Lancashire County Council Service Changes

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RE: Lancashire County Council Service Changes
January's changes including major changes in Blackpool:


Lancaster services
Service 6 Morecambe – Westgate
Service 6A Morecambe – Westgate – Lancaster
Service 6B/6C Morecambe – Westgate – Bare – Morecambe

From 15 January 2024, utilising funding from HM Government through the Bus Service Improvement Plan Plus Scheme, Stagecoach, in partnership with Lancashire County Council, will revise the route and timetable as follows:

Service 6A will continue to operate between Morecambe, Westgate and Lancaster.

Service 6 will continue to operate between Morecambe and Westgate

New Services 6B/6C will be introduced merging certain Service 6 journeys and Service 33 to offer a Morecambe area circular service. The new services will link across all the outer areas of Morecambe, Bare and Westgate, incorporating Service 33.

Service 6B will operate anti-clockwise from Morecambe and Westgate, extending through Branksome to cover the Service 33 route through Bare back to Morecambe.

Service 6C will operate the same route but in clockwise direction from Morecambe, serving Bare before continuing to Branksome and Westgate back to Morecambe.

New Services 6B/6C will each run generally every hour Monday to Saturday, offering more journeys for Bare as well as linking to those shopping and leisure opportunities off Westgate.
Service 33 Morecambe – Bare Circular

From 15 January 2024 this service will be withdrawn and amalgamated within new Services 6B/6C, as detailed above.
Ribble Valley services
Service 22 Clitheroe – Whalley – Blackburn – Royal Blackburn Hospital – Shadsworth

From 7 January 2024, The Blackburn Bus Company will revise the timetable, with minor adjustments to some evening journeys to improve reliability.
Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre services
Blackpool Transport Service Amendments (Blackpool Transport Leaflets)

From 7 January 2024, Blackpool Transport will introduce a major revision of their network, with changes to running times, changes to route numbers and frequencies but all roads that currently have a bus on now will continue to be served. There is an increased amount of interworking to improve efficiency and help with the future introduction of electric buses.
Service 1 Fleetwood – Cleveleys – Blackpool
Service 1A Cleveleys – Blackpool – St.Annes

Service 1 will temporarily drop the seasonal Cleveleys to St Annes extension, now named the service 1A, during the winter. Service 1 will continue to run hourly between Fleetwood and its new final stop at Blackpool North Pier. Together, the will make a 30-minute frequency through the summer.
Service 3 Cleveleys – Blackpool – Mereside
Service 3A Cleveleys Park – Cleveleys – Blackpool – Mereside

Service 3 will now not travel to Cleveleys Park, starting its journey at Cleveleys Crescent. The new Service 3A will be covering this area and then continue to Mereside along what is currently the service 4 route. Between Service 3 and 3A, there will be services running up to every 15-minutes, operating between Cleveleys, Bispham, Blackpool and Mereside. The service 3 will finish earlier than it does now but the 3A will continue into the evenings.
Service 5 Poulton – Victoria Hospital – Blackpool – Halfway House
Service 5A Staining – Victoria Hospital – Blackpool – Halfway House
Service 5B Blackpool Zoo – Victoria Hospital – Blackpool – Halfway House
Service 5C Knott End – Poulton – Victoria Hospital – Blackpool

This new group of services are the most significant route changes, enhancing connectivity and clearer choices. It provides an increased frequency, more journey options and expanded links between Blackpool and the wider Fylde Coast.

Service 5 will operate from Halfway House to Victoria Hospital as current, before extending along, and replacing, the former Service 2 route to Poulton up to every 30 minutes, giving a Poulton to Blackpool/South Shore link.

New Service 5A will connect South Shore to Staining, following the usual Service 5 route from Halfway House to Blackpool Town Centre, then replacing the old Service 15 route to Staining operating up to every 60 minutes.

New Service 5B will be a new link from South Shore to Blackpool Town Centre and the Zoo, running from Halfway House to Victoria Hospital, before heading to the Zoo up to every 60mins.

Service 5C will replace Service 2C from Blackpool to Knott End. As part of the Service 5 group, it will provide a unified route to Victoria Hospital, offering increased frequency and options running up to every 40 minutes to Knott End. This change in frequency from 30 minutes to 40 minutes is aimed to significantly improve reliability along the route without impacting peak-time journeys.

Together, this new Service 5 group will operate up to every 15 minutes between Halfway House, through Blackpool Town Centre, to Victoria Hospital.
Service 6 Grange Park – Blackpool – Mereside

Service 6 will be enhanced with more frequent departures running up to every 20 minutes. The route will be extended, connecting to the DWP offices at Peel Park more frequently and also an hourly extension to Whitehills Business Park.
Services 7/7A Cleveleys – Blackpool

Service 7 will be revised to operate between Cleveleys and Blackpool, concluding its journey in Blackpool Town Centre and offering a smooth transition to new Service 11A (see below) for those venturing to Lytham. There will be no requirement to change bus or buy a new ticket, the service will continue for the next leg of the journey.

New Service 7A will replace Service 9 and continues to operate between Cleveleys and Blackpool via Bispham and Layton.

Together, this new Service 7 group will operate up to at least every 15 minutes between Cleveleys and Blackpool and continuing up to every 30 minutes to Lytham, as Service 11A.
Service 11 Lytham – St.Annes – Blackpool
Service 11A Lytham – St.Annes – Blackpool
Service 11B Lytham – St.Annes – Blackpool

Service 11 will operate its regular route, with a revised timetable for more efficiency, running up to every 30 minutes. The new times will improve interworking along busier areas, with other services such as the Service 11 group, for a more predictable and reliable network.

