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125
Overview
OperatorStagecoach In Lancashire
GarageChorley
VehicleAlexander Dennis Enviro 400 Dennis Trident 2
Peak vehicle requirement24
PredecessorsStagecoach In Lancashire Route 125/126/12
Night-timeFinal service is at 2305 from Chorley
and 2335 from Preston
Route
StartPreston and Bolton and Chorley
ViaHorwich
Chorley
Clayton-le-Woods
Bamber Bridge
EndPreston and Bolton and Chorley
Length13.1 miles (21.1 km)
Service
LevelDaily Service
FrequencyEvery 10 Mins (Mon to Saturday Daytimes) Every 30 Mins (Evenings and Sundays)
Journey timeUp to 2 hours
OperatesDaily Service until 2335 from Preston and 2305 from Chorley


The Route 125 is a major bus route operating between Bolton and Preston, operated by Stagecoach Merseyside and South Lancashire[1]. Originally the '125' was operated by Ribble Motor Services from the 1940's onward[2].

History

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A Ribble Motor Services, Northern Counties, Volvo Olympian, operating on the 125's sister service, route 126.

Originally the Route 125 was the mainstream route between Preston and Bolton. The route operated alongside Ribble's *12_* bus services. These included the 123, which operated between Preston and Wigan[3]; the 124, that operated between Chorley and Blackburn[4]; the 125 between Bolton and Preston and the 126 between Preston and Horwich.[5]

Nearly all of these routes have either been replaced or phased out. The Route 123 was subsequently replaced by a new Route 113 in the 1970's [6], which has lasted until today. The Route 124 has lasted until today although is now operated by Transdev Lancashire United as Route 24. The Route 126 lasted until 2009 when Stagecoach North West decided merge both the 125 and 126 together[7].

In 2009 Stagecoach announced the purchase of 24 Alexander Dennis Enviro 400's to replace an aging fleet off Dennis Trident 2's that had been operating since 2004.

In 2015 Stagecoach announced that they would be re branding the Route 125 as a Stagecoach Gold route, operating from November 2015[8].

Route

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The Route 125 operates between Preston and Bolton.

Stop Route 125
Preston Bus Station 125,125C
Walton -le- Dale, Yew Tree 125, 125C
Walton -le -Dale, Chorley Road 125, 125C
Walton -le- Dale, Preston Road 125, 125C
Bamber Bridge, Preston Road 125, 125C
Bamber Bridge, Withy Trees 125
Bamber Bridge, Sainsbury's 125C
Bamber Bridge, Hob Inn 125
Clayton -le- Woods, Holiday Inn 125/125C
Clayton -le- Woods, ESSO 125/125C/125PHS
Clayton Brook, Barn Meadow 125/125C/125PHS
Clayton Brook, Village Ctr' 125/125C/125PHS
Clayton Brook, Westwood Rd 125/125C/125PHS
Clayton -le- Woods, The Pines 125/125PHS
Clayton -le- Woods, Cloverfield 125/125PHS
Clayton -le- Woods, Swansey Garage 125/125PHS
Whittle -le- Woods, St John's Church 125/125PHS
Whittle -le- Woods, Sea View 125/125PHS
Chorley, Hospital 125
Chorley, All Seasons Leisure Ctr 125
Chorley, Booths 125
Chorley, Interchange Stand J 125/125C/125PHS
Chorley, Albany HS 125
Adlington, Chorley Old Road 125
Adlington, Elephant and Castle 125
Horwich, The Crown Hotel 125
Horwich, Montserrat Road 125
Horwich, Ivy Road 125
Bolton, Town Centre 125
Bolton, Bus Station 125

Notes

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Route 125C Operates to Preston College on a limited stop basis at 0730 from Chorley and 1635 from Preston College[9]. Route 125PHS operates to Bolton from the Holiday Inn hotel in Clayton-le-Woods, via Parklands High School[10]. Although the route is for Parklands' students the bus route is a public one[11].

Buses from Preston after 2100 (Mon-Sat) and 1700(Sundays) operate only to Horwich. On Sundays the 125 terminates at Clayton Brook after 2305.

  1. ^ www.stagecoachbus.com/merseyside
  2. ^ http://www.focustransport.org.uk/mbpool2010.aspx
  3. ^ https://www.flickr.com/photos/8050359@N07/908646052/in/photolist-9ppZi9-7hxHBy-7eNevm-6DgX56-75ywkv-qR7RP2-74F5uc-phyAK4-mt9Sob-gqgJqS-c8VZiL-c8XBBj-9B6nH7-2oi3Pf-diGbTv-diFzDT-buhf41-ry3a6u-5Vjsjc-aTpViv-m7YsX2-dqAubP-pwvnQF-dzKJrK-aDyGY3-74JXZh-7C7eqi-egYnzH-74JZEQ-oeJ4pB-ovSat4-uYFzes-vgA7Ar-ujqPst-s9bayU-bCJDvG-5y2bfH-uYG6bw-ve2N3f-uYPzQk-dgCRFe-vfLSfC-dgCTsu-ujsk6K-vggXWn-uYPAvD-vdYheo-vfLw7b-vgBcjH-uYGyho
  4. ^ https://www.flickr.com/photos/ewood_eddie1968/3312676620/in/photolist-656UvQ-79vhga-652Evr-656SkU-dYUKgT-dpNeLB-fQpa8Q-7suE1U-63Jkm9-fdVDBz-bsd8Yi-656V9o-dq1eph-6EFaNX-9U2JR7-dpKBNf-7jspzt-fqNBKC-7N8g9V-fqymTR-eb6ycG-656T8L-652BP2-652DPa-7KdqjK
  5. ^ http://www.edocr.com/doc/11330/bus-time-table-and-route-map-route-125-126-preston-bolton
  6. ^ https://www.flickr.com/photos/78615476@N05/15013811868/in/photolist-7NTMUK-pKiRTp-5Vjsjc-dzJQzN-dpb5EF-cvKzHY-oSHHcj-diGbTv-diFzDT-dzKJrK-vkinyU-w1PBP4-dpbcJ7-d6Y7Ho-ae7gan-aDe1jR-cte6wo-9DSyMM-dzJTVL-eaXCi5-5ZsfGj-urvXL1-5NZdWQ-cPgeCE-dKNjEQ-jSZCzj-aDhSsJ-eiBjKU-9puot6-eeASzn-eeASAk-9u5kKQ-9XksQa-5NULVp-5RvCmK-5W2qxJ-5NUNdv-5RvFZX-au8Z8K-dM93Ko-9uBDj6-tFmbXa-hgDcnH-jSZziQ-wFssWD-9dgC56-jSXfPF-jNT7VB-dY4JUY-cPme49
  7. ^ https://www.stagecoachbus.com/tis-service-updates.aspx
  8. ^ https://www.stagecoachbus.com/tis-service-update-details.aspx?id=6661
  9. ^ https://www.stagecoachbus.com/PdfUploads/Timetable_50082_125%20(Chorley).pdf
  10. ^ http://www.parklandsacadmey.co.uk
  11. ^ https://www.stagecoachbus.com/PdfUploads/Timetable_50082_125%20(Chorley).pdf