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Route 181

Route: Rochdale - New Hey - Shaw - Heyside - Royton - Chadderton - Piccadilly

Service changes

Date Change details
26/10/1986 LIMITED STOP MS hrly daytime NESu
26/01/1987 ESu running times to/from Manchester extended by a couple of minutes
27/04/1987 no apparent change
14/09/1987
15/02/1988 Addtl MS short jnys Newhey-RE hrly daytime.
03/07/1988
03/07/1988 Extra GM Buses timetable (available-listed under 23/24) no idea if any change to 181
24/04/1989 Timetables revised: commercial MS daytime irreg short jnys Chadderton - Mcr by Citibus.
28/05/1989 no apparent change
28/05/1989 Timetables revised: Shorts NH-RE not listed. Supported sch by GMB
25/02/1990 short CITIBUS jnys withdrawn
22/07/1990 Timetables revised
04/03/1991 no change listed
25/11/1991 Timetables revised
13/01/1992 no change listed
09/03/1992 no change listed
13/04/1992 Timetables revised
02/11/1992 no change listed
11/01/1993 minor timetable revision
11/01/1993 Timetables revised
22/03/1993 no apparent change
20/09/1993 no change listed
21/02/1994 timetable revised: 0815 1545 sch by GMN
25/07/1994 Addtl commercial Citibus MS daytime jnys hrly New Hey - Stevenson Sq
07/09/1994 Timetable revised: GMS MS daytime curtailed Shaw - Stev Sq. some GMS peak jnys from Thornham. Supported Sch by Sports Tours
30/01/1995 Timetables and operators revised
19/06/1995 no change listed: sch 0755 Sports Tours
09/10/1995 minor timetable and city centre route diversion. Most daytime buses to Piccadilly but return from Stevenson Sq.
09/10/1995 no change listed
30/10/1995 no change listed: SPO 0750 sch now by GMN
03/12/1995 Minor Route change In City Centre. Minor timetable changes
19/02/1996 1096 reprint
19/02/1996 no change listed
02/12/1996 New entry required (see under 20/23/24/181/182). Early morning journeys retimed
02/12/1996 no change listed
23/06/1997 no change listed
04/10/1997 no change listed
22/11/1997 no change listed
27/04/1998 no change listed
04/07/1998 no change listed
25/04/1999 Due to bridge works : revised to Mcr-NewHey only.
27/06/1999 no change listed
05/09/1999 Times changed. Some jnys sch UNI
21/11/1999 Listed as "E times and operators changed" (181 NESu !)
16/04/2000 MS daytime hrly by SM NESu.
26/06/2000 no change listed
04/09/2000 no change listed
26/02/2001 no change listed
26/02/2001 Replacement
17/09/2001 Times changed
25/02/2002 minor time changes
29/03/2002 no changed listed
01/09/2002 no changed listed
22/09/2002 1003 reprint
22/09/2002 106 reprint
22/09/2002 1203 reprint
22/09/2002 203 reprint
22/09/2002 404 reprint
22/09/2002 703 reprint
22/09/2002 Times changed.
14/06/2004 0657 0724 retimed for summer to 0704 0734 to 4Sep
06/09/2004 Times changed
24/10/2004 ESuPH revised
13/06/2005 no change listed
03/09/2005 MF peak times changed after summer
30/01/2006 MF peak times changed
04/09/2006 FM times changed: By this date: SM jnys not listed. Addtl commercial BBC service hrly daytime. Combined 181 182 4bph by FM or BBC
30/10/2006 no change listed
11/12/2006 Times of Bluebird jnys changed
28/01/2007 no change listed
28/10/2007 no change listed
20/07/2008 E jnys added partly replacing 24 and 182. Not via Heyside
01/09/2008 no change listed
18/01/2009 no change listed
19/04/2009 Minor timetable changes
30/08/2009 Timetable revised with addtl Bluebird hrly jnys. MS daytime divert via Rochdale Stn. FM ev30mins MS daytime. Supported daily E hrly.
03/10/2009 Oldham loop trains cease after last train on 3 October 2009 for Metrolink works. Improved service in area from 31 Aug
05/10/2009 Addtl ESuPH jnys: supported E ev30mins by FM, Su daytime hrly.
17/05/2010 MF times changed
29/08/2010 ESuBH times changed
29/08/2010 Is there a complete tt for 24/72/181/182? I have a change for same date just showing 24
11/09/2010 times changed
