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Route: Service 263

Service changes

Date Change details
M-F 1525 and 1540 from Altrincham NOW five mins earlier.
Altrincham - Sale - Stretford - Hulme - Manchester
26/10/1986 commercial ev30mins MF, ev20mins S daytime plus ESu ev30mins. FS Night service 2315 0015 0145 IN; 2400 0100 0230 OUT
26/10/1986 Supported FS NIGHT service: 0100 0230 OUT 0015 0145 IN
26/01/1987 Night service not listed
15/02/1987 no apparent change
05/04/1987 no apparent change
10/01/1988 Now express route: MS daytimes ev30mins: Limited Stop - main service 264 continues
21/08/1988 Re-instated all stops: ev30mins MS daytime. NESu.
17/09/1988 Now all stops, revised timetable. NESu
20/08/1989 Operators revised. First MF jny supported by NW.
04/09/1989 no apparent change
17/04/1990 new service replacing part 343 344: M-S daytime ev20mins. NESuPH
14/05/1990 Addtl jnys: commercial NW ev20mins MS daytime
30/07/1990 Timetable revised with new peak X63 X64
13/10/1990 minor timetable revision. Addtl sch jnys.
11/01/1991 New express route: M-S ev30mins, NESuPH
29/03/1991 no apparent change
10/11/1991 Timetable revised. ESu now run as 263. Ev30mins all by GMB.
10/11/1991 Timetable revised. ESu now run as 263. Ev30mins all by GMB. Supported MF 0520 IN 0600 OUT by NW
06/01/1992 Minor timetable and route revision.
12/04/1992 Curtailed at Piccadilly. OUT via Portland St not Mosley St. Times revised
15/06/1992 Timetable revised. MS NW now ev30mins
30/11/1992 Early morning jnys revised.
07/03/1993 Early morning and E jnys revised.
06/06/1993 Timetable and route revised. GMB jnys via Booth St W, Phoenix and Oxford Rd.
27/09/1993 Minor timetable revision. NW now MF 0657 0715 0932 1032 1332 IN 0910 hrly 1310 1417 OUT. Su service now by Maynes: Supported hrly to 1000 and 1805-2250 IN. Commercial 1105 ev30mins 1705.
06/11/1993 timetable revised
07/02/1994 New commercial MTLM service daytime ev20mins
21/02/1994 Timetable revised: Commercial BEE MF hrly S ev30mins daytime
28/02/1994 Revised start date? now daytime ev30mins
28/03/1994 addtl MTL North jnys ev30mins MS daytime
09/05/1994 Minor timetable and route revision. All jnys via RNCM and Phoenix Oxford Rd.
19/09/1994 operators revised: GMS jnys replaced by BEE.
19/09/1994 operators revised: GMS jnys replaced by BEE. 263/264 each ev30mins, E 263 hrly. Nsu
13/03/1995 Timetable revised
03/07/1995 timetables revised. MTL not listed
04/09/1995 timetables revised.
09/12/1995 Minor timetable revision.
22/07/1996 Minor timetable revision. Addtl MF supported jnys 0520 0550 0620 by BEE, S 0600 0645 0730 by TIM. IN : MF 0605 OUT by BEE.
21/10/1996 timetables revised. MF 4bph xx18 29 48 59 IN. S ev15.
03/05/1997 timetable revised.
31/08/1997 Su MAY timetable revised. Supported 0605 hrly 1005 and 1810 1840 hrly 2250. Commercial 1110 ev30 1740.
01/01/1998 Addtl jnys by Nova Scotia MF ev20mins daytime.
05/01/1998 Timetable revised. Now xx05 25 35 55. MS E jnys now supported 1945 hrly 2245 by BEE. Addtl S football extras. Addtl commercial FS Night service by GLO. IN only: 0045 0115 from Sale, 0155 0225 from Altrincham. No OUT service.
01/03/1998 Supported E service withdrawn, Su service withdrawn.
20/07/1998 Operator revision BEE = ANW; Some jnys by Nova Scotia withdrawn.
09/11/1998 Nova Scotia jnys withdrawn
22/02/1999 New timetable. Extra football extras withdrawn.
26/04/1999 1915 MF from Altrincham withdrawn, Early S jnys reduced. Most S jnys few mins earlier. Night service by SM having taken over GLO.
