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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).
Settle-Carlisle Line Engineering Works
Engineering work is scheduled on the Settle-Carlisle railway line at various times during 2008, including: 6th to 20th July inclusive when the line will be closed between Settle and Appleby.
There will also be engineering works between Leeds and Shipley
on 3rd and 4th May 2008. On Saturday 3rd May bridge replacement at Kirkstall will
mean that trains will operate to/from Skipton (rather than Leeds).
On Sunday 4th May bridge replacement at Kirkstall will mean that trains will
operate to/from Bradford Forster Square with connecting bus services between
Shipley and Leeds. Journey times to and from Leeds will be extended.
During the closures rail services operate as far as possible, with coach replacement services between stations where the line is closed.
If you have any queries regarding engineering work timetables, visit www.settle-carlisle.co.uk, contact Northern's Customer Relations on 0845 0000 125 or email customer.relations@northernrail.org.
Service Changes from 28th April 2008
Service 144 running between Bedale and Masham will be revised from 28th April 2008. The service will mainly be operated by Little Red Bus in place of Dales & District, with most journeys needing to be booked in advance. For details call Harrogate District Community Transport on 01423 526655.
Minor changes will be made to service 581 running between Horton in Ribblesdale, Settle and Ingleton, with some journeys extending to Kirkby Lonsdale.
Service 80 from Skipton to Lothersdale will no longer operate.
A new express bus service will operate from York to Harrogate on Mondays to Saturdays - click here for details.
Summer Sunday Buses in Wharfedale and Wensleydale
A completely new pattern of Sunday bus services will be running in Upper Wharfedale and Wensleydale this year, starting at the May Day Bank Holiday weekend.
Service 874 will run from Ilkley to Burnsall, Grassington and Buckden, leaving at 1015 and 1415, with good connections from Leeds on service X84. This service will be run by Arriva Yorkshire, and so is able to negotiate the arch at Bolton Abbey and will also be able to accommodate standing passengers should the need arise.
At Buckden connections will be available onto service 808 running to Aysgarth and Hawes, arriving in Hawes at 1242 and 1742. The morning journey then continues to Gayle Mill, and the afternoon journey to Ribblehead to connect with the Leeds train. Service 808 will return from Hawes to Buckden at 1520, connecting with the 1615 service 874 departure to Ilkley.
Through fares will be available between services 874 and 808, with the day return fare from Ilkley to Hawes remaining unchanged at £7.50. Holders of the new English National Concessionary Passes now travel free on all DalesBus services.
The bus operating service 808 will also provide a range of useful new links in Wensleydale. It will set out from Leyburn Market Place on service 807 at 0910 providing an early morning link to Aysgarth, Hawes and Ribblehead. At Ribblehead it will connect with the train from Leeds to Carlisle, and then depart at 1030 for Hawes, Aysgarth and Buckden.
This new network of services has been facilitated by the Dales & Bowland CIC utilising funding from North Yorkshire County Council together with grants from other organisations, including the Yorkshire Dales Public Transport Users Group and The Friends of the Settle Carlisle Line.
These new services will replace routes 800, 805 and 806. Additional buses between Ilkley, Bolton Abbey and the Strid will continue to be provided by Cravenlink service 884, which includes an earlier departure from Ilkley Bus Station at 0915, and a later return from the Strid at 1742. Connections will be available at Grassington with service 66A from Keighley and Skipton which continues unchanged, as do services 156 and 157 running from Northallerton and Bedale to Leyburn and Hawes.
Services 807, 808 and 874 will operate every Sunday and Bank Holiday Monday from 4th May until at least 7th September 2008.
Spring DalesBus Services
Sunday and Bank Holiday DalesBus services will operate as follows during Spring 2008:
DalesBus 874: Ilkley - Grassington - Buckden
- This service runs every Sunday and Bank Holiday Monday from 4th May 2008, connecting with service 808.
- This service replaces services 800 and 805 which will not operate in Summer 2008.
