Route 51
Route: Middleton - Rhodes - Blackley - Piccadilly
Service changes
| Date | Change details |
|---|---|
| 08/09/1986 | (Prior to De-regulation) Commercial M-S Day irreg hrly. NESu. |
| 26/10/1986 | Commercial daily irreg 2 per hr. FS E irreg 2per hr |
| 26/01/1987 | Daily daytime now ev30mins. Addtl ESu ev30mins |
| 03/08/1987 | Daily daytime now ev30mins. Addtl ESu ev30mins |
| 28/03/1988 | 488 reprint |
| 28/03/1988 | Commercial service Daily ev30mins, part of E service supported |
| 12/06/1988 | Re-routed in city, now waits at Aytoun St (loops from Rochdale Rd via Shudehill, High St, Church St, Oldham St, Piccadilly, Aytoun St, Parker St, MosIey St, Piccadilly, Oldham St & Swan St) |
| 22/08/1988 | Extra peak jnys : 0715 0815 0915 IN |
| 21/11/1988 | terminus moved from St Peters Square to PICCADILLY |
| 03/04/1989 | Extra peak jnys withdrawn. Daily supported E Service Citibus to GMB (6794) |
| 28/08/1989 | Commercial MS daytime service extended to Oldham Town Sq bus Stn |
| 04/09/1989 | 1089 reprint |
| 04/09/1989 | MS daytime Extended via Chadderton Middleton Rd - St Mary's Way & Town Square to Oldham (Mumps) |
| 20/11/1989 | Sunday daytime service extended to Oldham |
| 26/11/1989 | MS daytime ev30mins by Citibus, Supported E 2130 ev30 2300 by GMB Middleton - Piccadilly |
| 18/12/1989 | no change listed |
| 02/04/1990 | Daily Evening service GM BUSES to CITIBUS (Manchester - Middleton) |
| 06/08/1990 | Rerouted in Mills Hill via Haigh La, Chadderton Hall Rd, Burnley La & Garforth St (to Oldham) Victoria St (from Oldham) not Middleton Rd. Times changed |
| 03/12/1990 | Timetable changed MS daytime. Supported MS 2245 2315 extended from Middleton-Chadderton. |
| 23/06/1991 | Su times changed: ev30mins 0935 -2235 full rte: 2035 2135 2235 to Midd only |
| 08/07/1991 | Daily daytime ev30mins, E ev30mins Oldham - Midd; Su E two jnys toPicc |
| 27/12/1991 | Timetable and E operator revised: Supported E service reduced and run by GMB (10743). Su service withdrawn |
| 06/04/1992 | Addtl commercial MS daytime competing jnys by GMB Middleton- Shudehill ev30mins. |
| 05/05/1992 | BLUEBIRD (11144) M-S late E jnys from GMB : 2110 S 2155 MS from OM - no return jnys |
| 15/06/1992 | CITIBUS extended from Oldham to GREENACRES (Sycamore Ave) |
| 29/06/1992 | GMB terminus moved from Shudehill to Cannon St (IN) Arndale (Bus Station (OUT) |
| 02/11/1992 | Revised btwn Oldham-Greenacres. Now out via Huddersfield Rd & Heywood St; Inward via Greenacres Rd. (not to/from Greenacres (Sycamore Av) . Supported 2110S withdrawn |
| 17/11/1992 | Saturday evening BLUBIRD withdrawn Oldham to Middleton |
| 18/01/1993 | Reverts to previous operation via Greenacres Rd in both directions |
| 29/03/1993 | Supported 2050 OM- Middleton to BEELINE BUZZ COMPANY (12310) |
| 26/04/1993 | Middleton to Oldham journey to GMB (12436) |
| 01/06/1993 | CITIBUS curtailed at Oldham (Town Centre). Early jnys now supported by GMB / CIT |
| 01/06/1993 | NOW TERMINATES AT Oldham TOWN SQUARE. THE REMAINING TIMETABLE IS UNALTERED |
| 03/10/1993 | CITIBUS commercial Su hrly introduced Middleton to Oldham (13558) partly replacing 404 . Supported Bluebird 2155 withdrawn |
| 13/12/1993 | GMB to GM NORTH |
| 12/05/1994 | Early morning & Mid evening journey Middleton – Oldham BEELINE BUZZ BUS COMPANY/GM NORTH to BLUEBIRD (14382) |
| 07/06/1994 | 1 MF AM Middleton - Oldham Journey CITIBUS (14438) |
