Tweets from your friendly team in Blackburn. We run local bus services in the town and around Lancashire, including
#Hotline
and
#RedExpress
. By
@Transdev
.
👋 It's time to wave goodbye to some of our oldest buses and welcome newer buses.
🚌 On 15/16 June, we have special plans for bus fanatics to be able to ride our Volvo B10 buses.
🎫 For every special ticket bought, we'll donate £1 to a local charity.
ℹ️
⏰ The countdown is on. In two weeks time, a brand new £2.5m fleet of amazing buses packed with the latest features - many never seen before in Lancashire and Greater Manchester - arrive on the 1 between
#Blackburn
,
#Darwen
&
#Bolton
.
UPGRADE YOUR RIDE / 19.01.20
STOP PRESS
#RedExpress
is rescued!
Together with local authority partners & politicians, we're pleased to announce a rescue package for Red Express.
Read more here 👉
Changes to Irwell Line will not take place. Times here 👉
🍃 We've ordered 13 brand new, low emission buses for our Bolton and Darwen route - the 1 🍃 We had one on trial earlier this year and our customers loved it! Thanks to everyone who told us what they thought 👍
We’ll be joining in the 1 minute silence at 12noon tomorrow for the
#DayOfReflection
to support
@mariecurieuk
. Your driver will pull over if it is safe to do so - please join us if you are on board.
We're remembering our colleague Mohamed who we sadly lost over the past year.
Together with
#Hotline
, the introduction of our new
#LittleHotline
buses today means we now run twice as many buses between Preston and Higher Walton 🙌
🔸Every 15 mins Monday - Saturday
🔸Every 30 mins on Sundays
Download the combined timetable here -
⏱ It’s time for our
#Hotline
#LockdownLaunch
🔥Stay tuned as we take you to some of the exciting places on our Hotline route, and show you our new-look buses on the way.
We’re starting here in
#Preston
- brightening up the bus station with a bit of colour 💜
Our special
#Ribble100
bus celebrates our heritage and the people who paved the way. We’re proud to still run the successor of the original Ribble route which now forms our
#Hotline
in/out of Preston.
We're proud to have brought brand new buses to Preston & Leyland alongside
@LancashireCC
, following our recent investment in better buses for
#Hotline
too.
Read more about
#LittleHotline
, download the timetable and check all the info about tickets here -
🍃 Our newer buses have low-emission engines - bringing cleaner air to Lancashire’s roads.
They’re on the road from today and our timetables are still the same. You can see them here 👉
#Hotline
#LockdownLaunch
👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
#thankyouNHS
from Andy, Peter and Anwar, our drivers tonight, here showing our support for everyone at
@NHSBwD
and in the whole NHS team.
With our friends at
@RoyalMail
putting on a fabulous show of support too 🙌
👋 It's time to wave goodbye to some of our oldest buses and welcome newer buses.
🚌 On 15/16 June, we have special plans for bus fanatics to be able to ride our Volvo B10 buses.
🎫 For every special ticket bought, we'll donate £1 to a local charity.
ℹ️
Today as bus companies share their stories with
#ThankYouBusWorkers
, we’re proud to put the spotlight on Baz ⭐️
On top of the usual servicing, MOT and repair work, Baz and the team have been fitting screens to our buses to give added protection to drivers 🔧🧰
Here we go. Good morning from your team here
@blackburnbusco
Today we launch our brand new buses for the 1. It's a cold but lovely morning and we're all ready to meet your travel needs, have a great Sunday and enjoy the new buses 😀👍👍
🆓 We are now issuing free masks for anyone that needs one so we can all keep each other safe on the bus.
ℹ️ Just ask one of our colleagues at
#Blackburn
bus station. 👍
#CleanSafeReadytoGo
Get to know your amazing new buses for the 1
#Blackburn
#Darwen
#Bolton
.
