Route X43
Route: Chorley - Horwich - Chorlton St
Route history
| Operator | Route | Change date | Change | Leaflet job no. | Routes listed | Envelope code | Licence no./notes | In collection | E-Version | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RIB | Chorley - Horwich - Chorlton St | 10/08/1985 | Timesaver: M-S addtl hrly shorts Mcr - Burnley | L103 | 743 X43 | 743 | Y | |||
| RIB | Earby - Burnley - Bury - Mcr Picc Stn | 20/06/1987 | Timesaver: M-S daytime hrly NESu: Linked to 743 | LCC 32 | 743 X43 X44 | X43 | Y | |||
| RIB | Piccadilly Stn - Whitefield - Bury - Rawenstall - Burnley - Earby | 07/08/1987 | Linked 135 X43 703 743: M-S daytime hrly. NESuPH | R880807 | 135 703 743 X43 | 135 | L40 | Y | E | |
| RIB | Piccadilly Stn - Whitefield - Bury - Rawenstall - Burnley - Nelson | 30/08/1987 | Daily hrly daytime incl E. Linked 743. NSu | R880830 | 743 X43 100 | 135 | L32 | Y | p | |
| RIB | Piccadilly Stn - Whitefield - Bury - Rawenstall - Burnley - Earby | 06/09/1987 | L40 | 135 703 743 X43 | N | E | ||||
| RIB | Earby - Burnley - Bury - Mcr - Univ - Airport | 31/03/1988 | M-S daytime hrly plus X43 hrly. E hrly to 1940 from Earby / 2315 from Airport. Nsu | L32 | 743 X43 | Y | E | |||
| RIB | Nelson - Burnley - Mcr - - Airport | 11/06/1988 | Daily hrly daytime incl ESu. Linked x43 Su to Airport | 743 X43 100 | L32 | Y | P | |||
| RIB | Colne - Mcr | 05/11/1988 | Curtailed to Colne - Mcr hrly | L32 | 743 X43 X44 | Y | ||||
| SRIB | Colne - Burnley - Mcr Chorlton St | 31/10/1992 | M-S ev30mins daytime . NESu | LCC 27 | X43 743 | X43 | y | |||
| B&P | 05/10/1993 | Summer extension to Grassington withdrawn | ||||||||
| Charter plan | Manchester - Rawtenstall - Burnley - Nelson | 28/03/1994 | ||||||||
| SRIB | Colne - Burnley - Mcr Chorlton St | 28/03/1994 | New buses - extra jnys: M-S ev15mins daytime . 743 ESu hrly. | R940328 | X43 743 | X43 | y | p | ||
| RIB | 11/04/1994 | addtl jnys introduced | ||||||||
| Charter plan | Manchester - Rawtenstall - Burnley - Nelson | 06/06/1994 | improved service: last coach now 1815 from Mcr; 1930 from Nelson. Now 60mins Burnley-Mcr; 99p return fares continue. M-S daytime 0710 0805 ev30mins1635 1715 45 1815 from Mcr. 0700 ev30mins 1930 from Nelson. | CP940606 | X43 | yellow | Y | |||
| Charter plan | Manchester - Rawtenstall - Burnley - Nelson | 06/06/1994 | improved service: last coach now 1815 from Mcr; 1930 from Nelson. Now 60mins Burnley-Mcr; 99p return fares continue. M-S daytime 0710 0805 ev30mins1635 1715 45 1815 from Mcr. 0700 ev30mins 1930 from Nelson. | CP940606 | X43 | blue | Y | P | ||
| SRIB | Colne - Burnley - Mcr Chorlton St | 01/09/1994 | Sept reprint | R940901 | X43 743 | X43 | 904 reprint | y | ||
| Charter plan | Manchester - Rawtenstall - Burnley - Nelson | 14/11/1994 | Stopping places revised | |||||||
| RIB | 20/11/1994 | addtl jnys introduced on Sundays | ||||||||
| SRIB | Colne - Burnley - Mcr Chorlton St | 09/01/1995 | no apparent change | R950109 | X43 743 | X43 | y | |||
| SRIB | Colne - Burnley - Mcr Chorlton St | 30/05/1995 | Addtl peak jnys, Minor route revision | R950530 | X43 X44 743 | X43 | L62 | y | P | |
| SRIB | Colne - Burnley - Mcr Chorlton St | 04/09/1995 | Now ev15mins from Nelson - Mcr | R1 | X43 743 | X43 | y | |||