| 25/07/1994 | CITIBUS jnys terminating at Oldham Town Square extended to Mumps. GM NORTH Mcr to Middleton Service withdrawn . Supported early jnys retimed |
| 05/05/1995 | CITIBUS taken over by GMB NORTH (15637) |
| 09/05/1995 | Withdrawn Oldham-Middleton and partly replaced by extended 406 |
| 29/01/1996 | Timetable reissued. M-S daytime ev30mins NESu |
| 25/03/1996 | GMB NORTH to FIRST BUS T/A GREATER Manchester |
| 30/09/1996 | WITHDRAWN (See Route No’s 64 & 65) |
| 03/11/1997 | new commercial LINK service: M-S Day ev30mins Anti clkws. Reverse = 50 |
| 23/02/1998 | WITHDRAWN |
| 17/05/1998 | New service replacing some 52 jnys and 79 81 between Crumpsall - Moston. MS daytime ev30mins. MS E & Su daytime hrly Blackley - Cannon St. Supported Su early and E hrly . Linked to 52 |
| 07/09/1998 | no change listed |
| 27/06/1999 | Some early Su and late Su E jnys withdrawn . 0805 sch by ROS. |
| 29/05/2000 | Addtl BH jnys hrly to Su times. 0805 now by STO |
| 25/02/2001 | Revised route in Harpurhey . ESu withdrawn and replaced by addtl 81 |
| 03/09/2001 | minor change to times. Sch 1540 now by FM. |
| 17/12/2001 | MS E 146 jnys withdrawn and partially replaced by addtl 51 jnys |
| 17/12/2001 | Operational Details: MS Day |
| 17/12/2001 | Supported MF E 1851 1921 1951 rnd trips added Moston - NMGH by JPT |
| 07/01/2002 | M-S E increased following Route 146 withdrawal |
| 29/03/2002 | no change listed |
| 01/09/2002 | no change listed |
| 01/12/2002 | Minor route change in Harpurhey times changed. Sch 0808 by STO. |
| 01/12/2002 | Route changed in Harpurhey. Carrisbook St no longer served. Times changed. M-S daytime ev30mins: commercial E OT - NMGH. Supported E hrly NMGH- Moston by JP Travel |
| 31/08/2003 | 1203 reprint |
| 31/08/2003 | no change listed |
| 31/08/2003 | Route and city terminus now Stevenson Sq. times revised. |
| 01/09/2003 | Revised to terminate at Stevenson Sq (Not Cannon St). Times changed. |
| 26/07/2004 | 305 reprint |
| 26/07/2004 | JP Travel : Hospital short jnys jnys withdrawn. 0808 sch by BBC, 1540 by Viking Coaches |
| 24/07/2005 | Re-routed in Moston and Harpurhey to serve Kenyon Lane, Lightbourne Rd and Church Lane. Times changed. |
| 24/09/2005 | times changed |
| Pendleton - Cheetham Hill - Moston - Manchester | |
| 29/01/2006 | Route revised in city to terminate Piccadilly Gardens (Not Stevenson Sq). no longer operate between Old Trafford and Pendleton (Replaced by 53) Sch by BBC |
| 04/09/2006 | 496 reprint |
| 04/09/2006 | Minor timetable changes |
| 51: Pendleton - Cheetham Hill - Moston - Manchester 51A : Cheetham - Pendleton - The Trafford Centre (Monday to Friday AM peak) |
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| 28/01/2008 | 0708 reprint |
| 28/01/2008 | 1108 reprint |
| 28/01/2008 | Addtl 51A M-F 0641 Cheetham - Trafford Centre. No change 51 service |
| 28/01/2008 | New 51A 0641 Cheetham QS - Pendleton - TC |
| 51A: Cheetham - Cheetham Hill - Pendleton - The Trafford Centre (Monday to Friday AM peak period) | |
| 19/04/2009 | no change listed |
| 19/04/2009 | Service WITHDRAWN (Partly replaced by Route No's 52, 53 and 118) |
| 24/01/2010 | replacement |
| 25/01/2010 | 51A no change |
| 25/01/2010 | no change listed |
| 29/08/2010 | 51A no change |
| 29/08/2010 | no change listed |
| 30/01/2011 | 51A no change |
| 30/01/2011 | no change listed |
| 04/09/2011 | Service withdrawn |