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August 2010
- First Leeds X84 has a new timetable, with services between Leeds and Otley reduced to every 20 minutes
- Reliance 30/30X has a new timetable with most services extended to Thirsk
- Harrogate Coach Travel 21 (York - Colton) starts revised timetable on 21 August, with additional journey to/from York, but fewer peak-time services to/from Askham Bar, and no services to Copmanthorpe Temple Lane
- Arriva 81 (Stokesley - Marske) has slight revisions to timings, and no longer serves Redcar Lakes Estate
- Harrogate Coach Travel have withdrawn the X54
- First York have withdrawn the X64
July 2010
- Arriva J32 running on Wednesday and Saturday during school summer holidays between Selby and Glasshoughton Xscape
- Transdev Harrogate X1 running on Tuesday and Thursday during school summer holidays between Harrogate and Glasshoughton Xscape
- Transdev Harrogate X2 running on Wednesday and Sunday during school summer holidays between Harrogate and Lightwater Valley
- Stephensons have amended the route of some 31X journeys in York - the 0940, 1140 and 1340 from Easingwold now run via Bootham, not Leeman Road
June 2010
- Arriva extend the X5 to give a half-hourly service from Middlesbrough to Whitby via Loftus, and including the 5, four buses per hour between Middlesbrough and Brotton
May 2010
- Coastliner launch their summer timetable on 840/X40 (Leeds - Whitby) and 845/X45 (Leeds - Bridlington)
- Hutchinsons launch a summer-only weekend service 133 from Driffield to Wharram le Street and Malton
- Further Dalesbus summer services launched:
- 812, new service run by York Pullman, from York to Ripon, Pateley Bridge and Grassington
- 820 from Leeds to Richmond via Ripon and Leyburn
- 825 starts its enhanced summer timetable between Brimham Rocks, Pateley Bridge and Middlesmoor
- 831/832 from Settle to Masham via Ingleton, Ribblehead, Hawes, Swaledale and Leyburn
- X52 now runs one Sunday bus from Knaresborough and Harrogate to Otley and Ilkley
April 2010
- Dales & District take over several routes, with minor timetable changes:
- Esk Valley Coaches take over several routes, with minor timetable changes:
- First Dalesbus summer services launched:
- 127 Vintage bus service from Ripon to Masham, Leyburn, Hawes and Garsdale
- 139 Ripon Roweller Sunday service between Ripon and Fountains Abbey
- 800, now run by York Pullman, from York to Hawes via Leeds, Ilkley and Grassington
- 883/884 starts its enhanced summer timetable from Ilkley to Skipton and Malham
- 890 runs over Easter between Settle and Malham, and will restart in the summer
March 2010
- Moorsbus services start on 28 March, running on Sundays until the end of October. The network has been changed extensively from last year:
- M1/M12: Darlington - Middlesbrough - Guisborough
- M2/M4: Helmsley - Guisborough - Danby
- M3: Helmsley - Kirkbymoorside - Danby
- M5: Scarborough - Dalby Forest - Pickering
- M6/M7/M8: Rosedale Abbey - Blakey Ridge/Hutton le Hole/Pickering
- M9: Northallerton - Osmotherley - Helmsley
- M10/M16: Saltburn - Guisborough - Osmotherley
- M11: Northallerton - Thirsk - Helmsley
- M13/M14: Hull - Malton - Kirkbymoorside/Helmsley
- M15: York - Helmsley
- 128: Scarborough - Sutton Bank
- EYMS 120 and 121 will no longer call at Osgodby, and will run between Cayton Bay and Wheatcroft via A165 New Filey Road
February 2010
- First York have revised timetables on 6 (Clifton Moor - Heslington East), which no longer calls at University Heslington Hall, and X64 (York - Leeds)
January 2010
- From 18 January Burnley & Pendle 21/29 will run an hourly service from Skipton to Burnley via Barnoldswick and Colne
- Harrogate & District 24 has a diversion in place and will not serve Birstwith from 18 January for up to 6 weeks
- Roadworks in Filey until May will involve a diversion for F2, 118, 119, 121 and 845
- EYMS 34 (Market Weighton - Holme on Spalding Moor) has minor timetable change
- Arriva X59 (Darlington - Hawes) now only runs in the peak direction
December 2009
