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 Year by Year Guide
to new Bus deliveries

The following table details all new buses that were delivered to WYPTE, Yorkshire Rider and First West Yorkshire.

At the bottom of the table are graphs and analysis of this data

Fleetnumbers Registrations Chassis Body Seats Date New Original Allocation Livery
1974 : 41 Buses

40 DDs, 0 SDs, 0 Midibuses, 0 Minibuses, 1 Coaches
36 Leeds, 0 Bradford, 4 Calderdale, 0 Kirklees, 1 Bingley's
59 (1534) SWX859M Leyland Leopard Plaxton Supreme C38FT 6/74 Bingley's Coach Fleet ?
6003/4/6/8/13 UWT603/4/6/8/13N Leyland Atlantean Roe  H43/33F 9/74 Leeds District Metro
6001/2/5/7 GUG533-536N Leyland Atlantean Roe H43/33F 10/74 Leeds District Metro
6009-12/4-40 GUG537-567N Leyland Atlantean Roe H43/33F 10-12/74 Leeds (6021/3/30/4 Calderdale) Metro
1975 : 180 Buses

141 DDs, 20 SDs, 6 Midibuses, 0 Minibuses, 13 Coaches
83 Leeds,60 Bradford,19 Calderdale,7 Kirklees,6 Hansons,5 Bingley's
63/4 GWY689-690N Leyland Leopard Plaxton Supreme C45F 1-2/75 Calderdale District ?
3011/2 GWY691-692N Leyland Leopard Plaxton Supreme DP43F 1/75 Calderdale District Metro
100 GWY714N Leyland Leopard Plaxton Supreme C40FT 2/75 Calderdale District ?
6041-6080 HWT27-66N Leyland Atlantean Roe H43/33F 2-6/75 Leeds District Metro
2601-2640 HUA552-591N Scania Metropolitan MCW H44/31F 3-7/75 Bradford District Metro
1501-1505 JWU239-243N Leyland Leopard Plaxton Supreme C51F 6-7/75 Bingley's Coach Fleet ?
8501-8513 JWU244-256N Leyland Leopard Plaxton Derwent C51F 6-10/75 Kirklees (1-7) /Calderdale (8-13) Metro
36-41 JUG352-357N Bristol LHS6L ECW DP27F 7/75 Leeds(36/9/40)/Hansons(37/8/41) Metro
1506-1508 LUB506-508P Volvo B58-56 Plaxton Supreme C44FT 8/75 Hansons ?
3480 LUG480P Volvo Ailsa Alexander H44/35F 8/75 Calderdale District Metro
6081-6120 LUG81-120P Leyland Atlantean Roe H43/33F 8-11/75 Leeds District Metro
8514-8520 LUG514-520P Leyland Leopard Plaxton Derwent DP43F 10/75 Calderdale District Metro
2641-2660 MNW641-660P Scania Metropolitan MCW H44/31F 11-12/75 Bradford District Metro
1976 : 112 Buses

80 DDs, 15 SDs, 6 Midibuses, 0 Minibuses, 11 Coaches
6 Leeds, 18 Bradford, 46 Calderdale, 31 Kirklees, 11 Hansons
7001-7006 MNW1-5P, SUA6R Leyland Fleetline NCME H43/31F 2-10/76 Calderdale District Metro
7011-21/7-41 MNW11-21/7-41P Leyland Fleetline Roe H43/33F 3-7/76 Calderdale (7011-21 Kirklees) Metro
8521-8525 LUG521-525P Leyland Leopard Plaxton Derwent DP43F 4/76 Calderdale (8524/5 Kirklees) Metro
1509-1514 LUB509-514P Volvo B58-56 Plaxton Supreme C49F 5-6/76 Hansons ?
1515-1519 MNW515-519P Ford R1114 Plaxton Supreme C51F 5/76 Hansons ?
42-47 MUA42-47P Bristol LHS6L ECW DP27F 6-7/76 Leeds District (43/4 Kirklees) Metro
7042-7066 RWU42-66R Leyland Fleetline Roe H43/33F 8-10/76 Calderdale (7057-66 Kirklees) Metro
8526-8535 RWT526-535R Leyland Leopard Plaxton Derwent DP43F 9-12/76 Calderdale (8526-8 Kirklees) Metro
7022-7026 SUA22-26R Leyland Fleetline Roe H43/33F 10/76 Kirklees District Metro
2661-2678 RYG661-678R Scania Metropolitan MCW H44/31F 12/76-1/77 Bradford District Metro
1977 : 83 Buses

