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Route 406

Route: Sholver - Oldham - Limeside via Heron St

Service changes

Date Change details
26/10/1986
26/10/1986 1086 reprint
26/10/1986 187 reprint
26/10/1986 Each hrly
06/09/1987 No change listed
27/09/1987 No change listed
01/08/1988 No change listed
23/10/1988 No change listed
24/10/1988 406 ESu revised. Su service now operated by Yelloway
10/11/1988 Fares reduced Sholver - OM now 40p on routes 404 405 406 414
02/01/1989 no apparent change
30/05/1989 no change listed
05/11/1989 no apparent change
25/11/1989 406 CROSville replaced by BeeLine
22/07/1990 404 405 406 Minor tt changes
21/04/1991 Sunday service now operated by Tame Valley. New MS Evening service introduced by Beeline.
06/10/1991 Saturday daytime jnys extended to Hills Store
05/04/1992 Extended from Oldham to Sholver (Replacing Route 404)
03/05/1992 Extended from Oldham to Sholver (Replacing Route 404 ??? : Not sure if it has replaced 404 to Sholver: GMB 404 still going there 6/7/1992) ESu services revised
09/08/1992 405 ESu Times revised
22/03/1993 Service revised to operate Oldham to Limeside (Replaced by route 83)
20/09/1993 Revised to operate Fitton Park to Woodhouses via Oldham & Limeside (Partly replacing Routes 404,405 & 434)
03/10/1993 ESu 76 405 406 service withdrawn and replaced by new 78
04/10/1993 E jnys withdrawn (Replaced by Route 78)
22/11/1993
21/03/1994 Route revised between Limeside & Woodhouses
06/06/1994
12/09/1994 Route in Hollinwood & Limeside revised
17/10/1994 Chadderton - Woodhouses Additional jny introduced
31/10/1994 MS Evening service introduced
09/05/1995 Extended to Middleton to partly replace service 51
30/10/1995 Evening jnys between Woodhouses & Oldham withdrawn (Replaced by Route 78)
01/04/1996 Service revised to operate Limeside - Middleton via Oldham Partly replaced by 159
05/05/1996 Operator revised
30/09/1996 Minor timetable revision
26/10/1997 E jny withdrawn Operator revised
15/12/1997 MS Day service extended to North Manchester General Hospital via Bank House
02/04/1998
27/04/1998 Revised to operate Middleton to Limeside. Early AM operator revision
27/07/1998 M-S 1810 1910 from MID TO OM and 1835 from OM jnys withdrawn
05/09/1999 M-S daytime from Midleton now 5 mins earlier Oldham
31/07/2000 MF 0618 OM-MID withdrawn
28/01/2001 Divert via Westwood B&Q and Elk Mill. Su now Oldham - Middleton. Times changed
26/11/2001 Rerouted to serve Boarshaw
27/05/2002 Extended to serve Hollinwood & Greengate, Broadgate & Whitegate Employment areas. (Boarshaw no longer served)
27/05/2002 Timetable and route revised. Route now serves Hollinwood, greengate, Whitegate employments areas but no longer serves Boarshaw. Partly funded by GMPTE with govt Urban Bus grant and run by first.
25/07/2004 Addtl SuPH jnys
24/10/2004 Curtailed to Hollinwood - Oldham - Middleton
13/12/2004 Curtailment deffered to 131204 as per 250704 tt
Middleton - Oldham
29/01/2006 M-S jnys withdrawn
29/01/2006 Revised 52 to operate Pendleton - Oldham and rerouted via Coppice and Lime Green Rd replacing 406.
Chadderton Park - Fitton Park - Oldham
Including Sunday and Public Holiday journeys from Middleton
27/02/2006 M-S jnys introduced Chadderton - Oldham by Vale
23/04/2006 Su times changed now run by JPT PH jnys withdrawn
05/06/2006 Times changed: Supported M-S daytime hrly by Vale. NE. Su daytime hrly by JPT
Mills Hill - Chadderton Park - Fitton Park - Oldham
Including Sunday journeys from Middleton
04/09/2006 M-S now Mills Hill - Oldham only.
04/12/2006 M-S now by Maynes
Mills Hill - Chadderton Park - Fitton Park - Royal Oldham Hospital - Oldham
Including Sunday journeys from Middleton
30/07/2007 Most MS jnys divert via Royal Oldham Hosp. Times changed
28/01/2008 M-S daytime now by JPT. No change to times
Middleton - Mills Hill - Chadderton Park - Royal Oldham Hospital - Oldham
07/09/2009 M-S extended to/from Middleton op by JPT
Mills Hill - Chadderton Park - Royal Oldham Hospital - Oldham
Including Sunday and Public Holiday journeys from Middleton
24/01/2010 M-S jnys curtailed Oldham to Mills hill and run by BuVal
11/04/2010 SuPH 0817 Mills hill - oldham and 1943 Oldham to Mills hill withdrawn
Mills Hill - Chadderton Park - Royal Oldham Hospital - Oldham
Including Sunday journeys from Middleton
29/05/2011 PH jnys withdrawn
Mills Hill - Chadderton Park - Royal Oldham Hospital - Oldham
Including Sunday and Public Holiday journeys from Middleton
29/01/2012 513 reprint
29/01/2012 MS jnys extended to serve Firwood Park. Some jnys are withdrawn on Su. PH jnys added to Su Times. All jnys will be run by First Manchester.
27/10/2013 Times changed on SuPH.
Mills Hill - Chadderton Park - Royal Oldham Hospital - Oldham
27/04/2014 Changed to run between Mills Hill and Oldham only on SuPH. Times changed.
12/04/2015 All jnys will be run by Stagecoach Manchester.
03/04/2016 MS jnys will be run by M Travel. SuPHs jnys are changed to run between Chadderton Park and Oldham only. Times changed. S-Mcr Su daytime hrly service. Service curtailed to Oldham- Park Estate only which enables the service to be interworked with 425, ther
23/04/2017 0925/1625/1725 ex Oldham, 0938/1638/1738 ex Chadderton Park withdrawn SUN
22/07/2018 Su/BH times revised
28/04/2019 Run by M Travel/Stagecoach. Route withdrawn. Replaced by bus 149 between Chadderton, Park Avenue and Oldham.

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