Lancashire County Council Service Changes

[St Helens Rider]

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

Wyre and Fylde services
Service 1 Blackpool – Cleveleys – Fleetwood (Blackpool Leaflet)

From 16 April 2023 Blackpool Transport will revise the route and timetable, adjusting the service to operate through Larkholme between Cleveleys and Fleetwood.
Service 2 Blackpool – Victoria Hospital – Poulton (Blackpool Leaflet)

From 16 April 2023 Blackpool Transport will revise the timetable, introducing additional peak time journeys.
Service 3 Mereside – Blackpool – Cleveleys – Cleveleys Park (Blackpool Leaflet)

From 16 April 2023 Blackpool Transport will revise the route, introducing a minor route adjustment on the Cleveleys Park loop to return via Cleveleys Avenue and West Drive to Rossall Road.
Service 11 Blackpool – St. Annes – Lytham (Blackpool Leaflet)

From 16 April 2023 Blackpool Transport will revise the timetable, introducing minor adjustments to Sunday times to interwork with Service 14 through to Fleetwood.
Service 14 Fleetwood – Blackpool (Blackpool Leaflet)

From 16 April 2023 Blackpool Transport will revise the timetable, revising Sunday times to operate every 30 minutes and interwork with Service 11 through to Lytham St. Annes.
Service 15 Blackpool – Victoria Hospital – (Staining Blackpool Leaflet)

Renumbered from Service 72, from 16 April 2023 Blackpool Transport will take over operation of this service from Transporabus. There are no changes to the route and timetable.
Ribble Valley, Burnley and Pendle services
Transdev's The Burnley Bus Company Service Revisions – (Transdev Leaflets)

From 16 April 2023 The Burnley Bus Company will introduce a number of revisions to their bus service network as follows:
Service 1 Burnley – Stoops

The timetable will be revised, with timing adjustments to improve overall service reliability.
Service 2/2A Burnley – Hospital – Nelson – Barrowford – Higherford – Colne

The timetable will be revised to maintain the regular service between Burnley and Nelson, with Service 2 continuing to operate via Waidhouse Road and Service 2A operating direct omitting Waidhouse Road. In partnership with Lancashire County Council, Service 2 will be extended through to Colne to partially replace LCC's tendered bus Service 68.

The combined services will operate generally every 30 minutes, extending every hour through to Colne, during Monday to Saturday daytime along with a new hourly Sunday daytime service throughout the whole route between Burnley, Nelson and Colne.
Service 5 Harle Syke – Burnley – Rose Grove

The timetable will be revised, introducing new evening Monday to Saturday journeys together with minor timing adjustments to improve overall service reliability.
Mainline Service M1 Burnley – Padiham – Accrington
Mainline Service M2 Burnley – Padiham – Clitheroe

The timetable will be revised, with changes to Monday to Friday peak journeys and other minor timing adjustments to improve overall service reliability.
Mainline Service M3 Burnley – Nelson – Colne – Trawden
Mainline Service M4 Burnley – Nelson – Colne – Keighley
Mainline Service M5 Burnley – Nelson – Colne – Earby – Barnoldswick
Mainline Service M6 Burnley – Nelson – Colne – Barnoldswick – Skipton

The route and timetable will be revised, with new Service M6 being introduced to replace Pendle Wizz. Service M3 will be revised to operate hourly with additional journeys Monday to Friday peak times and other minor timing adjustments across the routes to improve overall service reliability.
Pendle Wizz Burnley – Colne – Barnoldswick – Skipton

This service will be withdrawn and replaced by new Mainline Service M6.
Lancashire County Council Tendered Bus Service Network Revisions

Several of the Lancashire County Council's key tendered bus services operating in Ribble Valley, Burnley and Pendle have been subject to the award of new contracts. In preparing the new contracts, customer feedback into the current service provision has been taken into consideration, therefore with the utilisation of the funding available, the county council will introduce revisions to the tendered bus network of services across the Burnley, Pendle and Ribble Valley communities.

In line with the Enhanced Partnership commitment to avoid duplicated service numbers across the county where possible, some service numbers will also be revised.

From 16 April 2023 Lancashire County Council will introduce the following bus service revisions:
Service 60/60A Colne – Marsden Park – Nelson – Hospital – Burnley (LCC Leaflet 4)

Renumbered from Service 6, the county council will revise the route and timetable of Service 60 together with introducing a new Service 60A to enhance the frequency of the core section of route between Colne and Nelson from an hourly service to every 30 minutes. The timetable will be amended along with some minor route alterations to improve overall service reliability.

