Route 260
Route: Altrincham - Ashton Mersey - Stretford - Brooks Bar - Piccadilly
Service changes
| Date | Change details |
|---|---|
| Altrincham - Ashton-on-Mersey - Sale - Stretford - Firswood - University - Manchester | |
| 26/10/1986 | ev30mins MS daytime, hrly ESu |
| 05/04/1987 | ESu now 10mins earlier |
| 05/10/1987 | main service diverted via Chorlton and renumbered 261. Sch jnys remain. |
| 10/01/1988 | Divert via Glebelands Rd not Sale : now hrly NESu via Chorlton |
| Altrincham - Chorlton - Manchester | |
| 11/01/1988 | commercial MS daytime hrly. NESu |
| 31/05/1988 | no apparent change |
| 21/08/1988 | Divert via Withington Rd - Alexandra Rd not Brooks Bar. Times changed |
| 14/11/1988 | Divert via Withington Rd - Alexandra Rd not Brooks Bar. Times changed |
| 14/11/1988 | Timetable revised |
| 12/03/1989 | Timetable ammended: |
| 04/09/1989 | timetable revised: |
| 25/09/1989 | no apparent change |
| 01/07/1991 | Times revised: full route: MS daytime hrly NESu |
| 01/07/1991 | timetable and route revised: via Firs Rd. MS daytime full route hrly. 2252 daily Picc- AM supported jny GMB |
| 10/11/1991 | Revised timetable: M-S daytime hrly. NESu other than last E jny |
| 10/11/1991 | Timetables revised. All operated by GMB. Now supported daily 2322 picc-AoM |
| 24/11/1991 | Revised timetable |
| 12/04/1992 | Timetables revised. supported daily 2322 picc-AoM now 2320 |
| 08/03/1993 | Some jnys curtailed. MS1733 1833 terminate Woodhouse La. S start 0724. |
| 06/06/1993 | no change listed |
| 18/10/1993 | no change listed |
| 21/02/1994 | Minor timetable changes. |
| 25/04/1994 | 994 reprint |
| 25/04/1994 | Esu services revised: |
| 05/03/1995 | 995 reprint |
| 05/03/1995 | timetables revised |
| 03/03/1996 | 796 reprint All MS E now run as 261 by BEE |
| 03/03/1996 | E timetables changed now operated by BEE |
| 01/09/1996 | minor timetable revision |
| 01/09/1996 | minor timetable revision: commercial hrly MS daytime. NESu |
| 21/10/1996 | no change listed |
| 27/05/1997 | no change listed |
| 08/09/1997 | no change listed |
| 06/09/1998 | Both routes dissapear off spreadsheet after 8/9/1997. 6/9/1998 87/103 in timetable move to 85 timetable |
| Partington - Carrington - Sale | |
| 01/09/2008 | 109 reprint |
| 01/09/2008 | New supported service partially replacing 266 267. MS offpeak hrly. |
| 26/10/2009 | Route changed in Partington. Bucklow Av and Hardwick Rd no longer served. |
| 31/08/2010 | Addtl jnys. All run by Go Goodwins |
| 25/10/2010 | Times changed |
| 05/09/2011 | 612 reprint |
| 05/09/2011 | Times changed |
| 27/10/2014 | no change listed |
| Partington - Carrington - Sale - Sale Moor | |
| 04/04/2016 | Route extended to Sale Moor via Dane Rd partly replacing bus 99. Rerouted in Sale and Ashton upon Mersey partly replacing bus 262. Times changed |
| Partington - Carrington - Sale | |
| 23/04/2017 | Route changed to run between Sale town centre and Partington only and run direct via Ashton Lane and Carrington Lane. Times are also changed. Partly replaced by bus 262 between Sale and Ashton upon Mersey. Replaced by bus 278 between Sale Moor and Sale. |
| 08/04/2018 | S0728 from Partington is withdrawn. 0752 Sale now starts from Partington at 0809. |
| 27/01/2019 | Daytime journeys introduced on SuPH |
| 28/04/2019 | S1712 from Sale extended to serve the full loop in Partington and to return to Sale |
| 01/09/2019 | M-S TIMES CHANGED |
| 14/04/2020 | Tu-S ev2hrs daytime |
| 19/04/2020 | Daily incl PH ev2hrs daytime |
| 08/05/2020 | PH Su services on supported TfGM services |
| 10/05/2020 | Daily incl PH ev2hrs daytime |
| 26/05/2020 | Daily incl PH ev2hrs daytime |
| 14/06/2020 | hrly M-S daytime services; ev2hrs Su daytime |
| 26/07/2020 | Following a review of contracted services by TfGM, the Route and Timetable revised. Route as current 262 Route btwn Sale and Ashton Epping Drive then via the current 260 Route to Partington. No longer serve Oak Rd turning circle in Partington. Timetable r |
| 26/07/2020 | Rerouted via Cross St Glebelands rd Grosvenor Rd Firs Rd Manor Ave Epping Drive. Times changed: SuPH daytime withdrawn |
| 25/10/2020 | Minor Timetable changes. retimed |
| 31/01/2021 | minor timetable alterations to improve punctuality or reliability |
| 11/04/2021 | Supported Diamond service replaced by Little Gem on retender. Revised times |
| Sale - Ashton upon Mersey circular | |
| 24/04/2022 | Hrly M-S daytime service btwn Sale and Partington. Curtailed to run btwn Sale and Epping Dr only, direct via Ashton La instead of Glebelands Rd and Grosvenor Rd. Replaced by new 280 for jnys btwn Sale, Carrington and Partington and rerouted bus 18 along G |
| 03/05/2022 | no change listed |
| 23/04/2023 | Following demise of LG: contracted service not yet been covered by an alternative operator and will not operate until further notice. TfGM is tendering all Little Gem services, with a view to new contracts starting on Tuesday 2 May. |
| 02/05/2023 | operated by D&G from Tues 2 May 2023 |