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Route 42

Route: Stockport - Heaton Mersey - East Didsbury -Rusholme - Picc/Cross St

Service changes

Date Change details
02/04/1991 New MS daytime circular service in both directions
06/08/1991 Addtl Stockport - Mcr service (which way??)
24/02/1992 MS daytime ev20mins NESu: IN VIA Piccadilly - terminus Cross St OUT via Albert Sq
11/01/1993 no apparent change
12/09/1994 Now MS daytime ev13/17 mins; plus E ev30mins to ED. Nsu
02/03/1995 M-F 0805 0815 0935 from Stockport; 1015-1815 ev30mins from ED; E frequent service from Owens Park plus 1910 hrly 0210 from ED plus Night 0220 0230 0240 from Picc - ST.
23/03/1995 Commercial MS daytime combined at lEast ev 5mins: BUL to Picc or Cross St. FIN to Picc. ESu BULL ev30mins to Picc. Mayall&Walsh run two withflow jnys to Stockport MF0741 0801 S 0956 1016 SuBH 1005 1035 IN; MS 1650 1710 SuPH 1646 1716 OUT
17/09/1995 42 42X 49 summary timetable: M-F daytime bus ev 10mins ED-Picc: extn Stockport ev30mins 42; extn Cheadle ev30mins 49; rest 42X, M-S E 42X ED-Picc ev30mins. upto 0226 from Picc. SSu daytime ev30mins 42X
18/09/1995 Addtl service Mcr - ED 15827
05/11/1995 Su service added Mcr - Stockport Warren St 0935-1635 ev30mins : E ev30mins from ED1835 - 2235
02/09/1996 timetables revised
Stockport - East Didsbury - Didsbury - Rusholme - Manchester
08/09/1997 45 WITHDRAWN and replaced by addtl SM 42 jnys.
08/09/1997 Addtl SM service replacing 45 ev10mins, FIN ev30mins, BUL 4per hr. All to Piccadilly. ESu ev30mins SM, BUL E hrly. ev30 mins Su daytime,
01/03/1998 E jnys from Mcr to Stockport retimed
25/04/1998 Some jnys diverted to Albert Sq
06/09/1998 Times changed E and early mornings
01/11/1998 Addtl jnys diverted to Albert Sq. Su service no longer serves Warren St
30/11/1998 Minor timetable changes to SM jnys
25/04/1999 no change listed
05/09/1999 Some MS daytime FIN jnys retimed. E BUL jnys after 1910MF 1800 S WITHDRAWN. Some BUL jnys ev20mins terminate at Albert Sq.
21/11/1999 Some BUL jnys to Albert Sq extend to Cross St. MF 0658 Stockport - Picc run 5 mins earlier. Other minor timetable changes
29/11/1999 Some jnys extended to Cross St
23/04/2000 BUL jnys to Cross St now via Fountain St and Cannon St not Albert Sq and renumbered 142. Times changed
23/04/2000 Replacement
04/09/2000 Some FIN jnys WITHDRAWN - no S jnys. Times of BUL jnys revised, all to/from Piccadilly as 42 replacing 142. Addtl PH services by Fin ev20mins, SM ev30mins, BUL 2 per hr. NE.
17/09/2000 minor timetable revisions
23/04/2001 Some BUL jnys WITHDRAWN on Sch days
14/09/2001 At lEast ev10mins
16/09/2001 Times of SM jnys changed
23/09/2001 Times of BUL jnys changed
29/03/2002 Addtl PH 0905 from Stockport to Mcr
22/07/2002 FIN jnys WITHDRAWN
22/07/2002 SM times changed
27/04/2003 Times of E jnys revised
14/09/2003 Times changed
25/01/2004 204 reprint
25/01/2004 BUL jnys no longer serve Stockport - curtailed at Eddisbury
14/06/2004 MF times changed during Summer to 3 Sept
03/04/2005 times changed
13/06/2005 MF times changed during Summer to 2 Sept
23/09/2005 206 reprint
23/09/2005 addtl FS NIGHT jnys by UKN 0200 ev20mins 0300 from Palace Theatre
03/09/2006 MF morning times changed. PH times changed with addtl E jnys - all to Su times. NIGHT jnys now 0242 02458 from Palace Theatre - ST
16/02/2007 UKN jnys WITHDRAWN
02/07/2007 MF times changed during Summer to 2 Sept
02/09/2007 times changed
