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Service changes

Date Change details
Flixton - Davyhulme - Stretford - Hulme - Manchester
26/10/1986
26/10/1986 ev30mins SuF. S 3bph linking in 256 257 259 bus ev10mins. NIGHT service FS 2400 0100 0230 OUT 0145 IN
26/10/1986 Supported FS NIGHT: S2330 FS 0105 0230 OUT 0015 0140 IN
01/01/1987 Night service : Daily:2330 0100 0230 out: 0015 0045 in
26/01/1987 no apparent change
05/04/1987 no apparent change
16/11/1987 no apparent change
10/01/1988 addtl S jny to give 4x256; 2x257 / hr. bus ev10mins. Su now 2x256 1x257 ph.
21/08/1988 no apparent change
12/03/1989 Timetable revised
17/06/1990 Timetable revised
10/12/1990 no change listed
04/02/1991 M-F 245 0808 Flx-AM; 1603 749 TPk- AM 256: 1442 Picc-Flx ; Sch 245 1535 URM- Kingsway Park; 245 1655 AM- FLX;
24/03/1991 Timetable revised. S now ev30mins daytime. Supported Night FS service now operated by Walls and extended to Partington. S 2330 FS 0105 FLX 0230 OUT. 0015 IN , 0140 IN from FLX
28/03/1992 293 reprint
28/03/1992 Minor timetable revision
12/04/1992 Su service revised: now hrly
27/04/1992 minor timetable and operator revision
06/06/1993 minor timetable revision
27/06/1993 minor timetable and operator revision: Supported early Su jnys now by Timeline
27/09/1993 minor timetable revision
21/02/1994 minor timetable revision. Supported FS Night service now by STU.
18/04/1994 no change listed
19/09/1994 minor timetable revisions
17/12/1995 minor timetable revision
03/03/1996 minor timetable revision
13/04/1996 no change listed
29/04/1996 no change listed
01/09/1996 Timetables revised
21/10/1996 no change listed
06/01/1997 Night service withdrawn
27/05/1997 Routes in Hulme revised. Via City Rd - Royce rd - Stretford rd - Princess Rd.
27/04/1998 Early Su jnys revised. Operators changed. Supported Sch jnys by FM GOO. Daily E jnys MF 0640 0621 S by Timeline. S 0644 0744 Su 0728 0844 by ANW. 0944 1044 1144 by TIM
14/06/1998 Timetable revised
07/09/1998 Times changed. Daily E now by ANW
21/09/1998 no changed listed
25/04/1999 Minor timetable changes . Now via Princess Rd and Stretford Rd in Hulme. Sch jnys by GOO FM.
27/06/1999 Addtl Su morning jnys. Supported E and early jnys now by SM not Amcr
22/11/1999 Supported E jnys by ANW not SM
21/04/2000 BH service added
17/09/2000 minor times changes
27/11/2000 divert via City Rd, Chorlton Rd not Royce Rd
27/05/2001 Times changed with buses running M-S daytime ev10mins patially replacing withdrawn 257
16/09/2001 extended to/from Towns Gate. Times changed. Sch by Bluebird, Goodwins, ANW.
29/04/2002 MF 0642 from Picc now by JPT
03/06/2002 Addtl supported PH E jnys
01/09/2002 E jnys run as 256. Minor time changes
22/09/2002 times changed. All jnys listed as 256. Ev 10mins daytime, Su ev30mins. Sch 257 remains by ANW
24/02/2003 503 reprint
24/02/2003 times changed,
07/11/2003 New SM supported Late FS NIGHT jnys: 0010 0120 0230. OUT: no returns
14/06/2004 MF times changed during Summer to 4Sept.
05/09/2004 times changed
02/01/2005 Addt commercial matchday jnys: OUT at frequent intervals from 90 to 20mins before KO and at frequent intervals from 10 to 30mins after final whistle
29/01/2005 Some MF morning jnys retimed. JPT jnys revert to SM
04/04/2005 MF 0642 from Picc now by SM.
13/06/2005 MF times changed during Summer to 2 Sept.
29/01/2006 Leaflet dated 29/5/05 should read 29/1/06
28/04/2006 Late night buses in city centre route revised
03/09/2006 Times changed
29/01/2007 MF morning times changed.
02/07/2007 MF times changed during Summer to 31 August
27/01/2008 0644S from Mcr now retimed and run by SM not ANW. Late E jnys now by SM. Some E jnys withdrawn. PH now at Su times.
30/03/2008 times changed:
25/01/2009 times changed:
29/03/2010 Late FS Night jnys following standard route.not via Oxford Rd. Addtl commercial MS 1736 Stretford-Picc
05/09/2010 Times changed
31/01/2011 no change listed
21/02/2011 Addtl MF 0504 0534 from Flx. 0614 now 0604.
01/05/2011 112 reprint
01/05/2011 Late E supported jnys now by JPT
17/06/2012 Temporary Summer timetable until 1 Sept
02/09/2012 413 reprint
02/09/2012 Minor timetable changes. Football and match day jnys now run as 255. Football and event day Jnys divert via Talbot Rd not Chester Rd btwn 45mins before and 45mins after match.
21/07/2013 Times changed during the Summer period to 31 Aug
01/09/2013 MF0634 now 0629 from Flx. Times changed with some late E journeys withdrawn. All by Stagecoach Mcr
27/04/2014 Times changed.
20/07/2014 MF times are changed during Summer to 30 August
31/08/2014 Normal timetable following the Summer period.
12/04/2015 Late night journeys on FS NIGHTS withdrawn.
24/07/2016 Times are changed
29/01/2017 Some early morning MF jnys OUT retimed
23/04/2017 Some MF peak period journeys retimed between Trafford General Hospital and Flixton.
03/09/2017 Times are changed.
29/10/2017 Times are changed on SuPH.
08/04/2018 Times are changed with additional early morning and late evening journeys introduced
02/09/2018 0030 from Manchester is extended to Flixton on Fri nights/Sat mornings and Sat nights/Sun mornings. Normal M-F timetable is also introduced on other M-F journeys at the end of the Summer period.
28/04/2019 Times are changed.
21/07/2019 Summer service MF changes until 31 August
01/09/2019 TIMES CHANGED
22/03/2020 M-F: ev10mins daytime; hrly E
28/03/2020 ev30mins daytime services, hrly E
05/04/2020 Su 5th: M-S ev30mins daytime hrly E
11/04/2020 hrly services throughout day and E
12/04/2020 Easter SuPH: hrly daytime and E
19/04/2020 TfGM Bus Guide issued
01/06/2020 ev20mins daytime services; every two hours E services
15/06/2020 M-S daytime ev15mins; ESu ev30mins;
29/11/2020 M-S daytime services revised to run ev15mins.
01/02/2021 M-F reduced frequency due to covid. From ev 10 mins to ev15mins No change SSu.
20/02/2021 S timetables changed: reduced to ev15mins. M-F & Su services no change
08/03/2021 Times changed M-F ev15mins
11/04/2021 Times changed on M-S.
25/07/2021 Summer timetables on M-F from 25 July to 4 Sept 2021
05/09/2021 Times changed: service revert to pre-summer 25/7/21
31/10/2021  Times changed with M-S daytime frequency reduced to ev12mins - was freq service not more than ev10mins
24/07/2022 Summer timetables from 24 July to 3 Sept 2022. M-S ev15mins
04/09/2022 M-S ev12mins
30/10/2022 M-S daytime frequency reduced from ev12mins to ev 15 mins. Frequency reduced - direct award
Bee Network: Flixton - Davyhulme - Stretford - Hulme - Manchester

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