28/09/2010 Bluebird jnys withdrawn and replaced by addtl 72
25/10/2010 Rochdale station no longer served due to Metolink work closing High Level Rd, now via Dodgson and Fishwick St, stopping on Oldham Rd near jn of HL Rd
31/01/2011 no change listed
04/09/2011 MF times changed
11/03/2012 MF1448 retimed to 1453
22/07/2012 MF 0635 from Royton now starts from Mcr 0557
02/09/2012 no change listed
28/10/2012 Times changed.
07/04/2013 Buses no longer via Fishwick St from Rochdale Station.Some E 181 jnys withdrawn. Some E jnys run as 182. Alternate, each ev2hrs. Su commercial daytime each ev2hrs.
21/07/2013 MF times changed during summer to 31 August
01/09/2013 Times changed. Most MS daytime curtailed to Shaw- Mcr
27/10/2013 Some M-S daytime jnys retimed. MF1832 from ROC now runs as 181
16/12/2013 MF 1735 181 now runs as 182 retimed. MS 1832 181 now runs as 182 and is retimed.
16/12/2013 MF 1735 181 now runs as 182 retimed. MS 1832 181 now runs as 182 and is retimed. S 1758 181 is retimed
26/01/2014 Minor times changed.
27/07/2014 M-F times are changed during the Summer period from 27 July to 30 August 2014
31/08/2014 115 reprint
31/08/2014 Normal timetable introduced following the Summer period.
22/06/2015 0535 from Royton to Rochdale on M-F, is extended to start from Chadderton at 0522.
19/07/2015 times changed
25/10/2015 times changed
24/01/2016 To help improve timekeeping, on MF mornings, some peak jnys re-timed, with addtl time added between Chadderton and Manchester.
24/07/2016 SuPH jnys continue to run from Rochdale full route
24/07/2016 Times changed with most daytime jnys curtailed to Shaw - Mcr. 181 divert via st Marys Rd
04/09/2016 Some MF times changed
23/04/2017 Extra tt (you do have it). One 181, one 182 retimed
23/04/2017 M-F  0800 from Manchester retimed two minutes later.
23/07/2017
03/09/2017 Times changed
28/01/2018 MF times changed
08/04/2018 Times changed with addtl early morning jnys
22/07/2018 Changes to M-F times during Summer to 1 Sept
02/09/2018 No change listed
02/09/2018 Times of M-S daytime journeys towards Manchester are changed.
21/07/2019 Summer service MF changes until 31 August
01/09/2019 Times changed
27/10/2019 MF 0725 from Manchester now 2 mins later.
26/01/2020 Some M-F E peak jnys times changed
23/03/2020 S services on M-F with some extra morning journeys. 181 hrly daytime inl E; 182 2/hr daytime E hrly : daytime to Shaw; E to RE
23/03/2020 S services on M-F with some extra morning journeys. M-F: 181 hrly daytime inl E; 182 2/hr daytime E hrly : daytime to Shaw; E to RE
23/03/2020 SuBH: 181/182 each hrly to RE: E each ev2hrs to RE
29/03/2020 181/2: M-S each hrly: SuBH: each hrly E each ev 2hrs:
05/04/2020 181: No services (see services 182)
09/04/2020 no services
19/04/2020 services 181 Is not being introduced – covered by 182
31/05/2020 hrly M-S daytime services (Rochdale -Manchester) see 182 for ESu
27/07/2020 some changes to the M - F Timetable of services 59, 83, 84, 181, 182, 350 and 409. The frequency of these services will not be affected. M-S daytime hrly NESu
30/08/2020 services retimed: Most M-S daytime trips now operate Royton to Mcr hrly. Some peak trips operate Shaw to Mcr. NESu see 182 ( TfGM have removed the 181 from the Chadderton to Mcr stops as well so they will need to be reinstated on the flags.)
31/01/2021 Times changed.: M-S hrly daytime. NESuPH
08/03/2021 M-F addtl jnys: each hrly daytime plus peak jnys . NESuPH
11/04/2021 Some peak and E times changed
25/07/2021 Addtl journeys introduced 10 May 2021 to provide extra capacity at peak times are withdrawn.
29/08/2021 Minor changes to M-F timetable to help improve punctuality: M-F 0457 from Mcr to Shaw withdrawn
03/10/2021 No change listed
Bee Network: Shaw - Heyside - Chadderton - Manchester

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