More than £100m could be spent on bringing buses back under public control in West Yorkshire.
Mayor Tracy Brabin is looking to deliver a key election pledge by launching a bus franchising scheme in 2027, claiming it would make services across the region more reliable and more affordable. The move would see West Yorkshire Combined Authority – the taxpayer funded organisation which she runs – take full control of the bus network so it can make decisions about routes, services and fares.
said it would need to spend around £20m on the staff and facilities it needs to run the network and £70-£95m on buying and upgrading bus depots – but that would not require a council tax hike. Ms Brabin, who is standing for re-election next year, is looking to follow in the footsteps of her counterparts in Manchester and Liverpool who have already brought buses back under public control.
to make decisions about routes, services and fares. The operators claim it would allow Ms Brabin to deliver her objectives – of bus making services cheaper, greener and more reliable – but also be much cheaper and easier to deliver. It comes as operators claim they have been forced to cut dozens of services because they have been struggling to cover their costs since passenger numbers plummeted during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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