DalesBus
{{short description|Brand of weekend bus services, in the Yorkshire dales}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2022}}
{{Use British English|date=December 2017}}
{{Infobox Bus transit
|name = DalesBus
|logo = DalesBus.svg
|image = Dalesbus at Skipton Station.jpg
|headquarters = Gargrave, North Yorkshire
|service_area = {{plainlist|
|service_type = Bus and coach
|website = {{url|http://www.dalesbus.org}}
|logo_size = 125px}}
DalesBus is a bus network serving the Yorkshire Dales and managed by Dales and Bowland Community Interest Company, a volunteer-run subsidiary of the Yorkshire Dales Society.
Services are funded by organisations, including the National Trust, West Yorkshire Metro, Yorkshire Dales National Park, and community groups. Over 30,000 passengers used the network in 2019/20.{{cite web |date=13 June 2020 |title=Annual Report and Statement of Community Interest Delivery 2019–20 |url=https://www.dalesbus.org/uploads/1/1/3/9/113919127/dales_and_bowland_cic_annual_report_2019-20.pdf |access-date=7 May 2022 |website=Dales & Bowland CIC |archive-date=30 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200930141832/https://www.dalesbus.org/uploads/1/1/3/9/113919127/dales_and_bowland_cic_annual_report_2019-20.pdf |url-status=live }}
Some services only operate at weekends and on bank holidays, from Easter until late October, though others are year-round.{{cite news |date=28 March 2018 |title=Why the value of rural bus services cannot be overstated in our National Parks |work=Yorkshire Post |url=https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/why-the-value-of-rural-bus-services-cannot-be-overstated-in-our-national-parks-1-9084831 |access-date=15 July 2018 |archive-date=16 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180716024956/https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/why-the-value-of-rural-bus-services-cannot-be-overstated-in-our-national-parks-1-9084831 |url-status=live }}
The DalesBus Ramblers organise a programme of guided walks in the Yorkshire Dales.{{Cite web |url=https://www.dalesbus.org/dalesbusramblers.html |title=Dalesbus ramblers |website=Dalesbus |access-date=1 December 2022 |archive-date=1 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221201102918/https://www.dalesbus.org/dalesbusramblers.html |url-status=live }}
History
The service began in 2007 with a single route between Ilkley and Skipton.{{cite web |date=25 August 2013 |title=DalesBus service shortlisted in National Transport Awards |url=https://www.cravenherald.co.uk/news/10625757.dalesbus-service-shortlisted-in-national-transport-awards/ |access-date=7 May 2022 |website=Craven Herald |archive-date=4 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240504180248/https://www.cravenherald.co.uk/news/10625757.dalesbus-service-shortlisted-in-national-transport-awards/ |url-status=live }}
= Controversy =
In 2015, North Yorkshire County Council withdrew English National Concessionary Travel Scheme payments for some of these services, regarding them as only for "tourist use" and therefore outside of statutory provision.{{cite web |date=3 January 2015 |title=Colin Speakman: Devolution key to transport’s brighter future |url=https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/opinion/columnists/colin-speakman-devolution-key-transports-brighter-future-1827399 |access-date=7 May 2022 |website=Yorkshire Post |archive-date=19 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210919172227/https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/opinion/columnists/colin-speakman-devolution-key-transports-brighter-future-1827399 |url-status=live }} In the following year, Lancashire County Council made the decision to follow suit, citing similar reasons to do so.{{cite web |date=4 April 2016 |title=OAP bus pass ban 'could lead to end of scheme' |url=https://www.lancasterguardian.co.uk/news/oap-bus-pass-ban-could-lead-to-end-of-scheme-661257 |access-date=7 May 2022 |website=Lancaster Guardian |archive-date=4 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240504180249/https://www.lancasterguardian.co.uk/news/oap-bus-pass-ban-could-lead-to-end-of-scheme-661257 |url-status=live }}
Services and operators
As of 2025, the following services are operated under the DalesBus brand.{{cite web |date=16 April 2022 |title=DalesBus Timetable Booklet |url=https://www.dalesbus.org/timetable.html |access-date=6 May 2022 |website=DalesBus |archive-date=22 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220522132156/https://www.dalesbus.org/timetable.html |url-status=live }}
| class="wikitable" | |
| Operator | Service(s) |
|---|---|
| Dales & District
|138, 138A, 139, 144, 159 & 856 | |
| East Yorkshire
|822 | |
| Transdev Blazefield
|24, 59, 72, 74, 820, 821, 825, 864, 866, 873, 875 & 884 | |
| Kirkby Lonsdale Coach Hire
|75, 81, 82, 580, 581, 583, 830 & 881 | |
| Little White Bus
|30, 113 Garsdale Station Shuttle & 156 | |
| North Yorkshire County Council
|11, 72A, 155 & 210 | |
| Upper Wharfedale Venturer
|72B | |
| Western Dales Community Bus
|S1, S3, S4, S5 & S6 | |
| York Pullman
|874 |
In popular culture
In 2016, route 830's commentary free journey through Swaledale, was an episode of television series BBC Four Goes Slow entitled All Aboard! The Country Bus.{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2023/feb/06/spring-walks-review-not-even-a-trampolining-goat-can-save-this-feelbad-tv|title=Spring Walks review – not even a trampolining goat can save this feelbad TV|first=Stuart|last=Jeffries|date=6 February 2023|accessdate=7 February 2023|work=The Guardian|archive-date=6 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230206233617/https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2023/feb/06/spring-walks-review-not-even-a-trampolining-goat-can-save-this-feelbad-tv|url-status=live}} The episode saw a series record audience of 800,000.{{cite news |last=Foster |first=Patrick |date=30 August 2016 |title='Slow TV' bus tour of Yorkshire Dales drives nearly a million viewers to BBC Four |work=The Telegraph |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/08/30/slow-tv-bus-tour-of-yorkshire-dales-drives-nearly-a-million-view2/ |access-date=1 April 2022 |issn=0307-1235 |archive-date=29 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221129005422/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/08/30/slow-tv-bus-tour-of-yorkshire-dales-drives-nearly-a-million-view2/ |url-status=live }}
References
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External links
- {{official website|http://www.dalesbus.org/index.html|name=DalesBus}} website
Category:Bus operators in North Yorkshire