New bus routes unwrapped for 2024

02 Jan 2024 ARCHIVED (over 3 months old) - view latest news

A local bus company is adding a new route to its network, as well as making improvements to current services.   

From January 3rd Borders Buses will take over service 418; Wooler to Alnwick via Belford, Bamburgh and Craster. The service is currently operated by bus operator Travelsure; on behalf of Northumberland County Council. The route will be re-launched in the new year with some minor changes.  

The amends, which are being introduced following customer feedback and consultation with the County Council, include a slight variation to the bus timings and extended journeys between Wooler and Belford.    

From this date a simplified timetable will also be launched on service 464; Berwick-Upon-Tweed to Wooler, via Lowick and Scremerston. The updated service will see the removal of the Railway St to Ramparts section of route, customers looking to travel this section of the route can do so on service B1, Berwick Town.  

The B1, Berwick town service will have a revamp from January 28th, with additional hourly nighttime journeys plus an extra Sunday journey.   

From Monday to Saturday the last journey serving all stops will be 2157hrs with an additional 2257hrs journey serving Ramparts to Highcliffe only.

To make the town service hourly on a Sunday an extra daytime journey will be added, departing Ramparts at 1327hrs. The new evening journeys will serve all areas until 2127hrs with an extra journey at 2227hrs serving Ramparts to Highcliffe only.  

Claire Lark, operations manager at Borders Buses, said: “We are pleased to be working in partnership with Northumberland County Council and delighted to be introducing more journeys for the town, as well as increasing frequency and adding new locations to our bus network. We hope local people make full use and benefit from the new route and extra journeys.  

The new route and service improvements are operated on behalf of the County Council.