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Route X41

Route: Blackburn - Accrington - Haslingden - Helmshore -Prestwich - Mcr

Route history

Operator Route Change date Change Leaflet job no. Routes listed Envelope code Licence no./notes In collection E-Version Link
LU Blackburn - Accrington - Haslingden - Helmshore -Prestwich - Mcr 14/08/2005 New supported hrly service linked to X40 X41 X42. Replacing buses X1 and X2. LU050814 X40 X41 X42 X40 LCC102 y
LU Blackburn - Accrington - Haslingden - Helmshore -Prestwich - Mcr 30/10/2005 MS daytime jnys extended to run Blackburn and Manchester. Addtl jnys replacing withdrawn X42 LU051030 X40 X41 X40 LCC102 y
LU Gt Harwood - Accrington - Haslingden - Prestwich - Mcr 23/04/2006 Rerouted to run hrly Great Harwood and Manchester. LU060423 X40 X41 X40 LCC102 y
LU Gt Harwood - Accrington - Haslingden - Prestwich - Mcr 29/01/2007 Most Monday to Saturday daytime jnys will run between Accrington and Manchester only. Y
LU Gt Harwood / Blackburn - Accrington - Haslingden - Prestwich - Mcr 29/06/2008 Many jnys now serve Blackburn LU080629 X40 X41 X40 LCC102 y
LU Gt Harwood / Blackburn - Accrington - Haslingden - Prestwich - Mcr 07/12/2008 Minor route change in Accrington town centre. LU090222 X40 X41 X40 LCC102 y
LU Gt Harwood / Blackburn - Accrington - Haslingden - Prestwich - Mcr 22/02/2009 2/2/9 reprint LU090222 X40 X41 X40 LCC102 y
LU Gt Harwood / Blackburn - Accrington - Haslingden - Prestwich - Mcr 20/09/2009 MS times changed LU090920 X40 X41 X40 LCC102 y
LU Gt Harwood / Blackburn - Accrington - Haslingden - Prestwich - Mcr 30/10/2011 slight changes to times LU111030 X40 X41 X40 LCC102 y
LU Gt Harwood / Blackburn - Accrington - Haslingden - Prestwich - Mcr 27/05/2012 Some changes to times mainly MF peak retimings. Minor changes to Su LU120527 X40 X41 X40 LCC102 y
LU Gt Harwood / Blackburn - Accrington - Haslingden - Prestwich - Mcr 16/09/2012 First jny from Gt Harwood withdrawn due to poor useage. Combined with new 41 Blacburn - intack - Accrington. LU120916 X40 X41 X40 LCC102 y
LU Gt Harwood / Blackburn - Accrington - Haslingden - Prestwich - Mcr 07/04/2013 Times changed on SuPH. Some jnys 10mins later LU130407 X40 X41 X40 LCC102 y
LU Gt Harwood (peak) / Blackburn - Accrington - Haslingden - Prestwich - Mcr 01/09/2013 addtl jnys from X40. Service 41 now runs as addtl 6 7 jnys. LU130407 X40 X41 X40 LCC102 y
BUR Blackburn - Accrington - Manchester 16/03/2014 Times adjusted, extra daytime services between Blackburn and Accrington on Saturdays BB140316 X40 X41 X v1 y
BUR Blackburn - Accrington - Manchester 16/03/2014 Times adjusted, extra daytime services between Blackburn and Accrington on Saturdays BB140316 X40 X41 X v2 y
LU Gt Harwood (peak) / Blackburn - Accrington - Haslingden - Prestwich - Mcr 16/03/2014 Times changed with some addtl jnys LU140316 X40 X41 X40 LCC102 y
Blackburn - Manchester 31/08/2014 Run by Transdev Lancashire United. Normal timetable introduced following the Summer period.
Great Harwood/Blackburn – Manchester 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 Manchester city centre.
Transdev LU Great Harwood/Blackburn – Manchester 26/07/2015 Addtl jnys. Jnys from Mcr rerouted via Peter St instead of Albert Sq in city centre.
BUR Blackburn - Accrington - Manchester 26/07/2015 Summer Timetable, later buses hrly E to 2320 on FS BB150726 X41 X LCC62 y
Blackburn – Manchester  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.
BUR Blackburn - Accrington - Manchester 30/08/2015 Timetable reverted from Summer timetable: Addtl E buses hrly to 2320 from Mcr BB150830 X41 X y
LU Blackburn – Accrington - Haslingden - Prestwich - Manchester 03/04/2016 Times changed . MS daytime ev30mins. ESu hrly. BB160403 X41 X41 y p
LU Blackburn – Manchester  01/05/2016 Route changed in Blackburn town centre. SC0915 from Mcr retimed to run 5 minutes earlier.
BUR Blackburn - Accrington - Manchester 10/07/2016 No change noted BB160710 X41 X y p
Transdev LU 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.
BUR Accrington - Ramsbottom - Manchester 08/04/2018 Service now goes through Edenfield and Ramsbottom BB180408 X41 X y p
08/04/2018  Route changed to run between Accrington and Manchester only and also run via Edenfield and Ramsbottom. Times changed Red x
BUR Accrington - Ramsbottom - Manchester 01/09/2019 No change noted BB190901 X41 X y p
LU Blackburn - Accrington - Prestwich - Manchester 01/09/2019 Times changed with M-S daytime jnys running hourly. x41
BLA X41 Red express Manchester - Accrington  26/01/2020 Re-instated: Times changed with some M-F peak jnys running non-stop between Ramsbottom and Mcr city centre x41 TD200126
BLA X41 Red express Manchester - Accrington  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. no tt
BLA X41 Red express Manchester - Accrington  29/03/2020 hrly services 265793 X41 X41 Y
BLA X41 Red express Manchester - Accrington  02/04/2020 reduced weekend services to ev 2hrs. M-F jnys remain hrly. 265794 X41 X41 Y
BLA X41 Red express Manchester - Accrington  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 stop on Deansgate (near Harvey Nichols) instead. no tt
BLA X41 Red express Manchester - Accrington  24/05/2020 X41: M-S hrly daytime services; Addtl 1943 from ACC; Mcr 2105 265816 X41 X41 Y
BLA X41 Red express Manchester - Accrington  31/05/2020 X41: hrly M-F daytime services; 2hrly weekend daytime services; No E services. Fast services via Rochdale Road resume. 265451 X41 X41 Y
BLA X41 Red express Manchester - Accrington  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 Blackfrairs St one way which stops us using Deansgate for jnys to Accrington or Burnley. The nearEt bus stop is now outside Trinity Church on Chapel St. Buses will still be able to drop you on Deansgate when travelling into Manchester. We are very sorry for this further disruption which is completely outside our control no tt
BLA X41 Red express Manchester - Accrington  30/08/2020 Times are returning to normal: daily hrly plus M-F peak jnys. FS 2205 2305 from Mcr. Transdev tt 266303 X41 X41 Y
BLA Red Express Accrington, Haslingden & Ramsbottom to Manchester 10/01/2021 M-F hrly daytime, NE; SSu: ev2hrs 266968 X41 X41 Y
BLA 11/04/2021 timetables increase back to pre-lockdown timetables. 284163 X41 X41 TD Y
BLA Mcr – Prestwich – Ramsbottom – Accrington 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 TD210829 X41 y
BLA Mcr – Prestwich – Ramsbottom – Accrington 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 TD210829 X41
BLA Accrington - Baxenden - Haslingden - Manchester City Centre 17/04/2022 Times changed. Daily hrly incl M-S E BB220417 Y E

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