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Route 527

Route: Bolton - Hall I' th' Wood - Halliwell Circular

Service changes

Date Change details
Bolton - Hall I' th' Wood - Halliwell Circular
26/10/1986 Commercial MS daytime ev30mins. ESu hrly.
03/08/1987 no apparent change
27/09/1987 times changed: combined bus/10mins with 526
08/02/1988 no apparent change
25/09/1988 no apparent change
19/12/1988 timetable revised: Su hrly now supported
26/06/1989 Commercial E / supported Su retimed
26/06/1989 each M-S daytime ev30mins, hrly ESu 525 526 527
11/09/1989 Timetable revised. Supported ESu now by RIB
25/02/1991 No change listed
24/06/1991 ESu revised. Supported 2010 by SHR
13/07/1992 BN town centre route revised. SHR=TIM
28/09/1992 ESu revised: ESu Ribble
15/03/1993 Service reduced. Now hrly.
26/07/1993 Addtl commercial Bluebus jnys hrly to Hall i'th'wood. GMN diverted via Hall I' th' Wood replacing service 546. Supported hrly ESu by RIB
31/08/1993 minor timetable revision
15/11/1993 WITHDRAWN (Replaced by NEW Route 505)
06/12/1993 Service diverted via Hall I'th'Wood
30/01/1994 Addtl Blue Bus 525 527 jnys replacing 505. GMB=GMN
28/03/1994 No change listed
01/08/1994 timetable revised: GMN MS Daytime jnys withdrawn - now run as 526. Supported E by GMN and TIM, Su by RIB TIM
23/01/1995 No change listed
01/05/1995 ESu services revised
30/05/1995 No change listed
04/09/1995 No change listed
16/10/1995 No change listed
29/04/1996 No change listed
02/09/1996 MS daytime jnys extended to Bolton General Hospital
04/11/1996 Bolton General Hospital to Bolton withdrawn
27/04/1997 Operators revised: E by SRibble, Su by GM
01/09/1997 minor timetable revision
27/04/1998 No change listed
27/07/1998 MF 0745 from Hall I'th'wood - BN withdrawn. 0805 from BN revised
01/11/1998 No change listed
25/01/1999 No change listed
12/04/1999 MF 0710 from BN now 0705
27/06/1999 5/00 reprint
27/06/1999 Su times revised. MS E now by FM
03/09/2000 MS 2250 from BN now 2245.
26/02/2001 No change listed
24/06/2001 ESu times changed S-Ribble now LU
24/06/2001 replacement
07/01/2002 No change listed
18/02/2002 No change listed
29/03/2002 PH jnys times changed to Su times
28/10/2002 Most M-F now be South Lancs Travel. FM ESu
27/01/2003 Sch hols 0810 now serve Smithills
29/06/2003 903 reprint
29/06/2003 Minor time changes. Commercial MS hrly daytime by BLU. Supported ESu hrly FM
20/09/2004 times changed
24/10/2004 no changes listed
28/02/2005 Town centre route and terminus changed during closure of Bolton Interchange
24/07/2005 ESuPH by BLU. Times changed
30/05/2006 M-S daytime hrly jnys run by Blackburn with Darwen Transport. ESu hrly by ANW
04/09/2006 0810 MF sch hols now 0800. BLU =ANW .
16/04/2007 MS daytime jnys extended to link Bolton i/c with Bus Stn. MF morning peak jnys are retimed
22/07/2007 Supported MS daytime jnys by Accrington Tpt with minor changes to times. Su jnys also by ACC. PH withdrawn
28/01/2008 No change listed
15/12/2008 no changes listed
15/12/2008 Supported. All jnys by Maytree Travel. PH same times as Su
26/07/2009 Supported: All jnys by Maytree Travel. PH same times as Su
25/10/2009 All jnys serve Smithills Hall. Times changed. hrly
30/01/2011 no changes listed
04/09/2011 MS daytime jnys no longer serve BN Interchange. Times changed
29/07/2012 No change listed
07/01/2013 MF 1450 from BN retimed between Smithills and BN
08/04/2013 Emergency 90 day ESu contract awarded after Maytree Travel suddenly ceased trading
08/04/2013 Emergency 90 day MS daytimes contract awarded after Maytree Travel suddenly ceased trading
08/04/2013 MS daytime now by FM with some times changed. ESuPH now by ANW
07/07/2013 M-S E jnys will be run by South Lancs Travel.
21/07/2013 M-S daytime jnys will be run by Cumfybus.
16/12/2013 914 reprint
16/12/2013 MS daytime jnys before 1850 now by FM not SLT
16/12/2013 MS daytime jnys now run by FM
24/07/2016 Minor timetable changes
04/09/2016 Minor timetable changes.
30/10/2016 Run by ANW/DIA/FM. Some M-F jnys retimed. All jnys now by Cumfybus.
03/09/2017 Buses rerouted in Bolton town centre to serve new Interchange. E jnys retimed 2 mins later.
29/10/2017 ESuPH jnys will be run by Vision Bus.
28/10/2018 No change listed
09/12/2018 NO CHANGE LISTED
15/06/2020 Daily ESuBH hrly
11/04/2021 Times of ESuPH jnys changed.
24/04/2022 commercial hrly M-S daytime, plus supported hrly ESu. Revised timetable: daily E service reduced to 2hrly with an hrly service on Halliwell Rd maintained by addtl 526 jnys. Alternative provision available on services 1 537 541 btwn Bolton and Astley Bridg
16/04/2023 Vision In response to the announcement regarding the outcome of the bids for the franchised services in tranche 1, Deregistered: Withdrawal of all Vision commercial jnys currently every 60 mins daytime (the daily evening and Sunday jnys currently operated
Bee Network: Bolton - Hall I' th' Wood - Smithills - Halliwell circular
24/09/2023 Minor changes to times from Hall i’ th’ Wood
24/09/2023 Route replaced by TfGM Franchising - operated by Diamond Bus North West

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