Service 60 will operate as the current route between Colne and Burnley, with new Service 60A introduced between Colne and Nelson via Birtwistle Avenue, South Valley Drive (to replace the amended Service 68) and Marsden Park.

This service will continue to link Colne, Nelson and Burnley town centres via Boundary Mill (60) or South Valley Drive (60A), Marsden Park, General Hospital (60) and Lower Manor Estate (60).

The route of the Sunday service, between Colne and Nelson, will be revised to follow the standard route, removing confusion and providing a daily bus service across the whole route between Colne and Nelson.

The services will each operate hourly during Monday to Saturday daytime, combining to operate half hourly over common sections between Colne and Nelson along with hourly Sunday daytime.

Vision Bus will operate these services on behalf of Lancashire County Council.
Service 62 Burnley – Rose Hill Circular (LCC Leaflet 5)

Renumbered from Service 15, the county council will introduce minor adjustments to the timetable.

This service will continue to link Manchester Road Railway Station, Rose Hill and Moorland Road areas with Burnley town centre.

The service will continue to operate every 30 minutes during Monday to Saturday daytime and hourly during Sunday and Bank Holiday daytime.

Vision Bus will operate this service on behalf of Lancashire County Council.
Service 63 Burnley – Clifton Farm Circular (LCC Leaflet 5)

Renumbered from Service 14, the county council will revise the timetable.

This service will continue to link Lakeland Way and Clifton Farm estate with Burnley town centre.

The service will continue to operate every hour daily daytime.

Vision Bus will operate this service on behalf of Lancashire County Council.
Service 64 Burnley – Padiham – Sabden – Whalley – Clitheroe (LCC Leaflet 3)

The county council will revise the timetable, with minor timing adjustments to improve service reliability.

This service will continue to link Burnley and Clitheroe via Sycamore Avenue, Lowerhouse, Padiham, Sabden, Whalley and Barrow Brook.

The service will continue to operate every hour during Monday to Saturday daytime and every two hours during Sunday and Bank Holiday daytime.

Pilkingtonbus will operate this service on behalf of Lancashire County Council.
Service 65 Burnley – Padiham – Higham – Fence – Nelson (LCC Leaflet 3)

The county council will revise the route and timetable, adjusting both ends of the route. Between Nelson and Fence, the route will be revised to serve Barrowford and Nelson and Colne College, with Lomeshaye replaced with the extension of Service 69. Between Padiham and Burnley, the service will operate direct, improving journey times throughout the route, with Lowerhouse and Sycamore Avenue continuing to be served by the more frequent Service 64.

This service will continue to link Burnley and Nelson via Padiham, Higham, Fence and Barrowford.

The service will operate generally every two hours during Monday to Saturday daytime and in conjunction with Service 66, will continue to maintain an hourly service between Fence and Nelson.

Preston Bus will operate this service on behalf of Lancashire County Council.
Service 66 Clitheroe – Chatburn – Barley – Fence – Barrowford – Nelson (LCC Leaflet 3)
Service 67 Clitheroe – Chatburn – Barley – Blacko – Barrowford – Nelson

The county council will revise the route and timetable, better coordinating both services to maintain the direct service over Pendle between Clitheroe and Nelson.

On the Nelson side, both routes will continue to serve Barrowford and Nelson and Colne College, and on the Ribble Valley side the services will maintain the regular bus services for those rural communities between Barley and Clitheroe.

Following customer requests, times of key journeys serving Clitheroe schools will be adjusted to better meet student movements within the restricted capacities of the vehicles required to access the route.

These services will continue to link Clitheroe and Nelson via Waddington, West Bradford, Grindleton, Chatburn, Downham, Barley, Newchurch and Fence (66) or Roughlee and Blacko (67), Barrowford and Nelson and Colne College.

The Sunday Service 66S, previously just Summer only, will operate all year round to offer daily public transport access across the main communities of the combined Service 66/67 routes.

The services will each operate generally every two hours, combining to operate every hour, during Monday to Saturday daytime over common sections, and the Sunday and Bank Holiday daytime Service 66S will operate every two hours.

