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Route: Service 138

Service changes

Date Change details
26/01/1987 MS daytime ev30mins ESu hrly
27/09/1987 GMB SERVICE: M-S daytime ev30mins: M-S E hrly. Nsu
27/09/1987 no change listed: Su hrly 0915 - 2315
27/09/1987 times changed
11/01/1988 no change listed: SuBH hrly 0915 - 2315
13/03/1988 Supported SuBH 0915 hrly 2315 from Arndale: plus 2030 2130 from BY
30/10/1988 Su service diverted and extended to Bury op by Shearings
03/04/1989 GMB service now hrly daily.
10/04/1989 Service revised with reduced frequency. Partly replaced by new 137. MS daytime hrly. Su hrly by Shearings, first and last two supported rest commercial.
25/06/1989 Su jnys revised: Summer service to 24/9/89. Supported jnys withdrawn. Late jnys Bury to Hillock Est only
23/10/1989 Su service now numbered 92
19/05/1990 Summer Su hrly service introduced by Shearings
01/10/1990 Summer Su withdrawn for winter
22/04/1991 timetable revised. Addtl commercial MF1715 from city by Maynes. Supported E service.
24/06/1991 Supported MS E jnys revised operated by SHR
27/07/1992 Addtl GMB hrly daytime. Supported MAY jny withdrawn
05/10/1992 Timetable revised
16/11/1992 MS daytime service extended to Bury - as Su
16/11/1992 This service will be extended to Bury via Sunnybank Road and Manchester Road, replacing service 488 between Mersey Drive, Unsworth and Bury. The timetable will be revised, with departures from Manchester Arndale at 25 minutes past each hour and Bury at 28
22/02/1993 no change
24/05/1993 All journeys from Manchester to Bury will run 5 minutes later than at present - no change to times from Bury to Manchester.
19/07/1993 Timetable revised
31/08/1993 no change
15/11/1993 no change
04/04/1994 no change
19/09/1994 Competing with new MTLM, 137 138 divert via Cheetham Hill to Piccadilly and renumbered 134
03/10/1994 Diverted via Pilsworth: all GMB jnys withdrawn
03/10/1994 Replacement: diverted via Pilsworth. Supported ESu hrly.
15/11/1994 Services 137 138 diverted via Cheetham Hill to Piccadilly renumbered 134 via Hollins. Linked to 135 136 ev5mins MS daytime
02/10/1995 Supported ESuBH 138 hrly
08/03/1997 598 reprint
08/03/1997 Minor city centre route change
07/09/1998 New Trafford Centre service. Commercial MF E hrly sch hols only
07/09/1998 Supported MS E jnys extended from city to Trafford Centre hrly
Bury - Pilsworth - Unsworth - Heaton Park - Broughton - Manchester
22/11/1998 MS E extension to Trafford Centre withdrawn
21/02/1999 New timetable. Addtl Su daytime jnys replacing withdrawn 137 jnys. Rerouted Bury - Pilsworth via Mcr Rd, Hollins Brow, Croft La not Heap Bridge and M66
25/04/1999 no apparent change
26/03/2000 times changed
04/09/2000 no change
25/02/2001 no apparent change. Supported E hrly Su ev30mins daytime.
30/03/2001 no change
18/05/2001 Jnys by UK North withdrawn
02/11/2001 no change
11/03/2002 no change
13/05/2002 203 reprinted
13/05/2002 Route changed: now leave via Victoria Stn not Cross St
28/07/2002 203 reprinted
28/07/2002 no change
31/08/2003 Route changed in city centre, Times changed. SUPH daytime now commercial. Daily E still supported
26/01/2004 no change
25/07/2004 no change listed
25/10/2004 no change listed
25/07/2005 no change listed
04/09/2005 no change listed
29/01/2006 0307 reprint
29/01/2006 1206 reprint
29/01/2006 City terminal now Shudehill Interchange. Times changed
02/09/2007 Minor time changes
28/10/2007 1007 reprint
28/10/2007 Early E times changed
31/08/2008 Times changed
25/01/2009 no change listed
19/07/2009 MS 1920 138 Bury - Mcr runs as 137. SuPH 1850 withdrawn. Supported E jnys by ANW
17/05/2010 MF times changed
29/08/2010
29/08/2010 711 reprint
15/04/2012 Run by ANW/First Mcr. Addtl 1850 from Mcr on SuPH. All jnys by First Manchester.
22/07/2012 service 137 138 withdrawn and partly replaced by new 92 94 and rerouted 149 Leicester Rd - Mcr
22/07/2012 Withdrawn. Partly replaced by 149 diverted via Broughton and Lower Broughton not Cheetham .

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