Burnley, Colne & Nelson Joint Transport Committee
List of routes operated as at August 1966
Colne Area
RouteNos.
9 . . . Colne to Keighley (Jointly with Keighley - West Yorkshire)
12 . . Colne to Waterside (Mill Green)
14 . . Colne to Earby
15 . . Colne to Colne Railway station (Jointly with Ribble)
252 . Colne to Barnoldswick (Fosters Arms)(Jointly with Ribble)
261 . Earby to Barnoldswick (via Kelbrook) (Jointly with Ribble)
262 . Colne to Barnoldswick (Bancroft Shed) (Jointly with Ribble)
271 . Earby to Barnoldswick (via Klondyke) (Jointly with Ribble)
281 . Colne to Skipton (Jointly with Ribble)
294 . Colne to Gisburn (Jointly with Ribble)
Mainline Services from Trawden or Laneshawbridge
20 to PadihamMemorial Park
21 to Padiham Slade Lane
22 to Padiham Milton Street or Lockyer Avenue
Photo: - Leyland PD2A/27 240 in St.James' St Burnley
23 . . to Higherford
24 . . to Burnley Bus Station
25 . . Nelson to Brierfield (short working)
26 . . to Nelson
27 . . to Colne Skipton road (short working)
X28 . . . Colne Heifer Lane to Burnley Limited Stop
Services from Padiham
20 . . to Laneshawbridge
21 . . to Trawden
22 . . to Higherford
23 . . to Colne Heifer Lane
24 . . to Nelson
26 . . to Queensgate
27 . . to Burnley Bus Station
X28 . . Burnley to Colne Heifer Lane (Limited Stop)
Photo: - Leyland PD3/6 232 in Nelson Centre
Burnley AreaLocal Services
29 . . Burnley - Sycamore Avenue - Rossendale Road - Manchester Road - Burnley - Todmorden Road – Towneley
Photo: - Leyland Tiger Cub 22 on Burnley Bus Station bound for Sycamore Avenue
32 . . Towneley - Branch Road - Burnley - Rosehill
33 . . Towneley - Branch Road - Burnley - Bleak House
45 . . Burnley - Turf Moor Estate - Holme Chapel (Jointly with Ribble)
46 . . Rosegrove - Stoops Estate - Burnley - Brunshaw Road - Worsthorne -(Hurstwood) (Jointly with Ribble)
47 . . Rosegrove - Stoops Estate - Burnley - Rimington Avenue - Pike Hill
48 . . Rosegrove - Stoops Estate - Burnley - Brunshaw Avenue - Mereclough
50 . . Harle Syke - Burnley - Lowerhouse
51 . . Harle Syke - Burnley - Rosegrove
54 . . Harle Syke - Robin House Road
61 . . Burnley - Marsden Cross - Nelson
62 . . Burnley - Reedley Halt
Rural Services (Jointly with Ribble)
227 . Burnley - Read - Whalley – Clitheroe
Photo above: - Leyland PD2/12 219 leaving Burnley Cattle Market for Clitheroe
228 . Burnley - Fence - Wheatley Lane - Blacko - Standing Stone Gate - Barnoldswick
237 . Burnley - Sabden via Moor Lane, Padiham
279 . Burnley - Newchurch - Barley
280 . Nelson - Happy Valley - Barley
283 . Padiham - Higham – Nelson
Nelson Local Services to
70 . . Harle Syke
71 . . Sackville Street
72 . . Valley Mills
74 . . MarsdenPark via Barkerhouse Road
76 . . MarsdenPark via Regent Street
77 . . Hodge House (Wed. & Fri.)
81 . . Carr Hall
82 . . Lomeshaye (Wed. & Fri.)
The following additional routes are recorded in May 1968
19 . . Trawden or Laneshawbridge to Abingdon Road, Padiham
30 . . Burnley - Clifton Farm Estate
46 . . Burnley - Turf Moor Estate - Worsthorne - Hurstwood
60 . . Nelson - Marsden Cross - Burnley - Reedley Halt
February 1969
99 . . Nelson to Burnley via GeneralHospital, Casterton AvenueBriercliffe Road.
