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This leaflet has been produced by County Council. It is issued at the beginning of each month to help you keep up-to-date with changes made to bus services in the county.

. Changes to Bus Services - July 2020

LOCAL BUS SERVICE county's main bus operator websites are ENHANCEMENTS IN LANCASHIRE shown below: Whilst it has been advised against travelling - on public transport unless necessary during www.arrivabus.co.uk/north-west/ the current COVID-19 pandemic, the county Transport - council's supported bus services and www.blackpooltransport.com/ commercial bus operators are continuing to operate services for key workers, and those Pilkington Bus - www.pilkingtonbus.com/ with no alternative, to access employment and make essential travel. Enhanced Rotala - cleaning regimes and social distancing www.prestonbus.co.uk/ practices have been put in place on buses Stagecoach – across the county, with Central Government www.stagecoachbus.com/ currently providing emergency financial support for both the commercial and county - www.transdevbus.co.uk/ council's tendered bus service networks. (The Bus Company, The Bus Company & ) Beyond the phased release of lockdown measures, bus services will still need to play As service levels are being restored, the a vital part in keeping people connected and good news is that Lancashire County being able to access local amenities, Council has been successful in securing employment, health and education in the additional funding for its supported bus future. Utilising newer more environmentally services from the Department for Transport's friendly buses, better customer facilities on 'A better deal for bus users' announcement in board, such as contactless payments and February. This funding was made available Wi-Fi are all either in place already or will to improve current supported bus services appear in the near future. and/or restore lost services where needed. The press release on this announcement can With the easing of lockdown measures, bus be read - www.lancashire.gov.uk/news/ service levels are gradually being restored, details/?Id=PR20/0177 but with social distancing measures in place, with the continued financial support of County Councillor Keith Iddon, the county Central Government and maintenance of council's Deputy Leader and Cabinet existing local authority funding from the Member for Highways and Transport, has county council. approved the use of this funding as detailed below for each area. This funding will tie in The Government has issued safer travel with the county council's budget guidance for passengers which is available commitment in February to invest additional to read - www.gov.uk/guidance/ money into bus services over the coming coronavirus-covid-19-safer-travel- years, as well as funding being secured from guidance-for-passengers housing developments through the planning Whilst we work towards updating bus stop process, and will be aimed at continuing to information, it is still recommended to check deliver a tendered bus service network that bus operator's websites for the latest position complements and supports the commercial with their bus services. A reminder of the bus service network. www.lancashire.gov.uk

Taking into consideration a number of bus network restoring links and improving outstanding requests for bus services, frequency of services across local received from residents, local councillors communities. and MPs across the county as well as building on the enhanced service provision From 19 July 2020 Lancashire County since the council's investment in bus Council will introduce the following bus services in December 2017, we submitted to service revisions in each area: the Department for Transport (DfT) a number LANCASTER of proposals for consideration for the available funding. Service 7 Lancaster – Vale Service 10 Lancaster – Ridge Extended routes and the introduction of Service 11 Lancaster – Marsh Sunday daytime services on some key Service 18 Lancaster – East Circular routes will form part of these service enhancements. The county council will restore the Sunday and Bank Holiday services on these In addition to the funding from both the DfT Lancaster City service routes. and the council county, extra funding has been secured through the planning process Complementing the Monday to Saturday from some housing developments to be daytime services, these new Sunday and utilised to enhance bus services throughout Bank Holiday city centre daytime services the area. will each operate hourly. Tendered Bus Service Network Revisions Stagecoach in Cumbria and North Lancashire will operate this service on behalf We have continued with our identified of Lancashire County Council. priorities of sustainably linking communities, particularly in rural areas where many people Service 81A/81B rely on public transport services, and to Lancaster – Hornby – Kirkby Lonsdale increase the frequency of a number of (Kirkby Lonsdale Coach Hire leaflet) services where there is most demand, developing more sustainable and attractive The county council will restore the Sunday services for the future. and Bank Holiday service throughout the whole Lune Valley route. It is recognised sustainably funding every conceivable public transport need is not The services will operate between Lancaster possible, therefore providing better services and Kirkby Lonsdale via Halton, Caton, in accordance with the identified priorities is Brookhouse and Hornby then alternating via a key element of funding commitments either Gressingham, Arkholme & Whittington going forward. (as Service 81A), or Wray, Wennington, Melling, Tunstall & Neither Burrow (as Our funding submission to the DfT was Service 81B). based on improving and extending current supported bus services, restoring lost Complementing the Monday to Saturday services and supporting new bus services. daytime services, the new Sunday and Bank With utilisation of the funding available, we Holiday service will operate every hour will introduce a number of revisions to the between Lancaster and Hornby and two hourly on either side of the . Changes to Bus Services - July 2020

