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Andy Pacer

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A whisker too far from either of the railway stations so we'll proceed by bus, this time with the 2228 Blackburn Bus Company service 152 to Clayton le Moors, Hare & Hounds arriving at 2253 on Tuesday.
 
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ValleyLines142

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Only bugger with Burnley! One of the bus stops is just, by the skin of the teeth, within range of Manchester Road station, but can't remember which one!

In the morning we return for the 0638 Blackburn Bus Company Hotline service 152 to Frenchwood (Queen Street), arriving there at 0741 on Wednesday morning.
 

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We cross the road and wait for the 0815 Vision Bus service 113 to Bamber Bridge, Hospital Inn arriving at 0831 on Wednesday morning.
 

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Unfortunately only the 113 is available here being out of range of the railway station so we continue on the 09.09 service to Towngate, Tesco arriving at 09.51 on Wednesday.
 

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We enter the nearby railway station and take the 12.38 TPE service to Edinburgh alighting at Carlisle at 14.10 on Wednesday.
 

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Onward from Carlisle on the 1441 Northern train service to remote Braystones, arriving 1606 (Wednesday). Don't think we've ever boarded or alighted there before!
 

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Onward from Carlisle on the 1441 Northern train service to Braystones, arriving 1606 (Wednesday). Don't think we've ever been there before!
I think we have, mainly because it's a tricky one! (It's actually the only Cumbrian Coast station i've not boarded or alighted at).

No other options here than to wait for the next service, so we board the 1834 Northern service to Seascale arriving at 1843 on Wednesday.
 

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Again there are no bus connections so we wait for the next southbound train the 19.31 Northern service to Barrow in Furness arriving at 20.36 on Wednesday.
 

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Little choice here but to stay on the trains so we next take the 21.49 Northern service to Preston alighting at Lancaster at 22.46 on Wednesday.
 

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Good to be on Merseyrail, I spent Saturday travelling around on there.
I was travelling there too! Managed to get 577001! :)

We spend the night in Carnforth where we board the 05:33 Nothern service 2C99 to Morecambe, arriving there at 05:46 on Thursday morning.
 

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I was travelling there too! Managed to get 577001! :)
Never saw that one, was looking out as well as i've never been on it!

We make the 2 minute walk to the bus station and catch the 0600 Stagecoach service 40 to Cabus, Station Lane arriving at 0642 on Thursday morning.
 

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We next take the 07.02 Stagecoach C&NL service 40 to Preston alighting at Garstang, Bridge Street at 07.11 on Thursday.
 

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We next board the 0742 Stagecoach Cumbria & North Lancashire service 42 to Blackpool (Rossall Road), arriving there at 0830 on Thursday morning.
 

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We cross the road and from the Devonshire Road bus stop we take the 08.36 Preston Bus service 76 to St. Annes Square arriving at 10.17 on Thursday.
 

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We make the 5 minute, 0.2 mile walk to St Annes On The Sea railway station and back onto the Blackpool South line where we had only been a few days previously. We wait for the 1038 Northern service to Kirkham & Wesham arriving at 1057 on Thursday morning.
 

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Leaving the station, we next board the 1116 Blackpool Transport (although not for much longer!) service 75 to Fleetwood (Albert Square), arriving there at 1240 on Thursday morning.
 

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We next take the 13.16 Blackpool Transport service 74 to Preston Bus Station arriving at 15.03 on Thursday.
 

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We next take the 15.45 Stagecoach M&SL service 125 to Bolton alighting at Chorley Bus Station at 17.15 on Thursday.
 

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Never saw that one, was looking out as well as i've never been on it!

Got a bit lucky as it was the first train that pulled in when I got to Southport! Fresh from the depot due to the train that broke down at Liverpool Central! That was about 15:00 on Saturday!


We next board the 17:35 Stagecoach Merseyside and South Lancashire service 337 to Ormskirk Bus Station, alighting at Leyland Garden Centre at 18:02 on Thursday afternoon
 
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We next take the 18.18 Stagecoach M&SL service 347 to Rufford, Hesketh Arms arriving at 18.37 on Thursday.
 

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We next board the 1904 Stagecoach Merseyside & Soutn Lancashire service 2A to Ormskirk (Bus Station), arriving there at 1928 on Thursday evening.
 

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We next board the 2122 Arriva North West service 310 to Walton-on-the-Hill (Pym Street), arriving there at 2206 on Thursday evening.
 

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