South Yorkshire mayor Oliver Coppard said the move will improve bus travel across Doncaster, Sheffield, Barnsley and Rotherham and meansSouth Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority will set routes, timetables and fares across the region with bus services brought under one brand.
Take a look back to some of our memories of bygone travel.
1. Doncaster's bygone buses
Buses in a busy St Sepulchre Gate in the early 1980s. Photo: National World
2. Doncaster's bygone buses
Back in the 1980s, bus fares in South Yorkshire were as low as 2p per journey. Photo: National World
3. Doncaster's bygone buses
Fares were sometimes collected using a machine called Videmat, in which passengers inserted coins - and then received a ticket with the imprint of the coins used. Photo: National World
4. Doncaster's bygone buses
Sheffield famously used bendy buses in the 1980s. Photo: National World