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Route 481

Route: Bury - Walshaw - Tottington - Holcombe brook - Ramsbottom

Service changes

Date Change details
Bury - Topping Fold Replaced by new 479 by ROS
27/10/1986 hrly MS daytime. NESu (also sch 898 905)
17/11/1986 1186 reprint. 1608 M-F ex Ramsbottom now 1618 and no longer starts Peel Brow on schooldays
27/04/1987 Addtl supported ESuPH hrly service.
01/09/1987 extended Ramsbottom - Shuttleworth on map but not on tt !
04/01/1988 supported 0758/0830 now op by ROS not GMB
25/04/1988 extended Ramsbottom - Shuttleworth on map but not on tt !
25/04/1988 timetable revised. Supported E now operated by ROS not GMB. Supported Su still GMB
10/04/1989 Times changed. Extra hourly short journeys shown to Tottington
24/04/1989 GMB M-S daytime hrly full route plus hrly Tottington - BY; Some supported Sch jnys. Commmercial E hrly full route by ROS Supported Su hrly full route by GMB
07/01/1991 Addtl competing commercial MS jnys. Bury - Tottington each hrly by GMB and ROS.
28/04/1991 Commercial ROS hrly service now withdrawn. Su service revised
06/04/1992 Most MS daytime jnys curtailed to Bury to Tottington. Supported MS E now by GMB not ROS.
05/07/1992 Supported Su service revised: Now 1200 hrly 2100 from BY by GMB
05/10/1992 Service extended commercially GMB hrly from Bury to Topping Fold replacing 463. Single supported jny now TIMeline
24/05/1993 Ramsbottom to Topping Fold WITHDRAWN (Replaced by New Route 463). Timetable revised. Some single supported jnys by ROS BEE or TIMeline
06/02/1994 Most jnys curtailed at Tottington. Supported Su now operaed by ROS. TIM jny now op by GMN.
28/03/1994 Operator revised: supported bee tim jnys now operated by ROS gmn.
05/09/1994 Times changed
05/02/1995 MINOR CHANGES
27/03/1995 Times changed
03/04/1995 Operator revised
07/05/1995 Su 2150 now runs as 481 Edenfield - Tottington - Bury. Addtl Su 2110 Bury - Tottington - Rawtenstall
26/06/1995 changes to several GMPTE contracted services (?)
02/07/1995 Minor tt and operator changed on Su. Now commercial GMN Bury - Tottington ev30mins MS daytime plus supported hrly Bury-Ramsbottom ESu. Occasional jnys extended to Ramsbottom by ROS at peak Times.
23/10/1995 minor tt revision
23/10/1995 no change listed
02/01/1996 reprint incorporating amendments
01/04/1996 Operator revision
30/06/1996 Operator revision: supported MS E now op by ROS.
30/06/1997 Operator revised
01/09/1997 reprint incorporating amendments - replaces leaflet dated 14 Nov 1996
01/09/1997 reprint with minor changes since previous 141196
19/04/1998 ESu 90 now withdrawn and replaced by supported 481 ESu ROS hrly by ROS supported by LCC. Hrly short jnys RAM - Edenfield now run as 482 extended Summerseat
19/04/1998 MS ESu service extended to Rawtenstall (Replaces Route 90). Su Operator revised to ROS
19/04/1998 MS ESu withdrawn and partly replaced by route 481, operated by ROS on behalf of LCC
27/04/1998 AM jnys extended to commence at Rawtenstall
18/05/1998 ESu 90 now withdrawn and replaced by supported 481 ESu ROS hrly THIS CHANGE HAPPENED 19/4/1998
25/04/1999 Most commercial FM MS daytime jnys withdrawn (Replaced by rerouted Routes 508 & 560) Supported ESu continues hrly by ROS
10/05/1999 revised leaflet - replaces leaflet dated 12 July 1998
06/09/1999 0610 MF Rawtenstall to Bury now from Ramsbottom at 0623
04/09/2000 No change listed
25/02/2001 481 PH service withdrawn.
25/02/2001 Supported hrly Su jnys now JPT. Commercial MS daytime extended Bury - Fishpool ev30mins (Partly replaces Routes 494 & 508).
26/02/2001 Su service 481 by JPT
02/09/2001 0825 Bury to Ramsbottom now 6 mins earlier, Esu now rerouted via Bolton Street in Bury Town Centre as per daytime service.
07/01/2002 commercial MS Day jnys now by ROSsendale and run Holcombe Brook to Bury only. Times changed: now hrly MS daytime (Fishpool served by Routes 494 & 510)
24/02/2002 ESu Times changed
25/02/2002 ESu 481 Times changed
25/02/2002 sch 1505 from Bury withdrawn. 0805 from Rawtenstall retimed on Sch
23/02/2003 MF 0627 from Holcombe Brook withdrawn. Minor change to Esu Times. Addtl PH service to Su Times. Now via CROStons Rd and Walshaw Road not Wood St and Harvey StSunday service now ROSsendale Transport
