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Route 409

Route: Ashton - Oldham - Royton - Rochdale

Service changes

Date Change details
Rochdale - Royton - Oldham - Ashton
26/10/1986 1086 reprint
26/10/1986 1286 reprint
26/10/1986 387 reprint
26/10/1986 Linked to 410: each ev15mins daytime. ESu ev20mins
06/09/1987 no change listed
27/09/1987 no change listed
06/12/1987 no change listed
02/01/1989 689 reprint
02/01/1989 timetables revised
08/01/1990 409 timetable revised 410 withdrawn and replaced by occasional 410 Oldham - Rochdale
26/02/1990 409 M-S daytime ev30mins0755 - 1605 from RE
15/10/1990 409 timetable revised Main 409 410 service GMB with addtl ROS and Pennine Blue jnys.
17/12/1990 MF jnys withdrawn
06/01/1991 Additional jny introduced
04/03/1991 NEW; Ashton-Under-Lyne - Oldham jnys introduced
22/04/1991 Some jnys now Beeline
05/08/1991 Some 409 jnys withdrawn. Addtl Bee Line, Pennine Blue and Dennis services
23/09/1991 Rochdale to Ashton Additional MF Daytime jnys introduced
24/11/1991 Additional jnys introduced Bee GMB DEN ROS HYN all operate on these routes
06/01/1992 Additional jnys: DEN GMB HYN ROS BEE
06/07/1992 minor tt revised 409
09/11/1992 Some BEE jnys withdrawn
29/03/1993 minor tt revised 409. DEN BEE GMB ROS
26/07/1993 Minor tt revision 409
20/09/1993 Additional jnys introduced between Thornham & Ashton under Lyne. GMB BEE ROS
14/11/1993 ESu revised Additional jnys introduced. GMB ROS BEE
21/03/1994 409 410 revised tt. BEE GMN ROS
07/11/1994 M-S E service revised 409.
27/03/1995 Operator revised
15/05/1995 Timetable reissued
29/01/1996 Timetable reissued
13/05/1996 Timetable reissued
30/09/1996 Timetable reissued
13/10/1997 Timetable reissued
27/04/1998 Additional jnys introduced on MF
29/06/1998 MF daytime frequency slightly reduced.
09/10/1998
24/01/1999 Minor tt changes. Addtl UNI jnys
27/06/1999 UNI revised with some jnys withdrawn
09/10/1999 100 reprint
09/10/1999 UNI jnys retimed
24/07/2000 Stagecoach having taken over Universal buses. Jnys retimed
03/09/2000 Stagecoach MF jnys withdrawn
14/01/2001 Stagecoach jnys withdrawn . Minor time changes
27/05/2001 Stagecoach jnys withdrawn . Minor time changes
29/07/2001 1001 reprint
29/07/2001 Minor timetable changes . 0835 Sch by MRT Om to RE
29/03/2002 Minor change to PH Times
02/09/2002 MF Times changed
01/09/2003 Unknown change: change leaflet 24307 amends timetable of this date
01/03/2004 2325 RE to Oldham extended to Ashton MS
01/03/2004 Changes to S jnys.
03/04/2005 Addtl SuPH daytime jnys now ev15mins not ev20 mins
18/04/2005 206 reprint
18/04/2005 407 reprint
18/04/2005 506 reprint
18/04/2005 806 reprint
18/04/2005 MF Times changed
29/01/2007 Extra early and late pm jnys
29/10/2007 108 reprint
29/10/2007 1108 reprint
29/10/2007 408 reprint
29/10/2007 708 reprint
29/10/2007 Addtl MF jnys 0459 0529 from OM to Ashton; 0450 0520 OM to RE
29/10/2007 Extra early MF jnys
19/04/2009 210 reprint
19/04/2009 510 reprint
19/04/2009 Times changed
24/10/2010 No change listed
08/05/2011 Route change at Oldham Town Centre due to Metrolink works. Times changed
04/09/2011 Times changed
15/04/2012 213 reprint
15/04/2012 913 reprint
15/04/2012 Minor changes MF Times