New Service 11A will replace Service 7 between Blackpool and Lytham, and seamlessly continue to be linked with Service 7 (see below) for travel between Cleveleys and Blackpool. Service 11A will operate the previous Service 7 route up to Starr Gate, and then extending onto Lytham, just like Service 11 every 30 minutes. This means more travel options and the regular convenience of staying on one bus for the entire journey.

The 11 and 11A give an increased combined frequency from Blackpool to Lytham of up every 15 minutes.

New Service 11B will be renumbered from Service 17 and become part of the new Service 11 group. This service will follow the same route as previous Service 17, with a slight adjustment in the timetable for better efficiency, now departing up to every 40 minutes.

Together, this new Service 11 group will operate between Blackpool Town Centre and Lytham St.Annes, with a combined frequency of at least every 12 minutes.
Service 14 Fleetwood – Thornton – Carleton – Blackpool

The timetable will be revised following customer feedback, adjusting times to improve service reliability. Additionally, the frequency during Monday to Friday peak, school and college times will be enhanced to up to every 15 minutes.
Service 18 Blackpool - Mereside via South Shore, Airport

The timetable will be revised, adjusting times to improve service reliability.
West Lancashire services
Service 375/385 Southport – Ormskirk – Skelmersdale – Wigan

From 21 January 2024, Arriva will revise the timetable, with adjustments to some journeys to improve reliability.
Service 395 Skelmersdale – Wigan

From 21 January 2024, Arriva will withdraw this service. Services 375/385 provide an alternative service across the whole route.
Service 311 Ormskirk – Skelmersdale – Wrightington LCC Leaflet 15
Service 312 Ormskirk – Burscough – Skelmersdale – Rainford

From 15 January 2024, Lancashire County Council will revise the route and timetable, with a couple of minor adjustments to some Monday to Friday journeys following customer feedback.

The revised Monday to Friday journeys are as follows:

0624 Service 312 journey from Burscough to Rainford will depart at 0600 and operate up to 20 minutes earlier throughout;

0700 Service 311 journey from Ormskirk to Wrightington Hospital will depart at 0655 and operate up to 5 minutes earlier throughout;

0729 Service 312 journey from Rainford to Ormskirk will depart at 0706 and operate up to 20 minutes earlier throughout;

0758 Service 311 journey from Wrightington to Ormskirk will depart at 0753 and operate up to 5 minutes earlier throughout;

There will also be a minor route amendment in the Hall Green area as Service 311 will operate around the Mayfield Drive estate instead of Service 312.

Preston Bus Ltd continue to operate these services on behalf of Lancashire County Council.
Chorley services
Service 119 Chorley – Buckshaw Village – Leyland – Penwortham – Preston

From 28 January 2024, Lancashire County Council will revise the route and timetable, adjusting the service between Chorley Town Centre and Chorley Hospital to operate direct via A6, no longer serving Astley Village.

Astley Village will now be served by the extension of Service 127 route through to Chorley Hospital.

The timetable will be revised only between Chorley and Chorley Hospital. Any customers from Astley Village travelling through to Leyland will be able to connect at Chorley Hospital on to Services 114 & 119.

RS Tyrer will continue to operate the service on behalf of Lancashire County Council.
Service 127 Chorley Hospital – Astley Village – Chorley – Adlington – Middlebrook

From 28 January 2024, utilising funding from HM Government through the Bus Service Improvement Plan Plus Scheme, Stagecoach, in partnership with Lancashire County Council, will revise the route and timetable extending the service through Astley Village to Chorley Hospital.

The extended service will provide a direct link from Adlington and Lower Adlington to Chorley Hospital, together with maintaining a service through Astley Village.

Additional journeys will be provided, with the service operating generally hourly throughout Monday to Saturday daytime. The Monday to Saturday evening and Sunday short journeys between Chorley and Astley Village will continue to operate and be renumbered Service 127 instead of Service 119.
Service 362 Chorley – Coppull – Standish – Wigan

From 28 January 2024, Go North West will revise the timetable, adjusting some journey times. There will be no change to departure times from Chorley, the amendments are partly to improve reliability by redistributing running time into layover at either end of the route. There is also an extension to journeys starting and ending at Standish to extend slightly further along the route to Pepper Lane.
Hyndburn services
Service 6/7 Blackburn – Great Harwood – Accrington – Oswaldtwistle – Blackburn

From 7 January 2024, utilising funding from HM Government through the Bus Service Improvement Plan Plus Scheme, The Blackburn Bus Company, in partnership with Lancashire County Council, will introduce a number of daily evening enhancements, extending service operation until around 11pm Monday to Saturday and 10pm Sunday throughout the whole route.

The additional and extended journeys are as follows:

Monday to Saturday

Service 6 at 2303 from Blackburn – Great Harwood – Accrington

Sundays

Service 6 at 1903, 2003, 2103 & 2203 from Blackburn – Great Harwood – Accrington

Service 6 at 2240 from Accrington – Oswaldtwistle – Blackburn

Service 7 at 1838, 1938, 2038 and 2138 from Accrington – Great Harwood – Blackburn

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February's changes:


Preston services
Service 2A Preston – Longton – Tarleton – Ormskirk

From 28 January 2024, utilising funding from HM Government through the Bus Service Improvement Plan Plus Scheme, Stagecoach, in partnership with Lancashire County Council, will restore a regular Monday to Saturday evening service.

