Route 168
Route: Mcr - Abbey Hey - Longsight - Hgr Openshaw
Service changes
| Date | Change details |
|---|---|
| 21/04/1987 | Little Gem service: ev7/8 mins MS daytime. NESu |
| 22/06/1987 | revised route: still MS ev7/8 mins NESu |
| 21/09/1987 | revised route: via Matthews La Gorton still MS ev7/8 mins NESu |
| 10/01/1988 | Addtl ESu ev15mins. |
| 03/05/1988 | times changed |
| 18/02/1991 | Route revised: MS daytime ev10mins . ESu ev20mins. |
| 13/04/1992 | Most MS 188 daytime jnys Chorlton - Gorton withdrawn and replaced by 168. |
| 07/06/1993 | Timetable revised. Commercial Ev30mins MS daytime. Hrly supported E AS-Chorl. Commercial hrly Littlemoss - BV. Su hrly AS-LS and hrly Liitlemoss - BV. |
| 31/01/1994 | |
| 31/01/1994 | no change |
| 19/09/1994 | Timetable and routes revised. No longer serves TGH. Commercial ev20mins MS daytime. Supported MS E hrly. Supported MF0635 by Pennine. Commercial hrly LS-AS and hrly BV-Droy. |
| 10/10/1994 | no change |
| 21/11/1994 | Minor timetable and route revision |
| 21/11/1994 | Services 168 169 improved to ev 10mins BV - AS. Extended to AS Msarket M-S daytime; most jnys from AS call at Bus Stn |
| 30/01/1995 | no change |
| 27/02/1995 | Supported GMS 188 MS E service extended to Chorlton replacing 168. |
| 06/03/1995 | Minor timetable and route revision. E now LS-AS hrly |
| 23/04/1995 | Su jnys divert via Clock House Av, Droylsden - double run |
| 04/09/1995 | Timetables and Ashton town centre routes revised |
| 03/03/1996 | supported PEN MF0635 now GMS. |
| 01/09/1996 | Minor timetable revision |
| 05/01/1997 | no change |
| 14/04/1997 | Timetables revised: now ev30mins MS daytime. Addtl 167 service. Supported S0652 by MAY |
| 21/07/1997 | Timetable revised |
| 02/03/1998 | operator revision. MS daytime ev30mins. ESu LS - AS hrly. MF 0635 supported UNI jny Droy-AS; Supported S 0652 Droy-LS by Mayne. |
| 07/09/1998 | no change |
| 29/08/1999 | |
| 05/09/1999 | Most MS daytime jnys retimed |
| 21/11/1999 | ESu hrly LS-AS jnys now by Fpennine. MF0727 from BV mow starts at Hgh Opernshaw. S 0909 fromm BV and daily 2323 from AS withdrawn. |
| 26/03/2000 | ESu jnys withdrawn and replaced by diverted 169 |
| 16/04/2000 | S times slightly changed |
| 28/08/2000 | no change |
| 28/08/2000 | no change listed |
| 28/08/2000 | UNI jny now by SM |
| 12/11/2000 | |
| 24/06/2001 | 1809 from Chorlton now curtailed at Belle Vue. Addtl 1845 BV- Ashton. Connections not guarenteed run by UKN |
| 02/09/2001 | no change |
| 17/09/2001 | MF 0635 from Clock House Av now from B at 0618. 1813 from Chorlton extended to Droy. S 0801 0830 0901 from BV retimed |
| 17/09/2001 | no change |
| 29/03/2002 | New entry under 166, eve jnys added on 166/169 on Bank Holidays |
| 29/03/2002 | no change listed |
| 01/09/2002 | Supported E jny by UKN |
| 22/09/2002 | Times changed |
| 24/02/2003 | no change |
| 27/04/2003 | UKN jnys not listed |
| 14/09/2003 | Times changed |
| 14/06/2004 | MF times changed during Summer to 3 Sept |
| 03/04/2005 | Times changed: commercial MS daytime ev30mins NESuPH. Supported S 0652 by MAY. |
| 13/06/2005 | MF times changed during Summer to 2 Sept |
| 03/09/2005 | Normal service resumes after Summer |
| 03/09/2006 | 207 reprint |
