Private company

West Riding Automobile Company

Logo: National Bus Company, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

Bus operator in Yorkshire, England

The West Riding Automobile Company was a bus operator running services in West Yorkshire and parts of North and South Yorkshire between 1923 and 1998.2 It is headquartered in Wakefield.1 It is part of British Bus.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

Apr 1922Founded1
  • HeadquartersWakefield1

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Photo: 24 Barnsley Road, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons4

The West Riding Automobile Company was a bus operator running services in West Yorkshire and parts of North and South Yorkshire between 1923 and 1998.2

Subsidiaries and ownership

Former owners and parents

From Wikidata.1

Acquisitions

  1. Succeeded by Arriva Yorkshire1

Timeline

  1. 1995Acquired Acquired by British Bus1
  2. Oct 23, 1986Acquired Acquired by Caldaire1
  3. Jan 1, 1969Acquired Acquired by National Bus Company1
  4. Oct 1967Acquired Acquired by Transport Holding Company1
  5. Apr 1922Founded Founded1

Sources

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