| SR | 26/11/1995 | NEW: Colne - Manchester | ||||||||
| RIB | Rawenstall - Burnley | 22/06/1997 | Replaces 743: all stops BURN- RAW. ESu hrly | LCC 30 | 273 473 475 X43 | 273 | Y | |||
| 19/10/1997 | Southbound jnys no longer call at Rawtenstall Bus Stn | LCC 30 | 273 473 475 X43 | 273 | Y | |||||
| SR | 26/10/1997 | Some jnys extended from Colne to Barnoldswick & Keighley | ||||||||
| SR | 04/01/1998 | Route & Stops revised | ||||||||
| SB&P | Keighley / Barnoldswick / Trawden - Burnley - Mcr - Trafford Centre | 10/09/1998 | One jny/hr extended to Trafford Centre: MS daytime ev20mins Colne - Mcr; hrly to Trafford Centre: hrly to K / B / Colne. Su hrly Nelson - Trafford centre | 18980 | 701 702 X1 X43 X44 | 702 | y | |||
| SB&P | Keighley / Barnoldswick / Trawden - Burnley - Mcr - Trafford Centre | 10/09/1998 | Leaflet reprint incl ammendments | 18980 | X43 | 702 | issue 2 | y | ||
| SB&P | Keighley / Barnoldswick / Trawden - Burnley - Mcr - Trafford Centre | 06/11/1998 | no change listed | 19158 | 702 X1 X2 X43 X44 | 702 | y | |||
| SB&P | Keighley / Barnoldswick / Trawden - Burnley - Mcr - Trafford Centre | 15/02/1999 | no change listed | 19397 | 702 X1 X2 X43 X44 X85 | 702 | y | |||
| SB&P | Keighley / Barnoldswick / Trawden - Burnley - Mcr - Trafford Centre | 24/07/1999 | no change listed: MS daytime ev20mins Colne - Mcr; hrly to Trafford Centre: hrly to K / B / Colne. Su hrly Nelson - Trafford centre | 19868 | 702 X1 X2 X43 X44 X85 | 702 | y | |||
| SB&P | Keighley / Barnoldswick / Trawden - Burnley - Manchester - Trafford Centre | 16/12/1999 | Limited Stop. hrly from Keighley / Barnoldswick / Colne / Trafford Centre. ev20mins daytime Colne- Mcr. Su hrly Nelson - Trafford Centre daytime | 20380 | 100 702 X1 X2 X43 | X1 | y | |||
| SB&P | Keighley / Barnoldswick / Trawden - Burnley - Manchester - Trafford Centre | 16/12/1999 | Su times changed | 20626 | X43 | X1 | cl | y | ||
| SRIB | Colne - Burnley - Chorlton St | 30/04/2000 | Leaflet reprint incl ammendments | L62 | X43 100 | issue 2 | y | |||
| SR | Colne - Burnley - Mcr Chorlton St | 30/04/2000 | Service revised to operate Colne to Mcr only | no tt | n | |||||
| SR | Colne - Burnley - Mcr Chorlton St | 02/12/2000 | addtl Christmas jnys introduced | no tt | n | |||||
| SRIB | Colne - Burnley - Mcr Lever St | 01/04/2001 | Revised to terminate at Lever St Bus Stn (Temporary closure of Chorlton St Coach Stn). Some jnys operating via Edenfield renumbered Route X44 | no tt | n | |||||
| SB&P | Colne - Burnley - Mcr Chorlton St | 27/01/2002 | jnys to Trawden withdrawn | no tt | n | |||||
| B&P | Colne - Burnley - Mcr Chorlton St | 24/03/2002 | All jnys terminate at Chorlton St Coach Station | no tt | n | |||||
| BUR | Colne - Burnley -Manchester | 25/08/2002 | Reissued | BP020825 | X43 X44 X45 | X | y | |||
| B&P | Colne - Burnley - Mcr Chorlton St | 01/12/2002 | addtl jnys between Burnley and Manchester on Sundays during December. | no tt | n | |||||
| B&P | Colne - Burnley - Mcr Chorlton St | 27/04/2003 | Some jnys diverted to serve Edenfield and renumbered X44. Stops in Mcr city centre changed. | LCC 62 | X43 X44 X45 | X43 | y | |||
| B&P | Colne - Burnley - Mcr Chorlton St | 04/05/2003 | One jny in each direction extended to/from the Yorkshire Dales National Park on SuPH. | no tt | n | |||||