List of routes as at 15th February 1971 (Decimalization)
Colne Area
9 . . Keighley - Crosshills - Colne (Joint Keighley -West Yorkshire)
12 . . Colne (Heifer Lane) - Waterside
. . . . .Colne (Railway Station) - Foulridge (Joint Ribble)
14 . . Colne Bus Station - Earby (Joint Ribble)
15 . . Colne Bus Station - Colne Railway Station via North Valley Road (Joint Ribble)
252 & 262 . Barnoldswick - Kelbrook - Colne
261 . Earby - Kelbrook - Salterforth - Barnoldswick (Joint Ribble)
271 . Earby - Klondyke - Salterforth - Barnoldswick (Joint Ribble)
281 . Colne - Skipton (Joint Ribble)
294 . Colne - Standing Stone Gate- Barnoldswick – Gisburn
Mainline
Services from Trawden/Laneshawbridge/Higherford to
19 . . Padiham (Abingdon Road)
20 . . Padiham (Memorial Park)
21 . . Padiham (Slade Lane)
Services from Padiham ( Abingdon Road/Memorial Park/Slade Lane ) to
20 . . Laneshawbridge
21 . . Trawden
22 . . Higherford
23 . . Colne Heifer Lane
X28 . Colne - Burnley (Limited Stop)
99 . . Hospital Service Colne - Nelson - Burnley via Casterton Avenue
W35 . Burnley - Simonstone Lane (Mullards)
Burnley Area
29 . . Burnley - Sycamore Avenue - Burnley - Towneley
30 . . Burnley - Clifton Farm Estate
32 . . Rosehill - Towneley via Branch Road
33 . . Bleak House - Towneley via Branch Road
45 . . Burnley - Holme Chapel via Turf Moor Estate (Carholme Ave) (Joint Ribble
46 . . Burnley - Worsthorne - Hurstwood via Turf Moor Estate (Brownhill Ave) (Joint Ribble)
46 . . Burnley - Rosegrove (Owen St.) via Stoops Estate
47 . . Burnley - Pike Hill via Rimington Avenue
47 . . Burnley - Rosegrove (Owen St.) via Stoops Estate
48 . . Burnley - Mereclough via Far Brunshaw (Joint Ribble)
50 . . Harle Syke - Lowerhouse
51 . . Harle Syke - Rosegrove
54 . . Burnley - Robin House Lane
55 . . Burnley - Whitegate via Gannow Lane
60 . . Nelson - Reedley Halt via Marsden Cross & Stoneyholme
Nelson Area
70 . . Nelson - Harle Syke
71 . . Nelson - Sackville Street
72 . . Nelson - Valley Mills
73 . . Nelson - Barkerhouse Road Top
74 . . Nelson - MarsdenPark Circular via Barkerhouse RoadHallam Road Top
75 . . Nelson - MarsdenPark via Leeds Road
76 . . Nelson - MarsdenPark Circular via Regent Street
77 . . Nelson - Hodge House Estate
81 . . Nelson - Carr Hall Road (Joint Ribble)
82 . . Nelson - Lomeshaye
83 . . Nelson - ColneGrammar School
Revisions to Services
April 1972 Revisions to Joint Services with Ribble
252 . . Colne - Barnoldswick revised to operate Mon. - Fri only
294 . . Colne - Barnoldswick - Gisburn revised & curtailed at Fosters Arms Barnoldswick
228 . . Burnley - Wheatley Lane - Blacko - Standing Stone Gate - Barnoldswick revised
261, 271, 281 . . Revised and use of route No.14 is discontinued.
May 1972 - Burnley - Worsthorne (Hurstwood no longer served)
46 . . Burnley to Worsthorne via Rimington Avenue (Joint Ribble)
47 . . Burnley - Pike Hill circular via Turf Moor Estate (Joint Ribble)
57 . . Burnley - Pike Hill circular via Brunshaw Estate (Joint Ribble)
47 & 57 . Burnley - Rosegrove via Stoops Estate
Photo: - Leyland Panther 80 climbs Manchester Road, Burnley on route 57 to Rosegrove via Stoops Estate.
