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Route 149

Route: Crumpsall Green - Cheetham Hill - Mcr

Service changes

Date Change details
14/03/1988 New MS daytime ev30mins. NESu
30/08/1988 MS daytime ev30mins 0729-1729. One jny 0847 BrooksBar-CH
02/04/1990 New service replacing service 6 and partly replacing 57 and 147. MS daytime ev30mins 0625 1755. E 1935 hrly 2235, Su 0830-2230 CGrn-HG.
02/07/1990 Commercial MS daytime: ESu extended replacing 147 HG-OM hrly 0930- 2330. supported daily 0600 by BBC MS. Commercial Su BEE
29/10/1990 timetable revised
13/01/1991 Addtl early jnys from Rochdale BEE garage: MF0519 MS0549 0619 0629 0659 0729 0759 0839S.
22/04/1991 Early jnys from Rochdale now run from OM
22/04/1991 reprint??
21/04/1992 Minor timetable revision: some addtl sch jnys
13/04/1993 Addtl commercial MF 0803 by GMB to Grafton St Univ terms or Albert Sq in unihols
06/09/1993 694 reprint
06/09/1993 Minor timetable revision: GMB jny not listed
06/09/1993 Service withdrawn.
27/03/1995 Minor route and timetable revision. Sch 0755 now by Stuarts
02/10/1995 Minor timetable revision. STU jny not listed
05/01/1997 Minor timetable revision
19/01/1997 Su service curtailed at Oldham Town Sq not Mumps
17/02/1997 Minor route revision in city centre
03/05/1997 Timetable revised. Curtailed at Oldham Town Sq not Mumps
26/07/1997 service extended to Wilmslow replacing 100. 0800-1800
30/08/1997 MS daytime 149 jnys curtailed to Mcr-Oldham as 249. two from HG 0600 0630 to Cannon St. 1745 OUT. Supported E HG hrly HW. Early S jnys supported,
01/12/1997 Supported early from HG now 0630, 0611 from Gatley
07/03/1998 timetable revised
30/05/1998 not listed
30/05/1998 single jny 0530 MS.
14/06/1998 E jnys revised: BEE = Arriva. MF 0530 to HG daytime service Oldham- All Saints ev30mins. Supported E Moston-Cannon St hrly. Supported Su oldham-Mcr hrly. E Moston - City hrly.. Supported 0600 daily by BBC
14/06/1998 Now by Arriva, no 249 shown and just Oldham to Manchester
05/09/1998 MF 0530 from HG curtailed at Mcr. 1342 from city to OM now to Hollinwood Sch. 1500 from HW sch only. E times slightly changed
28/03/1999 commercial MS daytime jnys ev30mins now by Bluebird, plus additional ev30mins by FM. Supported ESu hrly by Bluebird via NMGH.
30/05/1999 MS daytime jnys by BBC divert via Crumpsall Lane, NMGH, Ash Tree Rd and Crescent Rd
26/06/1999 SSu 0600 from Moston to NMGH withdrawn
06/09/1999 Some jnys chaged on Sch days. Most MF jnys retimed slightly
21/11/1999 All jnys now by FM. Timetable revised. MS daytime ev30mins. Supported E ev90mins from Hollinwood. Supported Su hrly daytime
26/03/2000 Supported S 0741 Su 0850 0950 from Hollinwood - Mcr Start from Oldham - not via Wickentree La
04/06/2000 Minor changes to times. Commercial MS daytime ev30mins. Supported hrly E Hollinwood - Mcr
31/07/2000 Slight change to early jnys. All jnys call at Wickentree La at Hollinwood
25/02/2001 Divert via Elizabeth St, Waterloo Rd, Higher Blackley, Coalshaw Green, Coppice instead of Bank House and Grden Suburb. All jnys via NMGH, ESu jnys extended to Holts Est partially replacing 422. Times changed.
19/03/2001 0530 MF from Hollinwood now 0525
29/05/2001 0530 MF from Hollinwood now runs as 88 via Plant Hill not Heaton Park.
23/09/2001 Divert via Strangeways not via Cheetham. Minor times changes
23/09/2001 REPRINT 0302
22/06/2002 1002 reprint
22/06/2002 403 reprint
