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North Yorkshire Bus Changes
Click here to view the latest summary of forthcoming bus service changes, produced by North Yorkshire County Council (PDF file).
Service 820 Change
From 8th August 2010 service 820 from Seacroft and Leeds to Richmond is upgraded to operation by a coach-style vehicle. The stop at Leeds City Bus Station is replaced by a stop at the adjacent Leeds Coach Station (Stand 7). All other stops will be unchanged, and the service continues to operate as a local bus service.
More Dales Experience Buses
from Bradford and Keighley
After the success of the Dales Experience Wednesday buses last summer, services
will be increased for 2010, running twice a week during the Summer school
holidays.
The buses will run to Malham on Wednesdays and to Bolton Abbey, Grassington and
Kettlewell on Fridays.
They depart from Bradford Interchange at 10.00 am, running via Manningham Lane,
Shipley Market Place (10.15), Saltaire, Bingley (10.25) and Keighley Bus Station
(10.40), returning late afternoon to arrive in Bradford at 5.15pm. Fares are
pegged at £5.00 return with some great family offers and free travel for
concessionary pass holders. Click here for further
details.
There are many special family events lined up for bus users during the summer including short guided family walks, Kettlewell Scarecrow Festival (August 20th), guided tours of the Scargill Centre at Kettlewell as well as a chance to spot the peregrines at Malham Cove - click here for details.
The Dales Experience Buses are managed by the
Dales & Bowland Community Interest Company, with funding from Metro.
These buses complement the regular Dales Bus services from
Bradford and Keighley, which operate every Sunday and
Bank Holiday Monday together with the Northern Dalesman
bus which links with the Leeds-Settle-Carlisle train at Ribblehead Station to
provide a fast link to Wensleydale and Swaledale.
Dales Rover tickets are now sold every Sunday and Bank Holiday Monday on First
service 650 from Bradford and Shipley to Ilkley to connect with Dales Bus
services to Malham and Buckden, and also on all Transdev Keighley & District
buses to connect with the hourly 66A service from Keighley to Skipton
(connections to Malham and Bolton Abbey) and Grassington.
Buses to Upper Nidderdale on Tuesdays and Saturdays
A new
Summer bus service in Upper Nidderdale continues until 31st August. The Upper Nidderdale Rambler service links Pateley
Bridge with Lofthouse, Studfold Trails, How Stean Gorge, Middlesmoor and
continues up to Scar House Reservoir. It runs every Saturday and Tuesday until
31st August 2010, complementing the
existing Sunday and Bank Holiday Monday service.
Buses will connect with service 24 from Harrogate at Pateley Bridge, and depart
King Street at 10.30, 12.30 and 15.30. Buses back down the Dale to Pateley
Bridge will connect with the 24 to Harrogate. The 11.50 departure from
Middlesmoor gives Upper Nidderdale residents the opportunity to spend the
afternoon visiting friends in Pateley Bridge – ideal for teenagers to meet up
with school friends without the need for “Mum’s Taxi”.
The buses will be operated by local company AS Coaches of Fellbeck. The services
are managed by the Dales & Bowland
Community Interest Company, with funding from
Nidderdale AONB's Sustainable Development Fund.
Concessionary passes are valid for free
travel with a £4 Day Return fare available (reduced to just £2.50 for holders of
Transdev service 24 tickets).
Malham Tarn Shuttle
It will be much easier to explore the Malham area at weekends during the Summer Holidays thanks to the return of the Malham Tarn Shuttle.
The National Trust Malham Tarn Shuttle (service 890) runs every Saturday, Sunday and August Bank Holiday Monday from 24th July to 30th August.
The first bus starts from Skipton at 09.25
running to Malham, with a regular shuttle service running during the day between
Malham, Malham Tarn and Settle and a last return bus at 5.52pm from Malham to
Skipton.
Shuttle bus journeys depart Settle Market Place at 10.30, 12.00, 13.00, 14.00,
16.00 and 17.00 returning from Malham at 10.05, 11.30, 12.30, 13.30, 15.30 and
16.30.
Please note that concessionary passes and
Dales Rover tickets are not valid on this service.
Red Squirrel Bus
There’s an easy new way to visit the red squirrel viewpoint in the Widdale Red Squirrel Reserve.
Little Red Bus, in conjunction with the Yorkshire Dales National Park, are providing a handy bus link from Hawes National Park Centre on Wednesdays and Saturdays.
Why not take the bus and enjoy a 2.5 mile circular walk, taking in the red squirrel viewpoint, or walk to Snaizeholme following the red squirrel trail and catch the bus back (approx 6 miles)?
Summer DalesBus Services
Regular bus services in the dales are enhanced with additional routes in the Summer months (mainly between Easter and mid-October), most of these running on Sundays and Bank Holidays only, with a few extra buses on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays.
Details of all the summer services are now available on the Summer Services page, and a copy of Metro's Summer DalesBus timetable booklet can be downloaded here (870KB PDF file).
Updates and corrections to the booklet are as follows:
Service 127 (Page 36) - this service now runs via Aysgarth Falls in both directions - click here for details.
Service 139 (Page 38) - this service will also operate on 31st October 2010
Service 590 (Page 42) - this service will be withdrawn and replaced by a demand responsive service from 1st June 2010. For details call 01524 262753.
Service 581 (Page 43) - the 1905 bus from Settle to Kirkby Lonsdale (NS) now departs at 1915 and runs 10 minutes later throughout.
Services 883/884 (Page 56) - note B applies to the 1915 bus from Ilkley, not the 1445 bus.
Additional service: Malham Tarn Shuttle 890: Skipton - Malham - Settle - click here for details.
