Burnley, Colne & Nelson Joint Transport Committee
List of new route numbers proposed by J P Senior (November 1955)
Colne Area
9 Colne (Cumberland St.) Keighley
12 Colne (Heifer Lane) Waterside
13 Colne (Cragg Street) Foulridge
14 Colne (Cross Skelton St.) Earby
15 Colne (Cragg Street) Colne Railway Station
252 Colne (Cragg Street) Barnoldswick via Kelbrook
261 Barnoldswick Earby via Kelbrook
262 Colne (Cragg Street) Barnoldswick (Bankfield Shed) via Kelbrook
271 Barnoldswick Earby via Klondyke
281 Colne (Cross Skelton St.) Skipton
Photo: - Leyland PD1 160 at Skipton Bus Station
Main Line
20 Laneshaw Bridge Padiham (Memorial Park)
21 Trawden Padiham (Slade Lane)
22 Higherford Milton Street (Padiham)
22A Higherford Lockyer Avenue
23 Colne (Heifer Lane) Higherford
24 Nelson Burnley (Centre or Park Lane)
Photo: - All Leyland PD2/3 173 in Church St. Burnley
Burnley Area
30 Towneley Rosehill via Todmorden Road
31 Towneley Bleak House via Todmorden road
32 Towneley Rosehill via Branch Road
33 Towneley Bleak House via Branch Road
44 Worsthorne Rosegrove via Stoops Estate
45 Mereclough Rosegrove via Stoops Estate
46 Worsthorne Rosegrove via Gretna
47 Mereclough Rosegrove via Gretna
48 Burnley Holme Chapel via Ridge Avenue
50 Harle Syke Lowerhouse via Accrington road
51 Harle Syke Rosegrove via Accrington Road
55 Burnley Rosegrove via Gannow Lane
60 Nelson Reedley Halt via Marsden cross
61 Nelson Burnley via Marsden Cross
62 Burnley Reedley Halt
227 Burnley (Cattle Market) Clitheroe
279 Burnley ( Cattle Market) Barley via Newchurch
W35Burnley (Cattle Market) Simonstone (Mullards Works)
Photo: - East Lancs Guy 210 in St James St, Burnley turning into Yorkshire St en route for Towneley.
Nelson Area
70 Nelson Market Harle Syke
71 Nelson " Sackville Street
72 Nelson " Valley Mills
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Photo: - 1959 Leyland Tiger Cub no. 25 en route for Valley Mills .
73 Nelson " Barkerhouse Road Top
74 Nelson " Hallam Rd. Top via Barkerhouse Rd.
75 Nelson " Marsden Park via Leeds Rd.
76 Nelson " Marsden Park via Regent St.
77 Nelson " Hodge House Estate
81 Nelson " Carr Hall Road
82 Nelson " Lomeshaye Estate
280 Nelson " Barley via Noggarth
283 Nelson " Padiham via Fence
284 Nelson " Barley via Newchurch
289 Nelson " Barley via Blacko
EXCEPT WHERE OTHERWISE STATED, SHORT JOURNEYS BETWEEN THE POINTS NAMED, WILL USE THE SAME NUMBER AS THE FULL ROUTE.
List of routes operated as at April 1958
(Reflecting the renumbering of routes in 1955)
Colne Area
9 . . . Colne to Keighley (Jointly with Keighley - West Yorkshire)
Photo: - Northern Counties Daimler 69 at Keighley on a short working to Cowling
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 (Bankfield 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 Padiham Memorial Park
21 . . to Padiham Slade Lane
22 . . to Padiham Milton Street or Lockyer Avenue
23 . . to Higherford
24 . . to Burnley Bus Station
25 . . Nelson to Brierfield (short working)
26 . . to Nelson
Photo: - East Lancs Guy 200 parked by the Station Hotel in 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
Burnley Area . . . . Local Services
30 . . Towneley - Todmorden Rd - Burnley - Rosehill
31 . . Towneley - Todmorden Rd - Burnley - Bleak House
32 . . Towneley - Branch Road - Burnley - Rosehill
33 . . Towneley - Branch Road - Burnley - Bleak House
46 . . Burnley - Brunshaw Road - Worsthorne - (Hurstwood) (Jointly with Ribble)
46 . . Burnley - Pike Hill via Brunshaw Hill (Jointly with Ribble)
47 . . Burnley - Higher Red Lees - Mereclough (Jointly with Ribble)
46/7. Burnley - Stoops Estate - Rosegrove
48 . . Burnley - Turf Moor Estate - Holme Chapel (Jointly with Ribble)
50 . . Harle Syke - Burnley - Lowerhouse
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Photo: - Northern Counties/Leyland PD2/3 181 on route 50
51 . . Harle Syke - Burnley - Rosegrove
61 . . Burnley - Marsden Cross - Nelson
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Photo: - Leyland PS2/14 48 in Chapel St. Burnley
62 . . Burnley - Reedley Halt
.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...Rural Services (Jointly with Ribble)
150 . Burnley - Blackburn
227 . Burnley - Read - Whalley - Clitheroe
Photo: - East Lancs Leyland PD2/12 on Burnley Cattle Market Bus Station.
228 . Burnley - Fence - Wheatley Lane - Blacko - Standing Stone Gate - Barnoldswick
237 . Burnley - Sabden via Moor Lane, Padiham
279 . Burnley - Newchurch - Barley
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Nelson Local Services to
70 . . Harle Syke
71 . . Sackville Street
72 . . Valley Mills
73 . . Barkerhouse Road Top
74 . . Marsden Park Circular via Barkerhouse Road and Hallam Road
74A. Marsden Park Circular via Barkerhouse Road and Walton Lane
76 . . Marsden Park Circular via Regent Street and Hallam Road
76A. Marsden Park Circular via Regent Street and Walton Lane
77 . . Hodge House (Wed. & Fri.)
81 . . Carr Hall
82 . . Lomeshaye (Wed. & Fri.)
280 . Barley via Noggarth (Jointly with Ribble)
283 . Padiham via Higham (Jointly with Ribble)
284 . Barley via Newchurch (Jointly with Ribble)
289 . Clitheroe via Blacko and Rimington (Jointly with Ribble)
299 . Clitheroe via Blacko (Jointly with Ribble)