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Route 32

Route: Wigan - Atherton - Mcr Arndale

Service changes

Date Change details
31.7.. WITHDRAWN
All stops observed from Atherton
BeeLine BUZZ COMPANY (1BBB9) Sunday
City Centre route now via C...-Crescent, John Dalton Street, Princess Street, Portland Street, PICCADILLY GARDENS,
EXPRESS
GM NORTH to FIRST BUS T/8 GREATER Mcr
NORTH WESTERN MS Evenings WITHDRAWN
NORTH WESTERN t/a WIGAN BUS COMPANY Sunday service WITHDRAWN
Rerouted In City via Bridge St, John Dalton St, Princess St, Portland St, Piccadilly GARDENS, Portland St, Oxford St, Princess St, Quay St & IrweII St
Rerouted in Walkden and ~ to operate via Duchy Rd & Brindle Heath with extra buses to replace WITHDRAWN 30 route
Revised_ to operate Albert Rd, Farnworth (Not long Causeway, Mcr Rd & Mark •• ~). Also diverted to
Route & Stopping places revised
Springfield COACHES
Sunday to STUARTS COACHES (5315)
26/10/1986 EXPRESS: hrly NESuBH
02/02/1987 no apparent changes
16/03/1987 no apparent changes
04/04/1987 Addtl supported ESu ev2hrs jnys by Ribble
03/08/1987 no changes listed: Express leaflet
06/10/1987 M-S minor timetable changes. Stopping places revised
29/11/1987 no changes listed
29/02/1988 ESu service 32 withdrawn
28/03/1988 1645 Manchester-Wigan additional 32 journey added
28/03/1988 ESu readded by Eccles Greys (eve) and Stuarts (Sun)
28/03/1988 no changes listed
28/03/1988 Supported MS E ev2hrs service to Eccles GREYS (5342). Su by Stuarts
09/05/1988 no changes listed
04/07/1988 Service diverted In MosIey Common until Mid November due to major Road works
25/09/1988 no apparent change
26/09/1988 E service now by Stuarts. Su by GMB
28/03/1989 Sunday GMB to CROSVILLE (6748)
28/03/1989 Timetable and operator revised: MS E STUARTS COACHES to JIM STONES COACHES (8874). Su by CROSVILLE.
02/04/1989 Atherton-Wigan now daily whilst 0745 ex Arndale NS and School days
Wigan - Hindley - Atherton - Tyldesley - Ellenbrook - Pendleton - Manchester (Limited Stop)
24/07/1989 GMB rerouted In MosIey Common via Bridgewater Rd, Newarth Rd & Ellenbrook
24/07/1989 no change listed
30/07/1989 CROSVILLE diverted to serve Bridgewater_ Rd
25/11/1989 Operators revised: CROSVILLE to BeeLine BUZZ COMPANY (7931)
04/12/1989 Addtl jny
26/03/1990 Addtl jny: operators revised. E now by GMB, Su by STU 8487
13/04/1990 JIM STONES COACHES (8508) New BH Service
03/09/1990 JIM BH jnys not listed. Minor route revision.
07/01/1991 minor timetable revision
25/03/1991 2245 from Wigan is curtailed at Tyldesley 2312 to terminate at AstIey Straits 2317operating via Astley St & Princess Av
25/03/1991 The last journey from Wigan is at Tyldesley to terminate at AstIey Straits operating via Astley St & Princess Av
29/03/1992 ESu GMB to NORTH WESTERN (10973)
10/08/1992 no change listed
28/03/1993 no change listed: GMB M-S daytime hrly; ESu ev2hrs by NW
16/08/1993 294 reprint
16/08/1993 MS from Wigan 2245 jny WITHDRAWN. Addtl stop at Chanters Bridge, however no longer stop at Mosley Common School. Loading restriction on M-F afternoon departures from Mcr removed. Minor change to stopping places . Now M-S ev30mins daytime
13/12/1993 13.12.93 GMB to GM NORTH
10/04/1994 994 reprint
10/04/1994 E jnys revised daily - curtailed WN-Tyldesley
25/06/1995 1195 reprint
25/06/1995 Supported MS E jnys WITHDRAWN
07/11/1995 MS Peak express (see also 32)
01/07/1996 Timetable and city centre route revised. Divert via Princess St to Piccadilly
