Route 46
Route: Mcr - Withington - Chorlton - Brooks Bar - Mcr circ
Service changes
| Date | Change details |
|---|---|
| Manchester - Rusholme - Withington - Chorlton circular | |
| 26/10/1986 | commercial MS daytime ev15mins. ESu ev30mins. Reverse = 47 |
| 26/10/1986 | commercial MS daytime ev15mins. ESu ev30mins. Reverse = 47. Night service 46 F 0030 0130 0230 47 S 2400 0100 0230 |
| 26/10/1986 | commercial NIGHT FS 46 0028 0135 0245 OUT Return as 47 2400 0100 0205 from Scem. |
| 26/10/1986 | NIGHT service NEW SSu 0030 0130 0230 OUT |
| 05/01/1987 | no change listed |
| 05/04/1987 | no change listed |
| 27/09/1987 | no change listed |
| 10/01/1988 | no change listed |
| 11/04/1988 | no change listed |
| 21/08/1988 | no change listed |
| 12/03/1989 | 290 reprint |
| 12/03/1989 | Timetable amended |
| 21/01/1990 | Minor route change in City |
| 17/06/1990 | Timetable revised with increased MS daytime frequency. Now ev12mins MS daytime. MF ev20mins peak plus Mcr - S. Cemetery shorts. Su ev30mins |
| 18/06/1990 | Branded the Victoria Line. Improved to ev12mins |
| 22/10/1990 | NEW |
| 24/03/1991 | Timetables revised: Addtl MS irreg Walls jnys. MF PM journeys start Royal Exchange |
| 24/10/1991 | Revised to operate as full circular service as GMB Route 46 |
| 21/04/1992 | Timetables revised: Addtl MS irreg Walls jnys |
| 21/09/1992 | Timetables revised |
| 13/12/1993 | GM BUSES to GM SOUTH |
| 21/02/1994 | Early S jnys revised |
| 18/09/1994 | MS Evening journeys now terminate at Piccadilly |
| 21/05/1995 | WITHDRAWN |
| 03/03/1996 | Evening journeys rerouted in City Centre |
| 25/03/1996 | GM SOUTH to STAGECOACH Manchester |
| 01/09/1996 | no change listed : MF ev10mins. S ev12mins ESu ev30mins |
| 11/11/1996 | Following Mcr Bomb Cross St closed. Due to Mcr City Council serving traffic regulation orders on operators, city centre route revisions 46 runs Picc to Victoria, 47 runs Victoria to Piccadilly. Now ev10mins MS daytime |
| 07/09/1997 | no change listed: MS daytime ev10mins plus peak Albert Sq - Scem. ESu to Victoria Stn ev30mins |
| 07/09/1997 | no change listed: MS daytime ev10mins plus peak Picc- Scem. ESu from Victoria Stn ev30mins |
| 15/09/1997 | NEW |
| 14/06/1998 | City terminus revised |
| 11/01/1999 | Minor time changes to some jnys. Addtl commercial NIGHT service by UKN : nightly ev30mins to 0215 MTh. 0245 FS to Chorlton |
| 25/04/1999 | Timetables revised - Now ev15mins MS daytime. |
| 05/09/1999 | Some M-F peak jnys retimed. Su daytime journeys no longer serve Victoria Station |
| 21/11/1999 | Route in city centre changed, SM times changed |
| 28/11/1999 | NIGHT 0140 Mcr - Chorlton now 0200 MTh from Palace Theatre |
| 06/03/2000 | UKN times changed |
| 19/06/2000 | UKN times changed FS only |
| 17/09/2000 | Timetables and city routes changed |
| 30/10/2000 | M-F 1714 from Piccadilly now 1712: UKN M-S Night services 0035 ev30mins 0235 full route back to Picc |
| 11/12/2000 | minor changes to times |
| 29/05/2001 | minor changes to times |
| 18/06/2001 | Times Night jnys changed: Now FS only 2400 hrly 0200 0240 |
| 14/09/2001 | Most NIGHT buses run MS nights |
| 14/09/2001 | Night bus FS: 2400 0100 0200 0240 |
| 21/06/2002 | UKN jnys WITHDRAWN |
| 22/09/2002 | City terminus now Cross St both ways |
| 23/02/2003 | MS daytimes now ev30mins. E jnys WITHDRAWN (See Route No’s 85 & 86) |
| 31/08/2003 | City terminus now Corporation St |
| 14/06/2004 | MF times changed during Summer to 4 September |
| 05/09/2004 | 205 reprint |
| 05/09/2004 | Times changed. |
| 13/06/2005 | MF times changed during Summer to 2 September |
| 21/01/2006 | Divert via Withington Rd and Greenheys La, partially replacing 87 87A. Su jnys WITHDRAWN and partially replaced by 85. City terminus now Albert Sq |
| 12/06/2006 | MF times changed during Summer to 1 September |
| 02/07/2007 | MF times changed during Summer to 31 August |
| 03/09/2007 | M-F peak jnys changed after Summer period |
| 31/03/2008 | Routes change to better serve WithingtonHosp |
| 31/08/2008 | Rerouted to operate via Upper Chorlton Rd. Journeys from Chorlton Green replaced by Route No 86 (Was to be Renumbered Route No 146 but abandoned). All buses run by Magic Bus |
| 01/09/2008 | Rerouted to operate via Upper Chorlton Rd. Journeys from Chorlton Green replaced by Route No 86 (Was to be Renumbered Route No 146 but abandoned). All buses run by Magic Bus |
| 31/01/2011 | Morning jnys from Withington Community Hosp, now from Christie Fields at S.Cemetery. Minor time changes |
| 01/05/2011 | WITHDRAWN (Partly replaced by extended Route No 84) |