▁ 1 , 1 0 0 ▁bus es . ▁Ul ster bus ▁is ▁charged ▁with ▁transport ing ▁over ▁ 6 5 , 0 0 0 ▁children ▁per ▁day ▁to ▁school . ▁Every ▁July ▁and ▁August , ▁around ▁ 2 5 0 ▁vehicles ▁are ▁usually ▁de - tax ed . ▁This ▁is ▁because ▁not ▁as ▁many ▁are ▁needed ▁for ▁service ▁due ▁to ▁schools ▁finishing ▁for ▁summer ▁hol id ays . ▁ ▁Ul ster bus ▁is ▁now ▁in ▁the ▁process ▁of ▁modern ising ▁its ▁fleet ▁for ▁better ▁access ibility ▁for ▁disabled ▁people . ▁On ▁ 2 6 ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁Trans link ▁announced ▁that ▁the ▁Ley land ▁Leop ard , ▁syn onymous ▁with ▁Ul ster bus , ▁will ▁be ▁ph ased ▁out ▁of ▁service . ▁These ▁are ▁being ▁replaced ▁by ▁the ▁Opt are ▁Solo ▁bus , ▁amongst ▁others . ▁ ▁Gold line ▁Gold line , ▁formerly ▁Northern ▁Ireland ▁Express , ▁is ▁the ▁name ▁given ▁to ▁the ▁inter - city ▁bus ▁services ▁operated ▁by ▁Ul ster bus . ▁The ▁B elf ast - Der ry ▁service ▁was ▁rela unch ed ▁as ▁the ▁Ma iden ▁City ▁Fly er ▁with ▁eight ▁new ▁coach es ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁and ▁has ▁seen ▁major ▁expansion ▁over ▁the ▁years : ▁B elf ast - Der ry ▁went ▁from ▁a ▁thr ice ▁daily ▁service ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁to ▁half - hour ly ▁now , ▁and ▁many ▁services ▁have ▁been ▁expanded ▁and ▁introduced . ▁Gold line ▁services ▁are ▁operated ▁from ▁B elf ast ▁to