Route 534
Route: Oldhams Estate – Astley Bridge - Bolton
Service changes
| Date | Change details |
|---|---|
| 26/10/1986 | MS daytime ev30mins, ESuBH hrly. |
| 03/08/1987 | no apparent change |
| 08/02/1988 | times changed |
| 05/04/1988 | PH see local announcements |
| 19/12/1988 | times changed |
| 30/01/1989 | no change listed |
| 20/03/1989 | Timetable amended |
| 30/05/1989 | no change listed |
| 30/05/1989 | Timetables revised |
| 11/09/1989 | no apparent change |
| 11/09/1989 | Timetable operators revised. Supported hrly E by GMB; Su by RIB |
| 12/03/1990 | timetable revised: MS daytime ev30mins. Supported E hrly by GMB, Su hrly by RIB |
| 02/02/1991 | No change listed |
| 10/06/1991 | not listed |
| 24/06/1991 | ESu revised |
| 12/08/1991 | timetable revised |
| 13/04/1992 | MS daytime service withdrawn - replaced by addtl B4 jnys: Supported 1955 MS & Su hrly remain. Supported E 534 by RIB |
| 14/09/1992 | |
| 28/09/1992 | ESu revised: All by TIM. MS daytime jnys ev20mins now by Cannon. |
| 19/04/1993 | No change listed |
| 02/06/1993 | MS daytime service by Cannon withdrawn. ESu continues |
| 28/11/1993 | E operator now by GMB with buses now commencing at Bolton Bus Station |
| 07/11/1994 | timetable revised |
| 01/05/1995 | Timetable and E operator now RIB run as B4 |
| 12/10/1998 | Supported Su O hrly |
| 07/12/1998 | no change listed |
| 04/01/1999 | no change listed |
| 04/01/1999 | Su times changed |
| 04/01/2000 | Supported Su O : 530 531 534 each hrly giving ev20mins common section |
| 26/06/2000 | Supported MS E SRiB hrly 530 534 jnys partially replacing B4 B7 B8 B9 E jnys. Supported Su hrly 530 534 jnys by FM. PH BLU 1000 ev30mins 1730 |
| 30/10/2000 | No change listed |
| 23/04/2001 | commercial MS daytime BLU hrly jnys added |
| 23/04/2001 | NEW: Bolton - Oldhams Estate MS Day |
| 24/06/2001 | Sunday operator changed |
| 25/06/2001 | No change listed |
| 26/08/2001 | B4 renumbered 534: M-S daytime ev15mins. ESu hrly, 1527 from Bolton now runs addtl on sch days |
| 26/08/2001 | Service B4 renumbered 534. Minor time changes: MS daytime LU ev15mins plus BLU ev10mins . Supported ESu hrly by LU |
| 03/09/2001 | times of BLU jnys changed - Addtl BLU jnys: ev10mins daytime. |
| 07/01/2002 | BLU times changed. Addtl PH BLU jnys ev30mins 1010-1740 |
| 07/01/2002 | Most jnys now 5mins earlier or later: M-S now ev10mins daytime. NESu |
| 24/02/2002 | commercial BLU ev10mins plus LU ev10mins daytime. Supported ESu hrly by LU. Commercial PH ev30mins 1000-1730 BLU |
| 24/02/2002 | M-S daytime frequency improved to ev10mins: combined with 529 to give bus ev5mins Astley Brdge - Bolton. ESu no longer serves Bolton Interchange. Minoor adjustments ESu - stll hrly |
| 29/03/2002 | PH jnys times changed and now run by LU. MS daytime each ev10mins. |
| 01/09/2002 | times changed. LU jnys withdrawn. Now BLU ev10mins daytime |
| 07/10/2002 | LU = BLU: times changed Supported ESuPH |
| 27/01/2003 | No change listed |
| 29/06/2003 | ESuPH divert via Valley Leisure Complex. Times changed |
| 26/04/2004 | Times changed with addtl jnys: some peak jnys run as X9 to Manchester: 0546 0616 0635 0658 0728 0818 0838. Return 1548 1618 1648 1718 1748 1818. daytime ev10mins. |
| 06/09/2004 | No change listed |
| 28/02/2005 | No change listed |
| 05/09/2005 | No change listed. BLU = ANW |
| 09/01/2006 | minor times changes |