| BUR | Colne - Burnley -Manchester | 27/07/2003 | SuPH 0847 from Mcr extended to Grassington; 1700 rtn to 28Sept 03 | BP030727 | X43 X44 X45 | X | y | p | ||
| B&P | Colne - Burnley - Mcr Chorlton St | 05/10/2003 | Extension of some SuPH jnys to Grassington withdrawn. | no tt | n | |||||
| BUR | Colne - Burnley -Manchester - Trafford Centre | 26/10/2003 | Some services extended to the Trafford Centre: 0753 . Su enhanced ev30mins Burnley - Mcr plus 5 jnys extnd TC. | BP031026 | X42 X43 | X | CL | y | ||
| B&P | Colne - Burnley – Mcr - Trafford Centre | 27/10/2003 | Some jnys extended to the Trafford Centre. | no tt | n | |||||
| B&P | Nelson - Burnley – Prestwich - Mcr | 14/08/2005 | Witchway: Curtailed to Nelson- Manchester: Extra jmys: Now MS daytime ev20mins. E hrly. SuPH daytime hrly from Nelson plus hrly from Burnley. | LCC 25 | X43 X44 | X43 | y | |||
| B&P | Nelson - Burnley – Prestwich - Mcr | 03/01/2006 | Minor change to stopping places. Minor changes to times | LCC 62 | X43 X44 | X43 | y | P | ||
| B&P | Nelson - Burnley – Prestwich - Mcr | 30/07/2006 | Extra 5 M-S daytime jnys rerouted to run as X44 via Edenfield. | LCC 62 | X43 X44 | X43 | y | |||
| BUR | Nelson - Burnley -Manchester | 29/07/2007 | Times adjusted, early M-F service to Nelson from Rawtenstall introduced | BP070729 | X43 | X | v4 | y | ||
| B&P | Nelson - Burnley – Prestwich - Mcr | 11/04/2010 | Extra jnys via Edenfield - Shuttleworth | LCC 62 | X43 X44 | X43 | y | |||
| B&P | Nelson - Burnley – Prestwich - Mcr | 05/07/2010 | MF 1633 from Nelson retimed 1635 to improve connections at Burnley 1704 | LCC 62 | X43 X44 | X43 | y | |||
| B&P | Nelson - Burnley – Prestwich - Mcr | 09/01/2011 | Some MF E jnys extend to Queensgate depot | LCC 62 | X43 X44 | X43 | y | |||
| B&P | Nelson - Burnley – Prestwich - Mcr | 30/10/2011 | Addtl jnys: now M-S ev15mins daytime. M-S E now ev30mins. All jnys run as X43 | LCC 62 | X43 Witchway | X43 | y | |||
| B&P | Nelson - Burnley – Prestwich - Mcr | 15/04/2012 | M-S 2230 from Mcr now via Shuttleworth and Edenfield | LCC 62 | X43 Witchway | X43 | y | |||
| B&P | Nelson - Burnley – Prestwich - Mcr | 02/09/2012 | Minor timetable changes. | LCC 62 | X43 Witchway | X43 | y | |||
| B&P | Nelson - Burnley – Prestwich - Mcr | 28/10/2012 | M-S 2230 from Mcr no longer run via Edenfield. | LCC 62 | X43 Witchway | X43 | y | |||
| B&P | Nelson - Burnley – Prestwich - Mcr | 31/03/2013 | Times changed. SuPH daytime jnys run as bus 872 between Nelson and Burnley, also running to/from Grassington and Skipton. | LCC 62 | X43 Witchway | X43 | y | |||
| B&P | Nelson - Burnley – Prestwich - Mcr | 21/07/2013 | Times changed during Summer to 31 August 2013 | LCC 62 | X43 Witchway | X43 | y | |||
| B&P | Nelson - Burnley – Prestwich - Mcr | 07/09/2013 | 15 new buses. | LCC 62 | X43 Witchway | X43 | y | |||
| B&P | Nelson - Burnley – Prestwich - Mcr | 27/07/2014 | M-F times changed during Summer to 30 Aug 2014 | |||||||
| B&P | Nelson - Burnley – Prestwich - Mcr | 31/08/2014 | Normal timetable following the Summer period. | |||||||
| Transdev B&P | Nelson - Burnley – Prestwich - Mcr | 26/07/2015 | Times changed with addtl late night jnys introduced. Temporary changes during Summer to 29 August 2015. jnys from Mcr rerouted via Peter St instead of Albert Sq | |||||||
