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Revision as of 15:00, 21 March 2008

Harrogate and District Ltd
File:H&D logo.gif
File:The36ominibus.jpg
A Volvo B7TL in Leeds City Centre on The 36 route
Headquarters(Head office: Prospect Park, Harrogate)
Service area United Kingdom
Service typeBus services
DestinationsHarrogate, Leeds and Ripon.
FleetApprox.
OperatorBlazefield Group

Harrogate & District is a local bus company based in Harrogate in North Yorkshire, England. It is part of the Blazefield Group which is itself owned by the international transport company Transdev.

Like other Blazefield Group companies it aims to maintain a strong local identity with brand & service quality in comparison to other local bus operators. Its key marketed route is The 36, a high frequency service between Ripon, Harrogate and Leeds. This was the UKs first bus route to use new vehicles with leather seats, with the aim of gaining new, non-bus using customers. Another significant route is the Bus2Jet route 767 service between Harrogate and Leeds Bradford Airport.

Routes

Interurban Routes

24 Pateley Bridge - Summerbridge - Hampsthwaithe - Harrogate
36 RIPON - Ripley - HARROGATE - Harewood - LEEDS
56 Ripon - B Monkton - Staveley - Ferrensby - Knaresborough -Harrogate
57 Roecliffe - Boroughbridge - Ferrensby - Knaresborough -Harrogate
58 Roecliffe - B'bridge - Arkendale - Flaxby - Knaresborough - Harrogate
X59 Harrogate - Penny Pot - Kettlesing Head - Blubberhouses - Skipton
770 Harrogate - Spofforth - Wetherby - Boston Spa - Thorner - Leeds

Bus2Jet

767 Harrogate - Leeds Bradford Airport

Harrogate Local Servicees

100, 101, 102 Knaresborough Estates - Knaresborough - Starbeck - Harrogate
103 Harrogate - Jennyfield (Circular)
104 Harrogate - Wedderburn (Circular)
106 Harrogate - Pannal Ash - Rossett Green (Circular)
108 District Hospital - Crossways - Starbeck (Circular)
110 Harrogate - Pannal (Circular)
111 Harrogate - Claro Road (Circular)
201 Harrogate - Dene Park - Bilton (Fountains Ave.) (Circular)
202 Harrogate - Bilton (Fieldway) - New Park (Circular)

Fleet

As of beginning of 2008:

Type Body Number Notes
Single deck vehicles
Dennis Dart SLF Plaxton Pointer 3
Volvo B10BLE Wright Renown 9
Volvo B6BLE Wright Crusader 2 13
Volvo B7RLE Wright Eclipse Urban 6
Dennis Javelin Plaxton 14
Double deck vehicles
Volvo B7TL Plaxton President 7
Volvo Olympian Northern Counties Palatine 1
Volvo B7TL Wright Eclipse Gemini 12 This bus is in the red, black and silver 36 livery.

See also

Template:BlazefieldGroup Template:Transdev UK bus divisions