| 30/01/2006 | MS timetable revised. Addtl FM MS daytime ev10mins. Via Newport St and Trinity St to BN i/c when reopens. ANW unchanged |
| 24/04/2006 | No change listed. |
| 30/05/2006 | Addtl MS daytime jnys listed each ev10mins by ANW FM. ANW MS E jnys (Replacing Route B4) via The Valley |
| 24/07/2006 | 507 reprint |
| 24/07/2006 | Minor changes to ESuPH times |
| 22/07/2007 | Su jnys now by Accrington Tpt. PH jnys withdrawn |
| 28/01/2008 | ANW times changed |
| 30/03/2008 | FM jnys withdrawn. ANW no change. Su by TYR |
| 13/04/2008 | Addtl sch jnys. Supported Su now by TYR |
| 25/01/2009 | 1510 from Bolton and 1528 from Oldhams Est withdrawn on sch days. |
| 19/04/2009 | MF 0800 from Bolton, 0818 from Oldhams Est withdrawn |
| 27/07/2009 | ESu jnys now by Maytree. Addtl PH jnys to Su times |
| 30/08/2009 | minor changes to times |
| 03/01/2010 | times changed: 5/hr MS daytime |
| 13/03/2011 | times changed: MS daytime now ev15mins |
| 30/10/2011 | times changed |
| 08/04/2013 | all jnys by ANW |
| 08/04/2013 | Emergency 90 day ESu contract awarded after Maytree Travel suddenly ceased trading |
| 08/07/2013 | M-S E jnys now by South Lancs Travel. |
| 27/10/2013 | Times changed. ANW MS daytime ev15mins. ESu hrly by SLT |
| 27/04/2014 | commercial MS daytime ev15mins: Supported ESuPH hrly by SLT MS E, Su by ANW |
| 26/10/2014 | Times changed on SuPH retimed 3 mins earlier |
| 12/04/2015 | No change listed |
| 30/08/2015 | No change listed |
| 25/10/2015 | No change listed |
| 03/04/2016 | Times changed. MS ev15/20 mins daytime. Hrly ESu |
| 30/10/2016 | ESuPH jnys run by Cumfybus. Some SuPH E jnys retimed. |
| 30/01/2017 | E jnys from Oldhams Estate retimed 3 mins earlier. |
| 03/09/2017 | Minor timetable changes. Rerouted in Bolton town centre to serve the new Interchange. |
| 29/10/2017 | ESuPH jnys will be run by Vision Bus. |
| 08/04/2018 | times changed |
| 28/10/2018 | ANW Times changed on M-F. |
| 28/04/2019 | No change listed |
| 01/09/2019 | TfGM Bus Guide issued |
| 23/03/2020 | M-S 0615 - 1845 ev30mins; Su No services |
| 29/03/2020 | M-S 0600 - 1900 hrly . Su no services |
| 14/04/2020 | M-S departs Bolton Interchanges at 7.10pm, 9.10pm and 11.10pm. Su: departs Bolton Interchanges at 11.10am, 1.10pm, 3.10pm, 5.10pm, 7.10pm, 9.10pm and 11.10pm. M-S departs Selkirk Road at 7.30pm and 9.30pm. Su departs Selkirk Road at 9.30am, 11.30am, 1.30p |
| 31/05/2020 | M-S ev30mins NESu |
| 15/06/2020 | Daily ESuBH hrly |
| 30/08/2020 | TfGM Bus Guide issued |
| 30/08/2020 | Times changed with addtl M-S daytime jnys |
| 31/01/2021 | DIA Times changed: ev30mins M-S: VIS No change listed: ESuPH hrly |
| 11/04/2021 | Times of ESuPH jnys changed. |
| 29/08/2021 | no change listed |
| 24/04/2022 | Commercial Arriva ev15mins M-S daytime. Supported hrly ESu by Vision Bus. E service diverts via the Waters Meeting Rd to serve the Valley Leisure Complex. Revised timetable and no longer diverts - i.e. direct to Astley Bridge. Addtl Su morning jnys are i |
| 30/10/2022 | Frequency reductions/jnys withdrawn: no change listed |
| Bee Network: Oldhams Estate - Astley Bridge - Bolton | |
| 24/09/2023 | Addtl early jnys. New from Oldhams Estate at 0500 0520 M-F and S 0705 0720 0735 0750 0710. From Bolton first jny 0520 M-F and 0733 S. Addtl jnys SuPH daytime now ev30mins during shopping hrs. No longer operated by ANW. Bee Network services accept Arriva |
| 24/09/2023 | Route replaced by TfGM Franchising - operated by Go North West |