These new Monday to Saturday evening return journeys from Preston to Ormskirk will depart at 1820, 1910, 2010, 2110 & 2230, returning from Ormskirk at 1932, 2017, 2117 & 2227. These new journeys will be coordinated with Service 2 between Preston and Tarleton.
Service 2 Preston – Longton – Tarleton – Southport

From 28 January 2024, Stagecoach will revise the evening and Sunday timetable, adjusting times to improve overall service reliability.
Service X2 Preston – Southport – Liverpool

From 28 January 2024, Stagecoach will revise the Sunday timetable, adjusting times to improve overall service reliability.
Service 61 Preston – Kirkham – Blackpool

From 28 January 2024, utilising funding from HM Government through the Bus Service Improvement Plan Plus Scheme, Stagecoach, in partnership with Lancashire County Council and Blackpool Council, will revise the timetable enhancing overall service provision. Restoring the Monday to Saturday daytime frequency back up to every 30 minutes, along with the introduction of additional later evening journeys.
South Ribble services
Service 125 Preston – Bamber Bridge – Chorley – Horwich – Bolton

From 25 February 2024, Stagecoach will revise the timetable, with adjustments to times to improve overall reliability.
Burnley services
Service 591/592 Burnley – Todmorden – Hebden Bridge – Halifax

From 18 February 2024, First West Yorkshire Ltd will revise the timetable, rearranging journeys and adjusting times to improve overall service reliability.

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March changes:

Service 555 Lancaster – Kendal – Keswick (Stagecoach leaflet)

From 24 March 2024 Stagecoach will revise the timetable, adjusting and increasing the number of journeys for the summer season.
Wyre services
Service 24 Fleetwood – Cleveleys – Poulton – Victoria Hospital – Blackpool

From 3 March 2024, utilising funding from HM Government through the Bus Service Improvement Plan Plus Scheme, Transpora, in partnership with Lancashire County Council and Blackpool Council, will revise the timetable enhancing overall service provision. The Monday to Saturday daytime frequency will be increased to every 30 minutes and additional early evening journeys will be introduced.
Preston services
Service 19 Preston – Deepdale – Royal Preston Hospital

From 11 March 2024 Preston Bus will revise the timetable, introducing some extended Monday to Friday AM and PM peak journeys through to Portway Park & Ride site via the Railway Station.
Burnley services
Service 9 Burnley – Network 65 – Accrington

From 24 March 2024 Transdev will revise the timetable, adjusting times to improve overall service reliability.
Rossendale services
Service 7 Rawtenstall – Bacup – Todmorden

From 24 March 2024, in partnership with Lancashire County Council, Transdev will revise the timetable, adjusting times to improve overall service reliability.
Service 8 Bacup – Burnley

From 24 March 2024, in partnership with Lancashire County Council, Transdev will revise the timetable, adjusting peak departure times to improve overall service reliability.
Service 10 Rawtenstall – Newchurch – Edgeside
Service 11 Rawtenstall – Haslingden - Helmshore
Service 12 Ratwenstall – Balladen
Service 13 Rawtenstall – New Hall Hey

From 24 March 2024, in partnership with Lancashire County Council, Transdev will revise the route and timetables of these services, adjusting times to improve overall service reliability.

Services 12 and 13 will be merged and New Hall Hey will be incorporated into the revised Service 12, serving New Hall Hey Road, turning at the roundabout outside M&S then back along the current 13 route.
Service 447 Wallbank – Whitworth – Rochdale (TfGM Leaflet)

From 24 March 2024 First Manchester will take over this service (previously numbered R3/R13) from Transdev under Transport for Greater Manchester's franchise. Although general times will be similar, there are some minor timing adjustments with the switchover of operators.
Service 464 Accrington – Haslingden – Rawtenstall – Bacup – Rochdale

From 24 March 2024 Transdev will revise the timetable, adjusting times throughout to improve overall service reliability. The Monday to Saturday evening service will be simplified and adjusted to provide a consistent 30 minute frequency on the section between Accrington and Bacup.
Service 481 Blackburn – Haslingden – Rawtenstall – Edenfield – Bury
Service 483 Burnley – Water – Rawtenstall – Edenfield – Bury

From 24 March 2024 Transdev will revise the timetable, adjusting times throughout to improve overall service reliability. New later Monday to Saturday evening journeys will be added between Burnley and Rawtenstall.

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RE: Lancashire County Council Service Changes
April's changes:


Lancaster services
Service 582 High Bentham – Low Bentham – Wennington – Melling – Hornby

From 8 April 2024, North Yorkshire Council will introduce a new Wednesday return only journey between High Bentham and Hornby to connect with through Service 82 for journeys to Lancaster.

The Wednesday only journey will depart at 0914 from High Bentham, arriving at Hornby at 0938 to connect with the 0948 Service 82 departure to Lancaster. The return journey will depart from Hornby at 1415 and through passengers will need to travel on the 1335 Service 82 departure from Lancaster to connect at Hornby.

Kirkby Lonsdale Coach Hire will operate this service on behalf of North Yorkshire Council.
Ribble Valley services
Service 11 Clitheroe – Dunsop Bridge – Slaidburn – Settle – Horton LCC Leaflet 22

From 8 April 2024 North Yorkshire Council, in partnership with Lancashire County Council, will enhance their Horton-Settle-Tosside Service 11, extending the service through the Hodder Valley to Clitheroe.

