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Route 135

Route: Bury - Whitefield - Heaton Park - Cheetham Hill - Manchester

Service changes

Date Change details
linked 135 136 M-S daytime ev20mins, combined ev10mins: NESuPH
Bury - Whitefield - Heaton Park - Cheetham Hill - Manchester
26/10/1986 1086 reprint
26/10/1986 MS ev30mins daily incl E.
26/01/1987 no apparent change
23/03/1987 Addtl buses: now 4bph: xx 07 27 37 57 MS daytime. ESu still ev30mins.
23/03/1987 reprint
10/07/1987 Linked 135 X43 703 743: FS E 1800 from Clitheroe, 2050 2150 from Whitefield; Su 1000 from Clitheroe, 1552 from Whitefield
07/08/1987 Addtl weekend service Clitheroe - Mcr: all stops
07/08/1987 Linked 135 X43 703 743: FS E 1800 from Clitheroe, 2050 2150 from Whitefield; Su 1000 from Clitheroe, 1552 from Whitefield
06/09/1987 no change listed: presumably times revised
24/01/1988 Linked 135 235 335: FS E 1800 from Clitheroe, 2052 2152 from Whitefield ; Su 1000 from Clitheroe 1252 hrly 1722 from Whitefield
01/03/1988 Change included in previous timetable: Friday evening 135 withdrawn
11/03/1988 FS E Service withdrawn
14/03/1988 no apparent change
18/04/1988 Service withdrawn
16/07/1988 no apparent change
23/10/1988 no apparent change
05/11/1988 Su: 1000 from Clitheroe; then 1252 hrly 1452 1622 1722 from Whitefield; 1226 hrly 1426 1556 1656 to WF; 1754 to Clitheroe
03/04/1989 Now ev10mins MS daytime
03/04/1989 Possible date RIB services withdrawn
10/04/1989 Timetable revised. Some supported early/late jnys
02/04/1990 Supported Su early jnys by Citibus. All others revert to Commercial
29/05/1990 Addtl commercial early Su jnys by CIT
22/04/1991 no apparent change
27/12/1991 no apparent change
09/02/1992 Minor timetable changes. Supported Su jnys by GMB TIM VAL. (one each)
21/03/1992 CIT M-F ev30mins 0750 - 1720 plus some shorts Whitefield - Chill to 1845
05/04/1992 Addtl commercial jnys ev30mins daytime by CITIBUS from Cannon St. Su daytime GMB now ev20mins shopping hrs.
22/06/1992 Times revised
02/11/1992 minor timetable change
01/06/1993 CANCELLED
01/06/1993 Citibus jnys withdrawn and run as new 133. Supported jnys revised. 0715 Su by MAY remains
06/09/1993 Addtl commercial TIM 0745 Su
01/08/1994 Timetable revised. Addtl jnys by MTL Manchester ev30mins MS daytimes.
19/09/1994 Addtl commercial MTLM service ev20mins MS daytime.
19/09/1994 Competing with new MTLM, cheaper fares 134 135 136. Combine to give bus ev5mins daytime
15/11/1994 Times changed: Linked to 134 135 136 ev5mins MS daytime
20/03/1995 New bargain return fares on MTLM. MS daytime ev15mins. Early E ev30mins.
27/03/1995 Timetable revised: MTLM ev15mins, GMN 8/hr MS daytime.
15/05/1995 Fares revision 134 135 136: Single max: 75p; return £1; Day saver £2.60, Concession day saver £1
12/06/1995 Timetable reissued
02/10/1995 TIM Early Su jny 0745 exBury
04/12/1995 re-issued - no change listed
04/12/1995 Timetable reissued
12/02/1996 re-issued - no change listed
12/02/1996 Timetable reissued
30/09/1996 Service extended to Chorlton St
30/09/1996 Timetable revised: 135 extended to Chorlton St
25/11/1996 re-issued - no change listed
25/11/1996 Timetable reissued, M-S daytime at frequent intervals; E ev30mins; Su daytime ev20mins
16/02/1997 no change M-S at freq intervals daytime: ESu ev30mins (S shopping hrs ev20mins)
02/03/1997 Fares revision
01/12/1997 no change
17/05/1998 Timetable revised
27/06/1998 MTLM not listed. MS 1930 from Bury withdrawn. MS daytime ev8 - 10mins. E ev30mins. Commercial Su 0745 TIM; MS 1855 ROS
06/09/1998 Times revised. Addtl commercial GMB early SSu jnys from Bury
22/11/1998 Su TIM jny not listed
21/02/1999 no apparent change
25/04/1999 Most jnys retimed. Addtl ESu jnys now ev20mins not ev30mins
01/05/1999 GOLD : no apparent change
25/02/2000 ROS MS 1855 from Whitefield to Bury withdrawn
26/03/2000 no change
04/09/2000 Service now terminate at Lever St. No longer calls at Whitefield Bus Stn. Times changed
12/11/2000 rerouted in Mcr to start/end at Piccadilly Gardens.