May 1974 - Revision of Mainline Services –
Journeys to Higherford discontinued (replaced by extension of service 60 from Reedley Halt.
From Padiham to: -
20 . . Laneshawbridge
21 . . Trawden
22 . . Colne Heifer Lane
23 . . Colne Bus Station
24 . . Any short working on 20-23
...... From Colne to : -
20 . . PadihamMemorial Park
21 . . Padiham Slade Lane
22 . . Padiham Abingdon Road
23 . . Padiham Milton Street
Service 54 to Robin House Lane discontinued
Revisions to Nelson Local Services
70 . . Nelson - Waidshouse Road - Sackville Street - Nelson Circular
(Route - Nelson Bus Station - Hibson Rd. - Railway St. - Chapelhouse Rd. - Halifax Rd. - Waidshouse Rd. - Railway St. - Sackville St. - Brunswick St. - Netherfield Rd. - Bus Station)
71 . . Nelson - Sackville Street - Waidshouse Road - Nelson Circular (Route - reverse of above)
Photo: - Leyland Tiger Cub 55 in Queensgate Depot Yard
78 .. Nelson - Harle Syke - Burnley via Chapelhouse Rd. & Eastern Ave.
281 Colne to Skipton becomes service 293
Photo: - Bristol RE 89 at Skipton
Revisions in December 1977
Service 29 no longer runs to Towneley, terminates at Burnley Bus Station.
Services 47 & 57 become through services from Pike Hill to Rosegrove solely operated by B & P
73 . . Nelson - Barkerhouse Road Top discontinued
Route Nos. 150, 227, 228, 237, 274, 279, 283, 284 & 289 operated solely by Ribble
Route Nos. 15, 271, 293, 294 operated solely by Burnley & Pendle
Route 9 Colne to Keighley becomes 669 jointly with West Yorkshire Road Car
June 1979
Service 12 Colne (Heifer Lane)- Waterside (Mill Green) is discontinued
Service 15 Colne Bus Station - Colne Railway Station (Queen St.) is extended to Waterside
Services X26/27/28 operated jointly with Ribble
X26 . . Barnoldswick - Earby
X27 . . Skipton - Barnoldswick - Earby - Clitheroe - Blackburn - Preston
X28 . . Burnley - Earby (via Venables Ave & Castle Road)
Services 45 (Holme Chapel) & 48 (Mereclough) discontinued and route taken over by West Yorkshire PTE (operated by Calderline)
Route No. 51 no longer used
Service 60 revised to operate Reedley - Higherford via Hibson Road, Nelson
Service 61 revised to operate via Chapelhouse Road, Nelson
Photo:- Leyland Tiger Cub 60 at Burnley Bus Station
Service 62 operates as service 60 but continues to Barnoldswick
Service 63 operates as service 61 and also continues to Barnoldswick
Service 64 operates as service 60 but continues to Barley & Fencegate
Service 65 operates as service 61 but continues to Barley & Fencegate
Service 72 to Valley Mills discontinued & replaced by service 265 from Accrington
Services 70 & 71 Sackville St. Circular discontinued
Service 78 Burnley - Harle Syke - Nelson re-routed via Waidhouse Rd. & Sackville St.
Photo: - Pennine bodied Bristol RE 108 leaving Burnley Bus Station
Service 81 to Carr Hall discontinued (see route 265)
Service 228 Burnley - Barnoldswick joint with Ribble again
Service 238 New service as 228 but terminating at Higherford
Services 261 & 271 Earby - Barnoldswick discontinued
Service 293 Colne - Skipton discontinued
New Service 265 Accrington - Padiham - Higham - Nelson - Valley Mills (Jointly operated with Ribble & Hyndburn Transport (replaces 274 service Accrington - Hapton - Padiham operated by Ribble)