[2][3] Both systems commenced operation on 20 June 1911,[2][3] but public service in Bradford did not start until four days later.

The first of two buses to set off on the first official run was driven by the Lord Mayor, William Middlebrook, and the second by his deputy, Frederick James Kitson.

[7] Following the failure of plans for a Leeds Supertram network, which was rejected by the Department of Transport as being too costly in November 2005, the public transport provider Metro proposed the construction of an electric bus network, at an estimated cost of £300 million.

The trolleybus system would be similar to that operating in the French city of Lyon, and gained support from the Regional Transport Board in June 2007.

They would have been fully DDA-compliant with low floors to allow through movement by wheelchair users and those with pushchairs and prams.

The buildings are as follows: A 'Major Scheme Business Case' was submitted to the Department for Transport in October 2009[13] In March 2010, the Government announced that the proposal had been awarded 'Programme Entry Approval'.