Wensleydale Explorer Bus 807: Ribblehead – Hawes – Aysgarth – Leyburn
Wensleydale Explorer Bus 808: Ribblehead/Gayle Mill – Hawes – Aysgarth – Buckden
- These new services run every Sunday and Bank Holiday Monday from 4th May 2008
Cravenlink services 784/884: Ilkley – Bolton Abbey – Skipton
- These services continue to operate every Sunday and Bank Holiday Monday
- From 23rd March 2008 a new 09.15 departure from Ilkley runs on service 884 to Skipton via Bolton Abbey, The Strid, Eastby and Embsay (the 08.05 service X84 bus from Leeds connects with this service at Ilkley Bus Station)
Fountains Abbey Shuttle service 139: Ripon - Fountains Abbey
- This service runs every Sunday and Bank Holiday Monday from 11th May 2008
Malham Tarn Shuttle service 809: Ilkley – Skipton – Settle – Malham
- This service runs every Saturday, Sunday and Bank Holiday Monday from 22nd March 2008
DalesBus service 66A: Keighley – Skipton – Grassington
- Service 66A continues to run hourly throughout the day every Sunday and Bank Holiday Monday
DalesBus service 24: Harrogate – Pateley Bridge
- Service 24 continues to run four return journeys every Sunday and Bank Holiday Monday
DalesBus services 156/157: Northallerton – Leyburn – Hawes
- Services 156/157 continue to run approx. five return journeys every Sunday and Bank Holiday Monday
Wensleydale Vintage Tour Bus 127: Ripon – Leyburn – Redmire – Hawes – Garsdale
- This service runs on Tuesdays, Saturdays, Sundays and Bank Holidays from 18th March
- For the 2008 season, one journey extends to Garsdale
Concessionary Fares
Senior citizens from throughout England are entitled to free local off-peak bus travel from 1st April 2008. In order to benefit from the new entitlement anyone aged 60 or over needs a new style concessionary pass.
Concessionary free travel will generally be 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)
0845 Masham to Bedale (service 144)
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 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 to service 74 to Bolton Abbey and Grassington (Mondays to Saturdays)
Catch service 215 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 653 bus from Bradford to Harrogate, then change to service 24 to Pateley Bridge (Mondays to Saturdays)
Catch service 66 bus from Keighley to Skipton, then change to service X59 to Bolton Bridge or Blubberhouses (Mondays to Saturdays)
Catch service 770 from Wetherby to Harrogate, then change to bus X59 to Bolton Bridge and Skipton (Mondays to Saturdays)
Bowland Transit Changes
Major changes were made to the Bowland Transit bus service from 31st March 2008.
Service B10, which previously ran between Clitheroe, Slaidburn and Settle is replaced by three separate services as follows:
- Service B10 running as a circular service from Clitheroe via Whitewell, Dunsop Bridge, Newton, Slaidburn, Newton and Waddington back to Clitheroe.
- Service B11 running as a circular service from Clitheroe via Waddington, Newton, Slaidburn, Newton, Dunsop Bridge, Whitewell and back to Clitheroe.
- Service B1 running between Slaidburn and Settle
Services B10 and B11 each run approximately every two hours on Mondays to Saturday daytimes, providing one bus every hour between Clitheroe and Slaidburn.
Service B1 runs six journeys each way on Mondays to Saturdays, connecting at Slaidburn with services B10 and B11.
Click here to download Lancashire County Council's new Bowland Transit timetable leaflet as a PDF file.
Wensleydale Railway Reopens
The Wensleydale Railway reopened on Saturday 1st March with a new timetable, offering you nearly an extra hour in Wensleydale. Trains run between Leeming Bar, Bedale, Leyburn and Redmire.
Services will initially run on Saturdays and Sundays, and will also operate on Tuesdays in April, May, June and October. During school holidays and throughout the months of July, August and September trains will operate seven days a week. A steam-hauled service is likely to operate from early August until mid September. Click here for full timetable details.
The railway has also arranged a programme of guided walks, with two led by local author David Joy. Some of these walks require pre-booking - details on the Wensleydale Railway website.
The Wensleydale Vintage Bus will restart on 18th March running on Tuesdays, Saturdays and Sundays, running from Ripon to Redmire, Hawes and Garsdale, connecting with the Wensleydale Railway.
Middleham Bridge Closure
Due to closure of the A6108 Leyburn Road at Middleham Bridge service 159 will be diverted and a temporary minibus service provided between Middleham and Coverbridge.
The work is expected to last for up to 8 weeks commencing 8th February 2008, please click here to view the mini bus timetable.
Please contact the bus service operator Dales and District on 01677 425203 if you would like any further information.
New Bus Service Links Wharfedale and Nidderdale
A new bus service is providing weekday links between Wharfedale and Nidderdale from 7th January 2008. The new services link Long Ashes Park, Grassington and Hebden with Harrogate and Ripon, running via Stump Cross, Greenhow Hill and Bewerley. The buses will initially run on Mondays to Fridays during School Terms only, but if they prove popular they may be extended to also run during the school holidays. The services, numbered 11 and 12, are operated by Little Red Bus of Harrogate.
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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