New Service 11 will operate between Clitheroe and Settle and onto to Horton-in-Ribblesdale via Bashall Eaves, Whitewell, Dunsop Bridge, Newton, Slaidburn and Tosside.

The service will operate generally every two hours during Monday to Saturday daytime, with a school day journey extension through to Bowland Academy.

21 Transport Ltd will operate this service on behalf of North Yorkshire Council and Lancashire County Council.
Blackpool services
Service 3 Cleveleys – Blackpool - Mereside

From 14 April 2024 Blackpool Transport will revise the timetable, introducing a couple of later evening journeys, extending the period of operation through to 2030 from Mereside and 2040 from Cleveleys.
Chorley services
Service 632 Chorley – Coppull – Standish – Wigan

From 8 April 2024, Go North West will amend the route service number from 362 to 632. There are no changes to the route or timetable.

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May's changes:


Lancaster services
Service 88 Lancaster – Cockerham – Garstang – Pilling – Knott End LCC Leaflet 7
Service 89 Lancaster – Cockerham – Pilling – Knott End

From 19 May 2024, Lancashire County Council will revise the route and timetable, with a minor route alteration in Garstang to avoid the hump bridge on Moss Lane, along with adjustment to some timings to improve overall service reliability.

Kirkby Lonsdale Coach Hire Ltd will continue to operate the service on behalf of Lancashire County Council.
Service 8 Lancaster – Ryelands – St.Chads
Service 9 Lancaster – Primrose – Bowerham – Newlands

From 26 May 2024, Kirkby Lonsdale Coach Hire Ltd will operate these services in partnership with Lancashire County Council. There are no changes to the timetable or route.
Fylde services
Service 76 St.Annes – Lytham – Kirkham – Poulton – Blackpool LCC Leaflet 11
Service 78 St.Annes – Lytham – Kirkham – Great Eccleston

From 20 May 2024, Lancashire County Council will revise the route and timetable, adjusting the route on all Service 76 journeys between Poulton and Blackpool, after 1100 on Monday to Fridays and all day on Saturdays, to operate as a loop through Blackpool Town Centre prior to serving Victoria Hospital on the return journeys. The timings of most journeys will be revised to improve overall service reliability.

Preston Bus Ltd will continue to operate the service on behalf of Lancashire County Council.
West Lancashire services
Service 311 Ormskirk – Skelmersdale – Wrightington LCC Leaflet 15
Service 312 Ormskirk – Burscough – Skelmersdale – Rainford

From 20 May 2024, Lancashire County Council will revise the timetable, adjusting some Monday to Friday peak journey times to improve service reliability.

There will also be a minor route amendment on Service 311 between Skelmersdale and Tanhouse to additionally serve Gillibrands Road.

Preston Bus Ltd continue to operate these services on behalf of Lancashire County Council.
Pendle services
Service 65 Burnley – Padiham – Fence – Nelson LCC Leaflet 3

From 20 May 2024, Lancashire County Council will revise the timetable, adjusting the 0720 Monday to Friday journey between Burnley and Nelson to depart at 0715 and operate 5 minutes earlier throughout.

Preston Bus will continue to operate the service on behalf of Lancashire County Council.
Service 69 General Hospital – Brierfield – Nelson – Carr Hall LCC Leaflet 4

From 20 May 2024, Lancashire County Council will revise the timetable, adjusting most journey times to improve service reliability.

Preston Bus will continue to operate the service on behalf of Lancashire County Council.

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June Changes:


Preston services
Preston Bus Evening Timetable Reductions PBT Lfts

From 24 June 2024 Preston Bus will revise the following timetables, withdrawing a number of evening journeys on their commercial network:
Service 6 Preston – Brookfield – Red Scar

The daily 2155 & 2255 journeys from Preston will be withdrawn, with the last departure from Preston being 2055.
Service 23 Preston – Fulwood – Royal Preston Hospital – Asda

The 2210 & 2310 Monday to Saturday journeys from Preston will be withdrawn, with alternative journeys from Preston are available at 2140 & 2240.

The 2210, 2240 & 2310 Sunday journeys from Preston will be withdrawn, with the last departure from Preston being 2140.
Service 35 Preston – Tanterton

The 2130 & 2230 Monday to Saturday journeys from Preston will be withdrawn, with alternative journeys from Preston are available at 2100, 2200 & 2300.

The 2130, 2200 & 2230 Sunday journeys from Preston will be withdrawn, with the last departure from Preston being 2100.
Service 100 Faringdon Park – Preston – Larches

The 2036, 2136 & 2236 Monday to Saturday journeys from Preston to Faringdon Park and the 1959, 2059, 2159 & 2259 Monday to Saturday journeys from Preston to Larches will be withdrawn. Alternative journeys from Preston to Faringdon Park are available at 2006, 2106, 2206 & 2306 and alternative journeys from Preston to Larches are available at 1929, 2029, 2129 & 2229.

On Sundays, all later evening journeys will be withdrawn, with the last departures from Preston to Faringdon Park at 2106 and from Preston to Larches at 2029.

Lancashire County Council are currently evaluating if funding can be available to provide any replacement journeys for these withdrawals.
West Lancashire services
Service 319 Trainlink Skelmersdale – Headbolt Lane – Kirkby

From 9 June 2024 Stagecoach, on behalf of Lancashire County Council, will revise the route and timetable, adjusting the route to serve the new Headbolt Lane Railway Station in Kirkby. Following customer requests, the service will also serve Skelmersdale War Memorial stop at Neverstitch Road. There will be minor adjustments to some journey times to link with trains and improve overall service reliability.

