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Bradford's Overground & Sovereign Networks

• Introduction to The Overground™ and Sovereign services
• What services are included in the Overground™Network?
• Where to catch your Overground Bus in Bradford City Centre
• What services are included in the Sovereign Network?
• Links to the official First Bradford website
• First>Card Information
• Corridor Frequencies
• Bus Changes details from July 23rd 2000

From 23 July 2000, First Bradford's network of services changed in a major new initiative. The Overground™ was at the centre of the changes - the introduction of 6 main colour coded routes across the city, running every 10 minutes during Monday to Saturday daytimes. Most services changed to make the network clearer and easier to use. Less route numbers are now used, services are more frequent and lots of new cross-city links have been made.

From March 1998, a new standard of service was launched by First Bradford, the Sovereign standard, launched firstly on the X6, then the 72, and then extended to further services. The Sovereign charter defines standard of Safety, Comfort, Cleanliness, Drivers and time keeping. All sovereign services are operated by the latest corporate vehicles, with most services being low floor.

The 23 July 2000 changes marked the launch of almost 100 brand new low floor vehicles for First Bradford. The new buses include, 45 Double deckers (Volvo B7TL Alexander ALX400), 22 Minibuses (Optare Solos), 11 Articulated "bendy" buses (Volvo B7TA Wright Eclipse Fusion) with the remainder being single deckers (Volvo B10BLE Wright Renown). This major influx of buses will mean the average age of the fleet will be under three years.
Details of the new buses along with route branding carried is availble on the First Bradford Fleetlist page

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The Following services are part of the Overground network 

All services are Low Floor except the Orange Line which uses modern Step-Entry vehicles

All services operate to the Sovereign standard

Click here to see the Overground network map on the First Bradford website www.firstbradford.co.uk 

Where to catch your Overground Bus in Bradford City Centre

Where to catch your Overground Bus (& other route branded services) in Bradford City Centre
Blue Line 607	Towards Holme Wood	Sunbridge Road S10 #, Bridge Street S14#, (Interchange Stand W @), Hall Ings H8
	Towards Thornton	(Interchange Stand Q $), Cheapside N1 £, Market Street M7 £, Sunbridge Road S3, S8
Pink Line 617/618	Towards Holme Wood	Westgate W3, W5, Sunbridge Road S7, Interchange Stand S
	Towards Allerton	Interchange Stand U, Sunbridge Rd S1, Barry St S9, Westgate W2
Yellow Line 620	Towards Bierley	Westgate W3, W5, Sunbridge Road S6, Interchange Stand R
	Towards Haworth Road	Interchange Stand V, Sunbridge Rd S4, Barry St S9, Westgate W2
Orange Line 636/637	Towards Bradford Moor	Thornton Road T8, The Tyrls T10, (Interchange Stand T @), Cheapside N11
	Towards Clayton	Church Bank P10, Market Street M7, (Interchange Stand J @), The Tyrls T4
Red Line 640/641	Towards Five Lane Ends	Hall Ings H3, (Interchange Stand Z @), Market St M3, Bolton Rd P6
	Towards Buttershaw	Bolton Road P8, Market Street M6A, (Interchange Stand B @), The Tyrls T3, Little Horton Road G4
Green Line 645/646	Towards Greengates	Hall Ings H3, (Interchange Stand V @), Market Street M4, Forster Square P9
	Towards Buttershaw	Church Bank P10, Market Street M6A, (Interchange Stand E @), The Tyrls T3
Express X6	Towards Leeds	Interchange Stand X, Hall Ings H7
	Towards Huddersfield	Hall Ings H9, Interchange Stand B
City Hopper 600	Around City Centre	Interchange Stand A, NMPFT G5, Godwin Street T9, Barry Street S9, Grattan Road W6, John Street J2, Upper Piccadilly J3, Cheapside N10, Market Street M8, Interchange Stand A
# Not Evenings and Sundays, @ Evenings and Sundays Only, $ Early Mornings, Evenings and Sundays Only, £ Not Early Mornings, Evenings and Sundays

