Route 385
Route: Wigan - Skemersdale - Ormskirk - Southport
Service changes
| Date | Change details |
|---|---|
| 26/10/1986 | |
| 31/10/1987 | ESu reduced - replaced by revised 365 |
| 13/02/1988 | ESu retimed |
| 13/02/1988 | Su now hrly winter and ev30mins summer. M-S E revised |
| 06/09/1993 | Some 627 jnys renumbered and exyended as 385 to Ormskirk and Southport, Times revised: M-S daytime hrly. NESu |
| 22/11/1993 | Addtl jnys: M-S daytime 2/hr: xx18/50; Su hrly to Southport - linked with 627 |
| 21/03/1994 | no change listed |
| 05/09/1994 | WITHDRAWN (Renumbered Route 395) |
| 22/01/1995 | Extra AM 385 journeys: 385 by this point SUN only |
| 14/08/1995 | M-S E jnys by NW hrly. NSu : NW jnys retimed. Reprint |
| 15/04/1996 | Times revised |
| 21/04/1996 | Su GMB jnys retimed |
| 24/05/1996 | NO CHANGE LISTED |
| 30/09/1996 | NEW: Southport - Wigan (Replaces Route X85) |
| 26/07/1997 | 385 renumbered X85 and extended from Skem - Wigan. |
| 13/10/1997 | Route revised in Ormskirk with some retimings |
| 27/04/1998 | Addtl journeys between Wigan & Ormskirk |
| 27/04/1998 | New service: was X85 converted to all stops and renumbered . Times changed M-S daytime hrly. NESu |
| 10/05/1998 | Daytime X85 renumbered 385 and now observes all stops |
| 17/08/1998 | M-S daytime hrly. ESu hrly |
| 07/09/1998 | NEW: Wigan - Southport |
| 05/12/1998 | Diverted in Gillibrands. Minor timetable revision. Commercial hrly full route. MS daytime and early E. Su daytime hrly full route, |
| 05/12/1998 | revised times |
| 06/03/1999 | no change listed |
| 29/03/1999 | minor timetable changes |
| 07/06/1999 | minor timetable changes |
| 21/06/1999 | MS1725 from Wigan and 1905 from SP now 10mins later. |
| 16/10/1999 | Some times revised |
| 23/10/1999 | Sch 1711 from Digmoor now 1659. MS1830 from SP now 5mins later |
| 08/05/2000 | Times changed MS E with some buses serve Robin Park sports complex. Addtl commercial Sureway service MS E hrly Wig-Skem. |
| 05/08/2000 | ANW jnys withdrawn replaced by addtl 395 jnys. Commercial E Skem - Wig hrly service by Sureway Travel continues. |
| 05/08/2000 | Route revised in Skelmersdale |
| 03/03/2001 | no change: 4bph giving bus ev10mins with 395 on common sections.MS daytime, |
| 14/07/2001 | |
| 02/01/2002 | no change listed |
| 02/06/2002 | no change listed |
| 02/09/2002 | no change listed |
| 30/06/2003 | NEW: Skelmersdale - Wigan via Robin Park |
| Southport - Ormskirk - Skelmersdale - Wigan via Hurlston | |
| 29/05/2005 | commercial Hrly MS daytime. NE. Su daytime hrly Southport - Skem. ESu diverted via Southport Rd not County Rd in Ormskirk and Kiln Lane not School La in Skem. |
| 15/01/2006 | Rerouted in Southport starting and finishing at London St, No change listed to times |
| 16/04/2006 | SuPH revised: Su hrly Southport - Skem. NE. |
| 03/09/2006 | Service 375 and 385 increased to operate combined bus ev15mins MS daytime replacing withdrawn 395. Rerouted in Kew and Southport replacing service 45. No SuPH changes |
| 04/09/2006 | Service increased to provide combined ev15mins Wigan-Southport (full route)replacing 395. Rerouted in Kew and Southport replacing service 45. No SuPH changes |
| 07/01/2007 | Minor route change in Southport. Timetable revised. |
| 15/04/2007 | Minor route change in Southport Town Centre , and in Kew no longer serving Ovington Drive. Minor timetable changes |
