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DalesBus Driver of the Year 2011

The YDPTUG DalesBus Driver of the Year award for 2011 was won by Charlie Swires of AS Coaches, who is the regular driver on Nidderdale Rambler service 825.
 

The award was decided by a vote amongst the User Group's membership. Charlie is very popular with all the bus users; always providing a safe, reliable service, creating a friendly atmosphere on the journey and providing a wealth of information for visitors to Nidderdale.

The award was presented to Charlie in Pateley Bridge on 8th January 2012 by Howard Handley (YDPTUG Chairman) who highlighted that, like most DalesBus drivers, Charlie provided an excellent service but also went that extra mile to help passengers.

Rail Timetable Changes

A new rail timetable was introduced on 12th December, with generally minor changes to timetables. In the West Yorkshire area a number of extra peak-time journeys have been introduced, whilst some other services will benefit from extra carriages.

There will also be some changes to train times on the Leeds-Settle-Carlisle line, as follows:

• The early morning weekday southbound train will depart Carlisle at 0553 and have an additional stop at Lazonby.
   

• The early morning northbound train will depart Leeds at 0529 and have additional stops at Ribblehead and Garsdale arriving at Carlisle 0817.
   

• The last northbound weekday Leeds-Carlisle train will depart Leeds at 1806 arriving Carlisle at 2052.

The Winter Sunday service between Leeds, Carnforth, Lancaster and Morecambe is also improved.

Full details are available in Metro's Airedale Line timetable.

 

Winter DalesBus Timetable

Metro's Winter DalesBus timetable is now available online (600KB PDF file), and printed copies are available from the usual outlets.

Updates to the timetable are listed here:

• the first westbound journey on service 856 departs from Patrick Brompton at 1156 (not 1126 as shown)
   

• the extra evening buses on service 24 will operate on Fridays and Saturdays continue until at least 27th October 2012, now leaving Harrogate at 2030 and 2250, returning from Pateley Bridge at 2130 and 2340.

Most bus services in the Yorkshire Dales continue on the same timetable all-year round, but there are a number of seasonal services, particularly on Sundays.

The winter timetable started on 30th October, with most services operating similar timetables to last winter, but with these main changes:

• service 872 (Burnley - Skipton - Grassington), which replaced service 66A between Skipton and Grassington on Sundays earlier in the year, continues to operate to the summer timetable, but with new connections from/to Manchester on service X43.  Mainline service 28 now provides additional journeys between Burnley and Skipton on Sundays.
   

• service 856 (Northallerton - Leyburn - Hawes), which replaced services 156/157 on Sundays earlier in the year, continues to operate throughout the winter with a revised timetable.
   

• new Sunday links from the Settle-Carlisle line to Wensleydale are provided by service 855 (Garsdale - Hawes - Gayle)
   

• new pre-bookable Sunday links in the Wensleydale area are provided by the Upper Dales CONNECT service
   

• the Wensleydale PostBus service has been withdrawn
   

• Bowland Transit services B1, B10 and B11 are replaced by new services 10 and 11 providing a through service between Clitheroe, Slaidburn, Settle and Horton-in-Ribblesdale on Mondays to Saturdays
   

• Additional evening buses are running on Fridays and Saturdays for a trial period on Nidderdale Branch service 24 (Harrogate - Pateley Bridge)

Dales Rover Changes

The following changes to the Dales Rover ticketing scheme were made from 30th October 2011:

The validity of Southern Dales Rovers is extended to cover all Transdev Burnley & Pendle and Transdev Lancashire United services, except routes X41/X43 south of Haslingden/Rawtenstall.

The validity of Northern Dales Rovers is extended to cover services 855 and Upper Dales CONNECT within Wensleydale, but the £5.00 discounted version for rail-ticket holders is no longer available.

The validity of All Dales Rovers (£9.50) is extended to cover all Transdev Burnley and Pendle and Transdev Lancashire United services.

Metro Winter Offer

Metro's offer for MetroCard and concessionary passholders on the scenic Leeds to Settle - Carlisle and Lancaster - Morecambe railway lines continues until Friday 23rd March 2012.
 

Once again, Metro and Northern Rail have teamed up to offer a special £9 day return ticket on either the Leeds-Settle-Carlisle or Leeds-Lancaster-Morecambe scenic railway lines.

For just £9 you can take a day return journey on either the Settle-Carlisle or the Lancaster-Morecambe lines from Leeds, Bradford Forster Square, Ilkley and intermediate stations as far as Skipton to any station as far as Carlisle or Morecambe.

The offer runs until Friday 23rd March 2012 (excluding half term from 11th February to 19th February 2012), and is available every day of the week to holders of any adult Bus-only MetroCard, StudentPlus MetroCard or Bus & Rail MetroCard (any zone, including Rail Cards 6 &7).

Holders of Metro-issued English National Concessionary Passes can travel any time Monday to Friday only (this includes companions aged over 11, as long as your Pass has the companion symbol).

New to this year’s offer is a £4 flat fare per child for up to 4 children under 16 travelling with one adult on a MetroCard/Rail Zone ticket.

Winter offer from Northern Rail for Dales Railcard holders

There's also a £6.50 flat-fare adult day return ticket offer for Dales Railcard holders on the Leeds-Settle-Carlisle and Leeds-Lancaster-Morecambe scenic railway lines
 

The offer is valid on the Leeds-Settle-Carlisle and Leeds-Morecambe lines (also to/from Brampton and Wetheral on the Tyne Valley line) and is available until Friday 24th February 2012 inclusive.

Up to four children can accompany Dales Railcard holders for a child flat fare of £3.00 each.

There are no restrictions on time of travel.

This offer is also available to holders of FoSCL Gold Cards.

Nidderdale Branch Evening Buses

The new Friday and Saturday evening buses on service 24 between Harrogate and Pateley Bridge have now been extended to operate until at least 27th October 2012.

From 6th January 2012 the extra buses will leave Harrogate every Friday and Saturday at 2030 and 2250, returning from Pateley Bridge at 2130 and 2340.

Full details can be downloaded here. (PDF file)

Bowland Transit Changes

The Bowland Transit service changed from 31st October 2011. Services B1, B10 and B11 were replaced by new services 10, 10A and 11, which are operated by Little Red Bus under contract to Lancashire County Council.

Service 10 provides a through service from Clitheroe via Slaidburn to Settle, with buses then continuing as service 11 to Horton in Ribblesdale.

Service 10A provides additional peak-time journeys between Clitheroe and Slaidburn, running via Waddington.

Click here to download the new timetable.
 

North Yorkshire Bus Changes

Click here to view the latest summary of forthcoming bus service changes, produced by North Yorkshire County Council (PDF file).

Yorkshire Dales Public Transport Users Group

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.

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