(07 Mar 2016, 11:46 pm)James101 wrote Another challenge I'd like to do. Middlesbrough to Manchester in one day, using only stagecarriage services and on a single bus ticket. Made possible by the Dalesbus network which is to return this year, this journey is based on Sunday 2015 timetables and the full journey is covered on a £12 Dales Freedom Rover ticket.
[830] 0905 Middlesbrough OR 0947 Darlington - Ingleton 1220
[581] 1300 Ingleton - Settle 1325
same vehicle continues as [580] 1330 Settle - Skipton 1410
[872] 1455 Skipton - Manchester 1751
Return on a Megabus/Nat Ex. at additional cost.
It won't be everybody's cup of tea but I find it very interesting that such a long journey is possible on just 3 vehicles, even if it is 3 hours on a solo!
Would involve some epic scenery and interesting routes. If you're able to entertain yourself with music or a good read along the way it could be a fun day out.
I've thought about doing Dalesbus, starting in Darlington on the 830 to Ingleton then heading over to Skipton and then onto York then train back to Darlington. Hopefully this will be possible again in 2016, Arriva North East are definitely running the 830 between Middlesbrough and Ingleton again this year and they also seem to be running service 581 between Ingleton and Settle Market Place, so unsure if Kirkby Lonsdale Coach Hire will be doing the 580/581 on Sunday's again this year or not, hoping they are! Also Arriva Yorkshire will be running a Dalesbus service between Ripon and Richmond as service 859 this year which will probably continue to/from Dewsbury. This is based on VOSA registrations which are now appearing online. Hopefully timetables will be released soon.