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Bus and Coach Services to and from Alston. |
Possible bus service changes during 2008.
The changes mentioned to bus services to be made from June/July 2008 did not take place therefore the situation is as follows:-
Service 680 - Nenthead and Alston to Carlisle. The timetable remains unaltered on Mondays to Saturdays.
Service 681 - Through journeys between Haltwhistle and Alston appear to continue, although demand for this service is low and the timetable was unchanged as at August 2008.
Service 888 - Journeys between Newcastle and Alston, the 1615 hours (4.15 pm) Newcastle to Alston journey continues and has not been timed an hour later as planned. It appears that all Wright Bros. Coaches services on 888 between Alston and Newcastle will be withdrawn from the end of September, leaving only the Tuesdays only bus between Alston and Hexham, due to lack of funding by county councils. The journeys between Newcastle, Alston and Keswick will be withdrawn after Sunday 28th September 2008.
Service 889 - Alston to Garrigill. The Fridays only journeys on this service are no longer shown in the Alston Local Area Bus Services leaflet produced by Cumbria County Council from 14th July 2008. Therefore it is assumed that the Fridays only journeys have been withdrawn, leaving only the schooldays only journeys operating on this bus service.
The following bus and coach services
operate to or via Alston:-Nenthead to Carlisle via Alston: Stagecoach in Cumbria/Wright Bros. Bus Service 680.
The service now consists of following return journeys:-
- Three return journeys between Nenthead and Carlisle via Alston and Brampton on Mondays to Saturdays, although one of these return journeys does not operate during Carlisle College holidays.
- One return journey between Nenthead and Brampton is operated during Mondays to Fridays on schooldays to and from William Howard School in Brampton.
- One return journey on Saturdays afternoons only between Alston and Carlisle.
Please note: The Royal Mail Postbus service between Alston and Brampton was withdrawn from 5th June 2006.
Please note that there are NO Sunday journeys on this service.
See also the Bus Service 680 timetable page.
Housesteads, Once Brewed and Haltwhistle to Alston: Tynedale Group Travel Bus Service 681.
From 27th March 2006, this service has been revised and some journeys have been retimed. There are now two return journeys between Alston and Haltwhistle, with one of these extended to or from Housesteads introduced from that date. Other journeys operate between either Slaggyford and/or Halton Lea Gate and Haltwhistle. Some journeys are continue from Haltwhistle to serve Once Brewed and Housesteads Roman Fort.
For details see the Service 681 timetable page.
Newcastle to Keswick via Alston: Wright Bros. Coach Service 888. The journeys on this service between Newcastle and Keswick operate during Summer months only, these journeys are expected to operate between July and September 2008.
All journeys between Alston and Newcastle are due to be withdrawn from the end of September 2008, leaving only the Tuesdays only market day bus operational between Alston and Hexham from October 2008, due to lack of funding from county councils.
For details see the Wright Bros. Service 888 timetable page.
Durham to Alston: Wright Bros. Coach Service X85. Summer only. This bus service was operated under contract to Durham County Council, the service was withdrawn and did not operate during 2006 or 2007, as part of the cuts being made to bus services, to reduce the amount of bus subsidies paid by Durham County Council.
It is expected that this service will not be operating during the Summer months of 2008.
Local journeys between Alston and Hexham or Alston, Nenthead and Garrigill: Wright Bros. Coach Service 889. Wright Bros Coaches also provide the following local bus services on Service 889:-
- Between Alston and Hexham on Tuesdays only. (The journeys on Fridays have been withdrawn from 1st March 2007.)
- Between Alston, Nenthead and Garrigill on schooldays only. (The Friday only journeys are withdrawn from 14th July 2008.)
The above information is taken from the Alston Local Services timetable leaflet, published by Cumbria County Council, valid from 14th July 2008.
See the Wright Bros. Service 889 timetable page for further details.
Further details of bus services to and from Alston see either the bus timetable pages of this internet site or contact local Tourist Information Centres, or telephone the public transport travel line on 0871 200 22 33 (Lines open from 0700 to 2100 daily). or visit the travel line web site at www.traveline.org.uk
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