{"id":1795,"date":"2010-02-18T23:32:41","date_gmt":"2010-02-18T22:32:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sustainingdunbar.org\/?page_id=1795"},"modified":"2014-07-14T11:05:40","modified_gmt":"2014-07-14T11:05:40","slug":"national-public-transport-information","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ourlocality.org\/connectingdunbar2014\/?page_id=1795","title":{"rendered":"Public Transport Information"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/connectingdunbar.sustainingdunbar.org\/files\/2014\/07\/factsheet12buses.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Factsheet 10: Using local buses<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/connectingdunbar.sustainingdunbar.org\/files\/2014\/07\/factsheet13trains.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Factsheet 13: Using local trains<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The\u00a0services below should help you plan your journey:<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/maps.google.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\">Googlemaps<\/a> for excellent public transport directions <\/strong> &#8211; an easy-to-use list of all bus and train options for getting from one point to another, together with journey times. Or zoom in to a particular bus stop to get a list of all the bus services that stop there.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.travelinescotland.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">TravelineScotland<\/a>\u00a0for public transport information (0871 200 22 33)\u00a0<\/strong> Just enter your destination to find out how to\u00a0get there by public transport. The data is supplied by transport operators and local authorities, and can be be accessed online, by telephone or via texting. Use it to get hold of\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.travelinescotland.com\/timetableplanner\/captureServiceDetails.do?method=defaultMethod\" target=\"_blank\">any scheduled bus timetable<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.transportdirect.info\" target=\"_blank\">Transport Direct<\/a> (for how to get there by any means)<\/strong>\u00a0This website contains more detailed information than Traveline, but can only be accessed online. The public transport data is taken from Traveline, but it also covers\u00a0cars and bikes too. It has a useful feature allowing you to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.transportdirect.info\/Web2\/JourneyPlanning\/FindTrainCostInput.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">search for the cheapest train fares<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/nationalrail.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\">National Rail Enquires<\/a>\u00a0(08457 48 49 50)<\/strong>\u00a0has all train information in the UK including a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/ojp.nationalrail.co.uk\/en\/s\/ldbboard\/dep\/DUN\" target=\"_blank\">Live Arrivals and Departures board<\/a>\u00a0for Dunbar where you can check if your train&#8217;s on time from your mobile or computer.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pocket Timetables:\u00a0<\/strong>National Rail Enquiries have a very useful facility which allows you to create a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/ojp.nationalrail.co.uk\/en\/s\/pockettimetable\/search\" target=\"_blank\">personalised timetable<\/a>\u00a0between any two stations.<\/p>\n<p><strong>TrainTracker (0871 200 4950)<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; phone for real-time, up-to-date information from the station departure boards. Or\u00a0<strong>send a text to 8 49 50<\/strong>\u00a0with the name of your station (e.g. &#8220;DUNBAR&#8221; or &#8220;WAVERLEY to DUNBAR&#8221;). Sent messages are charged at your usual network rate; the reply costs 25p.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nationalrail.co.uk\/passenger_services\/traintrackertext\/#simulator\" target=\"_blank\">This simulator<\/a>\u00a0will show you how it works.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 1.8em;line-height: 1.5em\">Bus operators in Dunbar:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.perrymansbuses.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">Perryman\u2019s<\/a> \u2013 01289 308719 \u2013 Perryman\u2019s Buses are based in Berwick-upon-Tweed and operate <a href=\"http:\/\/www.perrymansbuses.co.uk\/images\/stories\/downloads\/Timetables\/2012\/05\/PerrymansBuses-253-April-2012-v1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">the 253 service<\/a> from Berwick-upon-Tweed to Edinburgh calling at Dunbar, East Linton and Haddington.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eveinfo.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">Eve Coaches<\/a> \u2013 01368 865500 &#8211; Eve&#8217;s Coaches are subsidised to operate the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.eveinfo.co.uk\/images\/pdfs\/service-timetables-130.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">130 Dunbar town service<\/a> and the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.eveinfo.co.uk\/images\/pdfs\/service-timetables-120.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">120 from Dunbar to North Berwick<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.firstgroup.com\/ukbus\/scotland_east\/\" target=\"_blank\">First SouthEast<\/a> &#8211;\u00a001324 602200 \u2013 Wholly commercial service operating throughout SouthEast Scotland. Runs the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.firstgroup.com\/ukbus\/scotland_east\/journey_planning\/timetables\/index.php?operator=25&amp;service=X6&amp;page=1&amp;redirect=no\" target=\"_blank\">106\/X6\/X8<\/a> services to Edinburgh.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Train operators in Dunbar:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.scotrail.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">Scotrail <\/a>0845 601 5929<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eastcoast.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">East Coast Trains<\/a> 08457 225 333<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">Cross Country Trains<\/a> 08447 369 123<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>International Rail Travel<\/h2>\n<p>Several websites will help you plan long distance journeys by train, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.seat61.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Man in Seat 61<\/a> website\u00a0which contains lots of useful information about trains, ferries, train routes and how to find the cheapest way to travel.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.loco2.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\">Loco2<\/a> makes it easy you to choose and book train travel all over the world.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Factsheet 10: Using local buses Factsheet 13: Using local trains The\u00a0services below should help you plan your journey: Googlemaps for excellent public transport directions &#8211; an easy-to-use list of all bus and train options for getting from one point to another, together with journey times. Or zoom in to a particular bus stop to get &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/ourlocality.org\/connectingdunbar2014\/?page_id=1795\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Public Transport Information&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1795","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ourlocality.org\/connectingdunbar2014\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1795","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ourlocality.org\/connectingdunbar2014\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ourlocality.org\/connectingdunbar2014\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ourlocality.org\/connectingdunbar2014\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ourlocality.org\/connectingdunbar2014\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1795"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ourlocality.org\/connectingdunbar2014\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1795\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ourlocality.org\/connectingdunbar2014\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1795"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}