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| Luxury bus travel - and wifi – to connect two major West Yorkshire cities | Luxury bus travel - and wifi – to connect two major West Yorkshire cities |
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| Mention the word 'bus' to many people and you think of standing in long queues in pouring rain waiting for a service that's running late or – worse still – has knocked completely. | Mention the word 'bus' to many people and you think of standing in long queues in pouring rain waiting for a service that's running late or – worse still – has knocked completely. |
| You probably wouldn't think of a rapid-transit style service, which will include on-board free wifi internet access, posh leather seats and new ticketing systems. | You probably wouldn't think of a rapid-transit style service, which will include on-board free wifi internet access, posh leather seats and new ticketing systems. |
| But that's what commuters using the number 72 bus between Leeds and Bradford will be enjoying when the first state-of-the-art Streetcar buses are deployed as part of a £74,000 scheme later this month. | But that's what commuters using the number 72 bus between Leeds and Bradford will be enjoying when the first state-of-the-art Streetcar buses are deployed as part of a £74,000 scheme later this month. |
| First Bus, West Yorkshire's largest bus operator, is working in partnership with the West Yorkshire Integrated Transport Authority (ITA), Metro, Bradford city council and Leeds city council on the project, which it hopes will ease congestion on roads between Leeds and Bradford as well as spark economic growth. | First Bus, West Yorkshire's largest bus operator, is working in partnership with the West Yorkshire Integrated Transport Authority (ITA), Metro, Bradford city council and Leeds city council on the project, which it hopes will ease congestion on roads between Leeds and Bradford as well as spark economic growth. |
| The scheme will see Streetcars running every seven minutes during the Monday to Saturday daytime period, linking the two cities together. Metro Chairman Coun James Lewis says: | The scheme will see Streetcars running every seven minutes during the Monday to Saturday daytime period, linking the two cities together. Metro Chairman Coun James Lewis says: |
| This represents a significant investment in vehicles and infrastructure by Metro and First. As well as the refurbished buses, many shelters and bus stops along the route in Armley, Stanningley, Thornbury and Bradford Moor will be updated and given raised kerbing to allow level boarding of the Streetcars. Service 72 runs along one of the key Leeds - Bradford corridors, and the improved service would help reduce congestion by offering commuters an attractive alternative to the car. | This represents a significant investment in vehicles and infrastructure by Metro and First. As well as the refurbished buses, many shelters and bus stops along the route in Armley, Stanningley, Thornbury and Bradford Moor will be updated and given raised kerbing to allow level boarding of the Streetcars. Service 72 runs along one of the key Leeds - Bradford corridors, and the improved service would help reduce congestion by offering commuters an attractive alternative to the car. |
Some of the Streetcar buses will be taken from the existing number 4 route in Leeds and will be supplemented by the Streetcars previously in use in York. The buses will be refurbished before going into service. | Some of the Streetcar buses will be taken from the existing number 4 route in Leeds and will be supplemented by the Streetcars previously in use in York. The buses will be refurbished before going into service. |
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