news release archive

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‘A spectacular day’ – CitySightseeing bus leads York’s Parade with Pride

Our CitySightseeing bus led the way for York Pride’s annual parade, and what an incredible day it was in the Yorkshire sunshine!

Transdev celebrates 5 million electric kilometres of sustainable transport

We’re celebrating a new milestone in sustainability: 5 million total kilometres of electric bus travel, completed across our Yorkshire network.

Celebrating International Women’s Day with Lucy, Charlotte, Dawn, and Jan

In support of International Women's Day, we're celebrating the female colleagues who keep our operations moving across the North of England. 

We’ve added hearing loops to our buses!

As of Spring 2026, approximately 150 of our buses have been fitted with hearing loops, and we’re planning to fit the rest of our vehicles by the end of the year.

‘Your Ticket, Your Say’ campaign leads to major bus ticket upgrade

In response to our mammoth 2025 customer campaign, Transdev has launched a major bus ticket upgrade with simplicity and better value in mind.

All aboard for our new bus driver apprenticeship scheme

We’ve officially launched our brand-new bus driver apprenticeship scheme, opening the door to a successful career in transport across Yorkshire and Lancashire.

Food Drives deliver over 1,000 donations across Yorkshire and Lancashire

Transdev’s Christmas Food Drive has been an enormous success, with over 1100 items being donated to food banks across the North of England.

Santa’s all-electric sleigh delivers Christmas delight to local children

Rudolph, Dasher, Prancer, and the rest of the Reindeer got the day off as Santa chose instead to travel via electric bus when he visited local children in Harrogate.

Double-Deck the Halls! Transdev raises money for Save the Children

From Blackburn and Burnley to York and Leeds, we’ve donned our best (and worst) Christmas Jumpers in support of Save The Children’s annual fundraiser!

We’re celebrating success at the Harrogate Business Awards

We’re proud to be named as Large Business of the Year at the prestigious Harrogate Business Awards, following our investment worth £21 million. 

Our job interview guarantee to Lancashire’s Boohoo workers

We’re offering a guaranteed job interview to colleagues from the online fashion firm Boohoo after the retailer confirmed plans to close its Burnley distribution hub next year.

Our top tour team’s all-new recording reveals York’s glories

Our expert team behind York’s favourite open-top bus tour is releasing a brand new recorded guide to its unmissable sights.

Our electric 36 scoops top UK innovation award

We’re celebrating our groundbreaking electric buses on our flagship Yorkshire route, The 36 linking Harrogate with Leeds and Ripon, being named as Britain’s best zero emission transport innovation.

Our Wayne’s world is … beating this squeeze with ease!

It’s said to be the tightest squeeze in Yorkshire … but our ice-cool bus driver Wayne Moody proves you CAN drive a bus through it!

£3.5m new hybrid bus rollout begins on FLYER airport network

The first of our exciting all-new £3.5 million fleet of hybrid buses is now in service on your popular FLYER branded network serving Leeds Bradford Airport.

Best foot forward! Our team strides out to save lives in Yorkshire

Our determined dozen set out to follow our ever-popular route 1 all the way from Harrogate to Knaresborough … not by bus, but on foot.

Ever-popular driver Steve reaches the end of the road with us

The show’s over in Harrogate for our ever-popular Harrogate driver Steve Gill – one day short of his 75th birthday!

More than just electric... it's elf-tastic!

Excited Harrogate youngsters have made transport history as the first to travel on our fantastic new electric double deck buses, destined for The 36 early in the New Year.

Meet our Movember magnificent seven!

Our big-hearted band of fundraisers decided to join in the fun of Movember, a global campaign which raises awareness and funds for men’s health issues.

Proud of our routes – celebrating almost 1,000 years of top-class customer service on our buses

Together, they help thousands of our customers travel across the North of England, and their decades of service have been celebrated at our own glittering awards night.

We’re the UK’s number one green team!

Great news – our electric transformation has scooped a top UK national bus industry environment award!

Meet the sparkling, all-new 1 for you!

We’ve launched the first of 20 all-new Mercedes-Benz eCitaro fully electric single deck buses into service on our ever-popular route 1, linking Harrogate and Knaresborough.

Meet Owen & Matthew - our newly qualified engineer duo on the road to career success

Owen Baxter and Matthew Glass are both destined for a bright future as the first to complete our new three-year engineering apprenticeship programme.

All aboard for tail-wagging travels!

Here at Transdev, we’re proud to be working with volunteer trainers from Guide Dogs to help make travel simpler and safer.

Our moving gesture to support those who serve

We’re making our own moving gesture of support to current and former Forces personnel as the nation prepares to remember those who defended our freedom.

Our 'Mr Fix It' is 50 not out!

He's ensured thousands of West Yorkshire people get to work, school or the shops over the years – now, our very own ‘Mr Fix It’ is celebrating half a century of keeping our buses on the road.

Our Carly packs a punch to fight cancer

30-year-old Carly, who drives our buses across East Lancashire from our Intack depot in Blackburn, has decided to step into the boxing ring for an eight-week training programme to fight cancer.

Our Emma's on board with her family routes!

19-year-old Emma has just joined the growing team at our recently opened depot in York, having become a fully qualified bus driver at the first attempt.

Our electric transformation to line up at uk-wide bus industry awards

We are to compete in a UK national awards final after its multi-million pound investment in electric technology impressed the judges.

Our champion route masters take the green road to awards success

It’s the prize our drivers go the extra mile for – and over 160 of our driving team have achieved ‘Fleet Elite’ status for their smooth and safe skills behind the wheel.

We're offering tomorrow's engineers a ticket to a new career

We're beginning our recruitment drive for three-year apprenticeships – with top industry qualifications and above-average earnings.

New £4m hybrid buses coming to FLYER

Brand new energy-efficient buses packed with the latest safety and comfort features are to transform our popular FLYER network, linking Leeds, Bradford, and Harrogate with Leeds Bradford Airport.

Transdev's Tim takes on the nation's top engineers!

We call them our magnificent seven – and our top team of engineering talent has risen to the ultimate challenge on the national stage.

Our magnificent seven line up for UK skills challenge

From experienced engineers to rising stars of the workshop, our ‘magnificent seven’ are to take on the ultimate test.

Our drive to better mental health

We are launching a new drive to boost care for our customers and staff as the UK marks Mental Health Awareness Week.

Transdev to partner with Yorkshire Cancer Research

Yorkshire Cancer Research has been named as the charity partner of Transdev ahead of an exciting year of fundraising. 

Tourism award win completes a success story for York's red City Sightseeing buses!

York’s leading open top tour CitySightseeing York is celebrating after tourism agency VisitEngland named it as Yorkshire’s Best Told Story.

Announcing a £7.5m order for 15 electric buses

We have placed an order worth £7.5 million for 15 new electric buses to convert one of our most popular routes, The Shuttle linking Keighley and Bradford in West Yorkshire, to zero-emission operation.

Our double Golden joy at UK bus industry Oscars

We always place you, our customer, at the heart of everything we do – and that commitment has earned us a golden double win at the UK bus industry’s biggest celebration of innovation and excellence.

Keighley's £1 bus bargain is now even bigger!

The Keighley Bus Company slashes East Morton’s bus fares after a quarter of a million £1 trips made across town in just seven months.

Our new future ready bus depot in York

We have officially opened our new green depot on the northern outskirts of York – with an upbeat assessment of the prospects for future expansion.

Rishi Sunak visits The Harrogate Bus Company

Sunak hails progress on multi-million pound switch to zero emission bus fleet.

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