83 DDs, 0 SDs, 0 Midibuses, 0 Minibuses, 0 Coaches
31 Leeds, 41 Bradford, 4 Calderdale, 7 Kirklees
2679-2695 RYG679-695R Scania Metropolitan MCW H44/31F 1-2/77 Bradford District Metro
7007-7010 SUA7-10R Leyland Fleetline NCME H43/31F 2-4/77 Calderdale District Metro (7009 silver jubilee)
7250 TUB250R Foden-NC NCME H43/31F 4/77 Kirklees District Metrobus
6121-6150 SUA121-150R Leyland Atlantean Roe H43/33F 5-7/77 Leeds District Metrobus
6151-6175 WNW151-175S Leyland Atlantean Roe H43/33F 8-10/77 Bradford District (6170 Leeds) Metrobus
7092-7097 WUM92-97S Leyland Fleetline Roe H43/33F 12/77 Kirklees District Metrobus
1978 : 63 Buses

59 DDs, 0 SDs, 0 Midibuses, 0 Minibuses, 4 Coaches
18 Leeds, 0 Bradford, 9 Calderdale, 32 Kirklees, 4 Baddeley
7098-7116 WUM98-116S Leyland Fleetline Roe H43/33F 1-3/78 Kirklees (7105-8/11-6 Leeds) Metrobus
1520-1523 YWT520-523S Ford R1114 Plaxton Supreme C53F 2/78 Baddeley Fleet ?
7117-7128 WUM117-128S Leyland Fleetline Roe H43/33F 4-6/78 Calderdale (7124-6 Leeds) Metrobus
7129-7135 WUM129-135S Leyland Fleetline Roe H43/33F 5-6/78 Kirklees District Metrobus
7136-7156 CWU136-156T Leyland Fleetline Roe H43/33F 9-10/78 Kirklees District (7152-6 Leeds) Metrobus
1979 : 55 Buses

46 DDs, 0 SDs, 0 Midibuses, 0 Minibuses, 9 Coaches
11 Leeds, 10 Bradford, 27 Calderdale, 0 Kirklees, 7 Bingley's
1524-1526 EYG524-526T Ford R1114 Plaxton Supreme C53F 3-5/79 Bingley's Coach Fleet Metrocoach
6176-6191 GWR176-191T Leyland Atlantean Roe H43/33F 5-7/79 Bradford District (6181-91 Leeds) Metrobus
7067-7072/6 DWT67-72/76T Leyland Fleetline NCME H43/31F 6-7/79 Calderdale District Metrobus
1527 EYG527T Ford R1014 Plaxton Supreme C45F 7/79 Bingley's Coach Fleet Metrocoach
1528-1529 GWU528-529T Leyland Leopard Plaxton Supreme C53F 7/79 Bingley's Coach Fleet Metrocoach
1531-1532 JUM531-532V Leyland Leopard Plaxton Supreme C53F 8/79 Calderdale District Metrocoach
7073 JNW73V Leyland Fleetline Roe H43/31F 8/79 Calderdale District Metrobus
7074-5/7-91 JUM74-5/7-91V Leyland Fleetline Roe H43/31F 8/79-1/80 Calderdale District Metrobus
1530 JUM530V Leyland Leopard Plaxton Supreme C40FT 10/79 Bingley's Coach Fleet Metrocoach Executive
6192-6195/7 JUM192-195/7V Leyland Atlantean Roe H43/32F 12/79 Bradford District Metrobus
1980 : 111 Buses

