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Route: Service 143

Service changes

Date Change details
25/04/1988 no change
01/08/1988 Branded: Piccadilly Line. Every few mins MF0809- (S0939) -1809 via Albert Sq; then 1825 ev15mins 2340
21/08/1988 MF univ term time0840 ev few mins 1000
05/09/1988 Branded: Piccadilly Line. Every few mins MF0809- (S0939) -1809 via Albertt Sq; then 1825 ev15mins 2340
13/11/1988 no change
18/12/1988 no change
04/09/1989 no change
10/09/1989 Piccadilly Line: ev12mins daytime: Esu ev30mins plus addtl ThFS ev30mins. Nsu
18/06/1990 MS daytime ev12mins, NESuPH
10/09/1990 Extended to Southern Cemetry. Improved term time service: addtl MS E ev30mins, plus addtl ThFS ev30mins. Univ Hols: MS irreg daytime service plus ev30mins E.
06/01/1992 Service 40 diverted at Withington to West Didsbury renumbered 143
20/09/1992 Univ term only: MS daytime ev20mins. SuE ev30mins. Univ Hols: MS daytime irreg: E ev30mins Not JJuAS.
08/09/1997 not listed
03/03/1998 MAGIC bus extended to Wythenshawe: from wyth : M-F 0718 (S 0938) ev10mins 1708 E 1830 ev20mins 2330;
06/09/1998 Addtl E jnys on ThFS from West Didsbury in Univ term time.Addtl M-S Night service summary timetable by Nova Scotia MAG
09/11/1998 Irreg MF service by MAGicBus ev10mins or less daytime; E ev10mins from Northenden. Addtl ThFS from West Dids ev10mins. Addtl Nova Scotia service from Christie Hosp MF 3bph. Some SH only. NIGHT service MTW from Northenden ev30mins, ThFS from West Dids ev3
03/01/1999 Times and fares revised: M-F 0750-2330 ev10mins S 1030-2330. Nights M-S 0016 ev30mins 0316 from Picc
25/04/1999 Minor timetable changes
05/09/1999 Timetable changed. MAG MS ev10mins daytime plus extra ThF E jnys from West dids. Su ev15mins.
27/09/1999 NOV jnys withdrawn
02/01/2000 Su jnys withdrawn
27/03/2000 Commercial service. Shown as part of Summary timetable 41 43 43A 44 48 143 by ANW, SM, BLU, MAG, UKN , FIN. Night jnys from Fridays night club to city, from Palace Theatre to West Dids. Service summary: Ev1 to 10mins 0411-0320,
26/06/2000 Times changed: Shown as part of Summary timetable
17/09/2000 Times changed
11/12/2000 Times of late E / NIGHT services revised. Temporary timetable during Univ holidays. 18/12/00 - 14/1/01
17/06/2001 Times changed . Univ holidays
17/09/2001 Curtailed to West Didsbury - Mcr
06/01/2002 no change
25/02/2002 Times changed
09/06/2002 Night jnys withdrawn - univ Holidays
24/06/2002 Minor timetable changes.
22/09/2002 no change listed. Summary timetable 41 43 48 143
23/09/2002 minor change to times
22/09/2003 no change listed
24/01/2004 no change listed
14/06/2004 MF times changed during Summer to 4 September
14/06/2004 Times changed during summer period
26/07/2004 no change listed
06/09/2004 MAG times changed
19/11/2004 no change listed
07/03/2005 no change listed
17/07/2005 no change listed
16/09/2005 no change listed
01/12/2005 no change listed
01/12/2005 no change listed. Summary timetable 41 43 48 143
26/06/2006 no change listed
03/09/2006 times changed. Summary timetable only
11/09/2006 no change listed
30/10/2006 no change
16/02/2007 no change
02/09/2007 Times changed. Addtl Su daytime service.
01/09/2008 Addtl morning jnys
08/09/2008 no change
26/01/2009 FS NIGHT 0200 0310 from Shudehill withdrawn
24/07/2010 FIN jnys withdrawn
04/01/2011 no change
09/05/2011 no change
04/09/2011 times changed
West Didsbury - Fallowfield - Rusholme - Manchester
10/09/2012 Addtl E and late NIGHT jnys by FIN during Univ termtime ev20mins. 2041 - 2321 MS IN; OUT: 2031 - 2331 then 0011 ev20mins 0251 M-S
31/12/2012 All Finglands journeys are withdrawn
27/01/2013 415 reprint
27/01/2013 913 reprint
27/01/2013 Times changed on SuPH: 1045 ev15mins 1915 IN
Sale - West Didsbury - Fallowfield - Rusholme - Manchester
30/10/2016 Some M-S daytime journeys are extended every 10 minutes to Sale. Some journeys are also extended to Broadheath at Trafford College start/finish times. Late night journeys are also retimed.
West Didsbury - Fallowfield - Rusholme - Manchester
23/04/2017 Curtailed to/from West Didsbury-Mcr with Weds extn to Northern Moor Sports fields
23/07/2017 Times changed. Weds extension to Sports Grounds withdrawn. Summer period to 2 September.
03/09/2017 Times changed. Weds extension to Sports Grounds reinstated. MS daytime at least every 10mins. SuPH ev15mins
28/01/2018 Times changed, Addtl early jnys on SSuPH an hr earlier
22/07/2018 Extra entry: summer timetable until 1/9/2018
02/09/2018 Times changed with extra SuBH jnys
21/07/2019 Summer service MF changes until 31 August
01/09/2019
23/03/2020 M-F ev10mins E ev10mins - Cancelled before operation
27/03/2020 temporary cancellation of the ‘Night bus’ services:
28/03/2020 service SUSPENDED
01/06/2020 services reinstated: M-S ev30mins daytime and E services
15/06/2020 Daily: ev30mins daytime and E services
30/08/2020 Times changed. M-S "not more than ev10mins" M-F 0626-2326; S 0925-2345; SuPH 0920-1830 then ev12mins 1942.
25/10/2020 Late night jnys after midnight temporarily withdrawn. services operate to Univ Hols tt
02/01/2021 Check date on 21SC0456
02/01/2021 Times changed on Sat with Addtl journeys introduced. M-F times are also changed during the Summer period from 25 July to 4 Sept.
31/01/2021 M-F WITHDRAWN due to covid. (TfGM says No M-F service; SM says ev20mins M-F) No change SSu.
01/02/2021 TfGM says No M-F service; (SM says ev20mins M-F) No change SSu.
20/02/2021 S timetables changed: reduced from ev10 mins to ev 20mins. M-F & Su services no change
08/03/2021 M-F daytime times changes: at least ev10mins incl E
05/09/2021 M-S daytime times changed. Addtl FS late night jnys reintroduced for the University term times. 
08/10/2021 On Fri/Sat 8/9 15/16 22/23/29/30 October & 5/6 12/13 19/20 26/27 Nov Wilmslow Rd services will divert between 20:00/01:00hrs All services heading outbound Normal route then (Left) Hathersage Rd (Right) Upper Brook Street/Anson Rd (Right) Dickenson Rd res
24/07/2022 Summer timetables effective from 24 July to 3 Sept 2022
04/09/2022 Service 147 revised to run ev30mins, with extra jnys running on service 143 instead. Daily ev 5 mins
Bee Network: West Didsbury - Fallowfield - Rusholme - Manchester

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