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Route 166

Route: Boarshaw - Middleton - Cheetham Hill - City - Rusholme

Service changes

Date Change details
23/03/1987 Supported ev30mins MS daytime , ESu City to Middleton
30/03/1987 New Supported ev30mins MS daytime , ESu City to Middleton
28/09/1987 Service extended from Mcr - Belle Vue ev30mins daytime. Addtl Su jnys from Albert Sq to Rusholme MRI 1455 1655 2025 from Albert Sq start from MRI at 1447 1647 2017: 1357 1557 1757 1927 from MIDD extended to MRI for visiting times
23/11/1987 Addtl Su ev30mins. Rusholme and MRI at visiting times only
19/03/1988 Extended to Platt Lane all jnys.
08/01/1989 Curtailed at Middleton via Crumpsall Green. Revised timetable. Ev30mins daily incl E. Mow by Citibus.
03/04/1989 Curtailed at Albert Sq. Supported late E daily Su now by GMB
24/09/1989 MS daytime extended to Rochdale via Castleton
20/11/1989 Service 161 166 withdrawn and replaced by new 160 161
17/08/1991 Timetable revised: Supported MS daytime ev30mins service: Curtailed at Whitefield. MF peak extn to Withington NESu
27/12/1991 Service extended to Mcr- Bury. Ev30mins. Some early MF jnys. NESu
09/02/1992 no apparent change
05/04/1992 not listed
07/06/1993 793 reprint
07/06/1993 Timetable and route revised. Partly replacing 338. MS daytime ev30mins. NESu
31/01/1994 694 reprint
31/01/1994 minor timetable and route revision. BEE jnys withdrawn
19/09/1994 Service withdrawn
26/03/2000 ESu 169 jnys direct via Market St Droylsden renumbered 166. Supported ESu hrly by FP and SM. FP accept other operators pre-paid tickets on 166 169
16/04/2000 no change
28/08/2000 no change
28/08/2000 no change listed
24/06/2001 M-S jnys by SM withdrawn and replaced by addtl 169 jnys. Remaining E jnys by SM FP now run by UKN
02/09/2001 Su 1252 from With Hosp, 1150 from AS no longer easy access bus.
17/09/2001 no change
29/03/2002 Add E jnys on PH
29/03/2002 New entry under 166, eve jnys added on 166/169 on Bank Holidays
01/09/2002 SuPH times changed with 166 jny replaced by addtl 169 jnys. Supported hrly Su jnys now by DEN plus MAY.
22/09/2002 no change
24/02/2003 Service withdrawn
24/02/2003 Showing 166 withdrawn this date but appears withdrawn 1/9/2002 and replaced by extra 169

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