Route 39
Route: Leigh - Atherton - Tyldesley - Boothstown - Swinton - Mcr Arndale
Service changes
| Date | Change details |
|---|---|
| 26/10/1986 | MF peak; 0652 0715 0745 1515 ev30mins 1645 IN; 1600 ev30mins 1730 OUT. First set down Swinton Market Place OUT |
| 02/02/1987 | Addtl football matches from Atherton S1325, midweek 1815 returns 1710S only. Haydock Races: from Arndale 2hrs before first race, return 30mins after last race |
| 25/04/1987 | no apparent change |
| 27/09/1987 | no apparent change |
| 26/10/1987 | no apparent change |
| 03/05/1988 | no apparent change |
| 30/10/1988 | no change listed |
| 04/02/1989 | no change listed |
| 24/07/1989 | Commercial all stops MS peak: 0652 0705 1505 ev30mins 1635 IN. 0805 1605 ev30mins OUT plus Race and football buses |
| 02/07/1990 | no changes listed |
| 11/11/1991 | Timetable revised |
| 24/11/1991 | no apparent change |
| 30/03/1992 | Minor timetable revision |
| 10/08/1992 | Addtl jnys |
| 14/09/1992 | MF 1605 from Mcr WITHDRAWN |
| 25/10/1992 | no changes listed |
| 25/01/1993 | no changes listed |
| 15/03/1993 | Route & timetable revised, MS daytime ev30mins NESu |
| 15/03/1993 | Route and timetable revised |
| 15/03/1993 | Service revised to operate as service 37 to Little Hulton Labour Club, then via , Kenyon Way, Peel Lane, Mort Lane and as service 35 to Leigh. Basic half hourly frequency, M-S daytime. * Services 36-39 combine to provide a bus every 10 minutes between Man |
| 12/06/1993 | timetable revised: M-S ev30mins. NESu. (combined Mcr- Walkden ev10mins daytime ; ESu ev20mins: 36 37 38 39) |
| 16/08/1993 | The following journeys are withdrawn: 0729 Walkden - Leigh (M-F). 1708 Leigh - Swinton (M-F) 1738 Leigh - Walkden (M-S) 1808 Leigh - Tyldesley (M-F) |
| 16/08/1993 | timetable revised |
| 16/08/1993 | timetable revised. MS daytime ev30mins . NESu |
| 15/11/1993 | timetable revised. |
| 13/12/1993 | GMB to GMN |
| 05/02/1996 | Timetable reissued |
| 05/02/1996 | timetable revised. MS daytime ev10mins . ESu ev20mins |
| 23/05/1996 | GM to FM |
| 01/07/1996 | Revised timetable : M-S daytime ev30mins. NESu |
| 30/09/1996 | 397 reprint |
| 30/09/1996 | Timetables and city routes changed. Extended to Wigan replacing service 658. MS daytime ev30mins. E hrly WN - LH 39 and LH - Picc 35. Su supported 35 Picc-LH GMB / TIM 39 LH- WN. Sch JIM Stones |
| 30/09/1996 | Timetables and city routes changed. Extended to Wigan replacing service 658. Terminus in Mcr changed to Piccadilly |
| 03/08/1997 | 298 reprint |
| 03/08/1997 | Curtailed LH - MCR. Replaced by 658. NESu |
| 22/06/1998 | Timetable revised |
| 07/09/1998 | 599 reprint |
| 07/09/1998 | reduced to hrly MS daytime. NESu. Some jnys divert at Atherton to Hag Fold and Bolton as route 29 |
| 21/11/1999 | Journeys from Mcr no longer via Deansgate, now via Bridge Street & Salford Central Station. Times unchanged |
| 21/02/2000 | MF0707 0807 retimed |
| 29/05/2000 | no change listed |
| 03/09/2000 | Times changed - divert via Salford Shopping Precinct |
| 07/09/2000 | S times republished |
| 29/01/2001 | no change listed |
| 02/11/2001 | Late FS NIGHT supported jnys added: 0030 ev30mins 0200 to LHulton; 0230 0300 to Leigh. OUT only |
| 30/11/2001 | All NIGHT jnys extended to Leigh: return jnys at 0130 0200 0230 to Picc |
| 25/02/2002 | Times changed. Divert via Salford Shopping City |
| 29/03/2002 | no change listed |
| 27/10/2002 | no change listed |
| 27/06/2004 | no change listed |
| 25/07/2005 | MF times changed during summer to 2 Sept |
| 29/01/2006 | no change listed |
| Manchester - Swinton - Walkden - Tyldesley - Atherton - Leigh (Night Bus) | |
| 23/07/2006 | You have timetable for this (listed under 12). No apparent change to 39 |
| 04/09/2006 | 1206 reprint |
| 04/09/2006 | MF times changed: FS Night 0030 ev30mins 0330 OUT, 0130 0200 0230 IN |
| 15/04/2007 | no change listed |
| 23/07/2007 | MF peak times changed during Summer to 31 Aug |
| 28/10/2007 | 508 reprint |
| 28/10/2007 | no change listed |
| 06/07/2008 | Jnys from Mcr serve Shudehill interchange |
| 20/07/2008 | 509 reprint |
| 20/07/2008 | 909 reprint |
| 14/02/2010 | Addtl JPT FS night jnys 0025 ev30mins 0325 OUT, 0125 ev30mins 0255 IN |
| 14/05/2010 | Service 39 JPT journeys are withdrawn |
| 31/08/2010 | no changes listed |
| 04/09/2011 | no changes listed |
| 29/01/2012 | no changes listed |
| 22/07/2012 | NIGHT Bus: FS 0030 ev30mins from Picc; 0130 0200 0230 from LH |
| 02/09/2012 | no change listed |
| 27/01/2013 | Rerouted via Salford Shopping Centre. |
| 21/07/2013 | no change listed |
| 01/09/2013 | no change listed |
| 26/01/2014 | no change listed |
| Leigh - Atherton - Tyldesley - Walkden - Swinton - Manchester | |
| 27/04/2014 | Addtl 39 MF peak journeys between Leigh and Walkden and Mcr. Partly replacing some 12 jnys |
| 27/07/2014 | Times change. Late night journeys on FS nights are retimed. |
| 31/08/2014 | |
| 31/08/2014 | Timetable reverts after Summer plus addtl 0825 from LH |
| 25/01/2015 | Minor timetable changes. |
| 12/04/2015 | |
| 12/04/2015 | MF morning jnys retimed: 0627 0640 0702 from LH, 0825 from Little Hulton. |
| 19/07/2015 | Temporary changes during Summer to 29 August |
| 30/08/2015 | normal timetable at the end of the Summer period. |
| 25/10/2015 | MF morning jnys now direct via Broad St not Irlam o'th 'heights renumbered X39 |
| 24/01/2016 | no changes listed to night services |
| 03/04/2016 | Service WITHDRAWN Commercial First Night services operating FS night/SSu early morning WITHDRAWN. TfGM removed the support for Night services 8 & 39 from 30/01/15 to achieve budgetary savings. First subsequently continued to provide the night 8, 36 and 3 |