Transdev Harrogate & District is a local bus operator based in Harrogate in North Yorkshire, England that also runs buses in Knaresborough . It is part of the Blazefield Group which is itself owned by the international transport company Transdev. Recently, the design on their buses were changed from red and cream coloured to red and yellow and their name changed from "Harrogate & District" to "Transdev Harrogate". Like other Blazefield Group companies it aims to maintain a strong local identity with brand and service quality in comparison to other local bus operators. Its key marketed route is The 36, a high frequency service between Ripon, Harrogate and Leeds. This was the UK's first bus route to use new vehicles with leather seats, with the aim of gaining new, non-bus using customers.