Bus service changes and consultations

Lancaster services

Service 555 Lancaster – Carnforth – Keswick

From 4 November 2024, Stagecoach will revise the timetable, adjusting journeys for the winter period.

Service 755 Morecambe – Carnforth – Windermere

From 4 November 2024, Stagecoach will revise the timetable, adjusting journeys for the winter period.

Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre services

Service 21 Cleveleys – Blackpool – St. Annes

From 18 November 2024, Transpora will revise the route and timetable to operate between Cleveleys and St. Annes on schooldays only, withdrawing from the section between Fleetwood and Cleveleys.

West Lancashire services

Service 319 Trainlink Skelmersdale – Headbolt Lane – Kirkby

From 10 November 2024 Stagecoach, on behalf of Lancashire County Council, will revise the route in Skelmersdale, adjusting the service to operate direct via Neverstitch Road to the War Memorial, no longer serving School Lane. Customers can continue to access the service at bus stops on Neverstitch Road. The service will observe all bus stops throughout the whole route.

This change is required to restore service reliability to ensure connections with trains at Headbolt Lane Railway Station in Kirkby.

The recently introduced combined integrated bus / rail ticketing continues to be available, improving through travel to/from Liverpool Merseyrail and the wider rail network.

Hyndburn services

Accrington Local Bus Service Revisions

Earlier in the summer, Lancashire County Council stepped in to support local bus services in Hyndburn operated by Pilkingtonbus. A review of this bus network has now been undertaken to assess the routes with an aim to create new and enhanced sustainable public transport links within the local area.

From 25 November 2024, following recent public engagement, Lancashire County Council, in partnership with local bus service providers, and utilising funding from HM Government through the Bus Service Improvement Plan, will revise the routes and timetables to increase service levels to generally hourly during the daytime, by filling in current gaps in the timetables and introduce a Saturday service on most routes. Also improve local links to Accrington Railway Station offering greater connectivity onto the wider public transport network

Service A1 Clayton-le-Moors – Dill Hall – Accrington – Fern Gore – Green Haworth

This new service will partially replace elements of current local bus Services 1, 2, 5, 8 & 11.

Operating generally every hour during Monday to Saturday daytime, continuing to Green Haworth every two hours, the new service will operate between Clayton-le-Moors, Accrington and Fern Gore/Green Haworth via Dill Hill First Avenue, Queens West Road, Milnshaw Lupin Road and the Railway Station.

Certain schoolday journeys will additionally serve Mount Carmel RCHS, partially replacing School Services 867 & 869.

Pilkingtonbus will operate this service on behalf of Lancashire County Council.

Service A2 Accrington – Dill Hall – Church Kirk

This new service will partially replace elements of current local bus Services 2, 5 & 8.

Operating generally every hour during Monday to Saturday daytime, the new service will operate between Accrington and Church Kirk via Hyndburn Road, Dill Hill Buckingham Grove and Dill Hall Lane.

Pilkingtonbus will operate this service on behalf of Lancashire County Council.

Service A3 Accrington – Barnfield – Laneside – Accrington

This new service will replace current local bus Service 9.

Operating generally every hour during Monday to Saturday daytime, the new service will continue to operate an anti-circular route between Accrington and Accrington via Barnfield and Laneside.

Pilkingtonbus will operate this service on behalf of Lancashire County Council.

Service A4 Accrington – Spring Hill – Broadfield – Oswaldtwistle

This new service will partially replace elements of current local bus Services 1 & 4.

Operating generally every hour during Monday to Saturday daytime, the new service will operate between Accrington and Oswaldtwistle via Railway Station, Spring Hill, Oswaldtwistle Mills, Broadfield High Street, Merlin Drive and Roe Lee Road.

Certain schoolday journeys will commence from Church and West End and additionally serve Mount Carmel RCHS, partially replacing School Services 867 & 869.

Pilkingtonbus will operate this service on behalf of Lancashire County Council.

Service 15 Accrington – Rishton – Great Harwood – Whalley – Clitheroe

Lancashire County Council will revise the route and timetable, amending the route within Great Harwood, between Harwood Bar and Towngate, to serve the Lowerfold area of the town and between Clayton-le-Moors and Accrington, to operate via Dill Hall, passing St. Christopher's CEHS and Accrington Academy. This will operate in conjunction with new bus Service A1, to further enhance links through this area.

The timetable will be revised, with the addition to the extra schooldays only journey from Rishton War Memorial to Accrington, replacing Service 869, for St. Christopher's CEHS students.

Holmeswood Coaches and Pilkingtonbus will operate this service on behalf of Lancashire County Council.

Replaced Local and School Bus Services

The following current Accrington Local Bus Services will be withdrawn and replaced by the above new services:

• Service 1 – Clayton-le-Moors-Accrington-Oswaldtwistle;
• Service 2 – Dill Hall Circular;
• Service 4/4B – Oswaldtwistle Merlin Drive Circular;
• Service 5/8 – Dill Hall/Church/Spring Hill Circular;
• Service 9 – Barnfield Circular;
• Service 11 – Fern Gore Circular; and
• School Services 867 & 869.

Burnley and Rossendale services

Service X43 Burnley – Rawtenstall – Manchester

From 16 November 2024 Transdev's Burnley Bus Company will revise the timetable, temporarily introducing additional journeys for the duration of Manchester Christmas Markets event to provide additional capacity for customers. The standard timetable will be restored from 22 December 2024.

Lancaster services

Service 582  High Bentham – Wennington – Hornby

From 24 October 2024 North Yorkshire Council will revise the timetable to operate on Wednesdays and Thursdays.  There are no changes to the journey times, which will remain as follows:

0914 High Bentham – Hornby 0938 (connecting with the 0948 Service 82 to Lancaster, arr.1022)

1415 Hornby – High Bentham (connecting with the 1335 Service 82 from Lancaster, arr.1411)

Rossendale services

Service 7  Rawtenstall – Bacup – Todmorden

From 28 October 2024 Rosso, in partnership with Lancashire County Council, will revise the timetable, adjusting some minor changes to improve service reliability.

Service 8  Burnley – Weir – Bacup

From 28 October 2024 Rosso will revise the timetable, adjusting some journeys to operate up to 15 minutes later throughout.  The 1930 departure from Burnley & 2002 departure from Bacup will no longer operate, with alternative journeys at 1835 and 1907 respectively.

Service R1  Rawtenstall – Oakley – Haslingden – Helmshore Circular

Service R2  Rawtenstall – Balladen Circular

Service R3  Rawtenstall – Newchurch – Waterfoot – Edgeside Circular

From 28 October 2024 Vision Bus will take over operation of these services from Rosso on behalf of Lancashire County Council, following the formal retendering process.  The services numbers on these routes will be revised from 10, 11 & 12 to R1, R2 & R3, however there will be no changes to the actual routes or timetables.

On bank holidays most bus service providers generally operate a 'Sunday' service on their routes.

Lancashire County Council's supported bus services will operate a Sunday service on the following Bank Holiday dates:

• 29 March – Good Friday
• 1 April – Easter Monday
• 6 May – May Bank Holiday
• 27 May – Spring Bank Holiday
• 26 August – Summer Bank Holiday

For full details, please contact the bus operator concerned.

Before travelling, please check your bus operator's website for full details.  Bus operator details.