Route 50
Route: East Didsbury - Manchester City Centre (later extended to Salford Quays)
Service changes
| Date | Change details |
|---|---|
| East Didsbury - Kingsway - Birchfields Road - Victoria Park - Manchester | |
| 26/10/1986 | GMB Daily : MS ev15mins: ESu ev30mins |
| 26/10/1986 | GMB Daily : Ribble Daily Nights |
| 26/10/1986 | Licence No: 1169 (GM Buses) Daily |
| 26/10/1986 | Ribble Ribble (2057) Daily Nights |
| 26/01/1987 | MF daytime ev6mins; S ev 15mins; Esu ev30mins |
| 21/06/1987 | no apparent change |
| 26/10/1987 | Daily Nights RIBBLE to WALLS COACHES (4811) |
| 01/02/1988 | HISTORY LEAFLET |
| 30/07/1988 | more Day return ticket savings on Kingsway 50 194 195 196 |
| 31/07/1988 | Relaunched: MS daytime ev15mins; E ev30mins Su hrly |
| 03/09/1988 | more Day return ticket savings on Kingsway 50 194 195 196 |
| 25/09/1988 | Su revised times: 1045 hrly 1845 Edids- Picc-Edids |
| 24/09/1989 | Revised in City Centre via Whitworth St, Cholton St, Portland St & Parker St. Supported MF 0500, rest commercial. |
| 05/03/1990 | Minor route revision In City Centre |
| 05/08/1991 | Day return fares, plus interavailability with 194 195 196. |
| 02/09/1991 | FINGLAND New PICCADILLY to EAST Didsbury (Two evening jnys) |
| 02/04/1992 | Sunday evening introduced |
| 11/01/1993 | GMB Timetable revised: Early morning tt, with most jnys operating 5 mins earlier than at present. MS daytime frequent service at least ev10mins plus peak. |
| 11/01/1993 | New commercial MS Day: MF 0740 0810 from HG: M-S 0930 ev30mins 1700 from ED; Return 0830 from X St ev30mins 1630; M-S 1700 1730 to ED M-F ; S to HG. NESuPH |
| 07/06/1993 | Minor GMB timetable revision: 2327 East Didsbury withdrawn, M-F. 0537 Brunswick St - East Didsbury and 2330 East Didsbury - Piccadilly withdrawn on S. 0555 from East Didsbury starts from Piccadilly at 0620 on S. M-S daytime BUL ev30mins |
| 06/09/1993 | BUL timetable: MS ev20mins. NESu. Peak withflow extension to Cheadle - Heald Green |
| 06/09/1993 | Minor timetable revision: BULL S ev20mins |
| 23/09/1993 | Addtl MCR - EAST DIDSBURY Nights (WALLS) (13534) |
| 29/11/1993 | Addtl GMB E jnys WThF UNIV term time |
| 13/12/1993 | GM BUSES to GM SOUTH |
| 05/02/1994 | FS Nights MCR -EAST Didsbury now GMS (13926) |
| 21/02/1994 | Timetable revised: Minor GMS timetable changes with some addtl jnys btwn East Didsbury and Mcr 1730-1830. Supported MF 0500 by BEE. FS NIGHT GMS service listed 0030 0130 0230 OUT; 0055 0155 IN |
| 14/03/1994 | BEELINE BUZZ COMPANY (14153) 0500 from GM SOUTH |
| 11/04/1994 | Addtl MTLM jnys to/from Cannon St MS daytime ev10mins |
| 04/06/1994 | Minor timetable revision with some addtl jnys |
| 21/08/1994 | Finglands revision CHECK WHEN STARTED ROUTE |
| 30/08/1994 | Timetable revised. MS daytime at least ev10mins by GMS FIN BULL MTLM |
| 03/09/1994 | BUL S service withdrawn: M-F ev20mins daytime; with gaps at lunch and sch out times |
| 10/11/1994 | MTL Manchester to MERSEYBUS(14953) |
| 21/11/1994 | commercial ESu revised: E now hrly ; Su now ev30mins |
| 30/01/1995 | timetable revised: |
| 30/01/1995 | timetable revised:M-S daytimes at least ev10mins: E jnys differ term time (ev15mins) / vacations (ev20mins). Su daytime ev30mins. E hrly. FS Night 0030 0130 0230 0330 |
| 01/05/1995 | BEE jny not listed; MS E revised: addtl MTLM ev30mins. GMS ev15mins. |
| 05/05/1995 | new Thursdays & Saturdays |
| 03/07/1995 | MTLM Service WITHDRAWN |
| 24/07/1995 | M-S daytime ev10mins; early E ev20mins: Late E & Su ev30mins. |
| 03/12/1995 | Route in city centre revised. Now via Oxford Rd - Albert Sq - Corporation St to Victoria Stn then Cateaton St - Cross St - Princess St - Brook St outward. Addtl SSu jnys: S daytime ev 7/8 mins . S early E and Su daytime ev20mins, late E hrly |
| 25/03/1996 | GM SOUTH to STAGECOACH Manchester |