25/02/2001 no apparent change: commercial MF ev 7 to 10mins daytime; S ev8/9 mins daytime, ESu ev20mins. PH ev15mins shopping hours, ev30mins E
30/03/2001 Addtl UKN jnys MS daytime ev20mins plus FS E ev20mins.
18/05/2001 no change listed
02/11/2001 UKN jnys not listed. Addtl supported FS NIGHT jnys: 0030 ev30 0330 OUT 0120 ev30 0250 IN
11/03/2002 Times changed: commercial MS ev7-10 mins daytime, ESuPH ev20mins MS daytime. PH = Su times
28/07/2002 203 reprinted
28/07/2002 Route changed: now leave via Church St not Lever St
31/08/2003 Route changed in city centre, Times changed
26/01/2004 Minor changes to times
25/07/2004 135 ONLY: 137 138 NOW SHOWN WITH 92 93
06/11/2004 All commercial: Extra FS NIGHT jnys ev30mins by FIN. Ev7/8 mins MF daytime. Ev15mins S daytime ESu ev20mins. FS FM NIGHT service ev30mins. F supported, S commercial
03/04/2005 Times changes with extra SuPH jnys: now ev15mins daytime.
22/07/2005 506 reprint
22/07/2005 FIN Night service withdrawn
04/09/2006 207 reprint
04/09/2006 minor changes to times
24/06/2007 Addtl SuPH jnys: frequent at least ev10mins daytime
28/10/2007 Addtl MS jnys: frequent at least ev10mins daytime
26/10/2008 times changed
19/04/2009 609 reprint
19/04/2009 E jnys from city after 2035 now 2mins later
20/11/2009 Addtl FS NIGHT jnys by JPT ev30mins via Cross St , Princess St, Portland St to Piccadilly
30/01/2010 FM night jnys retimed. Bus ev15mins.
14/02/2010 JPT night jnys divert via Withy Gr and Corporation St
11/04/2010 JPT night jnys times changed
30/07/2010 FM Night jnys retimed 10mins earlier
08/10/2010 JPT journeys withdrawn
04/09/2011 1112 reprint
04/09/2011 213 reprint
04/09/2011 913 reprint
04/09/2011 Minor changes to MF times
26/01/2014 814 reprint
26/01/2014 Times changed on SuPH with additional early morning and early evening journeys introduced.
30/01/2015 FS night journeys withdrawn
12/04/2015 Times changed on SuPH with additional journeys.
19/07/2015 Addtl MS 2325 from Bury and 0015 from Mcr
25/10/2015 Addtl SuPH: 0605 from Bury, 0653 from Manchester
03/04/2016 Minor timetable change to M-F early E from city
24/07/2016 Buses from city retimed on SuPH
30/10/2016 Minor timetable changes.
29/01/2017 Minor timetable changes.
23/04/2017 0815 journey from Bury on SuPH withdrawn.
08/04/2018 Addtl S 0455 from Heaton Park to Manchester 0519 from Manchester to Bury
28/10/2018 New entry, minor changes to times
02/06/2019 Operator change from FM to Go North West on sale of QS depot. No change to timetables or routes. All tickets mutually accepted.
21/07/2019 Summer service MF changes until 31 August
26/01/2020 TIMES CHANGED
26/01/2020 Times changed.
23/03/2020 will run to a Su Timetable, with enhancements during the morning peak.
29/03/2020 will run ev30mins through the daytime, and hrly during the E.
10/04/2020 Easter BH
14/04/2020 will now run ev20mins through the daytime, and ev30mins through the E
31/05/2020 The 135 will increase to run every 10 mins, M-F daytime, and ev20mins in the E. On S, it will run every 12 mins and ev20mins in the E, and On Su, ev15mins, with Buses ev30mins in the E.
15/06/2020 Will now run ev10mins through the week, and ev12mins on S and ev15mins on Su
01/09/2020 Returns to similar pre-Covid Times: M-S daytime ev8 mins; SuPH ev10mins; E ev20mins
01/09/2020 TfGM Bus Guide issued
31/01/2021 M-F daytime reduced to ev10mins (from ev8 mins). S daytime reduced to ev12mins (from ev8 mins). Su daytime reduced to ev30mins (from ev10mins). no changes to E frequencies.
28/02/2021 STRIKE TT: ev12mins M-F daytime; ev15mins S daytime; ev20mins Su daytime; ev30mins E
19/04/2021 ev10mins weekday daytime; ev12mins S daytime; ev15mins Su daytime; ev20mins E.
12/12/2021 Times changed M-S. Buses run up to ev9mins, and changes to timetables to improve reliability at busy times of the day.
24/04/2022 Temporary timetable from Dec 2021 now permanent, with some adjustments to help with reliability.
Bee Network: Bury - Whitefield - Heaton Park - Cheetham Hill - Manchester

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