91 DDs, 20 SDs, 0 Midibuses, 0 Minibuses, 0 Coaches
75 Leeds, 9 Bradford, 15 Calderdale, 12 Kirklees
6196/8-6215 JUM196/8-215V Leyland Atlantean Roe H43/32F 1-3/80 Bradford District (6206-15 Leeds) Metrobus
7501-7505 JUM501-505V MCW Metrobus MCW H46/31F 3-4/80 Leeds District Metrobus
1311-1330 LUA311-330V Leyland National 2 Leyland B41F 3-4/80 Calderdale (1311-5 Kirklees) Metrobus
6216-6251 KWY216-251V Leyland Atlantean Roe H43/32F 3-7/80 Leeds District Metrobus
6252-6277 PUA252-277W Leyland Atlantean Roe H43/32F 8-12/80 Leeds District (6267-73 Kirklees) Metrobus
7506-7510 PUA506-510W MCW Metrobus MCW H46/31F 11/80 Leeds District Metrobus
1981 : 87 Buses

84 DDs, 2 SDs, 0 Midibuses, 0 Minibuses, 1 Coaches
38 Leeds, 27 Bradford, 0 Calderdale, 19 Kirklees, 3 Bingley's
6278-6300 PUA278-300W Leyland Atlantean Roe H43/32F 1-3/81 78-86 LS, 87-93 BD, 94-00 HD Metrobus
6301-6326 PUA301-326W Leyland Atlantean Roe H43/32F 4-8/81 01-11 LS, 12-15 HD, 16-26 BD Metrobus
1533 LWG533W Leyland Leopard Plaxton Supreme C43F 6/81 Bingley's  Metrocoach 
1331-1332 VWU331-332X Leyland National 2 Leyland B49F 8/81 Bingley's  Blue and cream
6327-6361 VWW327-361X Leyland Atlantean Roe H43/32F 8-12/81 27-35 LS, 36-39 HD, 40-48 LS  Metrobus
6349-6361 VWW327-361X Leyland Atlantean Roe H43/32F 8-12/81 49-52 Kirklees, 53-61 Bradford  Metrobus
1982 : 66 Buses

61 DDs, 1 SDs, 0 Midibuses, 0 Minibuses, 4 Coaches
21 Leeds, 34 Bradford, 8 Calderdale, 0 Kirklees, 3 Bingley's
5001-5020 UWW1-20X Leyland Olympian Roe H47/29F 1-3/82 Bradford (5018-20 Calderdale) Metrobus (5011 demo livery)
7511-7520 UWW511-520X MCW Metrobus Alexander H43/32F 3/82 Leeds District Metrobus
1536-1537 YWX536-537X Leyland Leopard Duple Dominant C53F 5/82 Calderdale District Metrocoach Executive
1333 YWX333X Leyland National 2 Leyland B49F 6/82 Bingley's  Blue and cream
1601-1602 CUB601-602Y Leyland Tiger Duple Dominant C50F 8/82 Bingley's  Metrocoach 
5021-5032 CUB21-32Y Leyland Olympian Roe H47/29F 10-11/82 5021-3 HX, 24-31 BD, 32 LS Metrobus
5035-5048 CUB35-48Y Leyland Olympian Roe H47/29F 11-12/82 Bradford District (5035-9 Leeds) Metrobus
5051-5055 CUB51-55Y Leyland Olympian Roe H47/29F 12/82 Leeds District Metrobus
1983 : 77 Buses

65 DDs, 7 SDs, 0 Midibuses, 0 Minibuses, 5 Coaches
41 Leeds, 13 Bradford, 7 Calderdale, 13 Kirklees, 3 Bingley's
5033-5034 CUB33-34Y Leyland Olympian Roe H47/29F 3/83 Leeds District Metrobus
5049-5050 CUB49-50Y Leyland Olympian Roe H47/29F 2-3/83 Leeds District Metrobus
5056-5073 CUB56-73Y Leyland Olympian Roe H47/29F 1-3/83 Bradford District (5056-60 Leeds) Metrobus
7521-7540 CUB521-540Y MCW Metrobus MCW H46/30F 1-2/83 Leeds District Metrobus
1651-1657 EWR651-657Y Leyland Tiger Duple Dominant DP47F 6/83 Leeds District (1655-7 Kirklees) Metrobus
5074-5081 EWY74-81Y Leyland Olympian Roe H47/29F 3/83 Leeds District Metrobus
1604-1605 HUA604-605Y Leyland Tiger Plaxton Paramount C53F 4/83 Bingley's Metrocoach
1606-1607 HUA606-607Y Leyland Tiger Plaxton Paramount C49F 5/83 Calderdale District White (dealer stock)
5082-5096 A82-96KUM Leyland Olympian Roe H47/29F 10-12/83 Kirklees District (5092-6 Halifax) Metrobus
1603 A603KYG Leyland Royal Tiger Roe C47FT 11/83 Bingley's Metrocoach
1984 : 111 Buses

