Route 261
Route: Altrincham - Ashton Mersey - Stretford - Chorlton - Brooks Bar - Piccadilly
Service changes
| Date | Change details |
|---|---|
| Manchester - Chorlton - Ashton-on-Mersey - Altrincham | |
| 05/10/1987 | Main service diverted via Chorlton and renumbered 261. MS daytime ev30mins, hrly ESu |
| 10/01/1988 | Alternate jnys now divert via Glebelands Rd as 260. Now hrly daily. |
| Altrincham - Sale - Chorlton - Manchester | |
| 11/01/1988 | commercial MS daytime hrly. Esu hrly |
| 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. Addtl S0720 AM-Picc by Shearings. Most MS daytime jnys Stretford - Arndale hrly. |
| 12/03/1989 | Timetable ammended: Sch jny by Vale |
| 04/09/1989 | timetable revised: sch jny withdrawn |
| 25/09/1989 | no apparent change |
| 01/07/1991 | Times revised. |
| 01/07/1991 | timetable and route revised: via Moss Lane East. Supported Coll jny by Vale. Esu hrly by GMB |
| 10/11/1991 | Revised timetable: M-S daytime hrly. ESu hrly |
| 10/11/1991 | Timetables revised. All operated by GMB. |
| 24/11/1991 | Revised timetable |
| 12/04/1992 | Timetables revised |
| 08/03/1993 | Some jnys curtailed. 1803 terminate Woodhouse La. 0652 MF 0749 S start |
| 06/06/1993 | route revised in MossSide via Claremont Rd |
| 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 MS E now by BEE |
| 03/03/1996 | E timetables changed now operated by BEE |
| 01/09/1996 | minor timetable revision: commercial hrly MS daytime Supported hrly ESu |
| 21/10/1996 | minor timetable revision |
| 27/05/1997 | minor timetable revision |
| 08/09/1997 | no change listed |
| Sale - Manor Avenue circular | |
| 01/09/2008 | 109 reprint |
| 01/09/2008 | New supported service partially replacing 266 267. MS offpeak hrly. |
| 26/10/2009 | no change listed |
| 31/08/2010 | All run by Go Goodwins |
| 25/10/2010 | no change listed |
| 05/09/2011 | 612 reprint |
| 05/09/2011 | Times changed |
| 27/10/2014 | Times changed |
| 04/04/2016 | Withdrawn and replaced by extended bus 267 |
| Sale - Manor Avenue circular | |
| 23/04/2017 | New route introduced replacing bus 267 between Sale, Moss Lane and Manor Avenue. |
| 08/04/2018 | MS 1752 from Sale is withdrawn |
| 27/01/2019 | no change listed |
| 28/04/2019 | no change listed |
| 01/09/2019 | M-S TIMES CHANGED |
| 14/04/2020 | Tu-S ev2hrs daytime : 0852 - 1652 |
| 20/04/2020 | M-S daytime ev2hrs |
| 08/05/2020 | PH Su services on supported TfGM services |
| 10/05/2020 | M-S daytime ev2hrs |
| 26/05/2020 | M-S daytime ev2hrs |
| 14/06/2020 | hrly M-S daytime services |
| 26/07/2020 | Times changed |
| 26/07/2020 | Timetable revised, jnys generally xx17 from Sale daytime with some further changes at peak Times. |
| 31/01/2021 | no change listed |
| 11/04/2021 | Supported Diamond service replaced by Little Gem on retender. Revised times |
| 24/04/2022 | Supported hrly M-S daytime service with some gaps. Revised timetable with a more consistent hrly headway service but with a gap at the afternoon school peak. |
| 03/05/2022 | 1622 from Sale withdrawn on Sch days |
| 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 |