Kirkby Lonsdale Coach Hire will operate In partnership with the county council, a new these services on behalf of Lancashire hourly Sunday daytime service will also County Council. operate between the City Centre and Ingol. PRESTON NORTH Service 45 Preston – Broughton – Whittingham – – Blackburn Service 43 Preston – Cottam – Fulwood (Leaflet 13) Royal Preston Hospital (Rotala Preston Bus leaflet) The county council will revise the timetable, adjusting times to operate in conjunction In partnership with the county council and with new Service 46, enhancing the service Preston City Council, Rotala Preston Bus will frequency between Preston and Longridge introduce this new direct service linking the via Broughton and Whittingham and City Centre with Fulwood Royal Preston introduce a Sunday service. Hospital via the Railway Station, Tom Benson Way, Cottam and Fulwood Lightfoot Lane. The service will continue to operate generally every hour during Monday to Saturday The service will operate every 30 minutes daytime, together with the introduction of a during Monday to Saturday daytime. In new two-hourly Sunday daytime service. In conjunction with Service 44 the frequency conjunction with Service 46 the frequency between the City Centre and Cottam will between Preston City Centre and Longridge increase from every 30 minutes to generally via Broughton, Goosnargh and Whittingham every 15 minutes during Monday to Saturday will increase to generally every 30 minutes daytime. during Monday to Saturday daytime. A new hourly Monday to Saturday evening Rotala Preston Bus will operate this service and Sunday daytime service will also operate on behalf of Lancashire County Council. between the City Centre, Cottam and Fulwood Wychnor. Service 46 Preston – Woodplumpton – Broughton – Whittingham – Longridge Service 44 Preston – (Leaflet 13) Ashton – Ingol – Cottam (Rotala Preston Bus leaflet) The county council will introduce this new service, maintaining a service for Cadley, Rotala Preston Bus will revise the route and Woodplumpton and Broughton, partially timetable, adjusting the service and replacing the amended Services 15 & 77A. amending the circular section around The service is extended from Broughton Cottam to operate in an anti-clockwise through to Longridge via Goosnargh and direction to better coordinate with new Whittingham, increasing the service Service 43. provision in conjunction with Service 45. The service will continue to operate generally In Longridge town centre, the service will every 30 minutes during Monday to Saturday loop Calder Avenue and Higher Road daytime. In conjunction with Service 43 the serving additional areas within the town frequency between Preston City Centre and including Beacon Fell Caravan Park. This Cottam will increase from every 30 minutes follows a number of requests from local to generally every 15 minutes during residents for the restoration of a bus service Monday to Saturday daytime. link. www.lancashire.gov.uk

