Keighley Bus Company
The Shuttle
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=== The Shuttle === |
=== The Shuttle === |
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The Shuttle brand used to operate on service 662, which runs between Bradford and Keighley via Shipley. Until November 2025, the service was managed with a fleet of Wright Eclipse Urban-bodied Volvo B7RLE single-deck vehicles, which had been painted in various liveries over the years. Initially, the buses featured a two-tone red-and-white design. Around 2010, they were repainted into a butterscotch-and-blue colour scheme. In 2015, the fleet underwent refurbishment, receiving the new Eclipse 2 front end and a fresh two-tone blue livery. Notable features of these buses included free WiFi and USB charging ports. The last bus in the original batch, 1814 YJ05 KHO, was initially delivered in the standard Keighley and District livery but was eventually repainted in a green and blue Transdev livery for Keighley. In 2015, this bus was finally branded along with the other shuttle vehicles. This particular bus has now been preserved and is the only shuttle vehicle to receive |
The Shuttle brand used to operate on service 662, which runs between Bradford and Keighley via Shipley. Until November 2025, the service was managed with a fleet of Wright Eclipse Urban-bodied Volvo B7RLE single-deck vehicles, which had been painted in various liveries over the years. Initially, the buses featured a two-tone red-and-white design. Around 2010, they were repainted into a butterscotch-and-blue colour scheme. In 2015, the fleet underwent refurbishment, receiving the new Eclipse 2 front end and a fresh two-tone blue livery. Notable features of these buses included free WiFi and USB charging ports. The last bus in the original batch, 1814 YJ05 KHO, was initially delivered in the standard Keighley and District livery but was eventually repainted in a green and blue Transdev livery for Keighley. In 2015, this bus was finally branded along with the other shuttle vehicles. This particular bus has now been preserved By Joshua Davis and is the only shuttle vehicle to receive presevation status. {{cite news |last=Shand |first=Alistair |date=4 December 2015 |title=Makeover for Keighley buses |url=https://www.keighleynews.co.uk/news/14123777.makeover-for-keighley-buses/ |access-date=23 April 2022 |work=[[Keighley News]] }}{{cite news |date=2 December 2015 |title=Transdev launches The Shuttle |url=https://www.busandcoachbuyer.com/transdev-launches-shuttle/ |access-date=24 April 2022 |work=Bus & Coach Buyer }} |
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In October 2023, Transdev announced that the route would be converted to battery-electric buses through a £7.5 million order for 15 Mercedes-Benz eCitaro single-deck buses, partially funded by the UK government's Zero Emission Bus Regional Areas (ZEBRA) scheme. These buses entered service around October - November 2025. These buses are painted up in the current Keigley bus company green and lack any Shuttle branding. They still feature subtle branding on the inside and on the destination displays, but it is now just SHUTTLE. |url=https://www.busandcoachbuyer.com/transdev-orders-15-electric-e-citaros-to-convert-route/ |access-date=16 October 2023 |work=Bus & Coach Buyer |language=en-GB}} The new vehicles were eventually introduced in November 2025{{Cite web |title=Welcome to your new green revolution in zero emission electric bus travel! |url=https://www.transdevbus.co.uk/the-keighley-bus-company/news/welcome-to-your-new-green-revolution-in-zero-emission-electric-bus-travel/ |access-date=2025-12-09 |website=www.transdevbus.co.uk}}. |
In October 2023, Transdev announced that the route would be converted to battery-electric buses through a £7.5 million order for 15 Mercedes-Benz eCitaro single-deck buses, partially funded by the UK government's Zero Emission Bus Regional Areas (ZEBRA) scheme. These buses entered service around October - November 2025. These buses are painted up in the current Keigley bus company green and lack any Shuttle branding. They still feature subtle branding on the inside and on the destination displays, but it is now just SHUTTLE. |url=https://www.busandcoachbuyer.com/transdev-orders-15-electric-e-citaros-to-convert-route/ |access-date=16 October 2023 |work=Bus & Coach Buyer |language=en-GB}} The new vehicles were eventually introduced in November 2025{{Cite web |title=Welcome to your new green revolution in zero emission electric bus travel! |url=https://www.transdevbus.co.uk/the-keighley-bus-company/news/welcome-to-your-new-green-revolution-in-zero-emission-electric-bus-travel/ |access-date=2025-12-09 |website=www.transdevbus.co.uk}}. |
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