22/06/2002 S0711 from oldham and 0752 return now run by Bluebird. PH jnys added to Su times.
31/08/2003 1104 REPRINT
31/08/2003 1203 REPRINT
31/08/2003 305 REPRINT
31/08/2003 City centre route changed: now via Withy Grove and High St to Piccadilly. times changed
30/07/2005 1005 reprint
30/07/2005 109 reprint
30/07/2005 1107 reprint
30/07/2005 206 reprint
30/07/2005 207 reprint
30/07/2005 508 reprint
30/07/2005 607 reprint
30/07/2005 806 reprint
30/07/2005 Bluebird jnys withdrawn S0711 OM inbound, 0755 from city to OM withdrawn
19/04/2009 MS daytime jnys divert via Napier St E and Coppice St not Ashton Rd. MF times changed
19/04/2009 Revised 52 to operate: FAlLSWORTH - PENDLETON (Partly replaced by Route No's 149 & 183).
19/07/2009 Route changed via Cheetham not Strangeways and Hightown. Minor time changes
24/01/2010 times changed
31/01/2011 Some MF early jnys retimed
30/10/2011 MS daytime jnys no longer via Stanley Rd, Coalshaw Green Rd and Drury La. Times changed
22/07/2012 Route change now via Broughton and Lower Broughton not Cheetham partly replacing 137 138. ESuPH jnys curtailed at Alt. Summer times to 1 September.
22/07/2012 service 137 138 withdrawn and partly replaced by new 92 94 and rerouted 149 Leicester Rd - Mcr
02/09/2012 Times changed.
28/10/2012 MF 0816 and SuPH journeys retimed.
27/05/2013 1113 reprint
27/05/2013 Times changed.
27/07/2014 ESuPH jnys changed to run between Oldham and Manchester only, partly replaced by buses 408 and 425. ESuPH jnys now run by Stagecoach Manchester.
25/01/2015 ESuPH jnys divert direct via Chamber Rd and Mcr Rd, no longer running via South Chadderton. Times changed.
19/07/2015 M-F 1701 from Manchester retimed to 1659.
25/10/2015 Times changed.
24/01/2016 Some early morning and peak period journeys are retimed on M-F.
24/07/2016 Changed to run between Oldham and NMGH/ Cheetham Hill only. Times changed.
31/10/2016 M-S daytime journeys from Oldham are retimed.
30/01/2017 Times changed. Some MF peak jnys via Ashton Rd not Coppice St
23/04/2017 Times changed. ESuPH jnys withdrawn and partly replaced by bus 49.
02/09/2018 Times changed on some MS daytime jnys
28/04/2019 Route extended to Chadderton partly replacing bus 406. Divert via White Moss and Blackley instead of Higher Blackley and Heaton Park. No longer serve Cheetham Hill. Times changed with early ESuPH journeys introduced. All journeys will be run by Stagecoach
26/01/2020 Minor route change in Oldham with buses no longer serving John Street and Union Street West. Times of some M-F journeys changed
26/01/2020 MINOR ROUTE CHANGE SOME M-F TIMES CHANGED
23/03/2020 M-F hrly. NE
28/03/2020 Normal services: M-S hrly. NE
05/04/2020 Su 5th: ev2hrs full Route: ev2hrs part Route. Not late E
11/04/2020 M-S ev 2hrs daytime
12/04/2020 easter SuPH: ev2hrs full Route. Not late E
19/04/2020 Times are changed. TfGM Bus Guide issued
01/06/2020 M-S : Every two hours daytime services
15/06/2020 M-S daytime hrly, SuPH part Route hrly
25/07/2021 Minor timetable changes to some early E & SuPH
30/10/2022 Listed as TfGM tender expiry. ESuPH times changed with addtl later E jnys. All jnys run direct via King St, Ashton Rd and Chamber St, replaced by rerouted bus 183 along Manchester St, Lee St, Napier St East and Coppice St. All jnys also serve Tweedale Wa
Bee Network: Chadderton - Oldham - Hollinwood - North Manchester General Hospital

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