The service will operate generally every hour Please refer to the Preston West, Fylde and during Monday to Saturday daytime. In Wyre section for full details of revisions to conjunction with Service 45 the frequency these services. between Preston City Centre and Longridge via Broughton, Goosnargh and Whittingham PRESTON WEST, FYLDE will increase to generally every 30 minutes AND WYRE during Monday to Saturday daytime. Service 74 Preston – Lea – Rotala Preston Bus will operate this service Great Eccleston – Poulton – on behalf of Lancashire County Council. ( leaflet) Service 49 Preston – Longsands – The county council will introduce this new Fulwood Royal Preston Hospital service across northwest Preston and the (was 15) (Leaflet 13) Fylde, partially replacing Services 77 & 77A. Previously numbered Service 15, the county This new service will operate between council will curtail the service to terminate at Preston and Fleetwood via Riversway, Lea, Royal Preston Hospital and renumber it Catforth, Inskip, Elswick, Great Eccleston, Service 49. Service 15 suffered severe Poulton, Thornton and Broadwater. unreliability and was extended through to The service will operate every hour during Broughton as a temporary measure whilst Monday to Saturday daytime. In conjunction these service revisions could be introduced. with Service 75, the frequency between The new Service 49 timetable will be revised Preston, Poulton and Fleetwood, over to improve overall service reliability and will common sections, will increase to generally continue to operate generally every hour every 30 minutes during Monday to Saturday during Monday to Saturday daytime. daytime. Rotala Preston Bus will operate this service A new two hourly Sunday and Bank Holiday on behalf of Lancashire County Council. daytime service will also be introduced. The section of route along Fulwood Lightfoot For through journeys to Blackpool and Lane, Woodplumpton and Broughton will Victoria Hospital, seamless connections are now be served by new Services 43 & 46. available at Poulton with Blackpool Transport services or revised Service 76. Service 77 Preston – Lea – Great Eccleston – Poulton – Blackpool Blackpool Transport Services Ltd will operate this service on behalf of Lancashire County Service 77A Preston – Lea – Council. Great Eccleston – Myerscough Service 75 Preston – Lea – Kirkham – The county council will withdraw these Poulton – – Fleetwood services and be replaced by new Service 46 (Blackpool Transport leaflet) & new Service 74, as part of the revisions to the wider Fylde Coast rural supported bus The county council will revise this service, network with enhancements to the frequency adjusting the route between Weeton and between Preston City Centre and Ashton Lea Poulton to operate via Staining, restoring Road, increasing from two hourly to hourly links and improving connectivity of services during Monday to Saturday daytime. across northwest Preston and the Fylde. Changes to Bus Services - July 2020

This revised service will operate between In conjunction with Service 78, the frequency Preston and Fleetwood via Riversway, Lea, between St. Annes, Lytham and Kirkham, Newton, Kirkham, Weeton, Staining, Poulton, over common sections, will increase to two Thornton and Cleveleys. journeys per hour during Monday to Saturday daytime. The service will operate every hour during Monday to Saturday daytime. In conjunction Coastal Coaches will operate this service on with Service 74, the frequency between behalf of Lancashire County Council. Preston, Poulton and Fleetwood, over Service 77 Preston – Lea – common sections, will increase to generally Great Eccleston – Poulton – Blackpool every 30 minutes during Monday to Saturday daytime. Service 77A Preston – Lea – Great Eccleston – Myerscough A new two hourly Sunday and Bank Holiday daytime service will also be introduced. The county council will withdraw these services and will be replaced as follows: The section of route between Weeton and Poulton via Weeton Camp and Singleton will the section of route between Preston and now be served by the revised Service 76. Poulton will be served by new Service 74: the section of route between Poulton and Blackpool Transport Services Ltd will operate Blackpool will be served by the extension of this service on behalf of Lancashire County Service 76. Council. The four return journeys per day to Service 76 St. Annes – Lytham – Myerscough College will be withdrawn, Kirkham – Poulton – Blackpool passenger numbers prior to March 2020 (Leaflet 11) showed on average two passenger trips per The county council will revise and extend this day across all eight journeys, which were service, adjusting the route between Kirkham normally students attending Myerscough and Poulton to operate via Weeton and College. These students will continue to be Singleton, replacing the revised Service 75 able to access their dedicated college bus over this section, as well as extending the services from across the area, as well as the route through to St. Annes from Lytham, frequent daytime shuttle service available serving Clifton Drive Hospital. between the college and connecting bus services on the A6. This revised service will operate between St. Annes and Blackpool via Lytham, Warton, The withdrawal of the Myerscough section Wrea Green, Kirkham, Weeton, Singleton, enables the resource to be redeployed to Poulton and Victoria Hospital. allow for the extension of Service 76 from Lytham through to St. Annes via Clifton Drive The service will operate every hour during Hospital. Monday to Saturday daytime. In conjunction Service 78 St. Annes – Lytham – with Service 78, the frequency between Kirkham – Wesham – Great Eccleston Preston, Poulton and Fleetwood, over (Leaflet 11) common sections, will increase to generally every 30 minutes during Monday to Saturday In partnership with the county council, daytime. Coastal Coaches will extend their route from www.lancashire.gov.uk

