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Route 505

Route: Markland Hill - Bolton - Hollins Plodder Lane

Service changes

Date Change details
26/10/1986 MF peak jnys NESSuPH
15/12/1986 no apparent changes
03/08/1987 MF irreg peak jnys only
14/12/1987 0745 M-F Markland Mill-Bolton withdrawn
14/12/1987 388 reprint
11/09/1989 MS daytime jnys ev30mins plus supported E BN- MH added replacing 514
12/03/1990 timetable revised
02/02/1991 Addtl commercial minibus RIB ev30mins Bolton to Markland Hill .
02/02/1991 Addtl commercial RIB ev30mins Bolton to Markland Hill .
04/03/1991 timetable revised
24/06/1991 Supported E service revised: 2030 RIB 2130 GMB
12/08/1991 timetable revised Addtl supported RIB jnys S 1835, MS 1930
24/08/1991 no change listed
06/04/1992 Timetable and route revised:
13/04/1992 Service rerouted in Farnworth
13/07/1992 GMB WITHDRAWN (replaced by Route 30 and 31)
13/07/1992 New commercial Ribble 505 ev30mins, plus supported E hrly. Services 30 31 extended to Markland Hill via Bolton - Gilnow; partly competing 505.
14/09/1992 no changes listed
28/09/1992 MS E services revised: most E 505 jnys withdrawn
25/01/1993 no changes listed
03/07/1993 Most jnys withdrawn: Supported S1835 from BN, 1850 MF1930 from BN, 1945 from MH
26/07/1993 no changes listed: commercial MS daytime ev30mins by BLU. Supported early E by RIB.
31/08/1993 Route revised via Albert Rd outbound. minor timetable revision to supported jnys by RIB
13/11/1993 NEW Bolton Circular via Markland Hill, Astley Bridge & Hall I'th' Wood: M-S daytime hrly
22/11/1993 505 not listed (Markland Hill See Route No 505) 30 31 curtailed to operate Manchester to Bolton only.
22/11/1993 NEW commercial Bolton Circular . Replacing services 30 and 31 BN-MH plus addtl jnys on Bradford Rd
29/11/1993 Evening service withdrawn
06/12/1993 Bluebus 525 jnys now run as 505.
30/01/1994 Addtl Blue Bus 525 527 hrly jnys replacing 505
31/01/1994 Timetable and route revised: MS daytime commercial GMB ev30mins, hrly BLU BN-MH 0846-1546. NESuPH
30/07/1994 WITHDRAWN
01/08/1994 Minor route change : BLU jnys withdrawn
01/05/1995 Operator revised : 0654 MF TIM
30/05/1995 timetable revised
30/06/1997 Highfield to Bolton section withdrawn
21/07/1997 Retimed - most run 8 mins earlier
17/05/1998 998 reprint: MS daytime ev30mins NESu
22/06/1998 Retimed: M-S daytime ev30mins. NESu
28/06/1999 No change listed
31/01/2000 Times changed. Addtl jnys - ev7/8 mins daytime.
26/06/2000 1201 reprint
26/06/2000 All jnys now Blue Bus. MF0658 S0832 BN-MH. MS 1746 MH-BN all withdrawn. MS daytime ev30mins NESuBH. 501 502 separate leaflets.
26/06/2000 not listed - separate leaflet
30/06/2003 Extended from Markland Hill to Middlebrook Times changed. MS daytime ev30mins. NESuPH
Horwich - Brazley - Middlebrook - Markland Hill - Bolton
23/02/2004 Extended from Middlebrook to Horwich. Partly replacing 576 577. Times changed. MS daytime ev30mins. NESuPH
23/02/2004 Service 576 577 withdrawn - partially replaced by extended 505 via Brazley Est to Horwich
26/07/2004 0800 from BN-HOR withdrawn. 0859 from HOR- extended to leave BN at 0820
26/07/2004 1005 reprint
26/07/2004 105 reprint
26/07/2004 replacement
24/04/2006 times changed, hrly jnys curtailed BN-MH. All by ANW
11/12/2006 Early E times changed
16/04/2007 sch 1520 from Riv retimed
31/03/2008 All jnys by MCT: no change to times
31/03/2008 All jnys by TYR
20/07/2009 Somerset Rd no longer served,
25/10/2010 sch 1525 from RIV no longer serves Middlebrook
31/01/2011 MF afternoon times changed
16/04/2012 Most jnys withdrawn. Replaced by bus 714 between Horwich, Middlebrook and Bolton and 574 btwn Middlebrook, Markland Hill and Bolton.

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