Moorsbus
{{short description|Network of bus services in North Yorkshire Moors}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2017}}
{{Use British English|date=September 2017}}
{{Infobox bus company
|name = Moorsbus
|logo = Moorsbus logo.png
|image = Arriva North East 4663.jpg
|image_caption = Arriva North East Scania OmniCity on a Moorsbus service in August 2008
|company_slogan =
|parent = Friends of Moorsbus
|founded = 1980 (North York Moors National Park Authority)
|headquarters = Pickering
|locale = North York Moors
|destinations = Darlington, Stockton on Tees, Middlesbrough, Scarborough, Pickering, Kirkbymoorside,
|depots =
|fleet =
|operator =
|website = [http://www.moorsbus.org/ www.moorsbus.org]}}
Moorsbus is a network of seasonal bus services operating to and around the North York Moors. It was launched in the 1980s by the North York Moors National Park Authority, and as of 2024, is managed by the Friends of Moorsbus not for profit members association.{{cn|date=November 2024}}
Funding for the services comes from fares, donations and contributions made by local councils and authorities.{{cn|date=November 2024}}
As of May 2025 the operators that currently hold Moorbus contracts are: East Yorkshire, York and Country, York Pullman and Northstar.{{cn|date=November 2024}}
History
The network ceased operation at the end of October 2013 when North York Moors National Park Authority withdrew funding.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-14287928|title=North York Moors National park to axe Moorsbus and jobs|website=BBC News|date=26 July 2011|access-date=20 June 2018|archive-date=20 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150820093710/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-14287928|url-status=live}}
A reduced service ran on summer Sundays and Bank Holidays in 2014 after a campaign by Friends of Moorsbus. East Yorkshire Motor Services ran a service from Hull to Danby via Beverley and Pickering,{{cite web|title=EYMS Launch Moors Explore Bus Service|url=http://www.hu12online.net/events/eyms-launch-moors-explorer-bus-service/|website=HU12 Online|accessdate=27 May 2014|archive-date=3 September 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903111604/http://www.hu12online.net/events/eyms-launch-moors-explorer-bus-service/|url-status=live}} and the Dales and Bowland Community Interest Company, on behalf of the Moorsbus Community Interest Company, ran the Moors Rambler from Darlington to Pickering via Middlesbrough and Guisborough.{{cite news |title= Moorsbus celebrates successful season |url= http://www.gazetteherald.co.uk/news/11551962.Moorsbus_celebrates_successful_season/?ref=la |work= Gazette & Herald |location= Malton |date= 22 October 2014 |access-date= 22 May 2015 |archive-date= 26 May 2015 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150526065418/http://www.gazetteherald.co.uk/news/11551962.Moorsbus_celebrates_successful_season/?ref=la |url-status= live }}
In 2015, East Yorkshire Motor Services ran a summer Sunday/Bank holiday service{{cite web|title=Moors Explorer Timetable|url=http://www.eyms.co.uk/documents/timetables/%5B601%5Dey%20moors%20explorer%20tt.pdf|publisher=East Yorkshire Motor Services|accessdate=22 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150526064555/http://www.eyms.co.uk/documents/timetables/%5B601%5Dey%20moors%20explorer%20tt.pdf|archive-date=26 May 2015|url-status=dead}} and Moorsbus Community Interest Company operated two buses, linking Darlington, Teesside, Saltburn, Redcar, Guisborough, Northallerton, Thirsk, Kirkbymoorside, Helmsley and Pickering.{{cite web|title=Moorsbus Timetables|url=http://www.moorsbus.org/page4.html|publisher=Friends of Moorsbus|access-date=22 May 2015|archive-date=26 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150526064657/http://www.moorsbus.org/page4.html|url-status=live}}
In 2016, Moorsbus Community Interest Company operated three buses on their routes from prior years and a further link via Coxwold, Byland Abbey and Ampleforth to Helmsley. A Ryedale Community Transport bus ran from Malton, Pickering and Kirkbymoorside and provided a shuttle between Helmsley and Rievaulx Abbey and Sutton Bank.{{cite web|url=https://www.moorsbus.org/|title=Moorsbus connecting you across the North York Moors | Timetables/Fares|website=www.moorsbus.org|accessdate=24 April 2021|archive-date=24 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210424060908/https://www.moorsbus.org/|url-status=live}}
File:Smith's Classic Coach, Moorsbus service, Kirkbymoorside - geograph.org.uk - 1445895.jpg on a Moorsbus service in August 2009.]]
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20130314062509/http://www.northyorkmoors.org.uk/visiting/public-transport/moorsbus Moorsbus website at archive.org]
{{commons category|Moorsbus}}
Category:Bus operators in North Yorkshire