| 03/08/1996 | BUL WITHDRAWN (part replaced by new 155) |
| 05/08/1996 | Extended jnys to Heald Green party replaced by new 155: Two jnys inbound and two outbound in M-F peaks partly replacing the extended 50 jnys to Heald Green |
| 01/09/1996 | Day service to/from Albert Square. ESu divert at St Peter's Sq & extend via Mosley St, Fountain St, High St, Withy Grove, Deansgate & Princess St) |
| 11/11/1996 | Temporary during closure of Cross St. Most jnys terminate at Albert Sq. Daytime MF ev7/8 mins; S ev10mins; Su ev20mins. E hrly |
| 14/04/1997 | Temporary during closure of Cross St. Most jnys terminate at Albert Sq. Daytime MF ev7/8 mins; S ev10mins; Su ev20mins. E ev30mins |
| 21/07/1997 | Timetable revised: Addtl Su E jnys; M-F early jnys revised: MS ev10mins daytime. E ev30mins. Su daytime ev20mins; E ev30mins |
| 21/07/1997 | Timetable revised: all jnys SM. MS ev10mins daytime plus peak jnys. Supported Su 0620 0720 0820 round trips. |
| 01/03/1998 | Timetable revised: no change listed: MS ev10mins daytime. E ev20mins. Su daytime ev20mins; Su E ev30mins |
| 03/05/1998 | Early supported Su 50 jnys replaced by addtl 127 jnys. MS daytime at least ev10mins, MS E ev20mins, Su daytime ev20mins, SuE ev30mins. |
| 14/06/1998 | no change listed |
| 20/07/1998 | MS E now ev30mins |
| 06/09/1998 | Addtl MF inbound peak jnys Kingsway - Albert Sq. |
| 06/09/1998 | Replacement |
| 27/06/1999 | Addtl Su 0830 from ED 0854 from city replacing 127 jnys |
| 05/09/1999 | Minor timetable changes MF afternoons from ED |
| 21/11/1999 | Route extended to serve Cross St / St Marys Gate. Times changed. MF datime ev6/8 mins. S ev10/ 6/8 /10mins. Su ev20mins. E ev30mins. |
| 16/04/2000 | times changed. MF daytime ev6/9 mins. |
| 04/09/2000 | ESu times changed. PH times listed ev20mins 0900-1800 |
| 17/09/2001 | Addtl MS E jnys. FS NIGHT service added . Univ term time: OUTBOUND only from Albert Sq: 0003 ev15 mins 0248 to Mosley Rd, 0303 0318 to ED. |
| 17/09/2001 | Replacement |
| 11/01/2002 | 302 reprint ?? |
| 11/01/2002 | Night buses now from Piccadilly - not Albert Sq. 0010 ev20mins 0310 to ED. Addtl PH jnys 0820 0840 1630 IN; 0831 0851 0911 OUT |
| 22/09/2002 | Addtl jnys. Times changed. MF daytimes ev4mins / 7/8 mins , ev 8mins. S ev10mins . Ev6-8 mins, ev10mins, Su ev15mins daytime. Daily E ev15mins |
| 01/09/2003 | Service terminates at Corporation St |
| 14/09/2003 | Night jnys rerouted to serve Oxford Rd |
| 14/06/2004 | MF times changes during Summer to 3 Sept. Reductions due to Univ Hols |
| 06/09/2004 | Night jnys revised to operate day route . Now ev30mins. |
| 03/04/2005 | Times changed: MF peak ev6mins; MS daytime ev7/8 mins. SuPH daytime ev15mins. E ev 15mins. |
| 13/06/2005 | MF times changes during Summer to 2 Sept. Reductions due to Univ Hols. MS E jnys from Mcr 5mins later. |
| 04/09/2005 | FS night jnys withdrawn |
| 29/01/2006 | Revised to serve Spring Gardens and King St (Not Corporation St) |
| 03/09/2006 | Evening jnys introduced on Public Holidays |
| 30/03/2007 | Some term time buses withdrawn |
| 02/07/2007 | MF times changes during Summer to 31 Aug. Reductions due to Univ Hols. PH now as Su |
| 02/09/2007 | Times changed. Some jnys withdrawn. M-S daytime ev10mins; M-F peak jnys ev6/7 mins; E ev20mins. SuPH daytime ev15mins |
| 31/03/2008 | 908 reprint |
| 31/03/2008 | Some term time extras withdrawn (short jnys) |
| 19/04/2009 | Univ term time jnys 1645 1700 1715 1730 1745 1800 from Albert Sq withdrawn |
| 19/07/2009 | MS E times changed with addtl jnys |
| 30/08/2009 | minor times changes |
| 05/09/2010 | Minor times changes |
| 01/05/2011 | Revised to operate to and from Albert Sq (Not Spring Gardens) |
| 04/09/2011 | MS mornings times changed |
| East Didsbury - Kingsway - Manchester - Salford Shopping Centre - Salford Quays | |
