Private company

West Yorkshire Road Car Company

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

British bus operating company

The West Yorkshire Road Car Company was a major bus operator operating in North and West Yorkshire between 1906 and 1987.2 It is part of National Bus Company.1 It ceased to exist in 1988.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

1906Founded1
  • HeadquartersHarrogate1

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Buses outside York Railway Station - geograph.org.uk - 1472769
Photo: Martin Addison, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons4

The West Yorkshire Road Car Company was a major bus operator operating in North and West Yorkshire between 1906 and 1987.2

Subsidiaries and ownership

Former owners and parents

From Wikidata.1

Acquisitions

  1. Succeeded by Transdev Blazefield1

Timeline

  1. 1988Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. Jan 1, 1969Acquired Acquired by National Bus Company1
  3. Jan 1, 1963Acquired Acquired by Transport Holding Company1
  4. Nov 1948Acquired Acquired by British Transport Commission1
  5. 1924Acquired Acquired by Thomas Tilling1
  6. 1906Founded Founded1

Sources

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