Wesham to Great Eccleston, partially Service 112 Preston – – replacing the revised Service 76. – Leyland – (Leaflet 12) This will maintain the service between Great Eccleston and Elswick with Kirkham and The county council will revise the route and Lytham as well as restoring the link through timetable, extending the service from Midge to St. Annes. Hall to and Croston partially replacing the revised Service 113. There will This revised service will operate between St. be a minor route adjustment in Leyland, no Annes and Great Eccleston via Lytham, longer serving Bent Lane, however this will Warton, Freckleton, Kirkham, Wesham and be served by the extended Service 119. Elswick. This revised service will operate between The service will operate every hour Preston and Croston via Frenchwood, during Monday to Saturday daytime. In Walton-le-Dale, Bamber Bridge, Clayton conjunction with Service 76, the frequency Brook, Clayton Green, Runshaw College, between St. Annes, Lytham and Kirkham, Leyland and then a one way loop over common sections, will increase to two around Bretherton, Croston and Wymott. journeys per hour during Monday to Saturday daytime. The service will continue to operate every hour during Monday to Saturday daytime. PRESTON, , Coaches will operate this & service on behalf of Lancashire County Council. Service 2A Preston – – – Service 113 Preston – Bamber Bridge – Leyland – Eccleston – Wigan In partnership with the county council, (Leaflet 12) Stagecoach in Merseyside & South Lancashire will revise the timetable, The county council will revise the route and introducing a Sunday and Bank Holiday timetable, amending the service to no longer service throughout the whole route. serve Croston, which will significantly improve journey times for those passengers This service will continue to operate between travelling over the longer distances. With the Preston and Ormskirk via , long term road closure of Moor Road in Longton, , , Croston, the village will continue to be Tarleton, Rufford and Burscough. served by the extension of Service 112 maintaining the link through to Leyland and Complementing the hourly Monday to Preston, together with Services 337 & 347 Saturday daytime service, the new Sunday through to Chorley via Eccleston, where and Bank Holiday service will also operate onward connections to Wigan can continue every hour. In conjunction with Service 2, to be made. This revised service will operating between Preston and Southport, continue to operate between Preston and the Sunday and Bank Holiday daytime Wigan via , Bamber Bridge, service frequency between Preston and , Leyland, Eccleston, Tarleton will be every 30 minutes. Bar and Standish. Changes to Bus Services - July 2020

The service will continue to operate every Service 118 Chorley – Lower Burgh hour during Monday to Saturday daytime. (Leaflet 19) Stagecoach in Merseyside & South The county council, in partnership with Chorley Lancashire will operate this service on behalf Borough Council, will revise the route and of Lancashire County Council. timetable, revising and extending the service through to Lower Burgh. This will replace the Service 114 Chorley – Whittle-le-Woods – revised Service 337 route and increases the Clayton Brook – Leyland frequency of services to the area. (Leaflet 12) This revised service will operate between The county council will revise the route and Chorley and Lower Burgh via Collingwood timetable, curtailing the service to terminate Road and Eaves Green Road. in Leyland. The section of route between Preston and Leyland will now form part of the The service will operate every hour during extended Service 119, which will significantly Monday to Saturday daytime. improve journey times for those passengers There will be no changes to the evening and travelling over the longer distances. Sunday journeys, which will continue to This revised service will operate between operate between Chorley and Collingwood Chorley Eaves Lane/ Town Centre and Road only. Leyland via Chorley Hospital, Whittle-le- R S Tyrer Ltd will operate this service on Woods, Clayton Brook, Clayton Green and behalf of Lancashire County Council. Clayton-le-Woods. Service 119 Chorley – Astley Village – The service will continue to operate every Leyland – Penwortham – Preston hour during Monday to Saturday daytime. (Leaflet 19) Holmeswood Coaches will operate this The county council will revise the route and service on behalf of Lancashire County timetable, revising and extending the service Council. through to Leyland and replace Service 114 between Leyland and Preston. Service 117 Chorley – Weld Bank Circular Creating and restoring a number of links, this (Leaflet 19) extended service will operate between Chorley and Preston via Astley Village, The county council, in partnership with Chorley Hospital, , Chorley Borough Council, will introduce this Leyland, Moss, Penwortham and new direct service for the Weld Bank Carr Broadgate. Lane area currently served by Service 118. The service will operate every hour during This new service will operate a circular route Monday to Saturday daytime. from Chorley around Weld Bank Carr Lane via Pilling Lane. There will be no changes to the evening and Sunday journeys, which will continue to The service will operate every hour during operate between Chorley and Astley Village Monday to Saturday daytime. only. R S Tyrer Ltd will operate this service on R S Tyrer Ltd will operate this service on behalf of Lancashire County Council. behalf of Lancashire County Council. www.lancashire.gov.uk