At every seat you have:
🔴 Stop buttons
🧥 Coat hooks
💡 Reading light
🔌 USB power
📱 Phone dock with wireless charging
🌐 Free WiFi
UPGRADE YOUR RIDE
🔥We’ve got a hot date...
Your new-look buses arrive this Sunday
🔌 USB Power at every seat
📲 Connect with our free WiFi
📢 Next-stop announcements
🍃 Low emission engines
#Hotline
14.02.21
Christmas Day may be over, but we’ve got you £2.5million worth of new buses coming to Bolton, Darwen and Blackburn this January on the 1.
Check out all the amazing features on board these bespoke buses, built right here in the north.
#UpgradeYourRide
👉
👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
From Alan, Imtiaz, Irfan, Mukitayr, Tony, Bas, Abdul, Phil, Steven and everyone here at The Blackburn Bus Company Thank you!
#ClapForCarers
#ClapForNHS
And they’re off!
#busvsbike
is on -
#TeamBus
and
#TeamBike
have just set off from Preston bus station on their coast-to-coast trip across Britain.
#TeamBus
are on
#Hotline
, this morning powered by our
#Ribble100
centenary bus on its first ever trip in service!
🔥 From tomorrow - things are hotting up between Preston and Leyland.
🌡 Your brand new
#LittleHotline
buses are warmed up and raring to go.
⬆️ And we’re boosting buses to every 15 mins between Higher Walton &
#Preston
.
Download the timetable here -
🙌Thanks for joining us on our
#Hotline
#LockdownLaunch
to celebrate our new-look buses hitting the road today.
We’ll finish here at the end of our route in
#Burnley
.
Read more about
#Hotline
and the new buses here👇
👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
Tonight Mohammed, Saf and Andy in our team showed our appreciation for the NHS, Carers and all key workers at the Each Step care home in Blackburn.
#ClapForCarers
#ClapForNHS
⏱ The countdown is on. A sparkling NEW fleet of ultra low emission buses - with an ultra high specification to make your travels a pleasure - is arriving this January on the 1.
👊 People of Blackburn, Darwen & Bolton - get ready 👉
UPGRADE YOUR RIDE.
🚀 Blasting off across Lancashire and we’re heading through the lovely village of Higher Walton where we know the kids at
@HigherWaltonPri
love watching the buses going past.
We hope they like the new-look buses too 💜
#Hotline
#LockdownLaunch
Tony is our General Manager here in Blackburn, He was a Lance Corporal in the First Battalion Scots Guards 1988-2002, serving in N Ireland, Sierra Leone and Kenya.
As one of the Queens Royal Guardsman Tony also did ceremonial work including Trooping the Colour in 2002.
#VEDay75
🔥 Give a big warm welcome to your brand new buses - say hello to
#LittleHotline
👋
We’re on our way to Bamber Bridge and Leyland, and boosting buses to every 15 mins between Higher Walton and
#Preston
from 2 May.
Find out more -
🙏Thanks to
@Kate_HollernMP
for a strong message of support for our drivers in the wearing of face coverings on buses. Also for a lovely message of thanks to our teams for their hard work throughout the pandemic.
📰Read more here 👉
💳 Contactless is coming! 🚌 Very soon, you'll be able to buy tickets from your driver on all of our buses with your contactless bank or credit card, Apple Pay and Google Pay. No more faffing around for change - just tap and take a seat. 💺 Look out for more news shortly... 😎
🔥 Whilst we’re using newer buses with better features and a striking new look - you’ll still see plenty of the things we know you love.
Like our amazing team of drivers! Michelle, Owen & the rest of the team here look forward to welcoming you on board.
#Hotline
#LockdownLaunch
Most trains have stopped for the evening due to industrial action, but we are here and running as normal all night. Last buses from Blackburn on
#the1
to Darwen and
#the7
to Accrington both depart at 11:10pm. Plan your journey on the
#TransdevGo
app 📲👍
🍻 In Hoghton now on our
#Hotline
#LockdownLaunch
and we pass
@theboarshead
- a firm favourite with many of our customers.
