South Yorkshire Transport
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Date: 2022-01-13

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#Bus_transport_in_Doncaster
#1986_establishments_in_England
#1998_disestablishments_in_England
#Former_bus_operators_in_South_Yorkshire
#British_companies_disestablished_in_1993
#British_companies_established_in_1986
South Yorkshire Transport （SYT） was a bus operator that provided services around South Yorkshire and outlying areas.
The company was formed as an 'arms-length' successor of the South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive （SYPTE） in 1986, which was broken up as a result of the deregulation of bus services.
South Yorkshire Transport operated buses in and around Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield with some services extending to Chesterfield, Leeds and Barnsley.
In November 1993 South Yorkshire Transport, now rebranded Mainline, was sold in a management buyout.
A 20% stake in the company was divested to FirstBus from the Stagecoach Group in 1995, and eventually in 1998, First purchased Mainline, later rebranding the operation to First South Yorkshire.
The South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive （SYPTE） was formed in 1974 under the provisions of the Local Government Act 1972, and until 1986, ran a majority of bus services in South Yorkshire.
In 1986, however, bus services were deregulated following the passage of the Transport Act 1985, with local authorities in the United Kingdom required to sell the operations of their passenger transport executives （PTEs） to private companies.
South Yorkshire PTE was rebranded to 'South Yorkshire Transport' （stylised as South Yorkshire's Transport） shortly before deregulation,
with a large red band and smaller red and brown stripes being applied onto buses in the existing brown and cream livery,
as well as new 'SYT' logos replacing the PTE's 'flying duck' logo on all company property.
In the months prior to deregulation, fare increases of up to 300% were enacted and staff redundancies across the company were carrie...