Additional service: Knaresborough - Harrogate - Ilkley (service X52): click here for details.
DalesBus Tickets
Most ticket prices on the Sunday and Bank Holiday Monday DalesBus network have been frozen again for 2010.
The price of the All Dales Rover ticket has been reduced to £9.50, and this ticket is now available on all Transdev Keighley & District bus services.
The prices of Southern Dales Rover, Northern Dales Rover and 800 Dales Rover tickets remain unchanged. Southern Dales Rover tickets are now available on all Transdev Keighley & District bus services.
Full details of the Dales Rover ticket scheme are available here.
Don’t forget that if you’re just making a single or return journey on just one DalesBus route an ordinary single or day return ticket will usually be cheaper than buying a Rover ticket. Rover tickets provide best value when you’re changing between buses during the day.
Ripon Roweller Changes
From 19th April 2010 the Monday to Saturday Ripon Roweller services is operated by Dales & District, in place of Little Red Bus, with revised timetables.
Service 139 to Fountains Abbey is one of the routes affected: The 1030 departure from Ripon is retimed to 0945 and the 1320 departure is retimed to 1330. Additional journeys between Ripon and Fountains Abbey will run at 1115 from Ripon, returning at 1540 and 1640 from Fountains Abbey. The service will no longer serve Studley Park or Studley Roger.
The Sunday and Bank Holiday shuttle service between Ripon and Fountains Abbey continues unchanged, operated by Little Red Bus.
Service 144
From 19th April 2010 service 144 between Bedale and Masham is operated by Dales & District, in place of Little Red Bus, with a revised timetable.
Skipton Bus Station Improvements Proposed
Further information is available here: http://www.northyorkstravel.info/pdf/Skipton%20Bus%20Leaflet_Layout%201.pdf (PDF file).
Beer 'n' Buses
A new holiday company is providing an opportunity to visit the Dales by public transport, and enjoy a pint or two of beer along the way.
The Beer 'n' Buses itinerary comprises an 8 night tour in the North East of England, centred around Leeds and York, but also including visits to the stunning North East Coast between Berwick and Newcastle, and the Border town of Carlisle, with journeys on the spectacular Settle and Carlisle Railway Line.
For further details visit the Beer 'n' Buses website.
DalesBus Driver of the Year 2009
The YDPTUG DalesBus Driver of the Year award for
2009 was won by Gordon Lumley of Arriva Yorkshire, who was the regular driver on
services 870 and 874 over the summer season.
The award was decided by a vote amongst the User
Group's membership. Gordon is very popular with all the bus users; always
providing a safe, reliable service and creating a friendly atmosphere on the
journey. He also proposed that name badges be worn by all DalesBus drivers
adding that extra degree of professionalism to the job.
The award was presented to Gordon at Ilkley Bus and Train interchange on 6th
December by Howard Handley (YDPTUG Chairman) who again stated that, like most of
the drivers on the DalesBus service, Gordon provided an excellent service but
also went that extra mile.
Concessionary Fares
Holders of English National Concessionary Passes are entitled to free local off-peak bus travel throughout the Yorkshire Dales.
Concessionary free travel is generally available between 0930 and 2300 on Mondays to Fridays, and at anytime on Saturdays, Sundays and Bank Holidays.
Passes may also be used at anytime for journeys starting within the Craven District Council area, and from 0900 onwards on any journey starting within North Yorkshire or the City of York.
Passes may also be used on the following journeys:
0740 Pateley Bridge to Harrogate (service 24)
0715 Gunnerside to Richmond (service 30)
0840 Reeth to Richmond (service 30)
The new scheme makes travel to the Yorkshire Dales more affordable for many people, particularly those living in West Yorkshire or Lancashire. All local bus services are part of the scheme, including cross-boundary services which were previously excluded such as Yorkshire Coastliner and Pride of the Dales routes.
Opportunities to visit the Dales now include:
Catch service 36 bus from Leeds to Harrogate, then change to service 24 to Pateley Bridge (daily)
Catch service X54 bus from York to Harrogate, then change to service 24 to Pateley Bridge (Mondays to Saturdays)
Catch service 36 bus from Leeds to Ripon, then change to service 159 to Masham, Leyburn and Richmond (Mondays to Saturdays)
Catch service X84 bus from Leeds to Ilkley, then change for Bolton Abbey and Grassington on service 74 (Mondays to Saturdays) or 874 (Sundays and Bank Holidays)
Catch service 870 or X84 bus from Leeds to Ilkley, for connections to Bolton Abbey, Grassington, Buckden and Malham (Sundays and Bank Holidays)
Catch service 215 bus from Burnley to Skipton, then change to bus 72 (Mondays to Saturdays) or 66A (Sundays and Bank Holidays) to Grassington
Catch service 280/X80 bus from Preston or Clitheroe to Skipton, then change to bus 72 (Mondays to Saturdays) or 66A (Sundays and Bank Holidays) to Grassington
Catch service 650 bus from Bradford or Shipley to Ilkley, for connections to Bolton Abbey, Grassington, Buckden and Malham (Sundays and Bank Holidays)
Catch service 66 bus from Keighley to Skipton, then change to service X59 to Bolton Bridge or Blubberhouses (Mondays to Saturdays)
Catch service 770 bus from Wetherby to Harrogate, then change to bus X59 to Bolton Bridge and Skipton (Mondays to Saturdays)
A moderated email service to disseminate information relevant to public transport in the Dales is now available. For more details about this service, please click here.
The YDPTUG are keen to encourage people to join the group, and help support their work to improve public transport in the Yorkshire Dales. Click here for details.
Older news from the Dalesbus Website is available on the archive page.
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