95 DDs, 15 SDs, 0 Midibuses, 0 Minibuses, 1 Coaches
53 Leeds, 37 Bradford, 16 Calderdale, 5 Kirklees
7541-7549 A541-549KUM MCW Metrobus MCW H46/30F 1/84 Leeds District Metrobus
7550-7560 A750-760LWY MCW Metrobus MCW H46/30F 1/84 Leeds District Metrobus
5097-5121 A97-121KUM Leyland Olympian Roe H47/29F 1-3/84 Bradford (5118-21 Calderdale) Metrobus
1658-1672 A658-672KUM Leyland Tiger Duple Dominant DP47F 1-3/84 58-62 HD, 63 HX, 64-72 LS Metrobus
1608 A608KYG Leyland Tiger Plaxton Paramount C49F 7/84 Calderdale District Metrocoach Executive
5122-5139/45 B122-139/45RWY Leyland Olympian Roe H47/29F 8/84 22-7 HX, 28-39 BD, 45 Leeds Metrobus
5140-5144 B501-505RWY Leyland Olympian Roe H47/29F 8/84 5140-2 Bradford, 5143/4 Leeds Metrobus
5501-5506 B141-145/506RWY Leyland Olympian Roe DP42/28F 8-11/84 5501/2/5/6 HX, 03 BD, 04 LS Metrocoach Executive
7561-7580 B561-580RWY MCW Metrobus MCW H46/30F 9-11/84 Leeds District Metrobus
1985 : 14 Buses

10 DDs, 0 SDs, 0 Midibuses, 0 Minibuses, 4 Coaches
3 Leeds, 3 Bradford, 3 Calderdale, 3 Kirklees, 2 Bingley's
1609 B609VUG Leyland Tiger Jonckheere C51FT 3/85 Bingley's Metrocoach Executive
1610 B610VWU Leyland Tiger Plaxton Paramount C53F 6/85 Bradford District White Rose Express
1611 B611VWU Leyland Tiger Jonckheere C53F 5/85 Bingley's Metrocoach
1612 B612VWU Leyland Tiger Plaxton Paramount C51F 5/85 Calderdale District Metrocoach
5146-5147 C146-147KBT Leyland Olympian Optare CO47/29F 12/85 5146 Calderdale, 5147 Leeds Metrobus
5148-5150 C148-150KBT Leyland Olympian Optare H47/29F 12/85 Kirklees District Metrobus
5507-5511 C507-511KBT Leyland Olympian Optare DP43/27F 10/85 5507/8 LS, 5509 HX, 10/11 BD Metrocoach (5511 WRE)
1986 : 95 Buses

0 DDs, 0 SDs, 15 Midibuses, 78 Minibuses, 2 Coaches
70 Leeds, 6 Bradford, 14 Calderdale, 3 Kirklees, 2 Bingley's
1801-1804 C801-04KBT Leyland Cub Optare B33F 5-8/86 01/2 BD, 03 SOV, 04 HX Metrocoach
1805-1815 C805-15KBT Leyland Cub Optare B33F 4-10/86 05/6 HD, 07/9-11 BD, 08/13 SOV, 12/4/5 HX Metrobus (1809/10 yellow)
1401-1402 C401-402EWU Volvo B10M Jonckheere C53F 6/86 Bingley's Metrocoach
1701 C701KBT F.R.S Optare DP16F 8/86 Calderdale District Metromini
1702-1707 D702-715HUA F.R.S Optare DP16F 9-10/86 1702/3/7 HX, 1704-6 SOV Metromini
1708-1715 D708-715HUA F.R.S Optare DP16F 9/86 Sovereign St (1708 Kirklees) Metromini
1719-1741 D719-741JUB F.R.S Carlyle B16F 10-12/86 Leeds Sovereign Street Overall primrose
1752-1791 D752-791JUB F.R.S Dormobile B20F 10/86 Leeds Sov St (1784-90 Halifax) Overall primrose
1987 : 116 Buses