New combined integrated bus / rail ticketing will also be introduced to improve through travel to/from Liverpool Merseyrail and the wider rail network.

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July's changes:


Preston services
Preston Bus Summer timetables

From 22 July 2024, Preston Bus will introduce several timing revisions to their network for the summer holiday season, including some general timing amendments to overall service reliability, on the following services:

Service 8 Preston – Moor Nook
Service 19 Preston – Royal Preston Hospital
Service 31 Preston – Savick – Lea
Service 152 Preston – Hoghton – Blackburn – Padiham – Burnley

From 21 July 2024 Transdev's The Blackburn Bus Company, in partnership with Lancashire County Council utilising funding from HM Government through the Bus Service Improvement Plan, will enhance evening service provision on the route with additional Monday to Thursday journeys.

The 2200 & 2300 Friday and Saturday journeys between Preston and Blackburn will now operate all week Monday to Saturday.

The 2028 & 2128 departures from Burnley to Blackburn, that extend through to Preston on Friday and Saturday will also now operate all week Monday to Saturday.

There will also be several timing revisions across the whole timetable to improve overall service reliability.
South Ribble services
Service 113 Preston – Gregson Lane – Bamber Bridge – Lostock Hall – Leyland Lft 21

From 21 July 2024 Lancashire County Council, utilising funding from HM Government through the Bus Service Improvement Plan, will introduce a regular Monday to Saturday evening service throughout the route.

These new Monday to Saturday evening return journeys from Preston to Leyland will run generally every hour departing Preston at 1835, 1940, 2040, 2140 & 2240, with a shorter journey at 2320 terminating at Lostock Hall, and returning from Leyland at 1924, 2024, 2124 & 2224.

There will be some minor adjustments to the morning Monday to Friday peak time journeys to improve reliability.

Vision Bus will continue to operate this service on behalf of Lancashire County Council.
West Lancashire services
Service 310 Skelmersdale – Ormskirk – Liverpool

From 21 July 2024 Arriva will revise the timetable, with minor adjustments to some school holiday journeys to match school day journey times.
Rossendale services
Service 481 Rawtenstall – Haslingden – Blackburn

From 21 July 2024 Transdev Rosso in partnership with Lancashire County Council, utilising funding from HM Government through the Bus Service Improvement Plan, will enhance evening service provision on the route with additional journeys

These new Monday to Saturday evening journeys are as follows:

2036 & 2206 from Rawtenstall to Blackburn, and 2336 from Rawtenstall to Haslingden

1947, 2117 & 2247 from Blackburn to Rawtenstall

There will also be several timing revisions across the whole timetable to improve overall service reliability.
Service 483 Rawtenstall – Water – Burnley

From 21 July 2024 Transdev Rosso in partnership with Lancashire County Council, utilising funding from HM Government through the Bus Service Improvement Plan, will enhance evening service provision on the route with additional journeys

These new Monday to Saturday evening journeys are as follows:

2308 from Rawtenstall to Burnley

2120 & 2220 from Burnley to Rawtenstall

There will also be several timing revisions across the whole timetable to improve overall service reliability.

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August changes:

Service 74 Fleetwood – Poulton – Great Eccleston – Preston LCC Lft 10
Service 75 Fleetwood – Poulton – Kirkham – Preston

From 18 August 2024 Archway Travel Ltd will take over operation of these services from Blackpool Transport on behalf of Lancashire County Council.

The route and timetable will generally be unchanged, except for some early morning and late evening journey extensions to & from Fleetwood.

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September's Changes:


Lancaster services
Stagecoach North Lancashire Service Revisions

From 1 September 2024, Stagecoach will introduce the following revisions to their bus service network:
Services 1 & 1A University – Lancaster – Morecambe – Heysham

The timetable will be revised to improve service reliability, mainly afternoon peak through Lancaster, along with an additional earlier journey from Overton to connect with Service 955 College Service.
Service 2X University – Lancaster – Heysham – Morecambe

The timetable will be adjusted to coordinate with the revisions to linked Service 100.
Service 4 Lancaster – University

The route and timetable will be revised, adjusting the Sunday route to no longer serve Heysham Village maintain service reliability. Heysham Village will continue to be served by the Service 2X.
Service 5 Overton – Heysham – Morecambe – Carnforth

There will be minor timetable revisions to improve service reliability.
Service 10/11 Lancaster City Services (Ridge/Marsh)

The timetables will be revised, in partnership with Lancashire County Council utilising funding from HM Government through the Bus Service Improvement Plan, the following additional later evening circular journeys will be introduced:

1955, 2055, 2155 & 2255 Lancaster – Marsh – Lancaster

2028, 2128 & 2228 Lancaster – Ridge – Lancaster
Service 40/41 Morecambe – Lancaster – Garstang – Preston

The timetable around peak times will be revised to improve service reliability, with Preston College Service 40A journey renumbered to Service 40C.
Service 42 Lancaster – Garstang – Poulton – Blackpool

The timetable will be revised to improve reliability and, in partnership with Lancashire County Council and Blackpool Council utilising funding from HM Government through the Bus Service Improvement Plan, additional am journeys will be introduced to increase the number of journeys available.
Service 55 Lancaster – Carnforth

The timetable will be revised to improve service reliability.
Service 100 University – Lancaster – Bare – Morecambe – Heysham

The timetable will be revised to improve service reliability and, in partnership with Lancashire County Council utilising funding from HM Government through the Bus Service Improvement Plan, the frequency of Sunday journeys will be increased from hourly to half-hourly throughout the whole route.
Service 81 Lancaster – Halton – Caton – Brookhouse – Hornby

From 2 September 2024, Lancashire County Council utilising funding from HM Government through the Bus Service Improvement Plan, will introduce the following additional later evening journeys between Lancaster and Hornby:

1952, 2052, 2152 & 2252 from Lancaster to Hornby

2022, 2122 & 2222 from Hornby to Lancaster

These journeys will be operated by Stagecoach Lancaster on behalf of Lancashire County Council.

