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Western Dales Area Bus Service Changes - April 2023

17/3/2023

 
Changes will be made to many Western Dales area bus services from April 2023.

S1 Dent Station - Dent - Sedbergh - Kendal (Saturdays)
  • The only change on this route is the addition of the usual early evening return journey to Dent Station, leaving Sedbergh Post Office at 1855, for the summer season from 6th April.

S3 Sedbergh - Hawes (Summer Fridays).
  • The S3 Hawes service will run on Fridays this year, starting on 14th April, avoiding early closing day in Hawes.

S4 Sedbergh - Kirkby Stephen - Brough.
  • The Friday service will no longer run after 31st March 2023 due to low usage, with alternative buses between Kirkby Stephen and Brough now available on Tuesdays and Thursdays on service S6, and on Saturdays on service 563.  Buses will still run between Sedbergh and Kirkby Stephen on services S5 and S6 on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.

S5 Sedbergh - Kirkby Stephen - Kendal.(Wednesdays)
  • From 5th April the S5 service will move from Thursday to Wednesday, Kendal’s market day. 

S6 Sedbergh - Kirkby Stephen - Brough - Penrith (Tuesdays and Thursdays)
  • The S6 Tuesday service will be unchanged, but from 4th April it will also run on Thursdays. 

563 Kirkby Stephen - Brough - Appleby - Penrith (Saturdays)
  • From 1st April a Saturday service will be added to Stagecoach service 563, with buses running between Penrith Station, Penrith, Appleby, Brough, Kirkby Stephen and Kirkby Stephen Station.  The Monday to Friday service between Penrith and Appleby will continue unchanged.

Rail Strikes

7/3/2023

 
Strikes affecting Northern services have been called for the following dates:
  • Thursday 16th March 2023
  • Saturday 18th March 2023
  • Thursday 30th March 2023
  • Saturday 1st April 2023

On these dates there will be no train services between Skipton, Settle and Carlisle; Skipton, Lancaster and Morecambe; or Leeds and Harrogate.  A limited daytime service will run between Leeds and Skipton, and between Leeds and Ilkley.


For further information please see Northern's website.

Metro ENCTS Winter Offer 2023

12/1/2023

 
Northern have introduced a flat fare winter offer on the Leeds - Settle - Carlisle and Leeds – Morecambe lines for Metro (West Yorkshire Combined Authority) issued ENCTS (elderly & disabled) pass holders .

This is a Day Ranger ticket covering both the Settle & Carlisle Line (Leeds / Bradford Forster Square – Carlisle via Settle) and the Bentham line (Leeds – Morecambe via Bentham).

The offer is available as follows:
  • Holders of a valid Metro (WYCA) issued ENCTS Passes (Elderly or Disabled) can purchase a Day Ranger for £14.00 and can be accompanied by up to four children for a flat fare of £7.00 each.

  • Stations included; Leeds, Kirkstall Forge, Apperley Bridge, Bradford Forster Square, Frizinghall, Shipley, Crossflatts, Bingley, Saltaire, Keighley, Steeton & Silsden, Cononley, Skipton, Gargrave, Hellifield, Long Preston, Giggleswick, Clapham (North Yorkshire), Bentham, Wennington, Carnforth, Lancaster, Bare Lane, Morecambe, Heysham Port, Settle, Horton-in-Ribblesdale, Ribblehead, Dent, Garsdale, Kirkby Stephen, Appleby, Langwathby, Lazonby & Kirkoswald, Armathwaite and Carlisle.

  • Dates available:  Monday 9th January 2023 – Saturday 1st April 2023 inclusive.

  • Availability: On all trains except for the 0549 Carlisle – Leeds via Settle and 0648 Lancaster – Leeds via Bentham services Mondays to Fridays, valid all-day weekends.

Note:
  • Customers can break their journey at any point within the validity area of the Day Ranger ticket.
  • Customers must have a valid Metro (WYCA) issued ENCTS (elderly or disabled) pass to take up this offer.
  • These tickets can only be purchased at staffed station ticket offices or from conductors on train when boarding at unstaffed stations or where the ticket office is closed. Where ticket vending machines are available, customers must obtain a ‘Promise to Pay’ ticket and exchange this with the conductor. These tickets are not available to purchase online or through ticket vending machines.

£2 Bus Fare Offer

1/1/2023

 
Bus fares will be capped at £2 by most bus companies until the end of June 2023 as part of a special offer funded by the Department for Transport.

The offer is available on all scheduled bus services in the Yorkshire Dales area, including buses run by:
  • Burnley Bus Company (including Pendle Wizz)
  • Dales & District (including services 73/138/138A/144/159 and Wensleydale Flyer 856)
  • Harrogate Bus Company (including DalesBuses 24 and 59)
  • Keighley Bus Company (including DalesBus 72 & Cravenlink 873/884)
  • Kirkby Lonsdale Coach Hire (including Craven Connection 75/81/82/580/581/583)
  • Little White Bus 
  • North Yorkshire County Council
  • Reliance
  • Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire (including service 280)
  • Upper Wharfedale Venturer
  • Western Dales Bus
  • York Pullman (including DalesBus 874) 

Dales Railcard Winter Offer

5/12/2022

 
The winter offer for Dales Railcard holders is back but this time you can enjoy 50% off Off-Peak Day Returns on the Leeds – Settle - Carlisle and Leeds – Lancaster/Morecambe via Bentham routes, with discounts of up to 81% for accompanying children.

