Crawshawbooth: Burnley Road (A682)
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Crawshawbooth: Burnley Road (A682)
Image: © Dr Neil Clifton Taken: 9 Jun 2011
Looking north. The bus is on Route X43, now branded as the 'Witch Way', operating between Nelson and Manchester. The route has an interesting history, being at one time the 243 (all stops) or 743 (limited stop), which ran from Skipton to Manchester, before there was a motorway. These routes ran via Bury. The northern terminus was Skipton for many years but was cut back first to Barnoldswick and then to Nelson. Operation via the motorway instead of Bury was begun, using route number X43, and the 743 routing eventually dropped out of use altogether so that Bury is no longer served. The new 'Witch Way' is the next best thing to a direct rail service. The headway is twenty minutes during the day, and these buses don't hang about.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.723758
Longitude
-2.287605