Service revisions by Burnley & Pendle Transport after de-regulation 26th October 1986.

Service . . . .Route
No.

1 . . . . . . Pike Hill - Brunshaw Ave - Burnley Bus Station - Stoops Estate - Rosegrove - Sycamore Ave.
2 . . . . . . Pike Hill - Brownhill Ave - Burnley Bus Station - Stoops Estate
3 . . . . . . Worsthorne - Pike Hill - Rimington Ave - Burnley (Certain Journeys to Branch Road)
6 . . . . . . Towneley - Burnley Bus Station - Manchester Rd. - Bleak House
7 . . . . . . Burnley Bus Stn. - Clifton Farm - Lakeland Way - Sycamore Ave.
8 . . . . . . Burnley Bus Stn. - Sycamore Avenue
9 . . . . . . Towneley - Burnley Bus Stn. - Rosehill Road - Summit 
14/15 . .. Colne Town Services (Minibus)
X28 .. . . Burnley - Nelson - Colne - Earby - Klondyke - Barnoldswick
30/31 . .. Barnoldswick Town Service (Minibus)
60 . . . . . Burnley - Hillingdon Road - Hibson Road - Nelson - Higherford
61 . . . . . Burnley - Marsden Road - Chapelhouse Rd. - Nelson - Higherford (Joint Ribble)
62 . . . . . Burnley - Reedley Hallows

 East Lancs Leyland Leopard 39 in Burnley Bus Station

63 . . . . . Nelson - Blacko
64 . . . . . This route now operated by Victoria Coaches, Padiham
65 . . . . . Nelson - Higham
66 . . . . . Burnley - Blacko
72 . . . . . Nelson - Valley Mills (Minibus)
73 . . . . . Nelson - Hodge House (Cravendale Avenue)
98 . . . . . Burnley - Victoria Hospital - General Hospital - Brierfield - Nelson (Minibus)
294 . . . . This route now operated by Pennine Way Travel, Colne

May 1987
Tyrer Tours introduce service T28 Burnley - Skipton
B&P introduce service X29 Burnley - Skipton
Leisure Link service 725 Burnley - Haworth - Keighley operated Sundays only
from 24/5/87 to 20/9/87
'Tendered Services' operated by 'Viscount Central' during 1987 were as follows:-
4 . Manchester Victoria Station - Piccadilly Station (Sundays only - minibus)
10/12 . Accrington - Wood Nook, Hollins Lane
15A . Accrington - Great Harwood
226 . Burnley - Whalley (joint Ribble)
227 . Burnley - Clitheroe
237 . Burnley - Sabden - Clitheroe (joint Ribble)
257 . Burnley Read - Sabden - Clitheroe (Sundays & evenings)
241 . Accrington - Blackburn
242 . Accrington - Oswaldtwistle
275 . Stretford - Merseybank Ave
280 . Preston - Skipton
C1,C2,C3 Clitheroe Town Services (Jan. 1988 - Jan. 1989) (Minibus)
482 . Bury - Ramsbottom - Edenfield (Minibus)
498 . Bury - Simister (terminated 21/10/89)
500 - Bolton - Manchester Airport (terminated Oct.1989)

Duple bodied Leyland Leopard no. 54 leaving Queensgate Depot.

701/2/3 . Burnley Town services (Minibus)
Rawtenstall - Hall Carr (Sundays)
Rawtenstall - Helmshore Circular (Sundays)
Rawtenstall - Oakley (Ski Rossendale) (Sundays)

January 1988
Service 98 extended from Valley Mills to Colne
February 1988
Service 19 introduced Burnley - Marsden Cross - Nelson - Colne operated by ex London Routemasters branded "Eastenders"

 ex. London Routemaster RM 2180 Queen Vic in Croft St. Burnley

April 1988
Service 5 introduced replacing service 62 but operating to Lower Manor estate.

 One of the first Minibuses, Mercedes 608D no. 83 in Burnley Bus Station.

X29 now operates between Burnley and Barnoldswick direct and X28 operates via Earby.
October 1988
Service 98 now operates only to Valley Mills
November 1988
Tendered services 236 Burnley - Waterfoot - Rawtenstall - Haslingden - Blackburn and
240 Blackburn - Haslingden - Rawtenstall - Edenfield - Norden - Rochdale acquired.

Services operated by Burnley & Pendle Transport from December 1988

Service . . . . . . Route
No

1 / 2 . . . Pike Hill - Burnley Bus Station - Stoops Estate - Rosegrove - Whitegate.
3 / 4 . . . Worsthorne - Pike Hill - Burnley - Sycamore Avenue (Circular) (Minibus)
5 . . . . . . Burnley Bus Station - Reedley Hallows - Lower Manor Estate (Minibus)
6 / 9 . . . Towneley - Burnley Bus Station - Bleak House

 Leyland National 2 at Towneley Terminus still in Taff Ely livery.

14 / 15 . Colne Town Services (Minibus)
19 . .. . . Burnley - Marsden Cross - Nelson - Colne (Eastenders)
21 - 25 . Accrington/Higham - Padiham - Burnley - Nelson - Colne - (Keighley)
32 . . . . . Burnley - Bacup - Rawtenstall (joint Ribble/Rossendale)
50 . . . . . Rosegrove - Burnley - Harle Syke

 East Lancs Bristol VR 159 in Burnley Bus Station.

60/61 . . Burnley - Nelson - Higherford (joint Ribble)
63 . . . . Nelson - Higherford - Blacko
65 . . . . Nelson - Carr Hall - Higham (joint Ribble)
66 . . . . Burnley - Blacko
73 . . . . Nelson - Cravendale Avenue Circular
74/76 . Nelson - Marsden Park Circular
78 . . .. Nelson - Harle Syke - Burnley
98 . . .. Burnley - Hospitals - Brierfield (Mansfield Grove) - Nelson - Valley Mills (Minibus)
99 . . .. Burnley - Hospitals - Nelson - Colne
110/1 . Clitheroe - Slaidburn - (Settle (Tues. only))
236 . .. Burnley - Rawtenstall - Blackburn
240 . .. Blackburn - Rochdale

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