If you have a Dales Railcard claiming your discount is easy: simply select ‘Dales Railcard Winter CDR’ as the railcard option when purchasing your ticket online or from a ticket vending machine. Alternatively, show your Dales Railcard when purchasing at ticket offices or the conductor on board the train when boarding at unstaffed stations where no ticket facilities are available.

The offer is available from 30th October 2022 until 1st April 2023 inclusive. For full details see Northern's website.

Dales Railcards can be purchased for £10 for a year by residents in the postcode areas adjacent to the Skipton-Settle-Carlisle and Skipton-Lancaster railway lines, and also by members of the Friends of the Settle-Carlisle Line (FoSCL) or LASRUG.  For further information click here.

Western Dales Bus Changes

23/11/2022

 
The following changes will be made to Western Dales Bus services to/from Dent from 9th December 2022
  • Saturday service S1 (the Kendal Shuttle).will start at 0835 at Sedbergh Maryfell, and will not run to/from Dent before doing so as at present. Other journeys to and from Dent on Saturdays will remain unchanged.
  • Friday service S4 (Kirkby Stephen Connect) will no longer run to/from Dent, and will run between Sedbergh and Brough only.

Changes to Little White Bus Services

18/11/2022

 
Changes will be made to Little White Bus services from Monday 28th November 2022 as follows:

​Garsdale Station Shuttle & Demand Responsive Service
  • The 1905 Gayle to Garsdale and 1950 Garsdale to Gayle journeys on Monday to Saturday will now only run if pre-booked at least 24 hours in advance (please book by Friday for travel on Monday)
  • A new journey will run at 1755 from Gayle to Garsdale on Monday to Saturday, connecting with the train from Leeds to Carlisle calling at Garsdale at 1821, then returning at 1825 to Gayle.
  • The Sunday service will be completely withdrawn for the winter. Work will be undertaken to examine the feasibility of running a Sunday service during the summer of 2023 and beyond.
  • Click here for the new timetable (PDF file) 
 
Wensleydale Voyager 156
There are some small timing changes to this timetable with the Leyburn bus starting and finishing slightly earlier to allow passengers to connect from Leyburn to Garsdale Station, coordinating with the first outbound Garsdale Shuttle service. In addition, buses will only make three scheduled stops at Sycamore Hall each day. Non-scheduled stops will become book in advance only, and booking should be made through the Little White Bus office.
Click here for the new timetable (PDF file) 
 
Swaledale Shuttle 30
No major changes here, but an emergency timetable is in operation due to roadworks. When the emergency timetable has finished the bus that starts in Keld at 1015 will connect on Wednesdays with the Richmondshire Rover bus to Northallerton. The return bus from Northallerton will connect with the 1535 service from Richmond to Keld.
 
Richmondshire Rover RR1
The timing of the Wednesday bus to Northallerton will be altered to allow it to meet the inbound Swaledale bus in Richmond at 1120. Click here to download the new timetable (PDF file).
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Regrettably, funding is no longer available for the Thursday service, and this will now cease. The last Ripon service will be 17th November and the last Barnard Castle service will be 24th November.
Click here for the new timetable (PDF file) 

Winter DalesBus Services

20/10/2022

 
Most.bus services in the Yorkshire Dales run to the same timetable all year-round, but some services, particularly at weekends, operate only during the summer months, or with a revised timetable for the winter period.

Forthcoming changes for the start of the winter season are as follows:

Saturday 22nd October
  • last day of operation of summer DalesBus 74

Sunday 23rd October
  • last day of operation of summer DalesBus services 822, 825, 830, 831, 875, 881 and 884

Wednesday 26th October
  • last day of operation of summer Western Dales Bus S3

Sunday 30th October
  • ​start of winter Sunday timetable on DalesBus services 873, 874 and 884

Saturday 5th November
  • start of winter Saturday timetable on Craven Connection services 75 and 580
  • start of winter Saturday timetable on Western Dales Bus S1

The winter DalesBus timetable can be downloaded as a PDF file here.

Service X84

30/9/2022

 
A revised timetable will be introduced on First Leeds service X84 between Leeds, Otley and Ilkley from Sunday 2nd October - click here for details.

Most journeys will depart from Stand B in Ilkley Bus Station, instead of stand C.

Service 70 (Ripon - Thirsk - Northallerton)

7/9/2022

 
Service 70 between Northallerton, Thirsk and Ripon will have a revised timetable from Monday 12th September 2022, with improved connections at Thirsk with buses to/from York. Through fares will be available.

The service will be operated by Reliance and Hodgsons, in place of Dales & District.
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