Flags of Austria-Hungary

Austria-Hungary (often referred to as the Austro-Hungarian Empire) did not have a common flag (a "national flag" could not exist since the Dual Monarchy consisted of two sovereign states). However, the flag of the ruling Habsburg Dynasty was sometimes used as a "de facto" national flag and a common civil ensign was introduced in 1869 for civilian vessels. Until 1918, the k.u.k. War Fleet continued to carry the Austrian ensign it had used since 1786; and the regiments of the k.u.k. Army carried the double-eagle banners they had used before 1867, as they had a long history in many cases. New ensigns created in 1915 were not implemented due to the ongoing war. At state functions, the Austrian black-yellow and the Hungarian red-white-green tricolor were used.
Austria was represented by the black-yellow flag. The Hungarian half of the state, on the other hand, legally had no flag of its own. According to the Croatian–Hungarian Settlement (art. 62 and 63), in all joint Croatian and Hungarian affairs, symbols of both Croatia and Hungary respectively had to be used. For instance, whenever the joint Hungarian-Croatian Parliament held its session in Budapest, both the Croatian and Hungarian flags were hoisted on the parliament building in Budapest. In Vienna, in front of Schönbrunn Palace, the black and yellow flag was flown for Cisleithania (Austrian half), while both Croatian and Hungarian flags were flown for Transleithania (Hungarian half). Hungary proper used a red-white-green tricolor defaced with the Hungarian coat of arms, sometimes used to represent the entirety of the Lands of the Hungarian Crown. The "double" civil ensign, as a symbol of "corporate identity", was also used as the consular flag, as decreed on 18 February 1869. It came into use on 1 August 1869. Legations, however, flew the black-and-yellow flag of Austria alongside the red-white-green flag of Hungary, while embassies flew the two national flags alongside the imperial standard.
Coat of arms.
The double-headed eagle of the House of Habsburg was used as the coat of arms of the common institutions of Austria-Hungary between 1867 and 1915. In 1915, a new one was introduced, which combined the coat of arms of the two-halves of the Dual Monarchy and that of the dynasty.
Additionally, each of the two parts of Austria-Hungary had its own coat of arms.

Initially branded Stagecoach Burnley & Pendle in May 2000 it was incorporated into the Stagecoach Ribble business. In 1997 Stagecoach purchased 10 Volvo B10Ms and 10 Volvo Olympians to upgrade the run down fleet.
In April 2001 Stagecoach sold its East Lancashire operations to the Blazefield Travel. Soon after the business was split in two. What had been Burnley & Pendle once again became Burnley & Pendle while the former Ribble Motor Services became Lancashire United. Before the sale many of the newer buses were transferred to other Stagecoach subsidiaries being replaced by Dennis Javelins, Leyland Atlanteans and Leyland Lynxs. Blazefield Travel purchased 15 Volvo B7TLs and 25 Volvo B10BLEs to commence a fleet renewal program.
In January 2006 Burnley & Pendle was included in the sale of Blazefield Travel to Transdev. Burnley & Pendle was rebranded as Transdev in Burnley & Pendle.
In January 2007 Blackburn Transport was purchased followed in August 2007 by Accrington Transport and Northern Blue of Burnley with 65 buses. In September 2009 Transdev Northern Blue was integrated into Transdev Burnley & Pendle.
In July 2017 the business was again rebranded as the Burnley Bus Company.
Routes and Brands.
Burnley Bus Company.
A rebrand of the company commenced in 2017, beginning with the introduction of a new fleet of Optare Versas for their MainLine Services, vehicle 273 was liveried in the new two tone orange brand, followed shortly after by a revitalized fleet of Volvo B10BLE Renowns in this new branding. 
Local services operating around Burnley and Pendle operate under this brand including services 1 to Stoops Estate, 2 to Higherford, 3/4 to Pike Hill then Worsthorne, 5 to Rose Grove and Harle Syke, and 9 to Accrington.
MainLine.
The brand for services traveling between Padiham, Burnley, Nelson, and Colne. Services include M1 to Accrington, M2 to Clitheroe, M3 to Trawden, M4 to Keighley, and M5 to Barnoldswick. These routes are operated by 29 Optare Versas in orange and burgundy Mainline Livery, offering free Wifi, USB and wireless power, and next stop information.
The Witch Way.
This is one of Blazefield's flagship services, serving Burnley, Rawtenstall, and Manchester along the M66. This service is operated by a brand new fleet of ADL Enviro400 MMCs in a bold new Orange and Black Livery, offering free Wifi, USB and wireless power, group tables, and next stop information by Coronation street start Jennie McAlpine. This host of new features has been marketed as a new SkyClass.
Pendle Wizz.
This is the new brand for the Burnley to Skipton section of the X43. The decision to separate this section of the route from the WitchWay came after increasing congestion in Manchester was impacting timekeeping, it was decided to split the two halves so as not to impact the second half of the route, improving timekeeping. This service is operated by 3 Volvo B7TL Geminis in the new orange and purple branding, offering free WiFi and USB power.