Service 300 Southport – – PRESTON EAST, – Liverpool , The county council, in partnership with & PENDLE Arriva, will support and maintain the Service 2 – Low Moor Saturday, Sunday and Bank Holiday (Leaflet 1) There are no changes to the wider route or The county council will revise the timetable, timetable. adjusting the morning and afternoon peak Service 337 Chorley – Eccleston – time journeys. There are no changes to the Croston – Burscough – Ormskirk route. (Leaflet 14) Holmeswood Coaches will operate this Service 347 Chorley – Eccleston – service on behalf of Lancashire County Croston – Rufford – Southport Council. (Leaflet 14) Service 3 Clitheroe – Sawley The county council will revise the route and (Leaflet 1) timetable of Service 337, adjusting all journeys between Chorley and Charnock The county council will revise the timetable, Richard to operate via Southport Road and adjusting the 1640 Saturday only journey to Gillibrands Park, improving the frequency of also operate Monday to Friday. There are no service through this area in conjunction with changes to the route. Service 347. Lower Burgh will be served by the revised Service 118. Pilkingtonbus will operate this service on behalf of Lancashire County Council. Whilst there are generally no other changes to the wider route or timetable, there will be a Service 5/5A Clitheroe – Whalley – temporary route adjustment in Croston due – Longridge – Chipping to the long term major roadworks and (Leaflet 2) closure of Moor Road through until approximately October. The county council will revise the timetable, adjusting the Monday to Saturday daytime Holmeswood Coaches will operate this frequency from a two hourly service to hourly service on behalf of Lancashire County and introduce a Sunday service. Council. This service will continue to operate between Clitheroe and Chipping via Whalley, Hurst Green, Ribchester and Longridge. The service will operate every hour during Monday to Saturday daytime and a new two hourly Sunday and Bank Holiday daytime service will also be introduced. Pilkingtonbus will operate this service on behalf of Lancashire County Council. Changes to Bus Services - July 2020

Service 15 Clitheroe – – These services will continue to operate Royal Blackburn Hospital between Clitheroe/Mellor Brook and Blackburn (Leaflet 6) via Whalley, Brockhall, and Mellor. The county council will introduce this new The services will operate every hour between direct service restoring the link to Royal Blackburn and Mellor during Monday to Blackburn Hospital from many parts of Saturday daytime, with Services 25 & 25A Ribble Valley and Hyndburn. extending two hourly to Clitheroe and Mellor Brook respectively. A new two hourly Sunday This new service will operate between and Bank Holiday daytime Service 25A will Clitheroe and Royal Blackburn Hospital also be introduced, between Mellor Brook via Whalley, , , and Blackburn. Clayton-le-Moors, Accrington, Pilkingtonbus will operate the Monday to and Guide. Saturday service and Rotala Preston Bus will The service will operate up to every hour operate the Sunday & Bank Holiday service during Monday to Saturday daytime. on behalf of Lancashire County Council. Holmeswood Coaches will operate this Service 45 Preston – Broughton – service on behalf of Lancashire County Whittingham – Longridge – Blackburn Council. (Leaflet 13) The county council will revise the timetable, adjusting times to operate in conjunction with new Service 46, enhancing the service frequency between Preston and Longridge via Broughton and Whittingham and introduce a Sunday service. The service will continue to operate generally every hour during Monday to Saturday daytime, together with the introduction of a new two-hourly Sunday daytime service. In conjunction with Service 46 the frequency between Preston City Centre and Longridge Service 25 Clitheroe – via Broughton, Goosnargh and Whittingham Whalley – Mellor – Blackburn will increase to generally every 30 minutes (Leaflet 2) during Monday to Saturday daytime. Service 25A Mellor Brook – Rotala Preston Bus will operate this service Mellor – Blackburn on behalf of Lancashire County Council. (Leaflet 2) Service 46 Preston – Woodplumpton – The county council will revise and Broughton – Whittingham – Longridge standardise the timetable throughout (Leaflet 13) Monday to Saturday and introduce a The county council will introduce this new Sunday service. service, maintaining a service for Cadley, www.lancashire.gov.uk