01/03/2014 Route changed between Oldham Road/Wilshaw Lane and Ashton due to road works on Oldham Road.
27/07/2014 Times changed during the Summer period from 27 July to 30 August 2014
31/08/2014 415 reprint
31/08/2014 Times changed with Addtl jnys
02/11/2014 Addtl MF 1852 from Rochdale to Oldham. MF jnys at 1836 and 1844 from Ashton to Oldham are replaced by a single jny at 1840. 
25/10/2015 Times changed with additional early morning and late evening jnys introduced throughout the week.
24/01/2016 Minor timetable changes on SuPH. daytime jnys from Oldham towards Ashton and towards Rochdale will run two mins later throughout the jny.
24/07/2016 Times changed including temporary changes during the Summer period from 24 July to 3 September 2016. Times changed MS E now ev30mins.
29/01/2017 Some MF jnys are retimed.
08/04/2018 Times changed
22/07/2018 Summer timetable M-F until 1/9/2018
28/10/2018 by First ManchesteMinor timetable changes. New 409 timetable
27/01/2019 Times changed on MF
28/04/2019 Minor timetable changes on M-F. New 409 timetable
21/07/2019 Summer service MF changes untiLCC 31 August
27/10/2019 Minor M-F times changed
23/03/2020 M-F : S services will be operate on M-Fs on Oldham depot services with some extra morning journeys.
23/03/2020 S services will be operate on M-Fs on Oldham depot services with some extra morning journeys. S daytime at frequent intervals; E ev30mins
23/03/2020 SuBH ev15mins daytime; E ev30mins
29/03/2020 M-F daytime ev15mins; E ev30mins
05/04/2020 Daily ev20mins daytime. E ev30mins
09/04/2020 Easter Daily ev20mins. E ev30mins
11/04/2020 Additional jnys on Good Friday and Easter M-support NHS key workers. 05:13 06:03 06:43 07:03 Rochdale to Ashton via Oldham 409 05:00 06:00 06:40 Ashton to Rochdale via Oldham
19/04/2020 M-S daytime ev20mins. ESu ev30mins
03/05/2020 Daily ev20mins. E ev30mins
08/05/2020 409: 0515, 0545 ,0615, 0645, 0715 and 0743 from Rochdale to Ashton; 0540, 0610, 0640, 0710, 0740 and 0754 from Oldham to Ashton; 0500, 0600, 0630, 0700 and 0740 from Ashton to Rochdale; 0517, 0547, 0617, 0647, 0717 and 0741 from Oldham to Rochdale
31/05/2020 Ev 7-8 mins M-F daytime services; ev15mins S daytime services; ev20mins Su daytime services; ev30mins E services
14/06/2020 0539 Oldham to Ashton extended to start from Thornham at 0520   
27/07/2020 some changes to the M - F Timetable. Frequency not affected.
30/08/2020 services retimed: Earlier journeys introduced on Su
30/08/2020 Times changed
31/01/2021 M-F daytime reduced to ev10mins (from ev 7/8 mins)
11/04/2021 M-F daytime services increased to 7/8 mins
25/07/2021 Addtl journeys introduced 10 May 2021 to provide extra capacity at peak times are withdrawn
29/08/2021 M-S E service improved with later jnys: 23:25 Rochdale to Oldham and Ashton 23:50 Oldham to Ashton 23:55 Rochdale to Oldham 23:10 Ashton to Oldham and Rochdale 23:27 Oldham to Rochdale 23:40 and 00:10 Ashton to Oldham 
03/10/2021 Times of M-F daytime journeys changed. 
16/01/2022 Times are changed.
30/10/2022 Some early morning and late evening jnys are withdrawn. 
15/01/2023 Early morning and late evening jnys withdrawn in October are reinstated
Bee Network: Rochdale - Royton - Oldham - Ashton

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