30/09/1996 Timetable and city centre route revised. Divert via Princess St to Piccadilly
18/11/1996 City centre route revised: via Victoria Bridge St - Cannon St - Deansgate - Blackfriars St
05/01/1997 Supported Su by Wigan Bus jnys WITHDRAWN after this date
03/08/1997 Stopping places revised & route revised in Wigan Town Centre.
06/10/1997 Stopping places revised. M-S minor timetable changes, M-S daytime ev30mins. Addtl M-F 1757 Mcr - WN
22/03/1998 GREATER Mcr re-named FIRST Mcr
24/05/1998 no apparent change
07/09/1998 Reduced to hrly with some jnys renumbered 132 and diverted to Trafford Centre
25/01/1999 no change listed
30/05/1999 Most MF peak jnys revised. MF 1801 from WN WITHDRAWN
25/10/1999 addtl FM jnys 0746 0816 WN- CS
21/11/1999 Route and times changed with addtl jnys: M-S daytime ev30mins. NESuPH
27/03/2000 times changed
30/05/2000 MS reverts to ev 30mins on demise of 132
31/07/2000 Route in Wigan centre revised. Now all stops WN-Ellenbrook.
13/11/2000 no change listed
05/02/2001 no change listed
29/05/2001 MF early AM from Wigan retimed
05/09/2001 no change listed
26/11/2001 MF from Wigan: 0613 now 0608; 0748 WITHDRAWN; new 0743 WN-Ath. 0723 0803 retimed
02/04/2002 no change listed
02/09/2002 no change listed
28/10/2002 peak jnys retimed
31/01/2003 E route into Wigan revised
01/09/2003 604 reprint
01/09/2003 Route and terminus in city centre revised. Now to Corporation St.
30/08/2004 no change listed
24/01/2005 no change listed
25/07/2005 MF times changed during summer to 2 Sept
05/09/2005 no change listed
29/01/2006 Now to Piccadilly not Corporation St. Some MF jnys retimed
30/05/2006 Minor times changes
04/09/2006 MF times changed
30/10/2006 MF peak times changed
16/04/2007 Diverted to serve Castle Hill. Times changed
23/07/2007 MF times changed during summer to 31 aug
14/01/2008 no change listed
31/03/2008 MF times changed
28/07/2008 no change listed
24/04/2009 no change listed: MS daytime ev30mins, NESu
01/09/2009 511 reprint
01/09/2009 911 reprint
01/09/2009 Commercial LIMITED STOP. MS daytime ev30mins. NESu
16/04/2012 MF times changed
02/12/2012 All jnys run by Stagecoach in Wigan having bought the First Wigan depot
21/07/2013 Times changed during Summer to 31 August
01/09/2013 Times changed with later MF jnys introduced.
28/04/2014 Times changed. Addtl stop at Salford Crescent stn.
20/07/2014 MF times changed during Summer to 30 August
31/08/2014 Normal timetable following the Summer period.
26/01/2015 Times changed. Now generally hrly outside peaks
12/04/2015 Times changed.
26/07/2015 Times changed including temporary changes during Summer to 29 August 2015
30/08/2015 normal timetable at end of the Summer period.
25/10/2015 Times changed.
24/01/2016 Some MF peak jnys retimed. By customer request, 1804MF From Piccadilly revised to 1818 hrs.
Wardley - Atherton - Hindley - Wigan
04/04/2016 Curtailed to operate between Wigan and the new A580 Park & Ride site at Wardley. Diverted via Belle Green, replacing supported 634 jnys. Existing contract for supported 634 jnys varied as supported central section of route 32. This provides a significantl
24/07/2016 Times changed during Summer to 3 September 2016
04/09/2016 Times changed after summer.
29/01/2017 WITHDRAWN and partly replaced by new route 634 between Castle Hill, Hindley, Belle Green and Wigan and additional bus 132 journeys.

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