sunday 28 October 1990 – Yorkshire Traction Company 79 (E69 WWF) seen at Drummer Street, Cambridge when working the 0910 National Express service 350 from Clacton-on-Sea to Chester, a new link started this very day with the commencement of the Winter 1990/1 schedules. Destination information is carried for both directions! A smartly turned out Plaxton Paramount 3500 bodied Scania K112CR new in October 1987.

Saturday 8 July 1995 (approx. 1115) – Yorkshire Traction Company 75 (OHE 50), a Plaxton Paramount 3500 bodied Scania K93CRB new in 1991 as J964 YWJ, seen in the Rookery bus station in Newmarket when working the 0850 National Express service 350 from Clacton-on-Sea to Liverpool.

Tuesday 24 September 1991 – Only three MCW Metroliner 400GT models were built, two going to Central Coachways owned by West Midland Travel and the third going to Yorkshire Traction as their number 99 originally delivered in 1988 as E99 AAK it was re-registered HE 8899. Seen in Victoria Coach Station, London it was getting ready to work the 1930 National Express ‘Rapide’ service 560 to Barnsley. Alongside was a German coach loading for the ‘Eurolines’ service to Athens, Greece.

Monday 2 June 1997 (approx. 1450) – Two Yorkshire Traction coaches working northbound National Express services ex London (Victoria) at 1330 seen at Milton Keynes Coachway (near junction 14 of the M1 Motorway in Buckinghamshire). Left is 58 (P58 NWG), a 1997 Plaxton Expressliner 2 bodied Volvo B10M, working service 564 to Halifax. Right is 81 (N281 CAK), a 1996 Van Hool Alizeé bodied Scania K113CRB, working service 560 to Barnsley. Next stop for 81 is Chesterfield and for 58 is Wakefield.

Monday 2 June 1997 (approx. 1440) – Milton Keynes Coachway stands close to junction 14 of the M1 Motorway in Buckinghamshire. On the left is Yorkshire Traction 59 (P59 NWG), a 1997 Plaxton Expressliner 2 bodied Volvo B10M, working the 1105 Halifax to London National Express service 564. On the right is East Midland Motor Services 659 (J420 HAS) operating the 1245 National Express ‘Air Link’ service 230 from Nottingham to Gatwick Airport. It had only recently been transferred to East Midland from Busways of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, both companies owned by Stagecoach, and still carried lettering for the ‘Air Link’ services from the North East. It is a Plaxton Excalibur bodied Volvo B10M new to Parks of Hamilton in March 1992 which I believe had carried registration KSU 462 during its time at Busways.

The 'Ten Cities Express' operated between Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Coventry licenced to a number of big company operators most of which became part of the National Bus Company. The service had its origins with the Fawdon Bus Company which started the service in 1928. In 1933 Fawdon was acquired by the West Yorkshire Road Car Company on behalf of the ‘Limited Stop’ and ‘Yorkshire Services’ pools and following the acquisition revenue north of Leeds was shared by Northern General Transport, North Western Road Car, West Yorkshire Road Car and Yorkshire Woollen District. South of Leeds it was shared by East Yorkshire Motor Services, West Yorkshire Road Car Company, Yorkshire Traction Company and Yorkshire Woollen District. Due to there being so many different companies involved, the road service licence for the service was held in the name of the Fawdon Omnibus Company registered at the offices of Northern General in Bensham. Since no vehicles were owned by Fawdon a hiring permit was granted by the Traffic Commissioners with Northern General Transport, West Yorkshire Road Car and Yorkshire Woollen District being the prominent operators. The Fawdon Company was wound up in 1962 and the different pool members then held separate licences (which then included East Midland Motor Services, Lancashire United Transport and United Automobile Services). It was at this time the service became marketed as the ‘Ten Cities Express’. The feeder services shown in this timetable to/from Halifax and Huddersfield were actually timings covered by the Blackpool-Barnsley service J7 (later 217) of the 'Yorkshire-Blackpool' pool operators.

An extract from the Summer 1972 "Britain's Express Coach Guide" produced by the National Bus Company before the launch of the 'National' coach branding. This page shows the Yorkshire-London and Yorkshire-Luton services operated by the 'Yorkshire Services' pool operators (East Midland Motor Services, East Yorkshire Motor Services, West Yorkshire Road Car Company, Yorkshire Traction Company and Yorkshire Woollen District Transport).

The timetables of East Midland Motor Services as shown in the 'Roadway Motor Coach Timetable' 1932. In 1934 the company became a member of the 'Yorkshire Services' pool contributing their Sheffield-London service to that operation.

An extract from the 'Roadway Motor Coach Timetable' 1932 showing the London-Yorkshire services of the 'Yorkshire Services' pool operators. The pool was created in 1930 by the West Yorkshire Road Car Company, Yorkshire Traction Company and Yorkshire Woollen District Electric Tramways (which later became Yorkshire Woollen District Transport). East Yorkshire Motor Services joined in 1931 followed by East Midland Motor Services in 1934. Barnsley featured as a key interchange point for the Yorkshire-London and Yorkshire-Birmingham services that formed the pool.

An extract from the 'Roadway Motor Coach Timetable' 1932 showing the Birmingham-Yorkshire services of the 'Yorkshire Services' pool operators. The pool was created in 1930 by the West Yorkshire Road Car Company, Yorkshire Traction Company and Yorkshire Woollen District Electric Tramways (which later became Yorkshire Woollen District Transport). East Yorkshire Motor Services joined in 1931 (followed by East Midland Motor Services on the London services in 1934). Barnsley featured as a key interchange point for the Yorkshire-London and Yorkshire-Birmingham services that formed the pool.