Route 526
Route: Smithills - Halliwell - Bolton
Service changes
| Date | Change details |
|---|---|
| Smithills - Halliwell - Bolton | |
| 26/10/1986 | Commercial MS daytime ev30mins. ESu hrly. |
| 03/08/1987 | no apparent change |
| 27/09/1987 | times changed: now 4 per hr so combined bus/10mins with 525/7 |
| 08/02/1988 | no apparent change |
| 25/09/1988 | no apparent change |
| 19/12/1988 | timetable revised: MS daytime reduced to ev30 mins |
| 26/06/1989 | each M-S daytime ev30mins, hrly ESu 525 526 527 |
| 26/06/1989 | Supported ESu retimed |
| 11/09/1989 | Timetable revised |
| 25/02/1991 | No change listed |
| 24/06/1991 | Su revised |
| 13/07/1992 | No change listed |
| 28/09/1992 | ESu revised: ESu TIM |
| 15/03/1993 | MS daytime increased to 5 per hr to give combined 525/6 ev10mins |
| 26/07/1993 | No change listed |
| 31/08/1993 | No change listed |
| 28/11/1993 | MS Evening & Sunday operator revised |
| 06/12/1993 | no apparent change |
| 30/01/1994 | No change listed. GMB=GMN |
| 28/03/1994 | Early jnys revised |
| 01/08/1994 | timetable revised: addtl GMN jnys. main service ev10mins daytime replacing GMN 525 jnys. 0727 commercial ROS. Supported ESu by TIM |
| 23/01/1995 | No change listed |
| 01/05/1995 | ESu services replaced by revised 525 527 |
| 30/05/1995 | Minor timetable change |
| 04/09/1995 | Early ROS jny withdrawn |
| 16/10/1995 | No change listed |
| 29/04/1996 | No change listed |
| 02/09/1996 | No change listed |
| 04/11/1996 | No change listed |
| 27/04/1997 | No change listed |
| 01/09/1997 | No change listed |
| 27/04/1998 | timetable revised: ev12mins |
| 27/07/1998 | No change listed |
| 01/11/1998 | freq reduced to ev15mins |
| 25/01/1999 | No change listed |
| 12/04/1999 | No change listed |
| 27/06/1999 | 5/00 reprint |
| 27/06/1999 | No change listed |
| 03/09/2000 | Times changed. Now ev10mins daytime with extra early and addtl ESu jnys: ev30mins 1820-2020. Su - 1050-1720 |
| 26/02/2001 | No change listed |
| 24/06/2001 | ESu times changed |
| 24/06/2001 | replacement |
| 07/01/2002 | No change listed |
| 18/02/2002 | 1527 153Sch on sch days |
| 29/03/2002 | PH jnys added to Su times |
| 28/10/2002 | No change listed |
| 27/01/2003 | Times changed with most jnys by BLU ev15mins. Extended FM hrly to Barrow Bridge replacing 502 |
| 29/06/2003 | 903 reprint |
| 29/06/2003 | Times changed. Commercial FM hrly, BLU ev15mins; NESu |
| 20/09/2004 | times changed |
| 24/10/2004 | FM jnys withdrawn, replaced by 502 |
| 28/02/2005 | Town centre route and terminus changed during closure of Bolton Interchange |
| 24/07/2005 | No change listed |
| 30/05/2006 | Times changed with addtl jnys: M-S daytime ev20mins NESuPH. 0842 by BDT |
| 04/09/2006 | times changed. BLU =ANW. Sch by Blackburn with Darwen Tpt |
| 04/09/2006 | to/from Bolton Interchange. no longer serves Moor La Bus Stn. BLU =ANW |
| 16/04/2007 | No change listed. |
| 22/07/2007 | No change listed |
| 28/01/2008 | times changed |
| 15/12/2008 | All jnys by Maytree Travel. |
| 15/12/2008 | no changes listed |
| 26/07/2009 | Supported: All jnys by Maytree Travel. PH same times as Su |
| Barrow Bridge - Smithills - Halliwell - Bolton | |
| 25/10/2009 | extended to Barrow Bridge. Times changed. Hrly NESuPH |
| 30/01/2011 | no changes listed |
| 04/09/2011 | minor time changes |
| 29/07/2012 | Times changed: S jnys withdrawn 1810 from BN 1833 return. |
| 07/01/2013 | No change listed |
| 08/04/2013 | Emergency 90 day MS daytimes contract awarded after Maytree Travel suddenly ceased trading |
| 08/04/2013 | Times changed. All jnys by ANW |
| 21/07/2013 | M-S daytime jnys will be run by Cumfybus. |
| 16/12/2013 | 914 reprint |
| 16/12/2013 | no change listed |
| 30/10/2016 | No change listed |
| 03/09/2017 | Buses rerouted in Bolton to serve new Interchange. |
| 28/10/2018 | Run by Cumfybus. All jnys will be run by Vision Bus. |
| 09/12/2018 | NO CHANGE LISTED |
| 09/12/2018 | TfGM Bus Guide issued |
| 06/04/2020 | The 526 will operate at 8am, 10.20am, 12.20pm, 2.20pm 4.20pm and 5.20pm. |
| 14/04/2020 | M-S departs Bolton at 8am, 10.20am, 12.20pm, 2.20pm, 4.20pm and 5.20pm. M-S departs Barrow Bridge at 8.32am, 10.50am, 12.50pm, 2.50pm, 4.50pm and 5.45pm. |
| 15/06/2020 | M-S daytime hrly |
| 11/04/2021 | no change listed |
| 24/04/2022 | Supported hrly M-S daytime service NESu. Revised timetable adds new 2hrly ESu, maintaining an hrly service with services 525/527 on Halliwell Rd. |
| 16/04/2023 | no change listed |
| Bee Network: Barrow Bridge - Smithills - Halliwell - Bolton | |
| 24/09/2023 | No change to routes or times |
| 24/09/2023 | Route replaced by TfGM Franchising - operated by Diamond Bus North West |