North East Buses

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Dalesbus services gear up for summer season
http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/12...er_season/

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Dalesbus website
http://www.dalesbus.org/

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I am thinking of doing a trip on the Dalesbus network at some point in the summer, so if anyone has any suggestions please feel free to voice any ideas you may have.

Think I have finally come up with some ideas for Dalesbus routes I could ride.

Route A
0945 830 Darlington - Ingleton Community Centre (Arrive 1220)
1230 581 Ingleton Community Centre - Settle Market Place (Arrive 1255)
1300 881 Settle Market Place - Malham National Park Centre (Arrive 1325)
1445 873 Malham opp. Buck Inn - Skipton Bus Station (Arrive 1523)
1525 872 Skipton Bus Station - Grassington National Park Centre (Arrive 1547)
1600 812 Grassington National Park Centre - York Rail Station (Arrive 1750)
ALTERNATIVE IF CONNECTION IS MISSED IN SKIPTON.
1445 873 Malham opp Buck Inn - Ilkley Bus Station (Arrive 1606) instead of jumping off in Skipton.
1612 873 Ilkley Bus Station - Skipton Bus Station (Arrive 1655)
1715 884 Skipton Bus Station - York Rail Station (Arrive 1910)

Route B
0945 830 Darlington - Ingleton Community Centre (Arrive 1220)
1230 581/580 Ingleton Community Centre - Skipton Bus Station (Arrive 1340)
1415 884 Skipton Bus Station - IIkely Bus Station (Arrive 1436)
1442 873 Ilkley Bus Station - Skipton High Street (Arrive 1520)
1525*  872 Skipton High Street - Grassington National Park Centre (Arrive 1547) * Time from Skipton Bus Station
1600 812 Grassington National Park Centre - York Rail Station (Arrive 1750)

Route C
0945 830 Darlington - Ingleton Community Centre (Arrive 1220)
1230 581/580 Ingleton Community Centre - Skipton Bus Station (Arrive 1340)
1415 884 Skipton Bus Station - Ilkely Bus Station (Arrive 1436)
1445 873 Ilkely Bus Station - Malham opp Buck Inn (Arrive 1600)
1630 884 Malham opp. Buck Inn - York Rail Station (Arrive 1910)

Some things about these plans.
Route A: Only around 2 minutes to connect between services 873 and 872 at Skipton Bus Station which is not ideal. 873 to and from Ilkley is the same bus. 1 hour and 20 minutes to kill in Malham, unless you do two journeys on service 881 arriving back in Malham at 1422.

Route B: Another tight 2 minute connection at Skipton Bus Station but I think both the 873 and 872 both stop on Skipton High Street so that would leave a few more minutes to connect between the two services to reach Grassington.

Route C: 873 and 874 would all the same bus so the day would lose some variety in terms of haulage and much of the two routes would mean I'd be doubling back on myself, but would have a few different places for photos though.

What does everyone think of these suggestions?

I am still working on ideas for Dalesbus outings for this summer but I am struggling to think of ideas as in many cases the connections don't work this year with them either being too tight and large gaps in places. There is also the worry a bus would not turn up and I'd be a little worried that I wouldn't be able to get home.

(21 May 2015, 1:48 pm)Jimmi wrote [ -> ]Think I have finally come up with some ideas for Dalesbus routes I could ride.

Route A
0945 830 Darlington - Ingleton Community Centre (Arrive 1220)
1230 581 Ingleton Community Centre - Settle Market Place (Arrive 1255)
1300 881 Settle Market Place - Malham National Park Centre (Arrive 1325)
1445 873 Malham opp. Buck Inn - Skipton Bus Station (Arrive 1523)
1525 872 Skipton Bus Station - Grassington National Park Centre (Arrive 1547)
1600 812 Grassington National Park Centre - York Rail Station (Arrive 1750)
ALTERNATIVE IF CONNECTION IS MISSED IN SKIPTON.
1445 873 Malham opp Buck Inn - Ilkley Bus Station (Arrive 1606) instead of jumping off in Skipton.
1612 873 Ilkley Bus Station - Skipton Bus Station (Arrive 1655)
1715 884 Skipton Bus Station - York Rail Station (Arrive 1910)

Route B
0945 830 Darlington - Ingleton Community Centre (Arrive 1220)
1230 581/580 Ingleton Community Centre - Skipton Bus Station (Arrive 1340)
1415 884 Skipton Bus Station - IIkely Bus Station (Arrive 1436)
1442 873 Ilkley Bus Station - Skipton High Street (Arrive 1520)
1525*  872 Skipton High Street - Grassington National Park Centre (Arrive 1547) * Time from Skipton Bus Station
1600 812 Grassington National Park Centre - York Rail Station (Arrive 1750)

Route C
0945 830 Darlington - Ingleton Community Centre (Arrive 1220)
1230 581/580 Ingleton Community Centre - Skipton Bus Station (Arrive 1340)
1415 884 Skipton Bus Station - Ilkely Bus Station (Arrive 1436)
1445 873 Ilkely Bus Station - Malham opp Buck Inn (Arrive 1600)
1630 884 Malham opp. Buck Inn - York Rail Station (Arrive 1910)

Some things about these plans.
Route A: Only around 2 minutes to connect between services 873 and 872 at Skipton Bus Station which is not ideal. 873 to and from Ilkley is the same bus. 1 hour and 20 minutes to kill in Malham, unless you do two journeys on service 881 arriving back in Malham at 1422.