We’re carrying people on essential journeys to work, class and shopping right now, and very much looking forward to getting you back to the pub🤞
✨A fleet of brand new buses
✨A new route for our network
✨New customers for us to meet
And a new team of drivers - like Anwar here - to welcome everyone on board 🤗
#LittleHotline
Preston | Higher Walton | Bamber Bridge | Leyland
🔥 Say hello to
#LittleHotline
🔥
Together with
@LancashireCC
we're bringing brand new buses to the 113 - now Little Hotline 153 - making their debut out on the road today.
Preston | Higher Walton | Bamber Bridge | Leyland
➡️
🏆 One of our amazing drivers, Tracy Talbot-Smith has been nominated by you, our valued customers for The Customer Choice award at our
#AmazingAwards
ceremony on 23rd January
Good Luck Tracy from everyone at The Blackburn Bus Company🤞
Our
#Ribble100
bus celebrates a century of service across Lancashire and is our tribute to customers and colleagues, past and present. Read more about it here 👉
🚌 Upgrade your ride! 🚌 BRAND NEW buses are coming to the 1 later this year, packed with fantastic new features and creature comforts. Find out more and stay up to date 👉
After his adventures in the office
@blackburnbusco
he's now been reunited with a very happy little girl. Mum assures me she'll now sleep tonight having got 'brown bear' back 👍👍
Following the latest announcement on lockdown restrictions, we confirm all buses will continue to run to current timetables and we’ll be here to look after you & your journeys with us. Stay in touch with and our social feeds for any new developments. 💙
It’s all hands on deck here in Blackburn as we get ready to run more buses again from the weekend.
Stephen here, one of our engineering team, is adding some tape to our buses to help with distancing on board.
#CleanSafeReadytoGo
💪 We are working hard to get printed timetables back on all our buses. Thanks to everyone who’s been in touch letting us know you appreciate them 🙌
Pick up yours on the bus from one of our friendly drivers like Craig here, or from Anna and the team at Blackburn bus station.
Its packed here outside
@Mall_Blackburn
and
@BlackburnMarket
with everyone taking a look at our brand new buses for the 1. Come down and join us, we’re here until 2pm! 👍🏻
UPGRADE YOUR RIDE
💧All our buses have hand sanitiser, so feel free to help yourself to some as you get on & off the bus.
🙏 thanks to everyone who’s sent lovely comments about our cleaning teams & the guys who have kept dispensers topped up over the last couple of months since we fitted them.
✨Our buses are cleaned every night, and through the day too, and we want to go further! So we’re starting to use antibacterial fog, which gets into the hard-to-reach places.
Don’t worry, the buses won’t be foggy when you get on! We’ll be doing this overnight in our garages
Well done
@gracedavies
for reaching the
@TheXFactor
final from all at the Blackburn Bus Company. We are supporting you all the way and wish you well in the final!
🔆 Some key locations on
#Hotline
between Blackburn & Padiham include Altham Business Park & here at Shuttleworth Mead Business Park.
We’ve introduced more flexible tickets, so whether you’re in work every day, or just occasionally, you get great value 👉
🌞 Good morning! It's International Women's Day, and today we're taking time to celebrate the achievements of the women who work for us. Michelle's one of our friendliest faces around town, having been with us for over 14 years - and she still loves her job!
#IWD2019
@womensday
🌹 Happy
#LancashireDay
! 🌹 Your
#BusButlers
Andy and Matt are out and about at Blackburn bus station with LOTS of free food and goodies for you! Grab them before they go 💨 🍌 🍎 🍫
☀️On a scorcher of a day we're looking after colleagues and customers in Blackburn with free bottles of water
🚰 Stay hydrated and enjoy the sunny weather!
🌹🌹 Happy Lancashire Day! 🌹🌹 Did you see our Mohammed hopping on and off buses at the bus station earlier with some tasty treats? We hope everyone had a great day!
