• The X43

Posted: **Tue Mar 14, 2023 7:17 am**

Does the X43 not depart from Nelson anymore on a Saturday? Just checked the timetable online but apart from some morning departures from Queensgate, all the other departures are from Burnley.

Posted: **Tue Mar 14, 2023 7:48 am**

No, the Burnley - Skipton leg was changed to the Pendle Wizz. Different Transdev service. You need to change in Burnley.

Posted: **Tue Mar 14, 2023 7:49 am**

Doesn't look like it. Checking the transdev app Journey planner says you have to change at Burnley from Nelson Colne or Skipton to get to Manchester.

Probably changed with the 2 pound bus fare rule.

Posted: **Tue Mar 14, 2023 7:53 am**

claret wizard wrote: ↑
Tue Mar 14, 2023 7:48 am
No, the Burnley - Skipton leg was changed to the Pendle Wizz. Different Transdev service. You need to change in Burnley.

Not for much longer, it seems.

https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/n ... e-skipton/

Posted: **Tue Mar 14, 2023 7:54 am**

Good luck to all those using this service on Saturday

Posted: **Tue Mar 14, 2023 8:03 am**

claretonthecoast1882 wrote: ↑
Tue Mar 14, 2023 7:54 am
Good luck to all those using this service on Saturday

Going there will be fine. Every 10 minutes and Clarets will stagger set off times.
Getting back might be a bit more fun.

Groups usually just book mini buses though.

Posted: **Tue Mar 14, 2023 8:27 am**

I’m not sure it will be fine getting there, I tried to Sue the X43 in November when the train strikes were on, getting on at the Rose & Crown and two full buses went past before I gave up. 7,000 folk heading to Manchester doesn’t bode well especially if there is any train disruption. Not going to risk it.

Posted: **Tue Mar 14, 2023 8:29 am**

arise_sir_charge wrote: ↑
Tue Mar 14, 2023 8:27 am
I’m not sure it will be fine getting there, I tried to Sue the X43 in November when the train strikes were on, getting on at the Rose & Crown and two full buses went past before I gave up. 7,000 folk heading to Manchester doesn’t bode well especially if there is any train disruption. Not going to risk it.

auto correct sometimes does change a word and make the sentence better, unless you did sue the bus

Posted: **Tue Mar 14, 2023 8:36 am**

Quickenthetempo wrote: ↑
Tue Mar 14, 2023 8:03 am
Going there will be fine. Every 10 minutes and Clarets will stagger set off times.
Getting back might be a bit more fun.

Groups usually just book mini buses though.

The good folk of Burnley will be taking advantage of the £2 capped bus fare and probably all turn up at the same time

Posted: **Tue Mar 14, 2023 8:44 am**

Hope the bus company have worked this out and taken some extra measures.

Good luck everybody.

Posted: **Tue Mar 14, 2023 8:46 am**

Do we know the train situation yet?

Posted: **Tue Mar 14, 2023 9:15 am**

claretonthecoast1882 wrote: ↑
Tue Mar 14, 2023 8:29 am
auto correct sometimes does change a word and make the sentence better, unless you did sue the bus

I didn’t sue the bus…..but now you mention it

Posted: **Tue Mar 14, 2023 9:28 am**

Quickenthetempo wrote: ↑
Tue Mar 14, 2023 8:03 am
Going there will be fine. Every 10 minutes and Clarets will stagger set off times.
Getting back might be a bit more fun.

Groups usually just book mini buses though.

I doubt going there will be fine, it never has been in the past when we have played at City or United and this time we have sold almost 3 times the amount of tickets as we normally do in the league.

The bus company never seem interested in putting on any extra buses, and if you live at the top of Manchester Road or even Loveclough or Crawshawbooth, no doubt the X43 will just pass the bus stops without even stopping because they will be packed.

Posted: **Tue Mar 14, 2023 9:37 am**

I got all excited when i saw this early this morning when my eyes were still not fully focusing , thought it was a new run of tv21 with colonel steve zodiac at the helm of xl5 , given it was just last year it was 60 years since it first journeyed accross the skys

Posted: **Tue Mar 14, 2023 12:49 pm**

Apparently there's one train leaving Burnley Manchester Rd train station around 12:30 but no trains going in the opposite direction all day

Posted: **Tue Mar 14, 2023 1:50 pm**

arise_sir_charge wrote: ↑
Tue Mar 14, 2023 9:15 am
I didn’t sue the bus…..but now you mention it

Ma''Lord,

The X43 stands before us today accused of having 4-wheels, no empty seats and failing to stop at a designated bus stop.

X43, how do you plead?

Beep, beep Ma' Lord.

Posted: **Tue Mar 14, 2023 1:53 pm**

Could the club not ask the X43 to put some extra busses on? Would pay for themselves quite obviously.

Posted: **Tue Mar 14, 2023 1:57 pm**

claret wizard wrote: ↑
Tue Mar 14, 2023 7:48 am
No, the Burnley - Skipton leg was changed to the Pendle Wizz. Different Transdev service. You need to change in Burnley.

