The Witch Way

The Burnley Bus Company The Witch Way X43
Alexander Dennis Enviro400 MMC at Shudehill Interchange in September 2024
Overview
Operator	The Burnley Bus Company
Garage	Queensgate
Vehicle	Alexander Dennis Enviro 400 MMC
Peak vehicle requirement	14
Predecessors	GM Buses Ribble Motor Services Stagecoach North West
Route
Start	Burnley
Via	Rawtenstall M66 Prestwich
End	Manchester
Service
Level	Daily
Frequency	Monday–Saturday: 15 minutes Sunday: 30 minutes Evening & night: 60 minutes
Route map Legend Route X43 Queensgate bus depot, Burnley (Positioning journeys only) Burnley bus station Summit Crawshawbooth Rawtenstall bus station  M66  Lancashire Greater Manchester boundary  M60  Prestwich Higher Broughton Deansgate Manchester Chorlton Street This diagram: view talk edit ← {{{previous_line}}}  {{{system_nav}}}  {{{next_line}}} →

The Witch Way is the branding for long-standing English bus route X43, which runs between Burnley and Manchester. The service is currently operated by The Burnley Bus Company.

The route has operated continuously since 1948. It was previously operated by Ribble Motor Services, Stagecoach North West and Burnley & Pendle, while GM Buses briefly competed with Stagecoach on the route. During its history it has served several places no longer on the present route, including Bury and the Trafford Centre.

The service was rebranded as The Witch Way in 2005 to coincide with the introduction of new vehicles. It had previously been branded as The X43 and before then was unbranded. Between 1982 and 1986 the route was known as Timesaver, with buses carrying dedicated liveries.