News
Christmas Conundrum
The plight of Leeds 306, and Leeds 31, 32 and 33
Should a modern (80s/90s) Single Decker be preserved eventually?

Present Vehicles
Leeds City Transport 591 Leyland Atlantean/Roe
Leeds City Transport 574/874 Daimler CVG6/Roe
West Yorkshire PTE 1807 Leyland Cub/Optare
West Yorkshire PTE 45 Bristol LHS/ECW
West Yorkshire PTE 1705 Freight Rover Sherpa/Optare
West Yorkshire PTE 1751 Freight Rover Sherpa/Dormobile
West Yorkshire PTE 5507 Leyland Olympian/Optare
A possible future acquisition
Yorkshire Rider 2004 Mercedes Benz 811D/Optare

Histories
Brief WYPTE History
Verona Green and other colours
Group History
The Fate Spreadsheet (Opens in Excel)
Comparing early and late preserved Olympians

Events
Local Rallies We May Attend

Extras
The Guinea Pig Page
The Other Bus
Your webmaster's PCV test

Links

We are one of the biggest collections of preserved WYPTE/Yorkshire Rider buses, all housed in their homeland of Yorkshire.

Two of the stars of the show, both new to WYPTE, both on Leyland chassis, and both bodied by the fledgling Optare. 1807 and 5507 with their near-identical registration plates C807KBT and C507KBT.

"Two households, both alike in dignity, In fair Verona, where we lay our scene, From ancient grudge break to new mutiny, Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean." William Shakespeare, Romeo & Juliet, prologue LL 1-5. Verona Green was the colour of buses in West Yorkshire from 1974 to 1986, with some keeping that coat of paint until this day if you know where to look...

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