| 03/09/2006 | Addtl ESu jnys by Wythenshawe Mobile: Chorlton - BelleVue replacing 188 |
| 22/04/2007 | Su jnys extended Littlemoss, now via Nortmoor Rd and not Greenside La and Sunnyside Rd. MCT = Wythenshawe Mobile. |
| 02/09/2007 | 208 reprint |
| 02/09/2007 | MF afternoon times changed |
| 27/04/2008 | no change listed |
| 31/08/2008 | Some MF morning peak times changed |
| 30/08/2009 | Some MF peak jnys retimed. |
| 05/09/2010 | Times changed SuPH, daytime jnys extended to Chorlton - Ashton via Greenside Lane and Sunnyside Rd |
| 24/10/2010 | MF 0654 BV- Ashton retimed 0644, 0741 Ashton - Chorlton retimed 0731 |
| 01/05/2011 | MS daytime extended to Hardy Lane. Now via Oldham Rd not Taunton Rd towards Ashton. Times changed |
| 04/09/2011 | Due to Metrolink works, curtailed at Chorlton BStn no longer serve Hardy Lane. Times changed. SuPH now run by FM |
| 29/01/2012 | Some M-S journeys are retimed. |
| 17/06/2012 | Temporary Summer timetable until 1 September. |
| 02/09/2012 | Times changed. |
| 07/04/2013 | no change |
| 01/07/2013 | Times changed during Summer to 31 August 2013 |
| 21/07/2013 | Check details as these changes (change leaflet not summer ttable) are identical to change leaflet dated 1/9/2013 |
| 21/07/2013 | Is summer timetable from 1/7/2013 or 21/7/2013? |
| 21/07/2013 | Run by Stagecoach Manchester. Times changed during the Summer period from 21 July to 31 August 2013 |
| 21/07/2013 | sch 0721 BV-Chorlton also runs MF SchHol. MF0756 from Ashton retimed to give longer jny time |
| 01/09/2013 | 514 reprint |
| 01/09/2013 | sch 0721 BV-Chorlton also runs MF SchHol. MF0756 from Ashton retimed to give longer jny time |
| 01/03/2014 | Route changed between Newmarket Road and Ashton due to road works on Oldham Road. |
| 20/07/2014 | M-F times changed during Summer to 30 August. |
| 31/08/2014 | MF times changed. |
| 12/04/2015 | MF times changed. |
| 26/07/2015 | MS E jnys now Chorlton - Longsight. ESuPH journeys now run by Stagecoach Manchester. Times changed including temporary changes during the Summer to 29 August 2015. |
| 30/08/2015 | MF times changed. |
| 25/01/2016 | M-S daytime journeys retimed. |
| 03/04/2016 | Some M-F morning journeys are retimed |
| 24/07/2016 | Times changed during Summer to 3 September 2016 |
| 04/09/2016 | MF times are changed |
| 30/10/2016 | no change |
| 29/01/2017 | Times are changed. |
| 23/04/2017 | Times changed |
| 23/07/2017 | MF times changed during Summer to 2 Sept. Addtl SuPH jnys: hrly with E jnys via Market St Droy. |
| 03/09/2017 | Addtl MF 1800 from Ashton to Chorlton |
| 08/04/2018 | 168 Times are changed with M-S daytime jnys running ev20 min. E jnys extended to run to/from Ashton, partly replacing bus 169. 169 Route withdrawn |
| 22/07/2018 | Extra entry (web only timetable) Summer ttable M-F until 1/9/2018 also 0654 ex Higher Openshaw now starts Ashton |
| 02/09/2018 | Normal timetable after Summer: commercial M-S daytime ev20mins; Supported ESuPH hrly |
| 27/01/2019 | Service withdrawn. New 150 from Hyde to Trafford Centre replaces the 168 between Gorton and Chorlton. New service 230 from Mancheter to Ashton replaces the 168 between Droylsden and Ashton. Existing service 7 services retimed and increased, replacing the |