30/03/2008 109 reprint
30/03/2008 908 reprint
30/03/2008 addtl jnys S morning times changed
08/08/2008 BUL jnys sold to SM and incorporated into SM service
19/04/2009 MS times changed
26/07/2010 MF times changed during Summer to 2 Sept. Generally reduced to ev20mins
05/09/2010 Times changed
04/09/2011 412 reprint
04/09/2011 MS early E jnys retimed.
04/09/2011 MS early E jnys retimed. Hybrid Green leaflet
17/06/2012 Times changed. Temporary Summer also timetable introduced running until 1 September 2012.
07/01/2013 Times changed. E NIGHT SuPH jnys by Finglands WITHDRAWN.
27/01/2013 1113 reprint
27/01/2013 115 reprint
27/01/2013 314 reprint
27/01/2013 815 reprint
27/01/2013 914 reprint
27/01/2013 Minor changes SuPH
27/01/2013 Some early morning and early evening journeys are retimed on SuPH.
21/07/2013 Times changed during Summer to 31 August
09/06/2014 Dally early journeys between Mcr and East Didsbury (Three Jnys start at MiIlgate Lane) Some late-night Journeys WITHDRAWN during University holidays
20/07/2014 MF times changed during Summer to 30 August.
31/08/2014 Journeys towards Stockport are rerouted to run via Heaton Lane and Mersey Square. The normal timetable is also reintroduced following the Summer period.
26/07/2015 MF times changed during Summer to 29 August
30/08/2015 Normal timetable is introduced at the end of the Summer period. FM jnys retimed incl changes to Night jnys
24/01/2016 1016 reprint
24/01/2016 Some M-F peak period and early evening jnys are retimed.
24/01/2016 To help improve timekeeping, schoolday morning jnys from Bowdon towards Mcr will start 10 mins earlier.
24/07/2016 Times changed including temporary changes during Summer to 3 September 2016
04/09/2016 Normal timetable reintroduced at the end of the summer period.
29/01/2017 Times changed
23/04/2017 42 Times changed
23/07/2017 M-F times changed for summer until 2/9/17)
03/09/2017 MF morning times changed.
28/01/2018 Some MS times changed
22/07/2018 Summer tt on weekdays until 1/9/18
27/01/2019 Times of some M-F early morning and peak jnys changed
28/04/2019 Times of some M-S journeys changed.
21/07/2019 Summer service MF changes until 31 August
01/09/2019 Times of some M-S journeys changed.
26/01/2020
23/03/2020 M-F ev30mins E ev30mins
28/03/2020 42/42A/42B: hrly services each daytime from Stockport (42), Reddish (42A) or Woodford (42B), combining to run ev20mins between East Didsbury and Manchester. ev30mins 42 services between Stockport and Manchester
05/04/2020 Su 5th: hrly incl E
11/04/2020 M-S hrly daytime services, every half hour E
12/04/2020 Easter SuPH: hrly incl E
01/06/2020 M-S hrly daytime services; every half hour E
15/06/2020 42: M-S daytime ev30mins ; E ev30mins; SuPH hrly
26/07/2020 Full SM 42 42A 42B 42C print
30/08/2020 Stagecoach tt Times changed
30/08/2020 Times changed. TfGM Bus Guide issued
25/07/2021 Summer timetables on M-F from 25 July to 4 Sept 2021
29/08/2021 Route change in Stockport town centre due to building new bus station. 050921 M-F peak times changed: service revert to pre-summer 25/7/21
08/10/2021 On Fri/Sat 8/9 15/16 22/23/29/30 October & 5/6 12/13 19/20 26/27 Nov Wilmslow Rd services will divert between 20:00/01:00hrs All services heading outbound Normal route then (Left) Hathersage Rd (Right) Upper Brook Street/Anson Rd (Right) Dickenson Rd res
Bee Network: Stockport - Didsbury - Rusholme - Manchester

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