- Dales & District withdraw commuter services from 144 (Bedale - Masham), and on 73, 0812 from Bedale now leaves at 0800
- Keighley & District 65/79 from Keighley to Skipton via Cowling now runs 10 minutes earlier
- Utopia 923 (Tadcaster - Otley) rerouted around Scarcroft and Bardsey, and most services now run via Woodlands Avenue in Tadcaster
- Transdev York 20 (Acomb - Monks Cross) now runs via Nether Poppleton, and no longer calls at Rawcliffe Bar
November 2009
- Arriva 4 (Selby - Hemingbrough - Goole) timetable reduced to 4 journeys daily between Selby and Hemingbrough, with limited weekday services to Goole
- Harrogate Coach Travel 21 (York - Colton) has a revised route to serve Copmanthorpe Temple Lane
- Arriva 81 (Stokesley - Marske) has minor reductions in service in the early morning and evening
October 2009
- Arriva 415 (York to Selby) service reduced from every 15 minutes to every 20 minutes
- New service 44 started by York Pullman, from York to University and Heslington East
- Additional services between York and Easingwold on Stephensons 31/31X with some services running via Tollerton and Alne
- First York 6 extended from Osbaldwick to University via Heslington East
September 2009
- Coastliner services start their winter timetable, with some minor reductions from last year
- Scarborough & District 4 (Scarborough - South Cliff) improved, with additional evening services
- Scarborough & District 12/21 - new service from Scarborough to Scalby
- Minor revisions to Reliance 30 and 40 between York and Easingwold
- EYMS 34 - new service between Holme on Spalding Moor and Market Weighton, with connections on X46 to York and Hull
- First York X64 (York - Leeds) has additional early morning journeys
August 2009
- Changes to Harrogate & District services:
- 100, 101 and 102 renumbered to 1 (Harrogate to Knaresborough), 1A (Harrogate to Aspin Lane), 1B (Harrogate to Eastfield) and 1C (Harrogate to Carmires Avenue). Revised timetable in operation, at the same daytime frequency. Evening services reduced to every 20 minutes, and run between Harrogate and Knaresborough bus station only
- 201 renumbered to 2A (Harrogate - Bilton), and daytime frequency reduced to 30 minutes
- 202 renumbered to 2B (Harrogate - Bilton), and evening services withdrawn
- 103 renumbered to 3 (Harrogate - Jennyfield), and daytime frequency reduced to 15 minutes
- 106 renumbered to 6 (Harrogate - Pannal Ash), with services to Rossett Green withdrawn
- Revised timetable on X54 (York - Harrogate), giving an hourly service throughout the day, with a reduced frequency on Saturday
- Revised route and timetable on 104 (Harrogate - Wedderburn Road)
- Revised timetable for Little Red Bus 113 (Hawes to Garsdale)
- EYMS 121 now runs to/from Scarborough railway station
July 2009
- EYMS 121 evening services extended to Bridlington
- Moorsbus services run daily on all routes
- Harrogate Coach Travel launch new services X52/X53 on 20 July, running hourly from Harrogate to Otley then alternately to Guiseley and Ilkley. This replaces First 653 from Harrogate to Bradford
- EYMS X46/746 starts a revised timetable on 19 July, with a half-hourly service between York, Pocklington and Market Weighton
- Moorsbus run Tuesday and Friday services on core routes M1, M2, M3, M11, M12, M14 and M15
June 2009
- Scarborough & District 128 starts the summer timetable, with an hourly service from Scarborough to Sutton Bank 7 days a week
- Ingleborough Pony 832/833 special timetable from 12–26 July revised to take account of changes to rail engineering works
May 2009
- Arriva 5/5A launched to replace X56 between Middlesbrough and Whitby
- Coastliner start the summer timetable, with an enhanced service on 840 (Leeds - Whitby) and 845 (Leeds - Bridlington), and new service from Leeds to York and Heworth on 844, giving 4 buses an hour from Leeds to Tadcaster, York and Heworth (timetable shows all services)
- Harrogate & District X54 (York - Harrogate) service now serves Poppleton Station Road and Hodgsons Lane
- Remaining Dalesbus services, running Sunday and bank holidays.
