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Team Pennine operates both local and regional bus services in West Yorkshire, England. It is a subsidiary of Transdev Blazefield, which operates bus services across Greater Manchester, Lancashire, North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire.
In March 2008, it was reported that Arriva UK Bus were in discussions with Stagecoach Yorkshire to purchase their bus operations in Huddersfield.
Arriva Yorkshire already operated services in the town, so purchasing Stagecoach's operations would enlarge their presence. At the time Arriva registered a trading name of K Line, registered on the Arriva Yorkshire licence.
In May 2008, Centrebus Holdings was successful in purchasing the operations. Centrebus Holdings was owned by three directors of Centrebus, who together owned 56%, with Arriva UK Bus owning the remaining 44%. Completed acquisition by Arriva Passenger Services Limited of the remainder of the entire share capital of Centrebus Holdings Limited Competition & Markets Authority 6 May 2014 page 1 Despite the common name and livery, Centrebus Holdings has never been owned by Centrebus.
In August 2008, Arriva Midlands sold their Hinckley depot to Centrebus Holdings. Centrebus Herts & Beds Oxford & Chilterns Bus Page 31 August 2008 In the following month, the company purchased the bus operations of Woods Coaches of Leicester.
Following the Arriva takeover in September 2013, the Hinckley-based operations were rebranded as Hinckley Bus. Hinckley Bus Arriva
In 2019, the company's operations in Hinckley were amalgamated with the Leicester operations of Arriva Midlands, with the depot serving as an outstation for the company's South Wigston depot.
In January 2010, Centrebus Holdings took over some contracted services previously operated by First West Yorkshire in Calderdale. As a result, a new depot was established in Elland.
In April 2010, Centrebus Holdings obtained another service under the Huddersfield Bus Company division, taking over two routes (435 & 436) from Arriva Yorkshire. At the same time, the company extended further, taking over three routes serving Leeds Bradford Airport (737, 747 & 757). Like the operations in Calderdale, these services operated under the Centrebus name, with a depot based on Kirkstall Road, Leeds.
The company would face early competition as First West Yorkshire continued to run service 757 between Leeds and Leeds Bradford Airport via Horsforth, serving the railway station in Leeds, whilst Centrebus served the City bus station.
From July 2010, Centrebus were the only operator of route 757 after First West Yorkshire withdrew their service. At the same time, Centrebus began to operate many more services in Bradford and Leeds, winning a number of contracts from West Yorkshire Metro.
In October 2010, a number of services formerly operated by Halifax Joint Committee (28A, 34 & 36) were taken over by Centrebus, with K-Line taking over service 31.
In 2012, service A99, which ran during term-time on behalf of the University of Bradford was taken over by Centrebus – having previously been operated by First West Yorkshire. At the same time, the service was made free to use for university students.
In December 2015, a fire at the company's Elland depot saw a total of ten vehicles destroyed.
In June 2016, Yorkshire Tiger saw the loss of a number of contracts in and around Leeds. As such, the company's Kirkstall Road depot was closed and demolished, with the operation of the Leeds Bradford Airport network of services transferred to a dedicated depot at Idle. In January 2017, Yorkshire Tiger acquired a number of contracts in South Yorkshire, which saw the opening of a new depot opened at Wombwell.
In May 2018, a number of contracts were gained in Bradford, with eight Optare Solo single-deck vehicles subsequently acquired from Arriva North East to operate these services, based at Idle. Four months later, the South Yorkshire contracts were re-tendered to other operators, which saw the closure of the recently opened depot at Wombwell. At the same time, a number of changes were made to the Huddersfield network, which saw the closure of the former K-Line depot at Honley, with all operations transferred to Waterloo.
In August 2020, Yorkshire Tiger ceased operation in Bradford, opting not to re-bid for the Leeds Bradford Airport network of services, as well as withdrawing the network of local services in and around the town. The contract for the Leeds Bradford Airport network of services was transferred to Transdev York & Country, with the local services in Bradford re-tendered to TLC Travel – the former operator of most of the contracted services.
In September 2020, the contract for the network of Leeds Bradford Airport services was transferred to Transdev York & Country, with services rebranded Flyer and renumbered A1 (Horsforth & Leeds), A2 (Bradford & Harrogate) and A3 (Bradford, Guiseley & Shipley).
Founded in 1980, the company initially operating out of a garage in Kirkburton. Six years later, following the deregulation of bus services, the company began operating a number of commercial services in Huddersfield, as well as tendered services in Elland.
In November 1993, K-Line was purchased by Pride of the Road Group, with operations transferred to a depot at Honley five years later.
In May 2008, K-Line was purchased by Centrebus Holdings."Centrebus teams up with Arriva to rival First in Huddersfield" Buses June 2008"Yorkshire Tiger" Buses issue 715 October 2014 pages 28–31 However, it continued to trade as a separate entity from Centrebus. In January 2010, Centrebus Holdings took over some contracted services in Calderdale, which previously operated by First West Yorkshire.
After Arriva wholly purchased Centrebus Holdings in September 2013, it was decided to rebrand most of the business as Yorkshire Tiger, whilst retaining K-Line as a separate brand. Centrebus (Holdings) Limited Arriva 9 September 2013 Arriva takes joint venture control Bus & Coach Professional 12 September 2013 Arriva unleases its Yorkshire Tiger Bus & Coach Professional 9 October 2013 In October 2014, Arriva rebranded K-Line as Tiger Blue – bringing the company in line with the overall Yorkshire Tiger brand. Yorkshire Tiger launches Tiger Blue service Coach & Bus Week issue 1162 4 November 2014 page 12
From June 2017, as a result of increased flexibility between the operation of what was traditionally Honley-based ex-K-Line routes and Waterloo-based former Huddersfield Bus Company routes, the Tiger Blue brand was gradually phased out. Subsequent repaints saw vehicles rebranded into the standard Yorkshire Tiger livery.
In September 2018, following reductions to a number of Waterloo-based services, the decision was made to combine operations in Huddersfield, resulting in the closure of the depot at Honley. Most routes formerly operated out of Honley were transferred to Waterloo, with the two fleets merged.
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