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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05/09/1994 WITHDRAWN (Renumbered Route 395)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05/08/2000 ANW jnys withdrawn replaced by addtl 395 jnys.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

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