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From 15 January 2024 this service will be withdrawn and amalgamated within new Services 6B/6C, as detailed above.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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RE: Lancashire County Council Service Changes
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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RE: Lancashire County Council Service Changes
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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RE: Lancashire County Council Service Changes
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.