Service Status

 

 

Service Information

HAIL the bus to STOP  on approach

Aim to be at your bus stop at least 5 minutes before the scheduled departure time

Always advise the driver of your destination when boarding 

 

 

Service Disruption Updates

17th October 2025 updated 13:00

 

 

No Current Weather Warnings issued

 

 

     

 

Service 70 Road Closed Asenby

19th September to 31st October 2025 - Asenby (Footway Slurry Sealing)

During the closure service 70 will NOT be able to access Asenby village

During the closure - Intending passengers can HAIL the bus from Sike Lane road end

 

Service 54 55 80 89 Friarage Hospital - Road Closed

Until 31st October 2025

Unfortunately we are unable to serve the bus stop at Friarage Hospital Northallerton,

until further notice, due to ongoing roadworks and road closure within the hospital grounds.

All services that would normally depart from and operate to the hospital

will instead, operate from The Buck Inn during the closure.

 

 

 

Service 34 & 55 subject to delays

Due to temporary traffic lights at Brompton on Swale

 

Service 70 - Ripon to Northallerton

Currently operating with an approximate 17 minute delay

​ Service 70 

​15:30 service from Northallerton will depart as soon as the driver has had their legal 30 minute break

Please check with our online bus tracker for the latest information on this service

 

Please tender the correct fare where possible

 We accept contactless card payments & exact cash payments on ALL our services 

Please note: Bicycles and two wheel Scooters are not allowed to travel on any of our local bus services

Child Fares - ALL children aged 5 and over are required to pay the child fares to travel on our services

 

    

 

 

English National Concessionary Travel Scheme (ENCTS) 

 

Live Bus Tracking Information

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Advance notice of upcoming road closures and service disruption

 

27th October 2025 for 6 days   Service 34 Service 55	Road Closed B6271 MAISON DIEU TO PARKGATE LANE, RICHMOND				27th & 28th October 2025 Woodhouse Lane Closed Service 81A Service 87 Service 89 Service 104	Road Closed Bishop Auckland Woodhouse Lane  During the closure Service 87 will operate via Lambton Drive and Etherley Lane Service 89 will operate via Etherley Lane and NOT serve Lambton Drive
				27th October 2025 for 5 Days Egglestone Abbey Bridge Closed Service 79	Road Closed Barnard Castle Egglestone Abbey Bridge During the closure Service 79 will operate via Startforth and Crosslanes Service will OMIT Newgate, Bowes Museum, Abbey Bridge and Rokeby
20th thru 22nd October 2025 Service 80 & 89   Swainby	Road Closed High Street Swainby   Service 80 & 89 will not be able to serve the bus stop on Emmerson Close   Passengers to and from Swainby will need to board and alight at the Black Horse Lane Bus Stops
3rd thru 7th November 2025 Service 89   Busby/Great Busby	Road Closed Busby Lane will be closed for telecomunication works Service 89 will divert during this closure
20th December 2025 to 4th January 2026 Service 72   Northallerton Road Croft on Tees	Road closure for Network Rail to demolish and reconstruct railway bridge. Please note closures will only be in place overnight (22:00-08:00) on weekends between 8th Nov 2025 to 8th February 2026 Road Closed a 24hr closure will be in place from 20th December 2025 to 4th January 2026

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

Hodgsons Buses is based in the north east of England within the historic Market Town of Barnard Castle, County Durham.

We continue our mission of "Connecting Local Communities" of bus travel and now operate a number of local routes throughout County Durham & North Yorkshire.
All our buses are modern, cleanSAFEsmart. So come on board today!

 

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