Route 18
Route: Middleton area
Service changes
| Date | Change details |
|---|---|
| 06/11/1989 | commercial MS Day ev30mins Limited Stop |
| 26/11/1989 | Limited Stop: ev30mins MS daytime: Su service extend to Mumps |
| 18/12/1989 | Additional stop at Alkrington(Mainway) . Timetable revised |
| 18/12/1989 | Addtl stop at Alkrington(Mainway). Timetable revised. NSu |
| 12/03/1990 | Extended from OLDHAM via Shaw Rd - Higginshaw_ Rd - Heyse - Oldham Rd - SHAW - High St - Martial St - Shaw_ (Wrens Nest - Ouchle St - Grampian Way - RUSHCROFT (Trant Rd) |
| 23/07/1990 | Timetable revised. Addtl MF peak Rushcroft - Oldham Town Square IN/ Mumps OUT jnys |
| 20/11/1990 | GMB (9238) OLDHAM - Mcr (GMB Strike Days) |
| 20/01/1992 | Minor timetable revision |
| 11/04/1992 | dated 250192 : S ev30mins . NE no change apparent |
| 16/11/1992 | 0609 journey from Manchester to Rushcroft will commence from Collyhurst, Queens Road at 0614, on Saturday. |
| 16/11/1992 | Minor timetable revision |
| 22/03/1993 | OLDHAM to RUSHCROFT section WITHDRAWN and journeys rerouted from OLDHAM via Huddersfield Rd - Soho St - Greenacres Rd - GREENACRES . MS ev30mins NESu. |
| 22/03/1993 | OLDHAM to RUSHCROFT section WITHDRAWN, replaced by new 56. Jnys rerouted from OLDHAM via Huddersfield Rd - Soho St - Greenacres Rd - GREENACRES . MS ev30mins NESu. Service diverted at Oldham to serve Greenacres instead of Rushcroft. Timetable revised, but |
| 04/10/1993 | New commercial MTLM 18 19 circular routes. Each MS daytime ev30mins each way round |
| 01/11/1993 | MTLM Route In City revised. Inward via Cannon St and out via Great Ancoats St. Terminus III Corporation St |
| 06/12/1993 | MTL Mcr to MERSEYBUS (13639) |
| 13/12/1993 | GMB to GM NORTH |
| 05/02/1994 | WITHDRAWN (See 59 No route) Photo shows 58 |
| 11/07/1994 | Timetable reissued |
| 27/03/1995 | Timetable reissued |
| 29/01/1996 | Timetable reissued |
| 13/05/1996 | Timetable reissued |
| 30/09/1996 | Rerouted In City Centre |
| 18/11/1996 | Terminus now Cannon St. Timetable re-issued. Ev30mins NESu |
| 28/07/1997 | Service rerouted to operate between SHOLVER & Mcr (All stops) (SHOWS RUSHCROFT CHECK) |
| 28/07/1997 | Service rerouted to operate between SHOLVER & Mcr (All stops). M-S ev30mins |
| 22/03/1998 | GM NORTH to FIRST MANCHSTER |
| 26/04/1998 | Revised to operate RUSHCROFT to Mcr. Limited stop. MS ev30mins NESu |
| 17/05/1998 | no change listed |
| 14/06/1998 | no change listed |
| 30/11/1998 | Timetable revised. |
| 25/10/1999 | Times changed |
| 24/12/1999 | no change listed |
| 27/03/2000 | MF peak jnys retimed slightly earlier |
| 23/04/2000 | no change listed |
| 26/02/2001 | WITHDRAWN (Part replacement by Route No 59) |
| Middleton - Langley - Middleton - Blackley - Manchester | |
| 29/08/2010 | New commercial route replacing 122 123 124. freq service MS daytime plus late E hrly, Su daytime ev15mins |
| 20/09/2010 | Addtl MF 0433 Collyhurst-Langley |
| 04/09/2011 | |
| 04/09/2011 | Times changed on Mondays to Fridays |
| 03/09/2012 | Some early morning journeys are retimed. |
| Middleton - Langley - Middleton - Blackley - Manchester - Rusholme | |
| 28/10/2012 | Extended to serve the Univ of Mcr, Mcr Royal Infirmary and Rusholme. (no Hospital access as yet) Times changed with addtl jnys: MS E ev30mins |
| 27/01/2013 | Minor timetable changes. |
| Middleton - Langley - Middleton - Manchester - Manchester Royal Infirmary | |
| 21/07/2013 | Terminates in Mcr Royal Hospital Grounds (Rusholme extension WITHDRAWN) Times changed during Summer to 31Aug |
| 01/09/2013 | Normal timetable after summer |
| 08/09/2013 | Minor timetable changes. |
| 27/10/2013 | Times changed. |
| 26/01/2014 | Times changed |
| 31/08/2014 | MS times changed |
| 19/07/2015 | Times changed including temporary changes during Summer to 29 August 2015. |
| 30/08/2015 | MS times changed |
| 26/10/2015 | minor change MF mornings |
| 24/01/2016 | Minor tt changes to improve timekeeping |
| 07/03/2016 | Following changes to the road layout, from 7 March First 18 and 42 services no longer serve Dale St in city centre towards MRI & Oxford Rd. New route Church St as normal, right onto Oldham St, around Piccadilly and right onto Portland St. Originally Lever |
| 24/07/2016 | Times changed during summer to 3 Sept |
