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West Yorkshire to buy depots for bus franchising

Peter Stonham
01 August 2025
 

Commercial negotiations are said to be going ‘positively’ for West Yorkshire Combined Authority to buy out local bus depots to underpin its franchising plans , but a Compulsory Purchase Order is being raised as a contingency to run in parallel with existing negotiations.

WYCA thus looks set to follow the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority in its approach to the acquisition of the key depots that will be used to deliver bus franchising from 2027, providing greater flexibility...

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