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Route 286

Route: Service 286

Service changes

Date Change details
GMB timetable republished, times unchanged
26/10/1986 Replaced by Altrincham Hopper A12 reverse of A11: ev20mins M-S doubled M-F peak. Su hrly
15/02/1987 hrly. NESu. Ev30mins peak.
15/02/1987 no change listed
30/08/1987 hrly. NESu. Ev30mins peak. Addtl ESu 2hrly service
30/08/1987 MS daytime hrly plus ESuBH ev2hrs.
23/11/1987 no apparent change
10/01/1988 Some peak journeys now shortened and tendered operated by Ribble. Eve/Sun by GM Buses
10/01/1988 Supported MF peak shorts by RIBBLE, E service by GMB. Su service by RIBBLE
26/01/1988 1622 Ribble journey now full route at 1617 and operates via St Vincents school
14/11/1988 Little Gem minbuses operate E jnys
05/12/1988 Daily daytime hrly plus addtl peak jnys ev30mins peak
08/01/1989 23/6/90??
08/01/1989 Su revised timetable: each hrly
13/03/1989 Addt jny - not specified
30/07/1990 Minor timetable revision
01/07/1991 Minor timetable revision
30/09/1991 Operators revised: Early, ESu now by NW
11/10/1991 GMB times revised
11/11/1991 Timetable revised. Supported MF peak short jnys and Esu service now by North Western.
06/04/1992 MS daytime service withdrawn and replaced by diverted 283 284 and addtl 288 jnys. Now supported ESu hrly. Reverse = 285
19/10/1992 no change listed
05/09/1993 294 reprint
05/09/1993 Timetables and operators revised: Now supported MS irreg peak jnys by GMB, Esu hrly by Starline
05/09/1994 no change listed
07/11/1994 Addtl commercial GMS MS daytime jnys: hrly
30/01/1995 no obvious change
30/04/1995 Esu service replaced by 19 and 19A. All jnys by GMS
29/02/1996 daytime jnys withdrawn leaving supported peak service
04/03/1996 Minor timetable revision
15/04/1996 1296 reprint
15/04/1996 no change listed
01/12/1997 no change listed
05/01/1998 no change listed
05/09/1998 no change listed
04/01/1999 0830 from AM withdrawn
28/06/1999 Most jnys retimed and operated by Nova Scotia
29/11/1999 no change listed
06/12/1999 All jnys by ANW. Minor time changes
06/12/1999 All jnys by ANW: 1000 reprint
04/08/2001 0102 reprint
04/08/2001 All jnys by ANW
05/01/2003 no change listed
03/11/2003 no change listed
24/09/2006 Supported E jnys introduced by ANW, Su by Goodwins
20/11/2006 MS E jnys now by MCT
20/11/2006 M-S E now by MCT
04/12/2006
03/03/2007 no change listed
13/05/2007 Su timetable revised. Supported hrly
20/06/2007 1007 reprint
20/06/2007 no change listed. MF Peak afternoons ANW Goo 1610 and MCT ESu hrly , NPH.
19/01/2008 MF daytime jny added
28/04/2008 Times changed. MS daytime jnys now by GOO. MS E run Alt - Well Grn - Warburton Grn. Some 285 jnys run as 286
05/07/2008 S 1240 1640 from Alt 1224 1624 from HB withdrawn
25/01/2009 Divert via Moss Lane towards Altrincham, not Stamford Park Rd, Addtl MF morning jnys. MS GOO daytime ev30mins 0910-1410; supported E hrly by MCT, Su GOO hrly NPH.
19/04/2009 no change listed
25/10/2009 times changed
27/06/2010 Su daytime jnys changed - running both ways Altrincham - Well Green - HB and replaced by jnys on 21 via Hale,
31/08/2010 no change listeds listed
29/11/2010 no change listeds listed
04/04/2011
04/04/2011 MF 1219 from HB, 1235 from Alt withdrawn. Following jnys run as 283: 1520 1555 1630 1705 1745 1830
01/05/2011 Su 0935 from Alt, 1747 from HB withdrawn
20/06/2011 no change listeds listed
05/09/2011 times of some early and E jnys changed
31/10/2011 Most MS daytime jnys replaced by new 14. Remaining ESu hrly
12/11/2011 M-F 0845 0920 from Hale Barns to AM; 0905 from Altrincham - Hale Barns withdrawn
12/12/2011 jnys withdrawn: MF 0845 0920 from HB-AM; 0905 from AM to HB
12/12/2011 M-F morning jnys withdrawn: Supported M-S E jnys by MCT; Su daytime jnys by Goodwins unchanged
28/10/2013
28/10/2013 no change listed
24/02/2014 Times changed: MF 0650 0740 from AM. Remain
27/04/2014 MS E journeys are withdrawn
27/04/2014 no change listed
26/10/2014 no change listeds listed
26/10/2014 Run by M Travel. ESuPH journeys and run by Belle Vue.
26/07/2015 no change listeds listed
26/07/2015 Sunday journeys are withdrawn.
03/04/2016 no change listeds listed
30/10/2016 no change listeds listed
Altrincham - Timperley Grange - Timperley circular
23/04/2017 New circular route hourly daytime and ev2hrs E. Partly replaces withdrawn buses 20, 21 and 267.
08/04/2018 1017 reprint
08/04/2018 replacement
08/04/2018 Times changed
28/04/2019 M-F 1730 from Altrincham is changed to run 8 minutes earlier. Addtl S0715 from Altrincham.
01/09/2019 Minor timetable changes
14/04/2020 M-S ev2hrs daytime incl E
19/04/2020 Daily ev2hrs daytime and E
08/05/2020 PH Su services on supported TfGM services
10/05/2020 Daily ev2hrs daytime and E
26/05/2020 Daily ev2hrs daytime and E
14/06/2020 hrly daily daytime services; ev2hrs E s
26/07/2020 Following a review of contracted services by TfGM the following journeys are removed from the Timetable: 286 - 0715 (Sat). There are also minor changes to the Times of all other journeys. 
26/07/2020 Times changed
30/08/2020 SuPH hrly 1010 - 1710 1839 2039
25/10/2020 Minor Timetable changes.
11/04/2021 Supported Diamond service replaced by Little Gem on retender. Revised times
24/04/2022 each hrly M-S daytime, hrly Su daytime, ev2hrs daily early E and ev2hrs FS late E. Addtl M-F 0601, 0635, S 0718, 0743 Altrincham – Altrincham Due to lower usage, Su service revised to operate ev2hrs on each service, timed to run a co-ordinated hrly servic
20/07/2022 Due to Arriva strike: Little Gem resumed services M-S daytime only Departing Altrincham at: 0601 0713 0812 1018 1218 1318 1418 1521 1621 1726 and 1830.
18/08/2022 Following end of Arriva staff strike, service reverts to Arriva NW and service levels
Bee Network: Altrincham - Timperley circular

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