History
First Bradford originally formed part of the Yorkshire Rider company in the 1980s and 1990s, which operated most of the services in the West Yorkshire area, the company was formed in 1986 at the time of deregulation with the town suffix at the end of the name. Yorkshire Rider continued operation of services until 1994 when the company was purchased by Badgerline Group, which would merge with Grampian Regional Transport in 1995 to form the First Group, the services being renamed Bradford Traveller.
In 1996, the First logo started to appear on services and was given its own individual livery, changing from the green and white of Yorkshire Rider to a two-tone blue with red livery. In 1998, the 'First' prefix was adapted to the names of the companies, with the company taking on its current name. First Bradford and would incorporate First Group's standard livery now seen on the majority of First services in the country by 2000.
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