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Burnley. A new service, branded Pendle Wizz, was introduced between Burnley and Skipton, following the same route as the X43. In April 2023, Pendle Wizz was replaced by the introduction of service M6 â an expansion to Burnley's Mainline
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Manchester and Burnley, and the route was extended twice an hour beyond Burnley to Skipton via the M65 and Colne. Nelson, however, is no longer served by off-peak X43 buses, although services remain during
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October 2011, the Witch Way services underwent a revamp with an increase in journeys between Burnley and Manchester, running every 15 minutes Monday-Saturday daytime, but with a reduction between Nelson and Manchester to every 30 minutes Monday-Saturday daytime. Route X44, which differed from the
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coaches, but was cancelled after a year because of low patronage. In early 2002, route X43 journeys which extended beyond
Manchester to the Trafford Centre were renumbered to X42 to distinguish them from the short workings. This pattern continued until the August 2005 rebranding, when the extension
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in
January 2006. During the first six months after the new vehicles were introduced, passenger numbers on the remaining section of route increased by 24.1%, with total passenger numbers up by 16.1%. The route was shortlisted for a UK Bus Award in October 2006, going on to win the Viacom Outdoor Bus
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double-deck vehicles were introduced to the route. These buses are fitted to the company's Sky Class specification, and are dedicatedly branded for the route in a two-tone orange and black livery. Features include free WiFi, USB and wireless charging, group seating with tables, individual seating
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In August 2005, the route was upgraded with new vehicles and rebranded as The Witch Way. The service frequency was increased to every 20 minutes, with a
Saturday frequency of every 30 minutes and a Sunday frequency of one bus per hour, while the extension to the Trafford Centre was withdrawn. The
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There has been five alternative routes similar to route X43 operated in the past. When route X43 was diverted away from Bury in 1978, some journeys continued to serve the town. These were numbered 743 and were operated by Ribble Motor
Services with a mixture of coaches and buses. Route X43's
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on summer
Sundays. This proved relatively successful, and the single-deck coach initially used was replaced by a double-decker. It continued to operate into 2003, but was withdrawn at the end of September. Fares on the route increased by 30% in the two years up to August 2004, prompting some
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Rawtenstall and the M66 motorway. This allowed commuters and shoppers to travel to/from Manchester with the service running several journeys during the day Mondays to Saturdays. The service was partly replaced by route X8, which ran between Burnley,
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used its Charterplan coaching subsidiary to compete with route X43 between Manchester and Burnley. The competition ended in 1994 following Stagecoach's withdrawal from route 192. Stagecoach went on to acquire the southern half of GM Buses in February 1996.
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bodied Volvo B7TLs entering service. These buses carried a red, grey and black livery dedicatedly branded for the route and were installed with high-specification interiors, including coach-style leather seats. They were also each named after the
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were later introduced to replace the Olympians. The route was briefly operated with articulated coaches in 1996, but this proved short-lived owing to restrictions on their use in Rawtenstall, with services returning to Javelin operation.
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The Javelins were transferred away from the route shortly prior to Stagecoach's sale of the operation to Transdev, and the service was briefly operated with 15-year-old Leyland Olympians. In July 2001, a fleet of 15 new
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section of route between Nelson and Colne was also abandoned, prompting criticism from local councillors, although the parallel "Mainline" routes 20-29 were increased in frequency to partially replace these journeys.
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name, arrived a year later. The route branding was replaced by Stagecoach's corporate image of white with red, orange and blue stripes following their takeover of Ribble Motor Services in 1989.
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infrequent extension to Skipton was also transferred onto route 743. The route was withdrawn in 1985 due to a fall in passenger numbers which coincided with the rebranding of the main route as
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was introduced; these services had already operated, but had previously used route number 872.
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Hesketh, Peter (September 2004). "A vision for Lancashire: Blazefield three years on".
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Marshall, Roy (2008). "From White Ladies to Black Witches". In Stewart J. Brown (ed.).
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upstairs, an on-board library and audio-visual next stop announcements, voiced by
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Millar, Alan (October 2005). "Every witch way but Colne in Blazefield relaunch".
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2160:"Video shows dramatic crash between bus and car on Burnley road"
1949:. No. 43. Peterborough: Emap. 12 December 1992. p. 10.
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motorways, and connects two notable educational establishments:
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of a vehicle travelling in the opposite direction to the bus.
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Stagecoach Holdings plc and Lancaster City Transport Limited
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Burnley & Pendle Travel Ltd â a Blazefield Company
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Booth, Gavin (1994). "Three big groups: Stagecoach".
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In November 1999, a bus travelling on the route from
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is the branding for long-standing English bus route
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1992:New fleet for Witch Way
1945:"Ribble in re-launch".
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2966:Categories
2925:See also:
2174:3 November
2164:Lancs Live
2110:Bury Times
1930:20 October
1926:. Transdev
1812:30 October
1808:. Transdev
1215:References
1182:Manchester
1148:Volvo B10M
1093:Volvo B7TL
1017:Volvo B7TL
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916:Manchester
912:Volvo B7TL
803:Preserved
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