Lancashire County Council Service Changes

[St Helens Rider]

RE: Lancashire County Council Service Changes
Changes for November including extra journeys/new services from BSIP funding:

Service 5 Overton – Hesyham – Morecambe – Carnforth

From 6 November 2023, Stagecoach will revise the timetable, with minor adjustments to some journey times to improve overall service reliability.
Service 18 Lancaster – East Circular

From 6 November 2023, Stagecoach on behalf of Lancashire County Council, will revise the timetable, with minor adjustments to some journey times to improve overall service reliability.
Service 51 Carnforth – Silverdale

From 6 November 2023, Stagecoach on behalf of Lancashire County Council, will revise the timetable, with minor adjustments to some journey times to improve overall service reliability.
Service 555 Lancaster – Carnforth – Keswick

From 6 November 2023, Stagecoach will revise the timetable, adjusting a number of journeys for the winter period.
Service 755 Morecambe – Carnforth – Windermere

From 6 November 2023, Stagecoach will revise the timetable, adjusting a number of journeys for the winter period.
Preston services
Service 31 Preston – Savick – Lea (Preston Bus Leaflet)

From 27 November 2023, utilising funding from HM Government through the Bus Service Improvement Plan Plus Scheme, Preston Bus Ltd, in partnership with Lancashire County Council, will restore an hourly Monday to Saturday evening service.

These new Monday to Saturday evening return journeys from Preston to Lea and back will depart at 1905, 2005, 2105, 2205 & 2305.
Service 45 Preston – Longridge – Blackburn (LCC Leaflet 13)

From 27 November 2023, utilising funding from HM Government through the Bus Service Improvement Plan Plus Scheme, Lancashire County Council will enhance the service with the introduction of the following additional early morning and later evening journeys:

0515 Monday to Friday journey from Preston through Longridge to Blackburn;

0601 Monday to Friday journey from Longridge to Preston;

2120 Monday to Saturday journey from Preston to Longridge;

2205 Monday to Saturday journey from Longridge to Preston;

2250 Monday to Saturday journey from Preston to Longridge.

Preston Bus Ltd continue to operate this 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 27 November 2023, utilising funding from HM Government through the Bus Service Improvement Plan Plus Scheme, Lancashire County Council will be introducing two new bus routes, amalgamating, and replacing existing Services 312 & 313, to enhance existing provision and create new public transport links within West Lancashire.

New Services 311 & 312 will be introduced between Ormskirk and Skelmersdale, extending through to Wrightington and Rainford, as follows:

Service 311 will operate a more direct link between Ormskirk and Wrightington Hospital via Ormskirk Hospital, Lathom, Ashurst, Birch Green, Skelmersdale, Tanhouse, Upholland and Appley Bridge.

Service 312 will operate between Ormskirk and Rainford via Burscough, Newburgh, Parbold, Ashurst, Birch Green, Skelmersdale, Upholland and Crawford.

Both routes will operate generally every hour during Monday to Saturday daytime across the routes and combined will maintain the half hourly frequency through Ashurst and Birch Green.

All areas currently served will continue to be served with the new public transport links and frequency enhancements being created these include:

direct links serving Ormskirk and Wrightington Hospitals;
extra buses between Ormskirk and Burscough;
direct links to Ormskirk from many of the eastern parishes and parts of Skelmersdale;
a new link to Rainford, via Crawford village, offering onward connection opportunities for though routes to St.Helens.

New Service 312 will also serve Rainford High Academy, replacing our dedicated School Service 730 with a regular service, which will improve sustainability of the new routes by incorporating the duplicated sections.

Preston Bus Ltd will operate these services on behalf of Lancashire County Council.
Burnley services
Burnley Bus Company Service Enhancements

From 26 November 2023, utilising funding from HM Government through the Bus Service Improvement Plan Plus Scheme, Burnley Bus Company, in partnership with Lancashire County Council, will introduce a number of daily evening enhancements to their services as follows:
Service 1 Burnley – Stoops Estate
Service 3 Burnley – Pike Hill Circular
Service 5 Harle Syke – Burnley – Rosegrove

The timetables on these routes will be revised to introduce a number of new later evening journeys operating until around 11pm Mon-Sat and 9pm Sunday.
Mainline Service M2 Burnley – Padiham – Whalley – Clitheroe

The following new Monday to Saturday evening journey will be introduced:

2258 M2 Burnley and Clitheroe.
Mainline Service M6 Burnley – Nelson – Colne - Barnoldswick

The following new Monday to Saturday evening journeys will be introduced:

1945 M6 Burnley to Skipton

2055 M6 Skipton to Burnley

2330 M6 Burnley to Colne

A number of other minor revisions to the Monday to Saturday timetable will be introduced in line with these additional journeys to improve reliability
Witch Way Service X43 Burnley – Rawtenstall - Manchester

The following new Monday to Thursday evening journey will be introduced:

2240 X43 Burnley to Rawtenstall

This will compliment the Friday and Saturday journey already operating.