huddersfield's bus operators reflect the national situation; local subsidiaries of three dominant national operators provide most services in the area: first calderdale & huddersfield provide most local services in huddersfield and some services outside kirklees with destinations including bradford, brighouse, halifax, manchester and oldham. arriva yorkshire provide frequent services to dewsbury and leeds, and yorkshire tiger provide almost all services in the south east of the town. other smaller operators include stotts coaches and tiger blue. centrebus holdings purchased teamdeck in may 2008, along with stagecoach yorkshire's huddersfield depot. in november 2006, a zero-fare town centre bus service, the free town bus, was launched run by k-line in partnership with kirklees council and metro. today this is run by yorkshire tiger.