#NationalApprenticeshipWeek
🔧 Jarrod is an apprentice engineer - learning on the job, gaining the skills he needs to complete his apprenticeship whilst being a key part of the team in our garage in Blackburn
Find out about Jarrod & other apprentices 👇
🆕Our Preston ticket is best value for
#LittleHotline
customers, and you can use it on Hotline between Preston & Coupe Green too.
🔹1 Day - £5 for adults, £2.50 U19
🔹7 Day - £20 for adults, £12.50 U19
Buy from the driver with cash or contactless, or on our app
#TransdevGo
📲
We're pleased to let you know we're joining forces with
@Rossobus
as they'll be joining the Transdev family. It'll mean a better bus service all round. Read more here >
🔥Give a big warm welcome to your brand new buses - say hello to
#LittleHotline
👋
We’re on our way to Bamber Bridge and Leyland, and boosting buses to every 15 mins between Higher Walton and
#Preston
from 2 May.
🆕Download the timetable here -
Our teams on the front line, like Chris here, and all those behind the scenes, continue to do a remarkable job. We know your appreciation means so much to them all.
Let’s keep smiling and do as our buses say: give your driver a thumbs up when you see them today 👍👍
🏆Sheraz is a WINNER!🏆
Nominated by his colleagues for Lifetime Star our Duty Manager Sheraz, who's worked with us for 32 years, scooped the big prize at the
@Transdev
#AmazingAwards
last night!
The judges were struck by his warmth and pride for the job which shone through👏
⏱ Just 1⃣ day to go before your new The1⃣ buses hit the road
You can UPGRADE YOUR RIDE from 8am onwards tomorrow from
#Blackburn
Bus Station, onto
#Darwen
and
#Bolton
.
⏱ The countdown is on. A new fleet of ultra low emission buses -,with an ultra high specification to make your travels a pleasure - is arriving this January on the 1.
👊 Get ready to
#UpgradeYourRide
in Blackburn, Darwen & Bolton 👉
👨💼Wishing all the great dads out there - across
#Blackburn
and
#Darwen
- a Happy Father’s Day 👍
And of course, a special thank you to the Dads who look after our customers, and work so hard for us too, at The Blackburn Bus Company 👏
💜We're looking forward to meeting our new customers in the towns & villages along our
#LittleHotline
route, like here in Bamber Bridge.
If you've used the previous buses along this route and have a ticket already, you can use it on board Little Hotline so you don't pay twice.
📢 You asked for them - and here they are!
🤩 Due to popular demand, you can now buy our ‘All the colours of Transdev’ face coverings in our online shop.
They’re £4.50 including postage, with proceeds to
@NHSCharities
Get yours here 👉
👋 We’re putting our best face on!
Ahead of face coverings becoming compulsory for customers on our buses from 15 June, we’re putting ours on too!
Imtiaz and Chris - all smiles underneath - and the rest of the team here are ready to welcome you on board.
#CleanSafeReadytoGo
🛍 It's market day in
#Clitheroe
and we can get you there with
#ValleyLine
. You'll find a wonderful balance of goods at competitive prices.
🔎 Plan your journey here 👉
It's time to get #𝗕𝗔𝗖𝗞𝗧𝗢𝗕𝗨𝗦
We’re pleased to be welcoming more people
#BACKtoBUS
and are looking forward to more local venues opening 🛍️🍽️🍻
In line with other restrictions lifting, we’re making more seats available on each bus from tomorrow 💺💺💺
Read more here –
📣 Check out your new buses for
#The1
🔍 We'll be outside
#Darwen
Market on Saturday 1st February from 10am. We have some special goodies to give away so don't miss out! 🍬🚍
UPGRADE YOUR RIDE
I'm pleased to advise that the Air Ambulance has now left the bus station and therefore normal service will be resumed. Thank you for your patience and understanding during this necessary disruption.