5 DDs, 0 SDs, 0 Midibuses, 108 Minibuses, 3 Coaches
59 Leeds, 34 Bradford, 9 Halifax, 14 Huddersfield
1792-1799 D792-799KWR F.R.S Dormobile B20F 1-2/87 Halifax (1796/8/9 BD, 1797 Sov) Micro Rider
1851-1860 D851-860KWR F.R.S Dormobile B20F 1-2/87 Bradford (1854/8-60 Leeds Sov) Micro Rider
5512-5516 D512-516HUB Leyland Olympian Optare DP43/27F 2-4/87 5512-4 Bram, 5515 HD, 5516 HX Gold Rider
1861-1869 D861-869LWR F.R.S Dormobile B20F 3-5/87 Bradford (1861/2 Sovereign St) Micro Rider
1870 D870LWR F.R.S Dormobile B20F 4/87 Halifax Black Magic Rider
1871-1880 D871-880LWR F.R.S Dormobile B20F 3-4/87 Bradford Micro Rider
1700 D901MWR Volkswagen LT55 Optare Citypacer DP21F 4/87 Leeds Sovereign Street Gold Rider
1403-1404 D403-404LUA Volvo B10M Jonckheere C48FT 4-5/87 1403 Bramley, 1404 Halifax Gold Rider
1881-1900 D881-900MWR F.R.S Dormobile B20F 5-6/87 Sovereign St (1899 Bramley) Micro Rider
1911-1915 D911-915MWT F.R.S Dormobile DP20F 6/87 11/2 HX, 13 HD, 14 BD, 15 SOV Micro Rider
1931-1940 E931-940RWR F.R.S Carlyle MkII B18F 9-10/87 Leeds Sovereign Street Micro Rider
2001-2002 E201-202PWY Mercedes 811D Optare Star Rider B33F 11/87 Bradford Star Rider
2003-2004 E203-204PWY Mercedes 811D Optare Star Rider DP29F 11/87 Bradford Star Rider
2005-2019 E205-219PWY Volkswagen LT55 Optare Citypacer B25F 9-10/87 Sovereign St (2005-7 Bramley) Micro Rider
1405 E405RWR Volvo B10M Jonckheere C48FT 10/87 Leeds Bramley Coaching Unit Gold Rider
2020-2024 E220-224PWY MCW Metrorider MCW DP23F 10/87 Huddersfield Gold Rider
2025-2034 E225-234PWY MCW Metrorider MCW B23F 10-11/87 Huddersfield (2032-4 Bradford) Micro Rider
1988 : 94 Buses

44 DDs, 0 SDs, 0 Midibuses, 35 Minibuses, 15 Coaches
59 Leeds, 10 Bradford, 16 Halifax, 4 Huddersfield, 5 Kinsley
1406-1407 E406-E407RWR Volvo B10M Duple C57F 3/88 Leeds Bramley Coaching unit Gold Rider
1408-1409 E408-E409RWR Volvo B10M Duple C55F 3-4/88 Halifax Gold Rider
1400 YR3939 Volvo B10M Jonckheere C32FT 4/88 Leeds Kirkstall Works (Jet Rider) Jet Rider
2035-2059 E335-339UWR MCW Metrorider MCW B23F 3-5/88 Sovereign St (2053-9 Bradford) Micro Rider
1613-1622 F613-622XWY Leyland Tiger Plaxton Paramount C53F 8-9/88 13-6 HX,17 HD,18-9 BD,20-2 BY  Gold Rider 
7581-7605 F581-605XWY MCW Metrobus MCW H46/31F 9-11/88 81-90 TOR, 91-00 HE, 01-5 BY  Yorkshire Rider 
1944-1953 F944-953CUA F.R.S Carlyle MkII B18F 11-12/88