Wizz is about to disappear

Posted: **Tue Mar 14, 2023 4:21 pm**

NewClaret wrote: ↑
Tue Mar 14, 2023 1:53 pm
Could the club not ask the X43 to put some extra busses on? Would pay for themselves quite obviously.

No chance I'm afraid. We (Burnley FC Supporters Groups) contacted the bus company around 2018 asking them to consider putting on extra services after night games on the Turf (the last X43 leaves at 9:40) but they told us in no uncertain terms that they do not run their services based on events. They just weren't interested and yet I'm certain they would get a lot of passengers.

I used the X43 for City for the cup tie there in 2019, it was a nightmare getting one back after the game.

Posted: **Tue Mar 14, 2023 4:21 pm**

Enola Gay wrote: ↑
Tue Mar 14, 2023 7:53 am
Not for much longer, it seems.

https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/n ... e-skipton/

That's not good news.

Posted: **Tue Mar 14, 2023 5:08 pm**

Thanks for the information. Was hoping to jump on at Nelson so that it could almost guarantee a seat but will need to brave Burnley Bus Station.

Posted: **Tue Mar 14, 2023 5:10 pm**

burnmark wrote: ↑
Tue Mar 14, 2023 5:08 pm
Thanks for the information. Was hoping to jump on at Nelson so that it could almost guarantee a seat but will need to brave Burnley Bus Station.

Just go in the morning thats my plan go in morning and then go watch a film at the cinema or something then go to an away pub from there

Posted: **Tue Mar 14, 2023 5:17 pm**

burnmark wrote: ↑
Tue Mar 14, 2023 5:08 pm
Thanks for the information. Was hoping to jump on at Nelson so that it could almost guarantee a seat but will need to brave Burnley Bus Station.

It's some time since the X43 went beyond Burnley unfortunately.

Posted: **Tue Mar 14, 2023 5:17 pm**

Go on the earliest bus you can

Come back later on in the night

Posted: **Tue Mar 14, 2023 5:19 pm**

4midable wrote: ↑
Tue Mar 14, 2023 5:17 pm
Come back later on in the night

The last one is 3 am on Sunday morning.

Posted: **Tue Mar 14, 2023 5:26 pm**

basil6345789 wrote: ↑
Tue Mar 14, 2023 1:57 pm
Wizz is about to disappear

But not in the CFS.

Posted: **Tue Mar 14, 2023 5:27 pm**

I’d usually go on the train but due to the strike and I’m taking my father in law so it’s free travel for him on the bus. Think we’ll risk the 1.30pm bus as hopefully those who will be going for the day out on the beer will have long gone by then. Getting home does concern me more so will just head straight to Chorlton St and hope for the best.

Posted: **Tue Mar 14, 2023 5:45 pm**

ClaretTony wrote: ↑
Tue Mar 14, 2023 5:19 pm
The last one is 3 am on Sunday morning.

Exactly

Posted: **Tue Mar 14, 2023 5:54 pm**

burnmark wrote: ↑
Tue Mar 14, 2023 5:27 pm
I’d usually go on the train but due to the strike and I’m taking my father in law so it’s free travel for him on the bus. Think we’ll risk the 1.30pm bus as hopefully those who will be going for the day out on the beer will have long gone by then. Getting home does concern me more so will just head straight to Chorlton St and hope for the best.

I think you’ll be lucky. You’ll need to go from the bus station for sure especially with the news about the trains.

Posted: **Tue Mar 14, 2023 6:07 pm**

There’s a National Express at 10.20pm from Chorlton Street to Burnley. Prebook it and take the hassle out of the day and enjoy the game.

Posted: **Tue Mar 14, 2023 6:13 pm**

Could you pin something so people could prebook and taxi share? Can’t imagine it would be too much more expensive in a cab together with the fare split than the bus.

Posted: **Tue Mar 14, 2023 6:19 pm**

4 people in an uber be about 15 each back

Posted: **Tue Mar 14, 2023 6:25 pm**

Dyched wrote: ↑
Tue Mar 14, 2023 6:07 pm
There’s a National Express at 10.20pm from Chorlton Street to Burnley. Prebook it and take the hassle out of the day and enjoy the game.

Ferrying two girls to gymnastics, ballet and netball Saturday morning is putting pay to an early start unfortunately.

Posted: **Tue Mar 14, 2023 6:27 pm**

Wife has suggested the possibility of taking us to Bury and getting the tram in from there to avoid the bus lottery.

Posted: **Tue Mar 14, 2023 6:30 pm**

burnmark wrote: ↑
Tue Mar 14, 2023 6:25 pm
Ferrying two girls to gymnastics, ballet and netball Saturday morning is putting pay to an early start unfortunately.

This is for the return to Burnley after the game.

Posted: **Tue Mar 14, 2023 7:10 pm**

Dyched wrote: ↑
Tue Mar 14, 2023 6:30 pm
This is for the return to Burnley after the game.

