Route History

[Bevan Price]

RE: Route History

(09/10/2012 16:19)sumner Wrote:  A place to ask about the history of any bus route, hopefully someone can help! I'll start off with the 141 St Helens-Newton, I know before 2003 it was the commercial 41 by Arriva, but further than that I don't know?

The 141 is a successor of LUT 67, St. Helens - Burtonwood - Earlestown, which mostly ran every 2 hours, and was once the only through route between St. Helens and the centre of Earlestown **. There was also a 65, Burtonwood - Earlestown, also mostly every 2 hours. These became 667 & 665 when LUT became part of GM Buses. The conversion to 41 / 141 occurred at deregulation.

(** The LUT 39 ran direct along Crow Lane, avoiding the centre of Earlestown, for most of its existence. It was technically a joint service with St. Helens, Leigh & Salford corporations plus Ribble, but LUT Atherton depot provided all the buses.)