The Overground works in conjunction with the current Sovereign quality network. The Sovereign standard is now available on all the below routes which are mainly operated by low floor modern single deckers, double deckers and minibuses. A list of other services operated by First Bradford where Sovereign standards do not apply is available on the First Bradford Fleetlist page

Links to the official First Bradford Website: www.firstbradford.co.uk

Overground Network Map

All Services Network Map [PDF]

City Centre Map [PDF]

Blue Line 607 Guide to service Route Map City Centre Map 
Pink Line 617/618 Guide to service Route Map City Centre Map 
Yellow Line 620 Guide to service Route Map City Centre Map 
Orange Line 636/637 Guide to service Route Map City Centre Map 
Red Line 640/641 Guide to service Route Map City Centre Map 
Green Line 645/646 Guide to service Route Map City Centre Map 

FirstCard is the easy way to pay on all First Bradford buses. You can use the card as stored cash to pay fares or as a travel pass. You even earn extra value for journeys by collecting "Busmiles". From 23 July, the boundary is extended to Thornton Terminus and to Saltaire Roundabout and stretches as far as Thonton, Shelf, Bailiff Bridge and Thornbury
To get your FirstCard either call Lo-Call 0845 6 011 831, visit Bradford Interchange Metro Travel Centre, or order on line at www.first-card.co.uk

Corridor Frequencies

Clockwise from Northwards out of City Centre, All freqs are Monday to Saturday Daytimes

Manningham Lane
(Services 622,623,626,653,679,758) 10 buses an hour, at least every 10 minutes
Canal Road
(Services 610,657,675,677,845,846) 10 buses an hour, at least every 13 minutes
Bolton Road
(Services 612,640,641,642,647) 10 buses an hour, at least every 10 minutes
Otley Road
(Services 613,614,645,646,670) 12 buses an hour, at least every 7 minutes
Barkerend Road
(Services 636,637) 6 buses an hour, at least every 10 minutes
Leeds Road
(Services 72,607,711) 10 buses an hour, at least every 10 minutes
Wakefield Road
(Services 617,618,620) 12 buses an hour, at least every 5 minutes
Manchester Road
(Services 622,623,626,645,646,681) 14 buses an hour, at least every 10 minutes
Little Horton Road
(Services 640,641) 6 buses an hour, at least every 10 minutes
Great Horton Road
(Services 610,611,612,613,614) 8 buses an hour, at least every 8 minutes
Thornton Road
(Services 607,615,616) 7 buses an hour, at least every 10 minutes
White Abbey Road 
(Services 617,618,619) 6 buses an hour, at least every 10 minutes

