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bus service chan g eJusly 2020 This leaflet has been produced by Lancashire 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 Arriva North West - on public transport unless necessary during www.arrivabus.co.uk/north-west/ the current COVID-19 pandemic, the county Blackpool 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 Preston Bus - 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 Transdev - www.transdevbus.co.uk/ council's tendered bus service networks. (The Blackburn Bus Company, The Burnley Bus Company & Rosso) 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 River Lune. 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 – Longridge – 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