Bus Service Changes for September 2023
12th of August, 2023
LANCASTER SERVICES
Service 55 Lancaster – Carnforth (Stagecoach Leaflet)
From 3 September 2023 Stagecoach will revise the timetable, adjusting morning and afternoon peak times to improve overall service reliability and better coordination with Service 555.
The afternoon journey serving Ripley St.Thomas School will be revised with the change of school finish times.
Service 40/41 Lancaster – Garstang – Preston (Stagecoach Leaflet)
From 3 September 2023 Stagecoach will revise the timetable, adjusting the afternoon 1515 journey from Ripley St.Thomas School to depart at 1520 and operate 5 minutes later throughout due the change of school finish times.
Service 42 Lancaster – Garstang – Blackpool (Stagecoach Leaflet)
From 3 September 2023 Stagecoach will revise the timetable, adjusting the afternoon 1513 journey from Ripley St.Thomas School to depart at 1518 and operate 5 minutes later throughout due the change of school finish times.
WYRE SERVICES
Service 21 St.Annes – Blackpool – Cleveleys – Fleetwood (Transpora Bus Leaflet)
From 11 September 2023 Transpora Bus will revise the route and timetable, extending the service through from Cleveleys to Fleetwood via Cala Gran.
FYLDE SERVICES
Service 78 St.Annes – Lytham – Kirkham – Great Eccleston (LCC Leaflet 11)
From 3 September 2023 Lancashire County Council will revise the timetable to extend the 1838 (Sat) and 1843 (Mon to Fri) journeys from Great Eccleston to Lytham through to St.Annes. There are no changes to any other journeys, Preston Bus Ltd will continue to operate the service on behalf of Lancashire County Council.
PRESTON SERVICES
Preston Bus Service Amendments (Preston Bus Leaflets)
From 3 September 2023 Preston Bus will introduce several timing revisions to their network for the start of the new school year, including some general timing amendments to improve overall service reliability, on the following services:
Service 8 Preston – Moor Nook
Service 19 Preston – Royal Preston Hospital
Service 23 Preston – Royal Preston Hospital – Asda
Service 35 Preston – Tanterton
Service 44 Preston – Ingol – Cottam
From 3 September 2023, Preston Bus, in partnership with Lancashire County Council, will revise the timetable, adjusting some journey times to improve overall service reliability.
Service 48 Preston – Holme Slack – Longsands – RPH – Cottam – Lea
From 3 September 2023, Preston Bus, in partnership with Lancashire County Council, will revise the route and timetable, adjusting the service to operate in both directions along Tanterton Hall Road and no longer serve the loop around Larches Avenue. Customers from Larches will be able to access the service at the stops on Blackpool Road. This is required along with adjusted times to improve overall service reliability.
Stagecoach Bus Service Amendments
From 3 September 2023 Stagecoach will introduce several timing revisions to their network for the start of the new school year, including some general timing enhancements and amendments to improve overall service reliability, on the following services:
Service 1/1A/S1 Preston – Gamull – Longridge
Service 59 Preston – Blackburn – Royal Blackburn Hospital
Service 111 Preston – Leyland – Moss Side – Wigan
Service 125 Preston – Bamber Bridge – Chorley – Horwich – Bolton
WEST LANCASHIRE SERVICES
Service 310 Skelmersdale – Ormskirk – Maghull – Liverpool (Arriva Leaflet)
From 3 September 2023 Arriva will revise the timetable, introducing an additional Monday to Friday departure at 1805 from Liverpool to Skelmersdale.
Service 635 Wigan – Shevington – Appley Bridge (TfGM Leaflets)
Service 640/641 Wigan - Standish - Shevington – Wrightington Hospital Circular
From 25 September 2023 Go North West will take over these services from Diamond under Transport for Greater Manchester's franchise. Although general times will be similar there could be some minor timing adjustments with the switchover of operators.
CHORLEY SERVICES
Service 2 Chorley – Brinscall – Feniscowles – Blackburn (Transdev Leaflet)
From 3 September 2023 Blackburn Bus Company will revise the route and timetable of their Monday to Saturday daytime service, adjusting the route within Blackburn Town Centre and in Chorley to additionally serve Eaves Lane. The timetable will be revised to accommodate these route revisions.
The route in Blackburn town centre of the evening and Sunday journeys operated by Stagecoach, on behalf of Lancashire County Council, will also be revised and standardise the service throughout the whole route.
Service 114 Chorley – Clayton Brook – Leyland (LCC Leaflet 12)
From 3 September 2023 Lancashire County Council will revise the route and timetable, withdrawing from the section between Chorley Interchange and Eaves Lane, which will be served by the Blackburn bus Company's revision to their Service 2.
Preston Bus Ltd will continue to operate this service on behalf of Lancashire County Council.
Service 362 Chorley – Coppull – Standish – Wigan (TfGM Leaflet)
From 25 September 2023 Go North West will take over this service from Arriva under Transport for Greater Manchester's franchise. Although general times will be similar there could be some minor timing adjustments with the switchover of operators.
HYNDBURN SERVICES
Services 6/6A/7/7A Blackburn – Accrington – Great Harwood – Blackburn (Transdev Leaflet)
From 3 September 2023 Blackburn Bus Company will revise the timetable, adjusting times to improve overall service reliability.
BURNLEY SERVICES
Service 152 Burnley – Padiham – Blackburn – Hoghton – Preston (Transdev Leaflet)
From 3 September 2023 Blackburn Bus Company will revise the timetable, adjusting times to improve overall service reliability, primarily on Sundays.
Services M3/M4/M5/M6 Burnley – Nelson – Colne (Transdev Leaflet)
From 3 September 2023 Burnley Bus Company will revise the timetable, adjusting times to improve overall service reliability. No changes to the Colne - Skipton/Keighley/Trawden legs of the Mainline.
Services M1/M2 Burnley – Padiham – Accrington/Clitheroe (Transdev Leaflet)
From 3 September 2023 Burnley Bus Company will revise the timetable, adjusting Sunday journey times to coordinate with reliability changes to Service 152 (see above).
ROSSENDALE SERVICES
Service 464 Accrington – Haslingden – Rawtenstall – Bacup – Rochdale (Transdev Leaflet)
From 3 September 2023 Rosso will revise the timetable, adjusting times to improve overall service reliability.
Service R3 Wallbank – Rochdale (Transdev Leaflet)
From 3 September 2023 Rosso will revise the timetable, adjusting times to improve overall service reliability.