Bus Changes from 23 July 2000

Service 72 Bradford-Leeds, No Change, Service 268 Bradford-Dewsbury, Timetable changes on Saturdays, Service 600 Bradford Shophopper, No Change, Services 601/602 Bradford City Circle, No Change, Service 607 Bradford-Thornton, Now extends across city to Holme Wood replacing service 680 between Bradford & Holme Wood. Service frequency extended to every 10 minutes. This service forms part of the OVERGROUND network. One Sunday bus runs via Tyersal and is numbered 606., Services 608/609 Bradford- Greengates Circular, Thorpe Edge now served by service 641, Ravenscliffe now served by new Overground services 645/646; Service 610 Bradford-Queensbury, Buses extend across city to Shipley via Kings Road, Thackley Corner and Five Lane Ends replacing Five Lane Ends to Shipley section of service 640, Services no longer use the Interchange and now use The Tyrls; Service 611 Bradford- Troydale, No change to route or times, but service reumbered 709; New Service 611 Buttershaw-Bradford-Shipley, See services 612/613 below; Services 612/613 Bradford-Buttershaw-Woodside-Bradford Circular, Buses now run as services 611/612 Buttershaw-Bradford both directions replacing former 612/613 & 684/685. Services then extend to Shipley via Bolton Road, Five Lane Ends, Thackley Corner & West Royd replacing service 641, Section of route via Woodside covered by service 613 see below. Buses towards Shipley serve The Tyrls; New Service 613 Fagley-Bradford- Woodside-Buttershaw, Replaces services 684/685 and former services 612/613. Buses continue at Buttershaw as services 611/612. New route between Woodside and Bradford replaces withdrawn service 634 as does the section of route between Bradford & Fagley no longer serves LowMoor; Service 614 Fagley-Bradford-Moore Avenue-Wibsey-Odsal Top. Now only runs Fagley to Moore Avenue, Smith Avenue now served by 845, Mayo Avenue and Rooley Lane by services 633 & 845; Service 615 Bradford-Allerton. Now extends via Sandy Lane to Cottingley replacing service 690 & 620, Evenings and Sundays buses will extend to Bingley & Eldwick replacing services 620 & 625; Service 616 Bradford-Allerton, now extends to Bingley and Evenings and Sundays to Rldwick replacing services 690, 620 & 625; Services 617/618 Allerton-Bradford-Holme Wood. This service no longer continues as a 615 at Allerton. Allerton terminus is moved to Ayersome Oval.Operates as part of the OVERGROUND network; Service 619 Bradford-Royal Infirmary. Now runs to Cottingley & Bingley replacing service 620; Service 620 Bierley-Bradford-Haworth Road- Cottingley-Bingley, Now runs as part of OVERGROUND every 10 minutes between Bierley & Haworth Road. Cottingley & Bingley now served by 615/616/619. Rooley Lane & Bowling Hall Road now served by services 633/634; Services 621/631 Bierley- Bradford- Haworth Road. Withdrawn and replaced by service 620; Services 622/623 Huddersfield- Brighouse-Bradford-Bingley-Eldwick, Now runs Eldwick-Bradford-Scholes replacing service 624 between Bradford & Scholes. Frequency increased to every 20 minutes. Now diverts from Saltaire via Kirkgate to serve Shipley. Sole journey from Huddersfield now runs as service 626. These services combined with service 626 runs every 10 minutes between Shipley Market Place and Wyke; Service 624 Scholes-Bradford-Shipley. Now only runs Bradford to Shipley and extends to Shipley Glen replacing section of service 675/677. Scholes section of route now covered by services 622/623; Service 625 Brighouse-Bradford-Bingley-Eldwick. This Evenings and Sunday service now runs Brighouse-Bradford-Baildon, Bradford-Bingley/Eldwick now covered by services 615/616; Service 626 Brighouse-Bradford-Cottingley, Now runs Brighouse- Bradford-High Baildon Collier Lane, replacing service 661, Cottingley now served by services 675/677. Frequency increased to every 20 minutes. One bus starts from Huddersfield and runs as service 363 as far as Bailiff Bridge.; Service 627 Brighouse-Bradford- Shipley- West Royd, This Evenings and Sunday service now runs Brighouse-Bradford-Shipley Glen. West Royd now served by services 610/611; Services 628/629 Bradford-Five Lane Ends, No Change; Service 630 Bradford-Tyersal, Frequency increased to every 20 mins, Minor change to route now runs directly via Wakefield Road and Bowling Back Lane rather than Leeds Road and Hammerton Street. New circular route within Bradford City Centre.; New Services 633/634 Bradford-West Bowling/Odsal, New services operate as a circular via Wakefield Road, Bowling Hall Road, Rooley Lane, Manchester Road, Mayo Avenue, Rooley Lane then as reverse of outward route. Service 633 runs half hourly daytimes, Service 634 runs via Parkway to West Bowling evenings hourlyand to Bowling Hall Road only Sunday