There are no changes to the daily daytime journeys operated by Kirkby Lonsdale Coach Hire Ltd.
Ribble Valley services
Service 11 – Clitheroe – Slaidburn – Settle / Settle – Horton

From 2 September 2024, North Yorkshire Council's in-house transport provider will take over operation of this service. There will be no changes to the route or timetable.

The service will continue to operate in partnership with Lancashire County Council.
Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre services
Service 1 Fleetwood – Cleveleys – Blackpool

From 1 September 2024, Blackpool Transport will revise the timetable to operate every 30 minutes daily daytime.
Service 1A Cleveleys – Blackpool – St.Annes Square

From 1 September 2024, Blackpool Transport will withdraw this seasonal summer service for the winter. Regular alternative services are available for travel.
Service 3/3A Cleveleys Park – Cleveleys – Bispham – Blackpool – Mereside

From 1 September 2024, Blackpool Transport will revise the timetable, with minor adjustments to evening journey times to provide better service intervals
Service 12 Blackpool – Victoria Hospital - Bispham – Carleton – Poulton

From 1 September 2024, Blackpool Transport will introduce this new service, in partnership with Lancashire County Council and Blackpool Council utilising funding from HM Government through the Bus Service Improvement Plan.

This new Monday to Saturday daytime service will operate every hour linking Blackpool and Poulton via Whitegate Drive, Victoria Hospital, Bispham and Carleton.

On schooldays, certain journeys will operate as Service 12A and extend through to Baines School.
Service 18 Blackpool – Airport – Enterprise Zone – Mereside – Victoria Hospital

From 1 September 2024, Blackpool Transport will revise the route and timetable, adjusting the service, in partnership with Blackpool Council, to serve the Enterprise and extend through to Victoria Hospital. The revised service will operate every hour daily daytime.
Preston services
Service 1 Preston – Ribbleton – Grimsargh – Longridge

From 1 September 2024, Stagecoach South Lancashire will revise the timetable, adjusting AM/PM peak journeys to improve service reliability. School Service S1 will be renumbered 1S and the PM return journey from Longridge will be revised to depart at 1525.
Service 59 Preston – Mellor Brook – Blackburn – Royal Blackburn Hospital – Accrington
Service 61 Preston – Kirkham – Blackpool
Service 68 Preston – Freckleton – Warton – Lytham – St.Annes – Blackpool
Service 111 Preston – Lostock Hall – Leyland – Moss Side
Service 125 Preston – Bamber Bridge – Chorley – Horwich – Bolton

From 1 September 2024, Stagecoach South Lancashire will revise the timetables, adjusting the afternoon Preston College journeys to depart at 1645, along with other minor timetable adjustments to improve overall service reliability.
Service X2 Preston – Tarleton – Southport – Formby – Liverpool

From 1 September 2024, Stagecoach South Lancashire, in partnership with Lancashire County Council utilising funding from HM Government through the Bus Service Improvement Plan, will revise the timetable enhancing overall service provision. Restoring the Monday to Saturday daytime frequency back up to every 30 minutes between Preston and Southport.
Preston Bus Network Revisions

Following their public consultation held in June and July, Preston Bus will revise their local bus service network from Monday 2 September 2024. These revisions include:

New links between west Preston and Royal Preston Hospital and Preston College.
More frequent buses for Ingol, Tanterton, Preston Docks and Farringdon Park reinstating the 10-minute service to these areas of the City.
Extra journeys to Preston College at the end of the day to provide more capacity.
Extended service 6 to James Hall Distribution Centre, reinstating all-day buses on Bluebell Way.
New timetables on many services to improve punctuality.

A summary of all services that will be changing are as follows:
Service 6 Preston - Deepdale – Brookfield – Red Scar James Hall Distribution Centre

The route and timetable will be revised to extend all journeys to James Hall Distribution Centre. The route will be the same as current between Preston and Red Scar (via Deepdale Road and Brookfield) continuing to James Hall via Bluebell Way.

This will provide a new all-day bus service, seven days per week to the expanding industrial and employment areas along Bluebell Way.

There will be minor timetable changes to facilitate this extension, but buses will continue to operate every 15 minutes during Monday-Saturday daytime, every 30 minutes during Sunday daytime and less frequently in the evening. The times of evening journeys will also change slightly.

During the weekday afternoon peak period (1445-1730) buses will operate every 20 minutes instead of every 15 minutes, in order to facilitate longer journey times and ensure services operate punctually due to highway congestion.
Service 8 – Preston – Ribbleton – Moor Nook

The timetable will be revised to improve overall service reliability. There will be a minor revision to the first Saturday journey of the day to commence from Moor Nook Shops instead of Preston Bus Station.
Service 16 – Preston – New Hall Lane – Farringdon Park

This new service will be introduced to partially replace the withdrawal of Service 100 on this section of route. The new service will operate between Preston Bus Station and Farringdon Park via New Hall Lane every 10-20 minutes during the daytime, and less frequently during the evening.

