ARRIVA has announced that some school services have been reinstated today as their mass strike over pay rumbles on into a second week.

The indefinite walkout started on Monday, June 6, leaving Bradford and West Yorkshire without access to their usual services.

Arriva says the main reason behind the reinstatement is due to students participating in GCSE exams.

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The following services have returned: C36 Halifax – Brooksbank School, C49 Bank Top – Brighouse High, GC1 Waterloo – Greenhead College, HG1 Heckmondwike Grammar – Morley, JF1 Drighlington – St John Fisher, K65 Waterloo – All Saints College, K78 Grange Moor – King James’s, K81 Colne Bridge – King James’s, NH1 Brighouse – North Halifax Grammar, TA3 Shroggs Road – Trinity Academy, WA1 East Ardsley /Thorpe – Woodkirk Academy, WA2 Batley – Woodkirk Academy, WM1 Heckmondwike – Whitcliffe Mount, and WM2 Whitcliffe Mount – Birstall.

These services will operate to normal timetables however they will not show on journey planners.

All other services are still suspended. No fare will be charged on these services operated by Arriva.

Gavin Peace, area operations director for Arriva Yorkshire, said: “We understand the importance of our services to the area and have worked hard to reinstate some (limited) school services in time for students taking their GSCE examinations.”