Ah sorry….read it as AM rather than PM.

Posted: **Tue Mar 14, 2023 9:37 pm**

ClaretTony wrote: ↑
Tue Mar 14, 2023 4:21 pm
No chance I'm afraid. We (Burnley FC Supporters Groups) contacted the bus company around 2018 asking them to consider putting on extra services after night games on the Turf (the last X43 leaves at 9:40) but they told us in no uncertain terms that they do not run their services based on events. They just weren't interested and yet I'm certain they would get a lot of passengers.

I used the X43 for City for the cup tie there in 2019, it was a nightmare getting one back after the game.

Well in some ways that’s good to know - maybe the club have tried and got a similar response, although I wouldn’t bet on it. I do think they could do more to support us in these situations.

Like you say, Transdev could make fortunes if they put more busses on.

I was going to try the X43 so I could have a drink, but given your experience I’m going to drive Tony

Posted: **Tue Mar 14, 2023 10:27 pm**

Is there anything stopping a local coach company running a coach or a double decker bus after night games to at least as far as rawtenstall letting people off at bus stops en route?
Transdev couldn’t complain as it doesn’t take any business away from them since they don’t want to run buses after games.

Posted: **Wed Mar 15, 2023 10:29 am**

burnmark wrote: ↑
Tue Mar 14, 2023 6:27 pm
Wife has suggested the possibility of taking us to Bury and getting the tram in from there to avoid the bus lottery.

Tram from Rochdale an option as well

Posted: **Wed Mar 15, 2023 10:55 am**

Dyched wrote: ↑
Tue Mar 14, 2023 6:07 pm
There’s a National Express at 10.20pm from Chorlton Street to Burnley. Prebook it and take the hassle out of the day and enjoy the game.

You’ll never go wrong with the National Express…

https://youtu.be/p_GLSgJ39Dc

Posted: **Wed Mar 15, 2023 11:19 am**

burnmark wrote: ↑
Tue Mar 14, 2023 6:27 pm
Wife has suggested the possibility of taking us to Bury and getting the tram in from there to avoid the bus lottery.

If driving from this area, to avoid going into Bury, it might be better to use Whitefield or Prestwich for the tram.

Posted: **Wed Mar 15, 2023 11:23 am**

We were thinking of doing it from Ladywell, but the car park only has space for about 300 cars, and we reasoned that it would be rammed with a rail strike

So sacked it off and decided to do Middlesborough instead

The X43 is going to be absolutely horrible one would think

Posted: **Wed Mar 15, 2023 11:25 am**

Awful when no trains are running, will need to get the bus from Halifax to Rochdale then tram from Rochdale into Manchester and repeat on the way home.

At least coming from and going to Halifax will probably mean a quiet journey compared to travelling from and to Burnley.

Just to ask, even with the rail strikes, the tram services are not affected by this?

Posted: **Wed Mar 15, 2023 11:26 am**

Just checked Trainline for Burnley MR to Manchester via Preston and though it gives return times up to 10pm
It also says there are rail replacement buses running.

Posted: **Wed Mar 15, 2023 11:52 am**

claretburns wrote: ↑
Wed Mar 15, 2023 11:25 am
Awful when no trains are running, will need to get the bus from Halifax to Rochdale then tram from Rochdale into Manchester and repeat on the way home.

At least coming from and going to Halifax will probably mean a quiet journey compared to travelling from and to Burnley.

Just to ask, even with the rail strikes, the tram services are not affected by this?

No Metrolink strikes planned this weekend from what I can see.

Posted: **Wed Mar 15, 2023 11:56 am**

Lancasterclaret wrote: ↑
Wed Mar 15, 2023 11:23 am
We were thinking of doing it from Ladywell

We used to use Ladywell for Old Trafford but it's a long trek from there to the Etihad.

Posted: **Wed Mar 15, 2023 11:58 am**

ClaretTony wrote: ↑
Wed Mar 15, 2023 11:56 am
We used to use Ladywell for Old Trafford but it's a long trek from there to the Etihad.

Direct metro link to the Etihad (well, assuming I'd read the timetable correctly!) was the plan

Posted: **Wed Mar 15, 2023 12:02 pm**

Lancasterclaret wrote: ↑
Wed Mar 15, 2023 11:58 am
Direct metro link to the Etihad (well, assuming I'd read the timetable correctly!) was the plan

A long journey though - we used it for OT until the new line opened with a tram stop 2-3 mins walk from the ground.

I reckon Ladywell to the Etihad would be a good 45 minutes or so.

Posted: **Wed Mar 15, 2023 12:02 pm**

Lancasterclaret wrote: ↑
Wed Mar 15, 2023 11:58 am
Direct metro link to the Etihad (well, assuming I'd read the timetable correctly!) was the plan

You have - tram from Ladywell to Ashton will take you directly to Etihad Campus.

Posted: **Wed Mar 15, 2023 12:12 pm**

we are going to leave the car at the park & ride at Ashton moss and get the the tram to etihad, every 12 mins approx 15min journey

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