- 820: Eastern Dalesman, one journey each way from Leeds to Richmond (replacing route 802) - starts 3 May
- 825: Nidderdale Rambler, several journeys from Pateley Bridge to Brimham Rocks, How Strean Gorge and Middlesmoor, with one journey each way to/from Harrogate (replacing routes 25 and 26) - starts 3 May
- 831: Northern Dalesman, one journey from Hawes to Leyburn via Swaledale, and an additional service from Reeth to Leyburn
- 832/833: Ingleborough Pony, running services from Ingleborough to Settle and Ribblehead, with one service each way to/from Kirkby Lonsdale and Hawes
April 2009
- New service 21 launched by Harrogate Coach Travel, running from York and Askham Bar to Colton, replacing previous C1 and 21 routes
- York Pullman launch services in the York area:
- 10 (Stamford Bridge - Poppleton), evening services previously operated by First
- 22 (York - Skelton), previously operated by First
- 35 (York - Holme on Spalding Moor), previously operated by First as 18
- 36 (York - Sutton on Derwent), new off-peak service replacing some EYMS 195 journeys
- 55 (York - University - Monks Cross), previously operated by Transdev as 27 and 28
- First change services in the York area:
- Evening services on the 10, and all services on 18 and 22 being replaced by York Pullman services (see above)
- Revised route on 10 around Poppleton to serve new Manor School site and improve journey times
- Evening services on 13 withdrawn and replaced by Coastliner services diverting through Copmanthorpe
- X64 (York - Leeds), new service competing with existing Coastliner route
- Aircoach 787 to Leeds-Bradford Airport withdrawn
- Stephensons launch revised routes and timetables in the Ryedale area:
- Arriva launch revised timetables on 4 (Selby - Hemingbrough - Goole), 8 (Selby - Drax - Goole), 42 (York - Cawood - Selby), 401 (Selby - Snaith - Goole), 402/403 (Selby - Sherburn in Elmet - Leeds), 415 (York - Selby)
- Little Red Bus 211 (Skipton - Malham) starts a Monday, Wednesday and Friday service to replace withdrawn Postbus
- Little Red Bus 139 (Ripon - Fountains Abbey) starts its Sunday service for 2009
- Arriva 93 (Scarborough to Whitby and Middlesbrough) starts Sunday 5 April
- EYMS 120 serving holiday parks between Scarborough and Bridlington starts Saturday 4 April
- Moorsbus network starts Sunday 5 April! Most routes run more-or-less the same timetable as last year.
- M8: Reduced frequency, with other journeys replaced by M91
- M9: Reduction of one journey in each direction
- M51: More frequent service between Hutton le Hole, Lastingham and Rosedale Abbey. Service to Fadmoor, Gillamoor and Kirkbymoorside withdrawn
- M91: Enhanced timetable with extra services via Rievaulx
- Some Dalesbus services start Sunday 12 April, running Sunday and bank holidays.
- 127: Heritage Bus (Ripon to Hawes)
- 139: Sunday service from Ripon to Fountains Abbey
- 800: One journey each way from Leeds to Hawes via Grassington
- 884: Summer timetable has more services via Bolton Abbey, with some services extended from Skipton to Malham (replacing 814 on this section). Some journeys run as 883, replacing 784
- 890: Settle to Malham, with one journey each way to/from Ilkley, also runs on Saturday
March 2009
- Revised weekday timetable for Harrogate & District 36 (Leeds - Ripon) to improve reliability
February 2009
- First Leeds X84 (Leeds - Skipton) has slightly revised timings for evening and Sunday services towards Leeds
- First York:
- 5 - alternate services extended to Holly Bank and Acomb, replacing route 16
- 11 - services run a one-way loop from Heworth Church via Hempland Lane, Ashley Park and Burnholme College, replacing route 13 through Heworth Village
- 13 - services run between Stonebow and Monks Cross via Fossway and Elmfield Avenue, replacing route 16
- 16 withdrawn and replaced by changes to routes 5 and 13
- Minor timetable revisions to some other services
- New Park & Ride services from Scarborough to Seamer Road and Filey Road, replacing the service from Weaponness
- Harrogate & District X54 (Harrogate - York) reduced to every 1½ hours
January 2009
- Minor revisions to intermediate timing points on Arriva 405 (Selby - Doncaster)
- Minor revisions to Utopia 923 (Tadcaster - Otley)
- Minor revisions to Arriva 93 (Middlesbrough - Whitby - Scarborough)
November 2008
- Minor revisions to the timetable for Pride of the Dales 72 (Skipton - Buckden) with changes to 1500 and 1700 services from Skipton
- Minor revisions to the timetables for Harrogate & District 56 (Knaresborough - Ripon) and 57 (Knaresborough - Boroughbridge)
- Hodgsons have taken over routes 23 (Harrogate - Markington), 29A (York - Easingwold), 170 and 171 Pickering town services, 199 (Helmsley - Stokesley) and 494 (Selby - Tadcaster) from Hutchinsons. The timetables have not changed