Preston Bus will operate these services on behalf of Lancashire County Council.
Service 68 Nelson – Barrowford – Higherford – Alkincoats – Colne

The county council will withdraw this service as it will be amalgamated within the revisions to The Burnley Bus Company's extended Service 2.

With Service 2 operating direct between Nelson and Barrowford, the section of the current Service 68 route through Lomeshaye Village and Carr Hall will be replaced with the extension of Service 69.

The extended Service 2 will terminate in Colne town centre, no longer continuing through to Colne South Valley Drive, with new Service 60A maintaining the service for this area.
Service 69 Carr Hall – Nelson – Brierfield – General Hospital (LCC Leaflet 4)

The county council will revise this service extending the route to additionally serve Carr Hall and Lomeshaye village to cover the route adjustments to Services 65 and 68. With this extension, it will also restore the requested link across Nelson town centre enabling customers to access Morrisons and the Health Centre from throughout the route.

Service 69 will operate between Carr Hall, Nelson and General Hospital (Casterton Avenue) via Lomeshaye village, Chapel House Road, Kings Causeway, Brierfield centre and Chatburn Park.

The service will operate every 75 minutes during Monday to Saturday daytime.

Preston Bus will operate this service on behalf of Lancashire County Council.
Service C2 Clitheroe Town Circular (LCC Leaflet 1)

Renumbered from Service 2, there will be no other changes to this service.

Holmeswood Coaches will continue to operate this service on behalf of Lancashire County Council.
Service C3 Clitheroe – Sawley Circular (LCC Leaflet 1)

Renumbered from Service 3, there will be no other changes to this service.

Pilkingtonbus will continue to operate this service on behalf of Lancashire County Council.
Service C4 Clitheroe – Peel Park Circular (LCC Leaflet 1)

Renumbered from Service 4, the county council will revise the timetable, retiming and adding later afternoon journeys.

The service will continue to operate generally every hour during Monday to Saturday daytime.

Preston Bus will operate this service on behalf of Lancashire County Council.
Preston, South Ribble and Chorley services
Stagecoach Merseyside and South Lancashire Timing Adjustments - (Stagecoach Leaflets)

From 16 April 2023 Stagecoach will revise the timetables on the following services, with minor timing adjustments to improve overall service reliability:
Service 2/2A Preston – Tarleton – Southport/Ormskirk
Service 9 Preston – Moor Nook
Service 109 Preston – Leyland – Chorley
Service 111 Preston – Leyland – Wigan
Service 125 Preston – Chorley – Bolton
Service X2 Preston – Southport – Liverpool
Service 12 Preston – New Longton – Longton (Stagecoach Leaflet)

From 3 April 2023 Stagecoach will step in to provide a replacement service on this route following Preston Bus decision to withdraw their service with the cessation of funding from Longton Parish Council.

Stagecoach's replacement Service 12 will initially operate every hour Monday to Saturday daytime.

The Saturday service will be operated with financial support and in partnership with Lancashire County Council.
Service 113 Preston – Bamber Bridge – Leyland (LCC Leaflet 13)

Renumbered from Service 153, from 16 April 2023 Lancashire County Council will revise the route and timetable, extending the Sunday service to operate the full route through to Leyland.

Vision Bus will take over operating this service from Transdev on behalf of Lancashire County Council.
Service X8 Chorley – Preston – Windermere – Keswick

From 1 April 2023 Stagecoach will reintroduce the service to operate Saturday only for Summer 2023.
West Lancashire services
Service 152 St.Helens – Rainford – Bickerstaffe – Ormskirk - Haskayne – Halsall – Southport (Merseytravel Leaflet)

From 17 April 2023, in partnership with Lancashire County Council, Merseytravel will extend the service through to Southport incorporating and replacing Service 315.

Within Lancashire, the route and timetable will be revised to operate all daytime journeys via a standardised route through Bickerstaffe and Barrow Nook together with maintaining the service through Haskayne, Halsall and Shirdley Hill. The extended service will offer new public transport links across West Lancashire to Southport, Ormskirk and St.Helens.

The service will operate generally every two hours during Monday to Saturday daytime.

Huyton Travel will continue to operate this service on behalf of Merseytravel and Lancashire County Council.
Service 315 Ormskirk – Haskayne – Halsall – Southport

From 17 April 2023 Lancashire County Council will withdraw this service as it will be amalgamated within the extension to Service 152.