Since Blazefield's acquisition of Blackburn Transport, Northern Blue and Accrington Transport, some routes formerly run by these companies have been taken over by Burnley & Pendle Travel. These include several Blackburn Transport school services and all of Northern Blue's operations.
Fleet.
Current Fleet.
244-273 - A fleet of 30 new Optare Versas went into service in 2017 for Mainline following a £4.6M investment in the service. These vehicles came as replacement for the Volvo B10BLE renowns and B7RLE Eclipse 1/2s formerly operating the service. 29 of the 30 vehicles received a brand new MainLine livery in orange and burgundy, replacing the old red and maroon colours. 273 received the brand new Burnley Bus Company identity in two tone orange, replacing the Burnley Connect as part of a re-branding programme taking place across Blazefield. All 30 vehicles offered brand new features including 4G Wif, USB power at every seat, wireless charging tables, as well as visual and audio next stop information. In 2020, 273 received a one-off Burnley Heros livery to thank the keyworkers of the Burnley area for their dedication through the Coronavirus Pandemic.
569 - New to Keighley and District, this B10BLE Renown was transferred to Lancashire United in 2011 where it was re-liveried into the Spot On branding. Shortly after in 2014, it was moved to Harrogate and District where it was refurbished and re-trimmed before getting liveried into the Harrogate Connect branding. 9 months later in November 2014, it was sent back to Blackburn and received a plain white livery with the red Transdev logo on either side. It stayed in Blackburn a further 4 years before joining Burnley in 2018.
708/9 - New to Keighley and District, these Transbus Dart Pointers were transferred to Burnley in 2013 where they received the Starship livery for the local Burnley routes. Following a re-brand, they were further re-liveried in 2015 into the Burnley Connect Livery, 709 also had Burnley Clarets branding in place of the red crescent at the rear of the bus. These are now the two last buses to hold the Burnley Connect Livery following a further re-brand in 2017.
1042/3/6, 1053/8, 1071/2 - These 7 Volvo B10BLE Renowns are Burnleys last remaining from a large batch purchased in 2001, shortly after the company being purchased by Blazefield Holdings. 6 of these 7 vehicles carried the original MainLine branding in cream with red skirt in Blazefield standard design whilst 1072 was branded for the X43 Manchester service. As part of a re-brand for MainLine in 2009, these vehicle were all refurbished and received new red interiors, Multi-Colour LED destination blinds, LED Break and Headlamps, as well as the new MainLine livery. In 2017, with the arrival of the new MainLine vehicles, these B10s were withdrawn from service where a number of sister vehicles were sold off. However the following year, they were brought back out of storage and were further refurbished into the new two tone orange Burnley Bus Company livery and re-registered as B2,4,5,6,9,10 TDV, to operate the local town services, taking place of the Wright Streetlites that had been relocated to Rosso.
1087 - New to Lancashire United in 2001, this Volvo B10BLE Renowns ran 6 years running the Hyndburn Circular service in and around Blackburn before being transferred to Harrogate and District in 2007. Here its branding was removed and skirt changed to Red with the Harrogate and District branding applied. Following a re-brand in 2010, Livery was changed to Transdev in Harrogate. In October 2013, it underwent extensive refurbishment which included the new Harrogate Connect branding, a new red interior, new LED destination blinds, and new break and headlamps. In 2019, it was moved to its current home in Burnley, where it was re-liveried into The Burnley Bus Company, and now serves local routes in and around Burnley.
1091 - New to Lancashire United in 2001, this Volvo B10BLE Renowns ran 6 years running the Hyndburn Circular service in and around Blackburn before being transferred to Burnley in 2007. Here its branding was removed and skirt changed to Red with the MainLine branding applied. In 2010, it was relocated to Harrogate and District where it received temporary branding on the existing livery. Shortly after, it was re-liveried into the new Transdev in Harrogate branding. In 2014, it underwent extensive refurbishment which included the new Harrogate Connect branding, a new red interior, new LED destination blinds, and new break and headlamps. It spent at short time with York and County in 2018 with temporary branding before moving to Burnley the same year. in October 2019, it was finally re-liveried into The Burnley Bus Company branding.
Liveries.
Burnley & Pendle's buses were originally painted in a red and cream livery although can now be seen in a wide variety of liveries.
These include:
Past Liveries.
The Witch Way (v1).
Introduced over Halloween weekend in 2005 with a fleet of 16 new Volvo B7TL Geminis in a Black, Red, and Silver livery to match that of the other Blazefield Flagships (E.g. Harrogate 36) along with a silhouette of witch flying a broom. This was the first fleet to receive "The Witch Way" brand with buses named after the Pendle witches from the 17th century, and was advertised with the slogan "business class as standard".
The Witch Way (v2).
Introduced over Halloween weekend in 2013 with a fleet of 15 new Volvo B9TL Geminis in an iconic Black and Grey livery, featuring a attractive witch flying a broom.