Woodplumpton and Broughton, partially BURNLEY & ROSSENDALE replacing the amended Services 15 & 77A. The service is extended from Broughton Service 481 Bury – – through to Longridge via Goosnargh and – Blackburn Whittingham, increasing the service (Rosso leaflet) provision in conjunction with Service 45. In partnership with the county council, Transdev Rosso will revise the timetable, In Longridge town centre, the service will extending the Sunday and Bank Holiday loop Calder Avenue and Higher Road service between Bury and Rawtenstall serving additional areas within the town throughout the whole route to Blackburn. including Beacon Fell Caravan Park. This follows a number of requests from local This service will continue to operate between residents for the restoration of a bus Bury and Rawtenstall extending to Blackburn service link. via Haslingden, Belthorn and Royal Blackburn Hospital. The service will operate generally every hour during Monday to Saturday daytime. In Complementing the Monday to Saturday conjunction with Service 45 the frequency daytime service, the new extended Sunday between Preston City Centre and Longridge and Bank Holiday service will operate every via Broughton, Goosnargh and Whittingham hour. will increase to generally every 30 minutes Service 483 Bury – Rawtenstall – during Monday to Saturday daytime. Waterfoot – Water – Burnley (Rosso leaflet) Rotala Preston Bus will operate this service on behalf of Lancashire County Council. In partnership with the county council, Transdev Rosso will revise the timetable, Service 280 Preston – Clitheroe – extending the Sunday and Bank Holiday – Skipton (Leaflet 20) service between Bury and Rawtenstall throughout the whole route to Burnley. In partnership with the county council, Stagecoach in Merseyside & South This service will continue to operate between Lancashire will enhance the timetable to Bury and Rawtenstall extending to Burnley via operate more journeys through to Skipton Newchurch, Waterfoot, Water and Towneley. and introduce a Sunday daytime service. Complementing the Monday to Saturday daytime service, the new extended Sunday This service will continue to operate between and Bank Holiday service will operate Preston and Skipton via Mellor Brook, every hour. Whalley, Clitheroe, , , Barnoldswick and . The service will operate every hour during These are the changes for July 2020 that Monday to Saturday daytime and a new two have been reported to Lancashire County Council by 25 June 2020. Every effort has hourly Sunday and Bank Holiday daytime been made to ensure the accuracy of this service will also be introduced. information, however further changes can occur, it is advisable to contact your local County Information Centre, Traveline or bus operator for the latest information. Information Changes listed in this leaflet have been notified to the County Council for introduction over the next few weeks. Please note details of school services are not included in this leaflet. Information on school buses is available from your local Information Outlet.

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DeTaILeD InFormaTIon on PubLIC TransPorT Can be obTaIneD From: Accrington Leyland Library & Bus Station Information Service Library & King Street Lancastergate Information Service Southway Burnley Bus Station Tourist Information Centre, For details about Station Buildings, bus services in Blackburn Marine Road please contact: Library Blackburn Lancaster Road Nelson Interchange Visitor Centre Broadway Blackburn Market, Chorley Church Street Interchange Ormskirk Library Clifford Street Burscough Street For details about Clitheroe Preston bus services in Blackpool please contact: Library Bus Station Blackpool Transport Church Street Travel Offices Rawtenstall Library & Fleetwood Library & Information Service Market Street, Blackpool Information Service and Rigby Road, Queen’s Square, Blackpool North Albert Street Haslingden Road

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