Route 559
Route:
Service changes
| Date | Change details |
|---|---|
| 26/10/1986 | MS ev30mins, ESu hrly. Addtl S hrly Westhaughton - BN. Supported SuBH by Shearings rest by GMB (supported early MS jnys) |
| 26/10/1986 | Supported SuBH by GMB |
| 03/08/1987 | MS ev30mins, ESu hrly. Addtl S hrly Westhaughton - BN. Supported SuBH by Shearings rest by GMB (supported early MS jnys) |
| 26/10/1987 | 0610 S Bolton-Wigan now starts Hindley 0639 |
| 14/12/1987 | MS daytime ev30mins: GMB jnys only listed: Su by other operator |
| 08/02/1988 | MS daytime ev30mins: No addtl S jnys. Supported hrly ESu by SHR |
| 13/03/1988 | SuBH 0932 hrly 2232 from WN |
| 25/09/1988 | Su jnys by GMB: 0950 1050 from BN and 0932 1132 2032 2132 2232 from WN: then other operator |
| 24/10/1988 | Supported Su jnys by GMB. Commercial Su jnys by SHR. MS daytime by GMB. |
| 02/04/1989 | All Su jnys now by SHR - some supported |
| 02/04/1989 | Su jnys 0950 1050 and returns withdrawn. Su E reverse direction remain |
| 26/06/1989 | Mon-Sat evening and Sunday day no longer shown, presumably by another operator |
| 26/06/1989 | Timetable and operators revised. Supported ESu by SHR. |
| 21/08/1989 | no apparent change |
| 11/09/1989 | No change listed |
| 01/04/1990 | Su E jnys revised: Now supported GMB |
| 13/08/1990 | No change listed |
| 31/03/1991 | Su service revised. |
| 23/09/1991 | Some M-Th E & Su jnys operated by North Western. Late evening service curtailed |
| 01/11/1991 | Friday evening now North Western |
| 11/11/1991 | timetable revised E MF by NW MF and SHR on S. Su E by NW |
| 30/03/1992 | Daytime route revised |
| 30/03/1992 | Timetable and route revised via Castle Hill MS daytime. SHR=TIM |
| 27/06/1992 | Early jnys revised |
| 18/07/1992 | S 0650 from BN withdrawn |
| 10/08/1992 | No change listed. |
| 29/11/1992 | Minor ESu timetable revision - now run as 558 all by NW . All jnys via Castle Hill |
| 15/03/1993 | timetable revised |
| 27/06/1993 | No change listed |
| 22/11/1993 | 559 extended to pemberton to replace 629? |
| 29/11/1993 | Addtl commercial MER service StHelens - Bolton ev30mins MS daytime |
| 16/05/1994 | Buses ON SERVICE 2 continue to Bolton as service 559 |
| 16/05/1994 | Revised to operate Wigan to Bolton |
| 16/05/1994 | Timetable revised and route curtailed. MER jnys now Curtailed BN-Wigan run by LT. MER buses still continue to St Helens as ervice 62 and start from Manchester as 68. GMB jnys now Pembertom - WN - Westhaughton |
| 26/06/1994 | No change listed |
| 15/08/1994 | Pemberton - Bolton Route curtailed |
| 15/08/1994 | Timetable revised: Curtailed at WN |
| 09/01/1995 | Timetable revised |
| 19/06/1995 | LT jnys not listed |
| 19/06/1995 | Some jnys withdrawn. M-S daytime now ev30mins |
| 19/06/1995 | WITHDRAWN |
| 28/01/1996 | No change listed |
| 15/04/1996 | timetable revised |
| 01/07/1996 | timetable revised |
| 24/02/1997 | No change listed |
| 06/10/1997 | Service extended to/from Robin Park 0808-1338 |
| 08/02/1998 | |
| 20/07/1998 | No change listed GM=FM |
| 30/05/1999 | No change listed |
| 26/07/1999 | No change listed |
| 31/01/2000 | All jnys from Bolton leave 2 mins earlier. Wigan - Robins park M-S 0904 ev30mins 1434 from WN |
| Wigan - Hindley - Castle Hill - Westhoughton - Bolton | |
