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| September
2003 |
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Strangers |
| New
operators meet in Blackburn |
| When
Ribble sold some of its depots to Blazefield Holdings in 2001, two new
companies named Burnley & Pendle and Lancashire United were
formed. Lancashire United inherited the routes around
Blackburn and Accrington including the trunk services (225) Bolton to
Clitheroe and (152) Preston to Burnley. New vehicles were
quickly ordered to replace the ageing Ribble buses. Blazefield
vehicles are always extremely well presented, and Lancashire United is no
exception. Their Wright bodied Volvos certainly create an
excellent impression in Blackburn as represented by 1100 (PN02HVW)
and 1088 (PO51MUB) above right, 1079 (PO51MTE) upper
left and 1101 (PN02HWA) upper right. |
Hyndburn
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| Hyndburn
Transport used to operate to Accrington before Ribble assumed
control. Their 205 (LTK95R) looks resplendent in Blackburn
bus station in December 1988. |
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the real Blackburn Transport stand up ? Left: Blackburn
Transport (aka Blackburn Borough Transport) 205 (B740GSC) an ECW
bodied Olympian formerly of Lothian Buses and above: Blackburn
Transport (aka Catch-Me-Bus.Com) J719KUM, an MCW Metrorider.
The two operators with the same name are chasing the same business in
Blackburn. Who said that competition was finished ? |
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| All photos taken in June
2003. Click to enlarge |
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