West
Yorkshire was formed in December 1927 but had its origins in the Harrogate Road
Car Company, incorporated in November 1906. The name changed in 1924 to
Harrogate & District Road Car and then again to West Yorkshire to reflect
the wider area that was being covered as a result of the takeover of Premier
Transport (Keighley) and Blythe & Berwick of Bradford. Many small operators
were acquired in the 1926 to 1933 period and in 1932 the Company reached
agreement to form a joint operating company with Keighley Corporation, that was
called Keighley-West Yorkshire. A similar agreement, though not a separate
company, was reached in 1934 to form York-West Yorkshire.