As a result of feedback received during their consultation, there will be additional journeys extended to the Railway Station on weekdays only. At other times, customers wishing to travel beyond the Bus Station to Fishergate and the Railway Station can connect onto other services at the Bus Station.

Journeys on Service 16 extending to Preston Railway Station operate at the following times during the week:

From Farringdon Park: 0455, 0525, 0555, 0648 & 0705.

From Preston Railway Station (Stop D opposite) to Farringdon Park: 1714, 1759, 1844 & 1914.
Connector Service 19/20 Larches (19) or Lea (20) – Docks – Portway P&R – Rail & Bus Stations – Deepdale – Royal Preston Hospital

Service 19 will be extended to beyond Preston Bus Station to Larches via Fishergate, Railway Station, Portway P&R and Mariners Way to partially replace withdrawn service 100.

New Service 20 will mirror Service 19 between Royal Preston Hospital and Ashton, Pedders Lane, before continuing to Lea (Aldfield Avenue).

Each service will operate every 20 minutes during Monday-Friday daytime, to provide a co-ordinated high-frequency service between Ashton and Royal Preston Hospital via the Railway Station and Portway Park and Ride.

This enhanced level of service provision has the following benefits:

More buses to Portway P&R and the docks - from every 15 to every 10 minutes.
New links between Portway P&R and the Railway Station to Deepdale Road, Royal Preston Hospital and Preston College.
New service linking Lea with the Railway Station and the docks.

As a result of these changes, the number of buses operating via Larches estate will reduce from 4 buses per hour to 3, however the overall number of buses to the general Lea/Larches area along Blackpool Road will increase.

Services will operate every 30 minutes on Saturdays (15 minutes combined between Pedders Lane and Royal Preston Hospital). Only service 19 will operate on Evenings and Sundays between Larches and Royal Preston Hospital.

On College Days only, additional journeys will operate from Preston College at 1545 (to Preston Bus Station only) and 1645 (to Larches).

All journeys on service 19/20 will operate via Portway Park and Ride.
Service 23 – Preston Bus Station – Plungington – Royal Preston Hospital – Fulwood Asda

The timetable will be revised with minor changes to improve reliability. The general frequency of the service remains unchanged.

On Saturdays, due to low usage, the following journeys will no longer operate:

0530 Preston Bus Station – 0553 Fulwood Asda

0554 Fulwood Asda – 0615 Preston Bus Station.

Alternative journeys are available 30 minutes earlier or 30 minutes later.
Service 31 Preston – Savick – Lea

The timetable will be revised, adjusting the Monday to Saturday daytime frequency to operate every 30 minutes. On Saturdays, a new earlier journey from Lea will operate at 0636.

On Sundays, the service will now be operated in partnership with Lancashire County Council, with revised timings to co-ordinate better with other bus services to the Lea area.
Service 35 Preston – Ashton – Ingol – Tanterton

The timetable will be revised to operate more buses on the route to Tanterton, up to every 10 minutes during weekday daytimes. On Saturday late afternoons, to reflect current patterns of demand, buses will continue to operate every 15 minutes.
Service 43 Preston – Cottam – Fulwood – Royal Preston Hospital
Service 44 Preston – Ingol – Cottam

In partnership with Lancashire County Council, there will be minor changes to the timetables improve overall service reliability. The temporary diversion routes omitting the major closure of Hoyles Lane will continue until at least October 2024.
Service 45 Preston – RPH – Broughton – Whittingham – Longridge – Ribchester – Blackburn
Service 46 Preston – Woodplumpton – Broughton – Whittingham – Longridge

In partnership with Lancashire County Council, there will be minor changes to the timetables improve overall service reliability.
Service 48 Preston - Holme Slack – Longsands – RPH – Ingol – Tanterton – Cottam – Lea

In partnership with Lancashire County Council, there will be minor changes to the timetables improve overall service reliability.
Service 100 Larches – Portway P&R – Rail and Bus Stations – Farringdon Park

The service will be withdrawn, however all affected bus stops on the route will have the following replacement services:

Customers travelling between Preston and Farringdon Park should use Service 16, which will operate more frequently along New Hall Lane.

Customers travelling to Portway P&R, the Docks area, Pedders Lane, Ashton and Larches, should use new Services 19/20.
West Lancashire services
Service 300 Liverpool – Maghull – Haskayne – Halsall – Southport

From 1 September 2024, Arriva will revise the timetable, adjusting times to improve overall service reliability.
Service 310 Liverpool – Maghull – Ormskirk – Skelmersdale

From 1 September 2024, Arriva will revise the timetable, adjusting times to improve overall service reliability. In partnership with Merseytravel and Lancashire County Council, utilising funding from HM Government through the Bus Service Improvement Plan, provide support to maintain a half hourly service through the route in Lancashire, better coordinating times in conjunction with Services 375/385 between Ormskirk and Skelmersdale to provide a more even timetable over this section.
Service 375/385 Southport – Ormskirk – Skelmersdale – Wigan

From 1 September 2024, Arriva will revise the timetable, adjusting times to improve overall service reliability and coordinating times in conjunction with Service 310 between Ormskirk and Skelmersdale to provide a more even timetable over this section.
Service 319 Skelmersdale – Headbolt Lane Station – Kirkby (Trainlink)