- Arriva 93 has started its winter timetable, with an hourly service from Scarborough to Middlesbrough, an improvement on the previous winter timetable
- Moorsbus services have ceased for the winter season
- Scarborough & District 128 starts its winter timetable, with Sunday services running every 2 hours from Scarborough to Pickering only
October 2008
- Revised timetable for Arriva 34/X34, with a reduced service to Darlington and Richmond
- Ripon Roweller 139 Sunday service to Fountains Abbey is suspended for the winter season
- Real-time information now available for Harrogate & District X54 (York - Harrogate)
- Dalesbus 25 (Pateley Bridge - Middlesmoor) and 26 (Pateley Bridge - Brimham Rocks) start their winter service, running on Sundays throughout October and then the first Sunday of every month until April 2009
- Scarborough & District 128 starts the Autumn timetable
- Kirkby Lonsdale Coach Hire 581 now runs every 2 hours from Settle to Kirkby Lonsdale via Ingleton
- Little Red Bus B1 now runs 4-5 times a day from Slaidburn to Horton in Ribblesdale via Settle
- Summary timetable added showing all buses between York and Easingwold
- Arriva 874 (Ilkley - Buckden) now provides a Sunday service throughout the year
September 2008
- Coastliner starts the winter timetable for 840 (Leeds - Whitby) and 845 (Leeds - Bridlington)
- Transdev has taken over all services previously operated by Veolia
- Arriva 402/403 (Selby - Leeds) reduced to hourly between Hambleton and Leeds during the daytime
- Temporary timetable in place for 7 weeks on 18 (York - Holme on Spalding Moor) because of roadworks at Bubwith Bridge
- Diversions in place for 3 weeks on 7 (York - Designer Outlet), 11 (Bishopthorpe - Ashley Park), X46 (York - Hull) and 415 (York - Selby) because of roadworks on Nunnery Lane
- Diversion in place for 57 (Knaresborough - Boroughbridge) because of roadworks around Flaxby
- Revised stopping arrangements for all buses in Skipton for 4 months because the bus station is closed for reconstruction
August 2008
- Revised timetable for First York services, with additional evening journeys, on
- Revised timetable on York AirCoach, now numbered 787
- Withdrawal of evening services on First York 22 (York - Skelton)
- Minor changes to HCT 142 (York - Ripon)
July 2008
- Arriva have made minor alterations to the timetables for 42 (York - Selby), 412/413 (York - Wetherby) and 415 (York - Selby), with many journeys running a few minutes earlier
- Harrogate & District X54 (York - Harrogate) increased to every hour
- John Smith & Sons Heritage Bus service starts the summer season (until end of August) running from Helmsley to Thirsk, Castle Howard, Hutton le Hole and Rievaulx
- Dales Experience Bus 814 starts the summer season (until 14 September) running from Bradford and Skipton to Malham
June 2008
- Some First York services have been changed:
- 6 (Osbaldwick - Clifton Moor) has a revised evening timetable
- 10 (Stamford Bridge - Poppleton) reduced to every 30 mins
- 16 (Acomb - Monks Cross) runs along Hamilton Drive and not via Holly Bank Estate
- 22 (York - Skelton) has an hourly service restored throughout the day
- 23 (York - Clifton Moor) has been withdrawn
- Dalesbus 807 and 808 launched, linking Ribblehead and Hawes to Buckden and Leyburn
May 2008
- Coastliner services start the summer timetable
April 2008
- Stephenson's services in Ryedale heavily revised and improved:
- 29 (York - Easingwold via Linton on Ouse) has a new timetable
- 31X (York - Helmsley) runs 4-5 times daily. Services to Kirkbymoorside reduced
- 181 (York - Malton via Sheriff Hutton) runs 4 times daily
- 183 (Malton - Castle Howard via Bulmer) runs 2-4 times daily
- 194 (Malton - Castle Howard via Slingsby) runs every 2 hours
- 195 and 196 (Malton - Helmsley) run every 2 hours
- Harrogate & District launches new service X54 from Harrogate to York
- Arriva NE X26 and X27 (Darlington to Richmond and Catterick Garrison) now runs every 15 minutes, and 29 (Darlington - Richmond) and 34 and X34 (Darlington to Catterick Village) have new timetables
- Arriva Yorkshire 4 has some journeys extended to Goole, and 8 has some journeys cut back to Drax
March 2008
- Minor revisions to timetable for AirCoach
- Vintage Omnibus service 127 runs on Tuesdays, Saturdays, Sundays and bank holidays from Ripon to Garsdale (until end of October)
- Moorsbus services start on Good Friday (16 March). Most routes run a similar timetable to 2007, except:
February 2008
- Timetable updated for Harrogate & District 201 and 202 (Harrogate - Bilton)
- Scarborough & District are now operating 118 (Scarborough - Filey via Staxton) to a revised timetable
January 2008
- Timetable updated for Lancashire United 280/X80 (Skipton - Preston)