daytimes. Replaces part of former 620/621/631 routes; Current Service 634 Fagley-Bradford-Moore Avenue-Odsal-Bradford. Withdrawn replaced by service 613 between Fagley & Moore Avenue and service 845 between Odsal & Moore Avenue; Services 636/637 Clayton- Bradford- Bradford Moor. Service now part of the OVERGROUND network running every 10 minutes, At Bradford Moor continues to Thornbury Leisure complex; Services 640/641 Buttershaw-Bradford-Five Lane Ends-Shipley- Hirst Wood. Buttershaw-Five Lane Ends section now runs as a OVERGROUND service. Thackley, West Royd & Shipley section of route replaced by services 610/611/612; Service 642 Buttershaw-Bradford-Greengates- Shipley, Now runs as a daytime service, Bradford-Greengates every hour. Buttershaw now served by services 640/641 every 10 minutes; Service 643/644 Buttershaw-Bradford-Greengates, Withdrawn replaced by services 645/646, 642 & 846; New Services 645/646 Buttershaw-Bradford-Greengates, New OVERGROUND services replaces service 643/644/634 between Buttershaw and Bradford and services 608/609 to Greengates. Replaces service 845 through Wibsey; Services 647/648 Bradford-Yeadon-Otley, Service no longer runs to Otley, Service 648 renumbered 647 and rus via Greengates & Yeadon to Guiseley before returning to Bradford via Shipley. Swain House Road now served by services 640-642; Service 649 Bradford- Menston, No Change; Services 650/652 Bradford-Ilkley, These services are replaced by new service 651 running as a circular to Yeadon forming a circular with 647. Service 652 continues to run hourly on Sundays. Passengers for Ilkley should change at Guiseley onto First Leeds service 733; New Service 651 Bradford-Guiseley-Yeadon Circular, Runs via Manningham to Shipley and then as service 648 to Bradford, runs opposite direction to new circular service 647; Services 653/654 Bradford-Otley-Harrogate-Knaresborough, Buses now serve Menston; Service 656 Bradford-Otley, No change; Services 657/658/659 Bradford-Shipley-Baildon, Most 658 journeys will operate as service 758 directly via Manningham Lane. Service 657 & 658 now run daytimes Bradford-Shipley. Service 657 now operates direct via Canal Road and Valley Road. ; Services 660/661 West Bowling-Bradford- Baildon, Withdrawn, replaced by services 674-677 over West Bowling section of route and services 625 & 626 Bradford to Baildon; Services 670/671 Leeds-Rodley- Bradford, All buses bow run as 670 with new route in Greengates. Idle Road now served by 612. Pullan Road and Harrogate Road now served by circular services 647 & 651; New Services 674/676 West Bowling-Bradford-Hirst Wood, Runs hourly, evenings and Sundays, journeys via Crag Road run as service 676; Services 675/677 West Bowling-Bradford-Shipley-Shipley Glen, Buses still run West Bowling to Shipley & now continue to Cottingley replacing service 626. Shipley Glen is now served by services 624/627; Service 676 Bradford-Hirst Wood-Baildon, Services now numbered 673; Service 678 Bradford-Hirst Wood-Baildon, No Change; Service 679 Bradford-Hirst Wood, No Change; Service 680 Smiddles Lane-Bradford-Holme Wood, Now only runs to Smiddles Ln. Holme Wood section of route replaced by service 607; Services 681/682 Halifax-Shelf-Bradford, Route slightly revised, Evening and Sunday services now extend to Fagley replacing service 614; Services 684/685 Bradford-Woodside- Buttershaw Circular, Withdrawn, replaced by services 611-613; Service 690 Bradford-Allerton-Bingley, Withdrawn & replaced by service 616; New Service 709 Bradford-Troydale, Replaces former service 611; Service 710 Bradford-Troydale, No Change; Service 711 Bradford-Pudsey- White Rose Centre, No Change; Service 714 Bradford-Owlcoates Centre, No Change; Service 747 Bradford-Otley, Timetable changes; New Service 758 Bradford-Baildon, Replaces service 658; Service 810 Eccleshill-Shipley-Hirst Wood, No Change; Services 811/812 Bradford-Five Lane Ends-Shipley, Withdrawn & replaced by extended services 845/846; Services 845/846 Odsal-Wibsey-Bradford, Extends to Shipley replacing services 811/812, The 845 is to be extended from Wibsey to Mayo Ave. The 846 will be extended to Lastingham Green in Buttershaw replacing service 644, New route in City centre; Service 847 Horton Bank Top- Bradford, Withdrawn; Service 896 Bradford-Ravenscliffe Avenue, No change; Service 938 Bradford-Keighley Nightrider, No Change; Service W5 Bradford-Otley-Ilkley, Revised route between Bradford & Shipley, minor changes to timetable; Service X6 Huddersfield-Bradford-Leeds, Buses to Leeds now run via Leeds Rd towards Thornbury, Minor times changes at Peak times.; Service X22 Bradford-Keighley, First Bradford journeys Only, withdrawn from Sunday 16th July

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