Bus Service Changes in the Kirkby Stephen Area

Several changes are being made to bus services in the Kirkby Stephen area:

• all services operated by Western Dales Bus are suspended during the national lockdown.
• from 5th January 2021 bus service 106 between Kendal, Tebay, Shap and Penrith will be run by Cumbria Classic Coaches (replacing Stagecoach), with an improved timetable running on Tuesdays and Fridays .
• Cumbria Classic Coaches Tuesday service 574 between Kirkby Stephen, Brough, Appleby and Penrith has been withdrawn, but will be replaced by new Western Dales Bus Tuesday service S6 as soon as Western Dales Bus services resume.
• Cumbria Classic Coaches Wednesday service 572 between Ravenstonedale, Kirkby Stephen and Barnard Castle is temporarily suspended, but Summer Tuesday service 569 between Ravenstonedale, Kirkby Stephen and Hawes is permanently withdrawn.
• Cumbria Classic Coaches Monday service 571 between Brough, Kirkby Stephen and Kendal, and Thursday service 570 between Ravenstonedale, Shap, Tebay and Kendal will both continue unchanged.