| 18/02/2008 | NO CHANGE |
| 12/10/2008 | Times changed with some jnys curtailed to Wigan- Ormskirk. Most of these now run as 395 |
| 26/10/2008 | Early morning and late pm jnys times changed and some run as 395. hrly full route. Hrly Su Southport - Skemersdale. |
| 26/10/2008 | Some S pm jnys changed. Some jnys from WN withdrawn |
| 28/04/2009 | Hrly MS daytime. NE. Su daytime hrly Southport - Skem |
| 21/03/2010 | 211 reprint |
| 21/03/2010 | hrly MS day WN-S'pt now 2 mins later |
| 21/03/2010 | Minor timetable changes. commercial hrly MS day plus ESu hrly Southport - Skem diverted via Southport Rd not County Rd in Ormskirk and Kiln Lane not School Lane in Skem. |
| 24/07/2011 | Addtl jnys: hrly full route, MS daytime, E hrly. SuPH hrly |
| 24/07/2011 | Addtl jnys: hrly full route, MS daytime, NE, SuPH hrly Southport - Skem |
| 30/10/2011 | SuPH jnys from Southport Morrisons 0723 xx57 23 to 1757. |
| 22/07/2012 | M-S 1800 from Southport finishes at Ormskirk |
| 02/09/2012 | Times changed |
| 03/09/2012 | Times changed. |
| 02/12/2012 | no change listed |
| 27/07/2014 | Times changed. |
| 25/01/2015 | Some early morning and evening journeys are retimed. |
| 29/03/2015 | Buses no longer run via Town Lane for Southport and Formby District General Hospital. Times changed. All Su buses run S'pt - WN. Short jnys S'pt-SKEM extended to WN |
| 29/03/2015 | no change listed |
| 30/08/2015 | no change listed |
| 30/08/2015 | Times changed. |
| 24/01/2016 | Hrly full route MS daytime. ESuPH hrly. revised timetable, retiming E jnys to coordinate better with Service 310, between Skelmersdale and Ormskirk, and enable connections with train service at Ormskirk. Su 375 frequency reduced to hrly and Su 385 service |
| 24/01/2016 | revise the timetable, retiming E jnys to coordinate better with Service 310, between Skelmersdale and Ormskirk, and enable connections with train service at Ormskirk. SSuPH hrly full route |
| 24/04/2016 | Su 375 frequency reduced to hrly and Su 385 service withdrawn. Some other changes to times. Hrly full route MS daytime. |
| 24/04/2016 | Su 385 jnys withdrawn leaving hrly 375 |
| 22/01/2017 | Evening journeys are changed. |
| 22/01/2017 | no change listed |
| 30/07/2017 | no change listed |
| 21/01/2018 | no change listed |
| 22/07/2018 | no change listed |
| 28/10/2018 | no change listed |
| 23/03/2020 | M-S 0510 - 2230 ev30mins; Su 0700 - 2230 ev60mins |
| 31/05/2020 | M-S hrly NESu: combined 375 385 ev30mins |
| 30/08/2020 | ANW Timetable |
| 31/08/2020 | TIMES CHANGED |
| 24/01/2021 | ev30mins M-S, hrly on Su |
| 11/04/2021 | 375 385 M-S daytime each hrly. 385 NESu |
| 11/04/2021 | 375 385 M-S daytime each hrly. Early E & Su 375 hrly |
| 05/09/2021 | Timetable revised. |
| 19/12/2021 | Timetable revised. |
| 26/12/2021 | BOXING DAY TIMES |
| 23/01/2022 | |
| 23/01/2022 | Times are changed. |
| 20/02/2022 | |
| 24/04/2022 | The timing point is moved from Neverstitch Road to Old Skelmersdale War Memorial on journeys heading into Southport. Times otherwise unchanged. |
| 05/06/2022 | |
| 24/07/2022 | The timing point is moved from Neverstitch Road to Old Skelmersdale War Memorial on journeys heading into Southport. Times otherwise unchanged. |
| 04/09/2022 | |
| 30/10/2022 | no change listed |
| 22/01/2023 | |