29/08/1999
29/08/1999 revised service now ev15mins MS daytime. Reduced service ealy S.
05/09/1999 NIGHT service withdrawn
22/11/1999 Now divert via Stretford Rd not Bonsall St. MF 0841 from OT to Alt now 0822 264 from Cannon St,
28/02/2000 MF 0520 0550 0620 from Altrincham and 0605 from Mcr now 5mins earlier. 0545 from Altrincham connects with 291 at Trafford Bar at 0615 towards Trafford Centre
28/02/2000 Times changed
26/06/2000 1102 reprint
26/06/2000 402 reprint
26/06/2000 900 reprint
26/06/2000 901 reprint
26/06/2000 minor timetable changes
31/08/2003 MS daytime ev15 mins. NESu
19/04/2004 Addtl jnys by Ashalls MF ev30mins daytimes
19/04/2004 Ashall jnys withdrawn
05/09/2005 Minor changes to am peak times leaving Altrincham
30/01/2006 no change listed
23/04/2006 MF daytime now ev12mins. S remain ev15mins. Addtl ESuPH service ev30mins. Easy access low florr buses. Funded by KickStart programme
24/09/2006 MF daytime now ev 10mins plus addtl early jnys. Divert via Stretford Rd not Royce Rd City Rd
24/09/2006 Service 114 withdrawn, partly replaced by addtl 263 jnys
07/01/2007 MF timetable revised. no change listed SSuPH
28/01/2008 One Sat AM journey withdrawn and one retimed
31/08/2008 MF peak jnys retimed
19/04/2009 Minor time changes
24/01/2010 times changed: ev10mins MF daytime.
29/08/2010 Some AM peak journeys from Altrincham retimed
13/03/2011 Correction to main timetable: 264 0934 should read 0834
13/03/2011 MF daytime now ev12mins. S remain ev15mins.
29/01/2012 MF 1833 from Manchester is withdrawn.
29/04/2012 Times changed. 264 not listed
27/01/2013 MF evening journeys are retimed.
07/04/2013 Times changed.
28/07/2013 MS 2345 from Altrincham is retimed 2350
27/10/2013 Times changed.
27/04/2014 Times changed.
25/05/2014 Times changed. Now MF ev15mins as S.
22/07/2014 no apparent change
31/08/2014 Times changed.
25/01/2015 Some MF afternoon journeys are retimed.
12/04/2015 Some late E jnys from Altrincham are withdrawn.
30/08/2015 Times changed.
03/04/2016 Times changed.
04/09/2016 Times changed. Sapphire
03/09/2017 M-F peak period journeys are retimed.
08/04/2018 Times of early morning and late E jnys changed
22/07/2018 no apparent change
02/09/2018 Addtl 0005 from Mcr. Normal M-F timetable at the end of the Summer period.
28/04/2019 no apparent change
26/01/2020 M-F daytime ev15mins. S daytime 3/hr. Su ev30mins E hrly
23/03/2020 M-S 0508 - 0005 ev20mins; Su 0645 - 0005 ev30mins
29/03/2020 M-S 0500 - 0000 hrly . Su hrly 0700-0000
31/05/2020 M-F ev20mins SSu ev30mins Late E hrly
30/08/2020 ANW Timetable - ALL JNYS
31/01/2021 M-F daytime reduced to ev20mins (from ev15mins). S daytime reduced to ev30mins (from ev20mins). No Su change - ev30mins
30/01/2022 M-S times changed - M-F ev15mins S ev20mins
30/01/2022 M-S times changed - replacement M-S ev20mins
24/04/2022 Addtl M-F 0534 Sale – Altrincham, S 0610 Piccadilly – Altrincham. E times changed. Still ev20mins M-S daytime, ev30mins Su daytime and E hrly
30/10/2022 SuPH frequency reduced - direct award. Supported hrly / alternate Su daytime jnys. Minor changes to the times of M-F 0815 and 0838 from Mcr and 0915 and 0935 from Altrincham. Some E jnys also retimed. 
29/01/2023 M-S times change with sch jnys withdrawn. From Altrincham: 0740 (nearest jny 0750) 1525 (1537) 1600 (1557); From Piccadilly 9725 (0726) 0749 ( 0745) 1602 (1600)
Bee Network: Altrincham - Sale - Stretford - Manchester

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