Route 159
Route: Service 159
Service changes
| Date | Change details |
|---|---|
| 26/10/1986 | MS irreg daytime service (ev90nins plus schs / SH jnys) |
| 26/05/1987 | 1187 reprint |
| 26/05/1987 | Supported times changed. Now reg ev90mins. Addtl SuBH ev90mins. Change op to CIT |
| 12/06/1988 | New route: MS daytime ev30mins. NESu |
| 12/06/1988 | Times changed. Now hrly daily daytime. Now op by GMB |
| 11/06/1989 | Now op by Bluebird Bus and Coach of Middleton |
| 22/04/1991 | ESu times revised: |
| 02/08/1992 | Timetable and route revised. Now via Mills Hill. Commercial MS daytime hrly, Supported ESu |
| 01/08/1993 | Su service revised and operated by ROS |
| 04/01/1994 | Addtl commercial 1610 1710 by Citibus. |
| 25/07/1994 | 1610 1710 now supported and run by BBC |
| 12/06/1995 | MS E service revised. 10mins earlier |
| 30/10/1995 | ESu now diverted via Woodhouses. Times changed. |
| 14/01/1996 | ESu rerouted in Woodhouses to loop via Ashton Rd |
| Middleton - Failsworth - Woodhouses - Chadderton - Oldham | |
| 01/04/1996 | Service extended to Oldham via Chadderton partly replacing 406 414. Times and operator revised. Hrly daytime with addtl supported JPT 1538 from Failsworth to OM, 1710 from Middleton - Woodhouses. Bluebird 0700 from Middleton. Main service byROS |
| 22/07/1996 | Timetable and operator revised. |
| 02/09/1996 | Minor timetable and operator revisions. |
| 01/06/1997 | Timetable and operators revised: M-S daytime hrly by BBC. Esu hrly by JPT via Roman Rd, Westminster Rd |
| 29/06/1998 | ESu service withdrawn. Main service by Bluebird. JPT 0655 0755 1610 1710 NS from Mid. 0721 0821 1636 1736 from Roman Rd |
| 26/04/1999 | Withdrawn: 1610 1710 NS from Mid. 0651 1636 1736 from Roman Rd |
| 14/01/2001 | 1201 reprint |
| 14/01/2001 | Route change - Oldham terminus now Central bus station. AM peak jnys retimed |
| 02/12/2002 | Route revised in Middleton Junction, Chadderton and Oldham. Via Royal Oldhm Hosp and Tesco. Times changed |
| 26/04/2004 | Addtl jny retained: 0821 MF from Roman Rd |
| 26/04/2004 | MF 0655 from Middleton, 0725 0825 from Woodhouses all withdrawn. All jnys by BBC |
| 01/11/2004 | 0725 from Middleton now 0715; 1540 1640 from Mid and 1643 1743 from Oldham no longer serve Tesco |
| 01/11/2004 | 1005 reprint |
| 01/11/2004 | 505 reprint |
| 05/06/2006 | 1108 reprint |
| 05/06/2006 | 207 reprint |
| 05/06/2006 | 607 reprint |
| 05/06/2006 | 708 reprint |
| 05/06/2006 | Times changed |
| 20/04/2009 | No longer serves Broadway Business Park divert via Greengate |
| Woodhouses - Failsworth - Middleton | |
| 12/04/2010 | Curtailed to run Middleton - Woodhouses. New 459 runs Woodhouses - Oldham. |
| 12/06/2010 | S jnys rerouted via Ashbridge Rd and Cutler hill Rd and run by Stotts Tours |
| Middleton - Failsworth - Woodhouses - Chadderton - Oldham | |
| 10/09/2010 | Route extended from Woodhouses to Oldham as before . Replaces 459. 0730 from MID and 0810 from WOOD by BBC. Rest by Swans Travel |
| 12/10/2010 | All jnys by Bluebird. Times unchanged |
| 01/05/2011 | Following jnys now by JPT. MF 0730 from MID, 0810 return. |
| 30/01/2012 | Rerouted to run via Block Lane, Washbrook and Stanley Road instead of Edward St. |
| 16/04/2012 | 1740 from Middleton withdrawn. 1740 from Oldham now ends at Greengate |
| 30/07/2012 | M-F 0810 from Woodhouses to Middleton retimed. 0801 |
| 03/03/2013 | Bluebird journeys will be run by JPT/ Stagecoach Manchester. |
| 08/04/2013 | Run by Jpt/Stagecoach Manchester. All jnys run by Manchester Community Tpt. Minor timetable changes. |
| 28/10/2013 | Rerouted direct via Oldham Rd instead of Townley St in Middleton. M-F peak jnys no longer via Ashbridge Rd in Woodhouses. |
| 01/09/2014 | Route changed via Failsworth Rd in Woodhouses, with Cutler Hill Rd, Ashton Rd, Medlock Rd, Hartshead Cres, Stamford Dri and Ashbridge Rd no longer served. Times changed. |
| 09/11/2014 | 1117 reprint |
| 09/11/2014 | 217 reprint |
| 09/11/2014 | 815 reprint |
| 09/11/2014 | Most journeys rerouted to serve Medlock Rd, Hartshead Cres, Stamford Dr and Ashbridge Rd in Woodhouses. |
| 09/04/2018 | S 1740 from Oldham to Greengate is withdrawn |
| 25/02/2019 | |
| 25/02/2019 | MF 1710 from Middleton retimed 5 mins earlier throughout. |
| 06/04/2020 | M-F daytime ev2hrs NE |
| 18/04/2020 | services cancelled on closure of company: All jnys now by STO |
| 19/04/2020 | 159 (MCT/Stotts): services taken over by Stotts. ev 2hrs M-S daytime |
| 15/06/2020 | resume full Timetable: M-S daytime hrly |
| 30/01/2022 | This service provides an hourly daytime service. Revised route between Greengate and Middleton buses will run via Alkrington via Mainway East, Lincoln Rd, Evesham Rd, Kirkway, Mainway and Manchester New Road replacing the 125 on this section (the change t |
| 24/04/2022 | Route changed via Alkrington instead of Moorclose and Middleton Junction. Route changed in Chadderton town centre via Stockfield Rd and Melbourne St / Cobden St. Partly replaced by diverted 396 |
| Bee Network: Middleton - Failsworth - Woodhouses - Chadderton - Oldham | |