| 02/09/2012 | 912 reprint |
| 02/09/2012 | Extended to MediaCityUK via Salford Central Station, University of Salford, Pendleton and Salford Quays. Times changed. |
| 27/01/2013 | Times changed. |
| 21/07/2013 | Times changed during Summer period to 31 August |
| 01/09/2013 | 114 reprint |
| 01/09/2013 | 314 reprint |
| 01/09/2013 | Times changed with addtl late E jnys running to/from Salford Quays. |
| 20/07/2014 | MF times changed during Summer to 30 August 2014. |
| 31/08/2014 | 815 reprint |
| 31/08/2014 | Normal timetable following the Summer period. |
| 26/07/2015 | MF times changed during Summer to 29 August 2015. |
| 30/08/2015 | normal timetable at the end of the Summer period. |
| 24/01/2016 | Minor timetable changes. |
| 03/04/2016 | Owing to the closure of Princess St due to Metrolink’s Second City Crossing, buses diverted via Cross St, King St, New York St and Portland St. This means buses will no longer serve stops SB and SF on Princess St. |
| 24/07/2016 | Times changed during the Summer to 3 September 2016 |
| 05/09/2016 | MF times changed |
| 30/10/2016 | Jnys to East Didsbury diverted direct via Princess St instead of King St, New York St and Portland St. Some MF jnys retimed. |
| 29/01/2017 | MF morning times changed. S 0629 from Mcr-ED withdrawn |
| 29/01/2017 | replacement |
| 23/07/2017 | Summer tt on weekdays |
| 03/09/2017 | Times changed. |
| 29/10/2017 | Addtl MS 0010 from Salford Quays. Times revised |
| 28/01/2018 | Jnys from ED now via Portland St and Princess St not Albert Sq. Some MF peak, SuPH jnys times changed. MF 2102 from ED withdrawn |
| 08/04/2018 | MF 0435 from Ed now 0425, 0515 from Mcr now 0455. Addtl SuPH 0637 from ED and 0712 from Mcr. Times of some SuPH afternoon jnys from East Didsbury changed. |
| 22/07/2018 | Summer tt on weekdays |
| 02/09/2018 | Times changed. |
| 27/01/2019 | Times changed on some M-F jnys from MediaCityUK |
| 28/04/2019 | Times of some M-F jnys changed. |
| 21/07/2019 | Summer service MF changes until 31 August |
| 01/09/2019 | Reverts after summer period. Some M-F peak jnys divert via Albion Way and Trafford Rd instead of Salford Shopping Centre and Langworthy running as service 51 |
| 26/01/2020 | Times of some M-S journeys changed. |
| 16/03/2020 | services 50 All peak extras withdrawn. services 51 to continue as normal. |
| 23/03/2020 | M-F ev10mins. E ev15mins |
| 28/03/2020 | 50/51: ev30mins services throughout the day and E. No journeys on services 51 |
| 11/04/2020 | 50: ev30mins throughout the day and E |
| 12/04/2020 | Easter SuPH |
| 19/04/2020 | Times changed with addtl early morning and late E jnys |
| 01/06/2020 | 50: ev20mins daytime services; ev30mins E |
| 15/06/2020 | M-S daytime ev10mins; ESu ev15mins |
| 29/11/2020 | Some M-S morning and afternoon jnys revised. Service 51 withdrawn. |
| 01/02/2021 | M-F reduced frequency due to covid. From ev10 mins to ev15 mins: No change SSu. |
| 20/02/2021 | S timetables changed: ev15mins. M-F & Su services no change |
| 08/03/2021 | Times changed M-F: revert to at least ev10mins; SSuPH no change ev15mins; E ev30mins |
| 11/04/2021 | Times changed with bus 51 reintroduced: 0740 0749 0751 0807 0817 |
| 25/07/2021 | Summer timetables on M-F from 25 July to 4 Sept 2021 |
| 05/09/2021 | M-F peak times changed: revert to pre-summer 25/7/21 |
| 17/01/2022 | During the day, M-S times revised to run ev12mins. Early morning, evening and Sunday journeys are not affected. |
| 24/07/2022 | Summer timetables from 24 July to 3 Sept 2022 M-S ev15mins |
| 04/09/2022 | Normal timetable reintroduced at the end of the Summer period with additional changes to some M-F peak times. M-S ev12mins |
| Bee Network: East Didsbury - Kingsway - Manchester - Salford Shopping Centre - Salford Quays | |