Accy Buses............ - Page 13

cashman · 24-02-2011, 21:33

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Originally Posted by mallard

they are good photos of the past

In the past mallard? they still have em in Rishton.

peter thompson · 31-05-2011, 17:35

i used them to get home lived in clitheroe .When you came out of work at Howard &bulloughs you were in look if the Guy double decker hade the radiator sticking out by about 6 inches . that meant i could get my connection at clayton-le-moors from english electric but if radiator was flush you would miss the connection due to the fact it would struggle to get up dill hall lane re about 1970 good old days

claytonheath · 01-06-2011, 20:25

Going back to my memories of the 50's/60's, when I used to catch the bus from Clayton to Accy, did the Clayton bus then go through to Fern Gore? I remember it used to stop at the last shelter before Blackburn road.

cashman · 01-06-2011, 21:09

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Originally Posted by oldclaytonian

Going back to my memories of the 50's/60's, when I used to catch the bus from Clayton to Accy, did the Clayton bus then go through to Fern Gore? I remember it used to stop at the last shelter before Blackburn road.

i was under impression it carried on to Church then up union rd to Black Dog?

Wynonie Harris · 01-06-2011, 21:18

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Originally Posted by cashman

i was under impression it carried on to Church then up union rd to Black Dog?

It did...the legendary route no. 1 - Forts Arms to Black Dog.

cashman · 01-06-2011, 21:34

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Originally Posted by oldclaytonian

Going back to my memories of the 50's/60's, when I used to catch the bus from Clayton to Accy, did the Clayton bus then go through to Fern Gore? I remember it used to stop at the last shelter before Blackburn road.

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Originally Posted by cashman

i was under impression it carried on to Church then up union rd to Black Dog?

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Originally Posted by Wynonie Harris

It did...the legendary route no. 1 - Forts Arms to Black Dog.

Cheers wyn thought i was losing it.

oldclaytonian yer right wi the last shelter, am near sure the Fern Gore bus was the shelter before it.

steeljack · 01-06-2011, 21:35

I'm trying to remember if Accy Corp ever had a service to Rishton , know the place was served by Ribble on the Blackburn -Burnley and Blackburn- Gt Harwood runs , seems a bit odd that Rishtoners would have had to change buses at the Load of Mischief to get into Accrington

cashman · 01-06-2011, 21:45

am near sure they did SJ, seem to remember catching it when i worked in rishton, also on friday nights when i used to go supping wi rishton lads mid 60s.

Gremlin · 02-06-2011, 07:43

It seems they did run to Rishton.

cashman · 02-06-2011, 07:49

yep thought they did, across the road are 2 women waiting in the fern gore bus stop.

Bernard Dawson · 02-06-2011, 08:25

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Originally Posted by cashman

yep thought they did, across the road are 2 women waiting in the fern gore bus stop.

They used to run one on market days, I remember that. I'm not sure whether they ran all week. Bee will probably know.

jaysay · 02-06-2011, 08:32

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Originally Posted by Bernard Dawson

They used to run one on market days, I remember that. I'm not sure whether they ran all week. Bee will probably know.

Thin k you could be right Bernard, I can remember having to get a bus to the Load of Mischief then getting another into Rishton

JCB · 02-06-2011, 09:33

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Originally Posted by oldclaytonian

, did the Clayton bus then go through to Fern Gore? I remember it used to stop at the last shelter before Blackburn road.

It was the Huncoat bus that went through to Fern Gore , and vice versa .

claytonheath · 02-06-2011, 17:58

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Originally Posted by jaysay

Thin k you could be right Bernard, I can remember having to get a bus to the Load of Mischief then getting another into Rishton

You had to get the Ribble from Burnley to Preston for Rishton. The Corpy bus only ran rarely. My grandparents lived at the bottom of Blackburn Road near to the Dunk and you had to walk up to Whalley Road opposite the Load of Mischeaf to get the Accy bus.

claytonheath · 02-06-2011, 18:02

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Originally Posted by Wynonie Harris

It did...the legendary route no. 1 - Forts Arms to Black Dog.

Thanks for that, my memory is failing me. My old Clayton mate who now lives up Fern Gore, didn't think it went up there. I will now have to admit I was wrong and buy him a pint!
Thanks for your input also Cashman