Kevin Carr reports from the opening of the new Transdev York depot at Shipton Road, Rawcliffe, near York on Thursday 14 March
Two years in the making and Transdev York has opened its new depot. Located in Rawcliffe, three miles north-west of York city centre, I popped along to the official opening ceremony to see for myself if the hard work has been worthwhile.
The move to a new depot was necessary due to the land where the previous depot was located, on Hospital Fields Road in Fulford, being reallocated for new housing. Transdev had been there since 2008 when the company acquired both Top Line Travel and local bus services operated by Veolia, which operated from the same site.
The new site at Rawcliffe had previously been used by York Pullman for storage and maintenance, and following the City of York Council granting planning permission for a new facility, building began.
OGL Construction of Keighley was the company chosen by Transdev with a brief to construct a new purpose-built depot to run, maintain and park its fleet of 27 buses. The scheme, which commenced in September 2022, included the demolition of existing buildings, the supply and installation of new infrastructure including surface and foul water drainage, power, water and gas, the construction of new external yards and a purpose built three-bay bus garage with adjoining workshops, offices, and welfare facilities for the drivers.
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