From 1 September 2024, Lancashire County Council will revise the service stopping places to improve overall service reliability. Between the M58 Motorway and Kirkby Bus Station the service will operate on a limited stop basis, only serving Headbolt Lane Station.
Chorley services
Service 127 Chorley Hospital – Astley Village – Chorley – Adlington – Blackrod

From 1 September 2024, Stagecoach South Lancashire, in partnership with Lancashire County Council, will revise the timetable, adjusting the Monday to Friday AM peak journeys by up to 15 minutes. This change to provide improved links for students attending Chorley schools.
Service 337/347 Chorley – Eccleston – Croston – Ormskirk/Southport

From 1 September 2024, Stagecoach South Lancashire, in partnership with Lancashire County Council, will revise the timetable, with minor changes to the timetables improve overall service reliability.
Blackburn and Hyndburn services
The Blackburn Bus Company Revisions

From 1 September 2024, The Blackburn Bus Company will introduce the following revisions to their bus service network:
Service 1 Blackburn – Darwen – Bolton

The timetable will be revised to improve overall service reliability.
Service 2 Blackburn – Feniscowles – Abbey Village – Brinscall – Chorley
Service 2A Blackburn – Feniscowles – Abbey Village – Brinscall – Chorley Hospital – Chorley

The timetables will be revised, introducing new Service 2A on Mondays to Saturdays, to operate via Chorley & South Ribble Hospital (A6 entrance) rather than Eaves Lane. New Service 2A will operate in partnership with Lancashire County Council and Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council utilising funding from HM Government through the Bus Service Improvement Plan.

Services 2 & 2A combined will increase the Monday to Saturday daytime frequency up to every 30 minutes between Chorley and Blackburn.

There will be no changes to the Monday to Saturday evening and Sunday service operated by Stagecoach on behalf of Lancashire County Council, Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council and Chorley Council.
Service 4 Blackburn – Darwen – Bolton

The timetable will be revised to improve overall service reliability.
Hotline 152 Burnley – Padiham – Blackburn – Hoghton – Preston

The timetable will be revised to improve overall service reliability, with additional Monday to Friday peak times journeys to offer increased capacity for customers.
Red Express X41 Accrington – Haslingden – Ramsbottom – Manchester

The route and timetable will be revised in response to increased congestion in Manchester City Centre, and to offer customers a more reliable and predictable journey time, the following changes are being made:

Most journeys will now start & finish at Shudehill Interchange, operating via Hunts Bank and Withy Grove.
Following customer feedback, some peak time journeys will still serve Chorlton Street operating via Piccadilly, in the same way as the current faster trips.
Additional new stops in Manchester, in both directions at The Printworks and Trinity Way on Bury New Road.

Burnley and Pendle services
The Burnley Bus Company Revisions

From 1 September 2024, The Burnley Bus Company will introduce the following revisions to their bus service network:
Services 2/2A Burnley – Nelson – Higherford - Nelson

The timetable will be revised with minor changes to improve reliability.
Mainline Services M1/M2/M3/M4/M5/M6 Keighley/Skipton/Barnoldswick/Earby – Colne – Nelson – Burnley – Padiham – Hapton/Accrington/Whalley/Clitheroe

The timetables will be revised to improve overall service reliability, with more double deck buses utilised on busy Monday to Friday peak time journeys to offer increased capacity for customers.
Witch Way X43 Nelson – Burnley – Rawtenstall – Manchester

The route and timetable will be revised in response to increased congestion in Manchester City Centre, and to offer customers a more reliable and predictable journey time, the following changes are being made:

Most journeys will now start & finish at Shudehill Interchange, operating via Hunts Bank and Withy Grove.
Following customer feedback, some peak time journeys will still serve Chorlton Street operating via Piccadilly, in the same way as the current faster trips. The morning journeys via Prestwich will serve Turner Street as an alternative to Shudehill Interchange on their way to Chorlton Street.
Additional new stops in Manchester, in both directions at The Printworks and Trinity Way on Bury New Road.
All journeys between Nelson Interchange, Queensgate bus depot and Burnley Bus Station will now serve all bus stops
Additional journeys from Rawtenstall towards Burnley on Monday to Friday morning to offer increased capacity at college times.
Friday & Saturday night buses will now depart Manchester at 0000, 0110 and 0220 from Manchester.

Services 591/592 Burnley – Cliviger – Todmorden – Hebden Bridge – Halifax

From 1 September 2024, First will revise the route and timetable, adjusting times to improve service reliability. The route of Service 592 will be adjusted to operate a more direct route between Burnley and Cliviger via Walk Mill and Todmorden Road, with Service 591 remaining to operate the current route via Mereclough and Brunshaw Road.

Each service will run approximately hourly Monday to Saturday daytime, with buses every two hours evening and Sunday, and combined for an approximate 30-minute Monday to Saturday daytime service (and an hourly evening and Sunday service) from Burnley to Cliviger, via alternate routes, then through to all points in West Yorkshire.
Rossendale services
Service 464 Accrington – Haslingden – Rawtenstall – Bacup – Rochdale
Service 481 Blackburn – Royal Blackburn Hospital – Haslingden – Rawtenstall – Bury
Service 483 Burnley – Water – Waterfoot – Rawtenstall – Bury

From 1 September 2024, Rosso will revise the timetables of these services, with minor changes to departure times and general running times, mainly at peak times and evenings to improve service reliability.