| BUR | Skipton - Colne - Burnley -Manchester | 26/07/2015 | Night buses to Burnley until 3am, times adjusted until 30/08/2015 | BB150726 | X43 | X | y | |||
| Nelson - Manchester | 30/08/2015 | normal timetable at the end of Summer period. | ||||||||
| B&P | Skipton - Colne - Nelson – Burnley - Rawenstall - Prestwich - Manchester | 01/05/2016 | Most M-S daytime jnys running to/from Nelson rerouted to/from Skipton via Colne. MS daytime ev30mins, plus ev30mins Burnley-Mcr. Some M-F peak jnys now diverted via junc20 M60 and Rochdale Rd, non-stop Rawtenstall-Manchester. SuPH jnys to Grassington numbered X43 along the full route. Times changed. | W160516 | X43 | X43 | y | P | ||
| BUR | Skipton - Colne - Burnley -Manchester | 04/09/2016 | Later buses to Manchester from Burnley on Saturdays | BB160904 | X43 | X | y | P | ||
| B&P | Skipton - Colne - Nelson – Burnley - Rawenstall - Prestwich - Manchester | 21/05/2017 | jnys from Mcr rerouted via Princess St and John Dalton St in Mcr city centre instead of Oxford St and Peter St. | |||||||
| BUR | Skipton - Colne - Burnley -Manchester | 21/05/2017 | Late buses between Mcr and Burnley on Saturdays | BB170521 | X43 | X | y | |||
| B&P | Colne - Nelson – Burnley - Rawenstall - Prestwich - Manchester | 28/10/2018 | Times changed on SuPH with buses no longer running to/from Grassington. This section of route is replaced by bus 72. | |||||||
| BUR | Skipton - Colne - Burnley -Manchester | 28/10/2018 | Late buses between Mcr and Burnley on Saturdays | BB181028 | X43 | X | y | |||
| BUR | X43 Witchway Manchester to Skipton | 01/09/2019 | TImes changed. | BB190901 | X43 | 246508 | Y | P | ||
| BUR | X43 Witchway Manchester to Skipton | 21/03/2020 | Witchway won’t be running the usual night Buses on a S, starting from S 21 March. The last Buses M-S will be as follows: Rawtenstall to Mcr – 10.13pm; Mcr to Rawtenstall – 11.10pm The Witchway and Red express will also take their Route through Prestwich into Mcr on all jnys. | no tt | ||||||
| BUR | X43 Witchway Manchester to Skipton | 24/03/2020 | Will run up to ev30mins daily from Manchester starting at 6.10am until 11pm and from Skipton up to hrly at 7am until 7.45pm. | 265795 | X43 | X43 | Y | |||
| BUR | X43 Witchway Manchester to Skipton | 29/03/2020 | X43 will run hrly between Manchester and Burnley with two-hrly extensions to Skipton. | 265796 | X43 | X43 | Y | |||
| BUR | X43 Witchway Manchester to Skipton | 02/04/2020 | M-S hrly, Mbr - Burnley - ev2hrs onto Skipton; Su hrly Mcr- Bur | 265797 | X43 | X43 | Y | |||
| BUR | X43 Witchway Manchester to Skipton | 05/04/2020 | Su hrly between Burnley and Manchester only. No services between Burnley and Skipton. DELAYED | no tt | ||||||
| BUR | X43 Witchway Manchester to Skipton | 09/04/2020 | The Witchway bus from Rawtenstall Bus Station to Manchester at 6.46am will be changed to 6.51am. The changes givE better connections for customers changing from The464 from Bacup and Waterfoot, in rEponse to feedback from key workers. | 265798 | X43 | X43 | Y | |||
| BUR | X43 Witchway Manchester to Skipton | 19/04/2020 | More seats on rush hour #Witchway Buses from Manchester to Burnley DELETED?? Links don’t work | no tt | ||||||