23/02/2003 minor changes to Times. Su jnys now by ROS not JPT. New PH service
01/09/2003 Times changed
22/09/2003 no change listed
26/04/2004 480 1545 Sch from Canon Slade School to Walshaw extended to Bury arrive 1621. 481 MF 1705 replaced by 480 to. wolves. S unchanged.
27/09/2004 509 reprint
27/09/2004 no change listed
28/08/2005 Minor tt changes
04/09/2006 1007 reprint
04/09/2006 707 reprint
04/09/2006 No change listed
27/01/2008 Su times changed: curtailed HB-BY. E jnys now by TYR. PH jnys withdrawn. S 0815 from RAW-BY now start Edenfield 0822
31/03/2008 TYR M-S E jnys curtailed to HB - BY
21/07/2008 Sch Hol changes: 0739 from Holcomb brook to Bury replaced by 480 0737 from Wolves. 0815 from Rawtenstall and 0822 S from Edenfield replaced by 0829 Ramsbottom to Bury
19/04/2009 Times changed
31/08/2009 MF 0840 480 Bury to Bradshaw now 481 0845 Bury to Holcombe Brook. 481 now operates PH
25/01/2010 MF 1715 from Holcombe Brook withdrawn
31/08/2010 1515 from Holcombe Brook withdrawn during Sch hol
30/01/2011 MS daytimejnys extended to Ramsbottom ESuPH jnys withdrawn
05/09/2011 Times changed
29/07/2012 Minor tt changes
02/09/2013 MF 1545 from Bury now 1515 and run to Holcombe Brook only. MF 1613 from Ramsbottom withdrawn.
28/07/2014 Times changed
19/07/2015 no change listed
24/01/2016 hrly M-S daytime combining with service 480 to provide a 30min service between Greenmount and Bury. S service withdrawn with the exception of the 0743 from Ramsbottom and 1745 from Bury. Service 480 operates hrly on the same route between Bury Interchange
24/07/2016 WITHDRAWN. Replaced by additional 480
Blackburn - Haslingden - Rawtenstall - Edenfield - Walmersley - Bury
08/04/2018 244 Blackburn-Rawtenstall renumbered 481 and extended to Bury
08/04/2018 244 Blackburn-Rawtenstall renumbered 481 and extended to Bury: M-S daytime hrly RAW-BLA; off peak M-F and S daytime extn Bury
22/07/2018 M-S hrly, NESu
02/09/2018 Commercial hrly MS NESuPH
27/01/2019 Irwell line: 481 483 ea hrly NESu
23/03/2020 S Timetable on M-S, and normal Su Timetable on Su
24/03/2020 Will run ev30mins starting from Blackburn at 6.53am until 5.53pm and from Bury at 7.19am until 9.14pm.
29/03/2020 481/483: daily each ev2hrs.NE
02/04/2020 Irwell Line will no longer run on Su. M-S Times won’t changes from those last week
31/05/2020 481: hrly M-S daytime services
14/06/2020 481: Hrly M-S daytime services. 481/483 (Rawtenstall-Bury): Ev30mins M-S daytime services; Hrly Su daytime and M-S early E services
05/07/2020 each M-S daytime hrly; Su hrly
05/07/2020 Extra Buses will run on M-F to make a 20 min frequency between Rawtenstall and Bury
19/07/2020 In partnership with the county council, Transdev Rosso will revise the Timetable, extending the SuBH services between Bury and Rawtenstall throughout the whole Route to Blackburn. Complementing the M-S daytime services, the new extended SuPH services wil
30/08/2020 M-S back to normal except for 883 which will become a school bus only. Combined 481/483 M-S daytime ev15mins; Su ev30 mins Ehrly
21/09/2020 The 7.49am Bury to Rawtenstall will changes to a 481 and will extend to Haslingden High School, leaving Rawtenstall bus station at 8.22am and arriving at Haslingden High School at 8.30am. 
03/01/2021 Small minor changes of Times on Irwell Line on the 483 at Burnley early in the morning and later afternoon.
17/01/2021 M-F ev30mins E hrly; S: ev30mins Su: as normal
07/03/2021 daily each hrly M-F daytime:
11/04/2021 IrwellLine: route change in Rawtenstall on Su. We’re having difficulties getting through Staghills Road on Su, so to make our service more reliable for you we’ll be using Newchurch Rd instead. Stops on Staghills Rd at Brow Edge, Top Barn La and Windsor Rd
29/08/2021 Irwell Line - An extra 481 jny will run at 8:39am from Haslingden to Bury, M-F.
14/11/2021 Irwell Line M-S reduced from ev15 mins to ev30 mins. Only the through journeys will operate with the short Bury-Rawtenstall journeys withdrawn for the time being.

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