Route B: Another tight 2 minute connection at Skipton Bus Station but I think both the 873 and 872 both stop on Skipton High Street so that would leave a few more minutes to connect between the two services to reach Grassington.

Route C: 873 and 874 would all the same bus so the day would lose some variety in terms of haulage and much of the two routes would mean I'd be doubling back on myself, but would have a few different places for photos though.

What does everyone think of these suggestions?

I am still working on ideas for Dalesbus outings for this summer but I am struggling to think of ideas as in many cases the connections don't work this year with them either being too tight and large gaps in places. There is also the worry a bus would not turn up and I'd be a little worried that I wouldn't be able to get home.

Having driven from Skipton to York, I found the road depressing.
Sitting on a bus for that sort of time, on that road, I would find it soul destroying.

Good luck!

(21 May 2015, 4:56 pm)Andreos1 wrote [ -> ]Having driven from Skipton to York, I found the road depressing.
Sitting on a bus for that sort of time, on that road, I would find it soul destroying.

Good luck!

Thanks!

Christ is it really that soul crushing?

The 812 from Grassington runs via Pateley Bridge and Ripon. The 884 runs via Ilkely, Otley and Harrogate.

(21 May 2015, 5:17 pm)Jimmi wrote [ -> ]Thanks!

Christ is it really that soul crushing?

The 812 from Grassington runs via Pateley Bridge and Ripon. The 884 runs via Ilkely, Otley and Harrogate.

It might not be so bad if they aren't following the A59 the whole way. I just find it a really tedious road.

Do they have a ticket you can use on all Dalesbus services? Otherwise it'd be expensive for you.

Nice plans though. The 580/581 should be a Citaro which will be nice.

(21 May 2015, 5:29 pm)Tom wrote [ -> ]Do they have a ticket you can use on all Dalesbus services? Otherwise it'd be expensive for you.

Nice plans though. The 580/581 should be a Citaro which will be nice.

These are the ticket options I have found:

Dales Rover Tickets - from 3rd May 2015

Dales Rover tickets offer unlimited travel on DalesBus services on Sundays and Bank Holidays only. They can be bought from the driver.

There are six types of Dales Rover:

DALES FREEDOM ROVER £12.00
Sold and valid on all DalesBus services, plus all buses operated by Transdev Harrogate & District, Keighley & District, Burnley & Pendle and Lancashire United. 

SOUTHERN DALES ROVER £9.00
Sold and valid on all DalesBus services in the Southern Zone, as far as Wakefield, Dewsbury, Burnley, Settle, Malham, Buckden, Middlesmoor, Ripon, Boroughbridge, Knaresborough and Tadcaster.

NORTHERN DALES ROVER £9.00
Sold and valid on all DalesBus services in the Northern Zone, in the area bordered by Settle, Wennington, Kirkby Lonsdale, Sedbergh, Keld, Richmond, Ripon and Buckden.

STUDENT DALES ROVER £6.00
Show your student card to buy or use a Student Dales Rover on all DalesBus services. 

PASSHOLDER DALES ROVER £6.00
Show your ENCTS elderly or disabled pass to buy or use a Passholder Dales Rover on all DalesBus services. (Free travel is available to ENCTS passholders on many services)

FIRST LEEDS DALES ROVER £9.50
Sold on First Leeds buses only, and valid for travel on all First Leeds bus services and DalesBus services in the Southern Zone.

Not bad at all £12!

(21 May 2015, 5:37 pm)Tom wrote [ -> ]Not bad at all £12!

Just wish the train back from York to Darlington was cheaper, think it came back with £9.20 on one operator and £12 odd for Virgin I think which is pretty expensive I think.

(21 May 2015, 5:47 pm)Jimmi wrote [ -> ]Just wish the train back from York to Darlington was cheaper, think it came back with £9.20 on one operator and £12 odd for Virgin I think which is pretty expensive I think.

Yeah it'll be worth it though
Will be a nice day out in the Dales, will probably do it next year myself. 

Dalesbus connections are all timed to meet in various places. I believe they should wait for late running connections too. I don't think you'll ever have a problem. There are regular passengers that use them every week, although hopefully there'll be more revenue this year what with the clamp down on ENCTS passes!

Yorkshire Tiger start their Dales 800, 898 & 899 this week and they will run for the duration of the school holidays.
899 runs from Bradford to Grassington on Tuesdays.
898 runs from Bradford to Malham on Wednesdays.
800 runs from Grassington to Hawes on Tuesdays.