| BUR | X43 Witchway Manchester to Skipton | 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 | ||||||
| BUR | X43 Witchway Manchester to Skipton | 31/05/2020 | X43: ev20mins M-F daytime services; ev30mins Saturday daytime services; hrly ESu daytime services; Fast services via Rochdale Road resume. | 265452 | X43 | X43 | Y | |||
| BUR | X43 Witchway Manchester to Skipton | 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 Manchester City Council we have had to use a diversion via Blackfrairs Street. Unfortunately Salford City Council are now making Blackfrairs Street one way which stops us using Deansgate for jnys to Accrington or Burnley. The nearEt bus stop is now outside Trinity Church on Chapel Street. 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 | ||||||
| BUR | X43 Witchway Manchester to Skipton | 14/06/2020 | No changes | no tt | ||||||
| BUR | X43 Witchway Manchester to Skipton | 30/08/2020 | The late Buses will not be running for the Times being, including the 12midnight, 1am, 2am and 3am from Manchester and the 10.45pm and 11.45pm from Burnley. M-S daytime ev15mins ESuPH ev30mins. Transdev tt | 266301 | X43 | X43 | Y | |||
| BUR | X43 Witchway Manchester to Skipton | 10/09/2020 | Transdev Timetable | 266217 | X43 | X43 | Y | |||
| BUR | Witchway Burnley to Rawtenstall & Manchester | 10/01/2021 | M-F ev20mins daytime E hrly; S: ev30mins Su: hrly | 266969 | X43 | X43 | Y | |||
| BUR | 11/04/2021 | will see an increase on weekends, giving a bus ev20 mins on S and ev30 mins on Su. M-F times unchanged | 284164 | X43 | X43 | TD | Y | |||
| BUR | Nelson - Burnley - Rawtenstall - Manchester City Centre | 29/08/2021 | Witchway - Our night buses back – with new jnys on Friday nights too! Our late night timetable which will now run on Friday nights as well as Saturdays with buses from Manchester at 1200 midnight, 1am, 2am and 3am. Run by The Burnley Bus Co. Times changed with late FS night jnys reintroduced | TD210829 | X43 | y | P | |||
| BUR | Nelson - Burnley - Rawtenstall - Manchester City Centre | 29/08/2021 | Witchway - Our night buses back – with new jnys on Friday nights too! Our late night timetable which will now run on Friday nights as well as Saturdays with buses from Manchester at 1200 midnight, 1am, 2am and 3am. Run by The Burnley Bus Co. Times changed with late FS night jnys reintroduced | TD210829 | X43 | |||||
| BUR | Witchway | 21/11/2021 | FS night 2240 2340 from Burnley and 2400 0100 0200 0300 from Mcr. Withdrawn temproarily | TD | X43 | y | ||||
| Burnley | Nelson - Burnley - Rawtenstall - Manchester City Centre | 04/09/2022 | The Burnley Bus Company. There will be an overall change to the timetable to improve our timekeeping, with more buses added at rush hour Mon-Fri during mornings and late afternoons.Night buses are back every Friday and Saturday night until 3am from Manchester. Times changed with Addtl M-F peak jnys introduced. Late night jnys are also reintroduced on Friday and Saturday nights. jnys from Manchester are also rerouted to run via Cross Street, St Mary’s Gate, Deansgate and Victoria Bridge Street. Direct jnys running via Rochdale Road are changed to serve all stops between Burnley and Rawtenstall. New X43 timetable | TD | X43 | E |