| 04/09/2016 | Normal timetable after summer |
| 30/10/2016 | minor timetable changes |
| 20/11/2016 | rerouted in city centre via full length of Portland Street then Oxford St |
| Middleton - Langley - Middleton - Manchester | |
| 08/01/2017 | Route changed temporarily to run between Langley and Mcr, Chorlton St only, due to roadworks on Brook Street. Oxford St cycle way |
| Middleton - Langley - Middleton - Manchester - Manchester Royal Infirmary | |
| 23/04/2017 | Reintroduced btwn Mcr and MRI having been curtailed due to works on Oxford Rd. Times changed: alternate jnys extended ev20mins MS daytime to MRI. Su ev30mins to MRI. Daily E ev30mins full route |
| 23/07/2017 | summer timetable introduced |
| 03/09/2017 | Times changed with M-S daytime journeys generally running ev20mins. Partly replaced by addtl bus 17 jnys between Middleton and Mcr and bus 19 between Middleton and Langley. |
| 29/10/2017 | Some S morning jnys retimed slightly later |
| 28/01/2018 | Times changed |
| 02/09/2018 | Times changed. |
| 27/01/2019 | Revised timetable. |
| 02/06/2019 | Operator change from FM to Go North West on sale of QS depot. 17 17A No change to timetables or routes. All tickets mutually accepted. |
| 21/07/2019 | Summer service MF changes until 31 August |
| 27/10/2019 | 17 18 Introduction of a consistent 5 min frequency btwn Mcr - Middleton, addtl E jnys, more direct buses btwn Langley-Mcr, addtl sch jnys |
| 26/01/2020 | Minor changes to some MF peak jnys |
| 23/03/2020 | will run to a Su Timetable Daily, with enhancements during the morning peak. Ev15mins core: MRI ev30mins; E ev30mins full Route |
| 29/03/2020 | Version 1: will run hrly through the daytime and E, with Buses Timesd to coordinate with the 17 (superceeded) |
| 29/03/2020 | Version 2: Additional ev30 mins between MRI and Shudehill, connecting with the 17 to and from the north of the city |
| 05/04/2020 | short journeys between MRI - Manchester are withdrawn on Su and outside of the peak hours through the week. Some changes to the last Buses each day, with the very last trip withdrawn due to low numbers of people using it , |
| 06/04/2020 | Due to government funding, services changes only lasted SSu, then reverted to previous Timetable |
| 10/04/2020 | Easter PH : hrly full Route plus hrly Shudehill - MRI |
| 14/04/2020 | along with the 17, the 18 will be increasing to run ev30mins, creating a bus ev15mins along Rochdale Road through the day |
| 31/05/2020 | Ev 12 mins through the daytime, M-F and ev15mins on Sat between Langley and Shudehill, extending ev30mins to the MRI. ev30mins ESu. |
| 15/06/2020 | The 18 will now run up to ev12mins between Langley and Shudehill, and ev30mins to MRI through the week |
| 01/09/2020 | Returns to normal Times, with Buses running up to every 10 mins through the daytime; E ev15mins on common section |
| 01/09/2020 | TIMES CHANGED |
| 31/01/2021 | M-F daytime reduced to ev12mins (from ev10mins) Mcr-Langley; S daytime reduced to ev15mins (from ev10mins). M-S extended to MRI ev30mins but with early morning enhancements as current timetable. . Su daytime reduced to ev30mins full route (ev10mins with |
| 28/02/2021 | STRIKE TT: ev20mins M-S daytime; Normal ESu service |
| 11/04/2021 | Early E frequency on 17/18 on the shared section and beyond is reduced: Pre-Covid and then up to 30Jan 2021, both services ran ev10 mins up to 2030 from Mcr. Both are reduced to ev15 mins each after 19:00 ex Shudehill to provides 7/8 headway on Rochdale R |
| 19/04/2021 | ev12mins weekday daytime btwn Langley - Mcr with two/hr to/from MRI; ev15mins S daytime btwn Langley - Mcr with ev30mins continuing to/from MRI; ev30mins ESu |
| 25/07/2021 | Minor timetable changes. |
| 12/12/2021 | S times changed. Buses will now run ev12 mins, combining with the 17 to offer a bus ev6mins between Middleton and Shudehill. Two buses each hour will extend to the MRI. |
| 30/01/2022 | Times changed |
| 24/04/2022 | Commercial M-F daytime frequency btwn Shudehill and MRI reduced to ev30mins, the service btwn Shudehill and Langley remains ev10mins. S daytime frequency btwn Middleton and Shudehill is reduced to ev12mins, with two jnys/hr extending to MRI. |
| 23/09/2023 | |
| Bee Network: Langley - Middleton - Manchester - Manchester Royal Infirmary | |