Route X41
Route: Blackburn - Accrington - Haslingden - Helmshore -Prestwich - Mcr
Service changes
| Date | Change details |
|---|---|
| Blackburn - Accrington - Haslingden - Helmshore - Manchester | |
| 14/08/2005 | New supported hrly service linked to X40 X41 X42. Replacing buses X1 and X2. |
| 30/10/2005 | MS daytime jnys extended to run Blackburn and Manchester. Addtl jnys replacing withdrawn X42 |
| Great Harwood - Accrington - Haslingden - Prestwich - Manchester | |
| 23/04/2006 | Rerouted to run hrly Great Harwood and Manchester. |
| 29/01/2007 | Most Monday to Saturday daytime jnys will run between Accrington and Manchester only. |
| Blackburn - Accrington - Haslingden - Prestwich - Manchester | |
| 29/06/2008 | Many jnys now serve Blackburn |
| 07/12/2008 | Minor route change in Accrington town centre. |
| 22/02/2009 | 2/2/9 reprint |
| 20/09/2009 | MS times changed |
| 30/10/2011 | slight changes to times |
| 27/05/2012 | Some changes to times mainly MF peak retimings. Minor changes to Su |
| 16/09/2012 | First jny from Gt Harwood withdrawn due to poor useage. Combined with new 41 Blacburn - intack - Accrington. |
| 07/04/2013 | Times changed on SuPH. Some jnys 10mins later |
| Harwood Bar - Blackburn - Accrington - Haslingden - Prestwich - Manchester | |
| 01/09/2013 | addtl jnys from X40. Service 41 now runs as addtl 6 7 jnys. |
| 16/03/2014 | Times adjusted, extra daytime services between Blackburn and Accrington on Saturdays |
| 16/03/2014 | Times changed with some addtl jnys |
| 31/08/2014 | Run by Transdev Lancashire United. Normal timetable introduced following the Summer period. |
| 26/07/2015 | Addtl jnys. Jnys from Mcr rerouted via Peter St instead of Albert Sq in city centre. |
| 26/07/2015 | Run by Transdev Lancashire United. Times changed with addtl jnys introduced. Temporary changes are also made during the Summer period from 26 July to 29 August 2015. jnys from Manchester are rerouted to run via Peter Street instead of Albert Square in Man |
| 26/07/2015 | Summer Timetable, later buses hrly E to 2320 on FS |
| 30/08/2015 | Run by Transdev Lancashire United. Times changed on Sundays and public holidays. The normal M-F timetable is also introduced at the end of the Summer period. |
| 30/08/2015 | Timetable reverted from Summer timetable: Addtl E buses hrly to 2320 from Mcr |
| Red Express: Blackburn - Accrington - Haslingden - Prestwich - Manchester | |
| 03/04/2016 | Times changed . MS daytime ev30mins. ESu hrly. |
| 01/05/2016 | Route changed in Blackburn town centre. SC0915 from Mcr retimed to run 5 minutes earlier. |
| 10/07/2016 | No change noted |
| 21/05/2017 | Blackburn – Manchester: jnys from Manchester are rerouted to run via Princess Street and John Dalton Street in Manchester city centre instead of Oxford Street and Peter Street. Times are also changed. |
| Red Express: Accrington - Haslingden - Ramsbottom - Prestwich - Manchester | |
| 08/04/2018 | Route changed to run between Accrington and Manchester only and also run via Edenfield and Ramsbottom. Times changed |
| 08/04/2018 | Service now goes through Edenfield and Ramsbottom |
| 01/09/2019 | No change noted |
| 01/09/2019 | Times changed with M-S daytime jnys running hourly. |
| 26/01/2020 | Re-instated: Times changed with some M-F peak jnys running non-stop between Ramsbottom and Mcr city centre |
| 24/03/2020 | Will run up to ev30mins from Accrington at 5.33am until 6.53pm and up to ev30mins from Manchester at 7.05am until 8.15pm. |
| 29/03/2020 | hrly services |
| 02/04/2020 | reduced weekend services to ev 2hrs. M-F jnys remain hrly. |
| 16/05/2020 | From Saturday 16 May for the foreseeable future part of Deansgate will be closed. While this closure is in place, the Witchway and Red express are not able to reach the normal stop on Deansgate. If this is your usual stop we'll be using the St Mary's Gate |
| 24/05/2020 | X41: M-S hrly daytime services; Addtl 1943 from ACC; Mcr 2105 |
| 31/05/2020 | X41: hrly M-F daytime services; 2hrly weekend daytime services; No E services. Fast services via Rochdale Road resume. |
| 12/06/2020 | Red express and Witchway are no longer able to pick customers up on Deansgate, Following the recent closure of part of Deansgate by Mcr City Council we have had to use a diversion via Blackfrairs St. Unfortunately Salford City Council are now making Black |
| 30/08/2020 | Times are returning to normal: daily hrly plus M-F peak jnys. FS 2205 2305 from Mcr. Transdev tt |
| 10/01/2021 | M-F hrly daytime, NE; SSu: ev2hrs |
| 11/04/2021 | timetables increase back to pre-lockdown timetables. |
| 29/08/2021 | Addtl stops on Bury New Rd btwn Mcr and Prestwich These the stops which not served by the 59 or 97/98 |
| 17/04/2022 | Times changed. Daily hrly incl M-S E |