Route 521
Route: Little Lever - Farnworth - RBH
Service changes
| Date | Change details |
|---|---|
| 26/10/1986 | MS daytime hrly0730-1930. SuBH 1330 1730 1830 1930 |
| 11/04/1987 | 587 reprint |
| 11/04/1987 | Supported MS daytime hrly. SuBH 1330 - 1930 |
| 15/08/1987 | M-S daytime hrly plus hospital visiting times |
| 11/02/1988 | M-S daytime hrly plus hospital visiting times |
| 11/04/1988 | M-S daytime hrly plus hospital visiting times |
| 23/10/1989 | Daytime freq increased to ev30mins LL- RBH |
| 17/03/1990 | Operators revised: Short jnys by VAL MM-RBH |
| 17/03/1990 | Revised service: M-S daytime hrly. Su: 1230 hrly 1530 1730 1830 1930 from LH |
| 27/10/1990 | Timetable revised: Extended to Chorley daily. Supported Sch by GMB |
| 29/10/1990 | Addtl BN Coachways MS daytime ev30mins LL-Farnworth |
| 08/12/1990 | Minor timetable changes. |
| 02/02/1991 | no change listed |
| 16/03/1991 | BWC jnys withdrawn |
| 24/08/1991 | Jnys between Horwich & Chorley withdrawn . Timetable revised |
| 01/02/1993 | Su service and Sch jny withdrawn . |
| 01/02/1993 | Su service withdrawn plus some little used jnys. Remains hrly daytime |
| 01/02/1993 | Sunday service and some other journeys withdrawn |
| 01/02/1993 | times changed. M-S daytime hrly. Su service withdrawn |
| 31/01/1994 | E service reduced: last bus 1830 |
| 03/12/1994 | S VAL short jnys withdrawn . RIB continue hrly |
| 26/02/1995 | Route revised & Su service reintroduced. Supported hrly full route plus commercial hrly MF short jnys LL-BGH. Supported Su 1335 hrly 1935 by GMN . Sch jny by BWC |
| 11/11/1995 | Some jnys withdrawn |
| 02/09/1996 | Timetable and route revised. Su via Liver Edge La. Sch by BLU |
| 04/11/1996 | Minor route revision in New Bury |
| 30/12/1996 | Some jnys withdrawn |
| 01/06/1997 | Su service withdrawn |
| 24/08/1997 | Some jnys withdrawn: Commercial VAL short jnys Sch days only. Hrly full route MS NESu. |
| 09/11/1997 | 1298 reprint |
| 10/11/1997 | VAL short jnys withdrawn |
| 27/09/1999 | times changed. Supported hrly NESu all by Sribble. Sch jny by BLU |
| 04/01/2000 | Most jnys Blackrod - Royal Bolton Hospital. Times changed. MS hrly daytime. NESu all run by BLU. Replaced by B9 RBH-LL |
| 28/02/2000 | Minor change to times |
| 04/09/2000 | Minor change to times |
| 25/02/2002 | Minor change to times |
| Little Lever - Farnworth - Royal Bolton Hospital - Westhoughton - Blackrod | |
| 23/02/2004 | Extended from RBH to Little Lever (Replacing Route 522) Most jnys now South Lancs Travel . Sch by FM and BLU. |
| 23/02/2004 | replacement |
| 31/01/2005 | Route change in Westhaughton |
| 27/02/2006 | BLU = ANW, 0843 from Blackrod now staer at Westhaughton. 1740 from LL and 1743 from Blackrod both curtailed at Over Hulton, |
| 29/01/2007 | Most jnys by Blackburn with Darwen Tpt. Sch by FM |
| 28/01/2008 | Most jnys run by VAL with times changed: MS commercial hrly 0845-1645 plus sch 1550 by FM |
| 26/01/2009 | E peak retimed |
| 16/04/2012 | S jnys: 1645 from LL and 1650 from Blackrod withdrawn. Sch by ANW |
| 03/09/2012 | Minor timetable changes. |
| 28/10/2013 | replacement |
| 28/10/2013 | Some early morning jnys retimed. |
| 13/04/2015 | Rerouted in Westhoughton and New Bury. Sch 1600 from St Joseph’s RC High School is also rerouted. |
| 05/09/2016 | Rerouted via Westland Ave in Farnworth. All jnys by DIA |
| 23/04/2017 | All jnys will be run by Cumfybus. |
| 24/04/2017 | 1017 reprint |
| 08/04/2018 | MF jnys times changed: 1547 and 1647 from Little Lever 1550 and 1700 from Blackrod |
| 31/03/2019 | Run by Cumfybus. Now run by Tyrers. New 521 timetable |
| 29/04/2019 | Run by Tyrers. Now run by Goodwins |
| 10/04/2020 | There will be no services on the 84A and 521 on Good Friday, Easter Su or Easter Monday. |
| 14/04/2020 | services 84A and 521 will be reduced to ev 2hrs from Tuesday 14 April. |
| 11/04/2021 | Run by Little Gem. Rerouted to run via Logistics North. addtl early morning, ESuPH jnys are also introduced. All jnys will be run by Vision Bus. supported hrly M-S daytime: M-F 0730 – 1700; S 0845 -1545 from Little Lever towards Farnworth, RBH and Blackr |
| 25/07/2021 | Daily hrly: To address punctuality concerns raised by the operator a revised M-F timetable: M-F 1558 from Little Lever to Blackrod will run at 1613 and will only run as far as Westhoughton; and the 1703 from Little Lever to Blackrod will run at 1703· M-F |
| 25/07/2021 | Times of some M-S daytime jnys are changed. |
| Bee Network: Little Lever - Farnworth - Royal Bolton Hospital - Westhoughton - Blackrod | |
| 24/09/2023 | Route replaced by TfGM Franchising - operated by Diamond Bus North West |
| 24/09/2023 | Times of M-S daytime jnys from Little Lever change. Minor changes to times from Blackrod. |