| 30/07/2000 | times changed: curtailed to BN-WN. No longer serves Robin Park |
| 26/03/2001 | M-F 0810 1513 1613 from Bolton retimed on jnys |
| 24/06/2001 | Minor changes to times: |
| 24/06/2001 | No change listed |
| 26/08/2001 | 104 reprint |
| 26/08/2001 | 402 reprint |
| 26/08/2001 | 503 reprint |
| 26/08/2001 | Minor changes to times: |
| 28/06/2004 | MF 0648 from WN to BN retimed |
| 25/07/2005 | Summer times to 2 Sept: MF 0948 from WN; 0810 1513 1613 form BN |
| 30/01/2006 | MF times changed |
| 24/07/2006 | M-F times changed during Summer to 1 Sept |
| 30/10/2006 | MF peak jnys revised |
| Hindley - Westhoughton - Daubhill - Bolton | |
| 16/04/2007 | 707 reprint |
| 16/04/2007 | Curtailed at Hindley via Willows La and Hulton Ln. Times changed, Hrly NESu |
| 21/11/2007 | Route changed in Hindley TC |
| 17/12/2007 | Sch 0903 from Bolton - WH withdrawn; 0942 from WH now starts at Cricketers Way not Wearish La |
| 31/03/2008 | All by TYRER and all now supported. No time changes |
| 15/12/2008 | Addtl MF early jnys . |
| 15/12/2008 | Replacement |
| 09/11/2009 | minor change to times. All jnys by MAYTREE travel |
| Aspull - Hindley - Westhoughton - Daubhill - Bolton | |
| 01/05/2011 | Extended to/from Aspull. |
| 16/04/2012 | Route changed in Bolton town centre to serve Bolton Interchange. |
| 31/12/2012 | Route changed in Aspull to run anti clockwise around St David’s Crescent. Times changed. |
| 01/04/2013 | MTV replaced by Stagecoach on emergency tender |
| 08/04/2013 | Emergency 90 day MS daytimes contract awarded after Maytree Travel suddenly ceased trading |
| Hindley - Westhoughton - Bolton | |
| 08/07/2013 | Run by Stagecoach in Wigan. Curtailed to Hindley and Bolton only. The route in Bolton town centre is also changed. All jnys run by Cumfy Bus. |
| 28/07/2014 | Times changed. |
| 01/09/2014 | MS0850 from Bolton changed to run S SchH |
| 01/09/2015 | Times changed. |
| Ashton-in-Makerfield - Hindley - Westhoughton - Bolton | |
| 31/10/2016 | Route extended to Platt Bridge and Ashton-in-Makerfield replacing bus 620. |
| 03/09/2017 | Minor timetable changes. Buses rerouted in Bolton town centre to serve the new Interchange. |
| 04/09/2017 | route changed to serve new Bolton Interchange. Minor changes to times early and early E |
| 08/04/2018 | times changed |
| 29/10/2018 | Run by Cumfybus. Times of early morning and early evening jnys changed. All jnys now run by Vision Bus. |
| 01/09/2019 | Times changed. New 559 timetable |
| 02/09/2019 | Times changed. M-S hrly - irreg. NESu |
| 06/04/2020 | The 559 services will operate at 6.08am, 6.40am, 8.50am, 10.56am, 12.56pm, 2.56pm and 5.15pm. |
| 14/04/2020 | M-S departs Bolton at 6.40am, 8.50am, 10.53am, 12.53pm, M-F: 2.53pm and 4.45pm. S: 2.55pm and 4.47pm. M-S departs Ashton-in-Makerfield at 7.45am, 9.57am, 11.56am, 1.56pm, 4.05pm and 6.10pm. Addtl M-F from Hindley at 6.08am. |
| 15/06/2020 | M-S daytime hrly |
| 25/10/2020 | Rerouted to run via Deane Church Lane instead of Hulton Lane replacing bus 553. Times changed with ESuPH jnys introduced. |
| 30/01/2022 | TIMES CHANGED |
| 24/04/2022 | Supported hrly M-S with 2hrly ESu. Revised timetable: some M-F jnys changed at school start/ finish times, with some jnys extended to/from Byrchall High School. Some S morning jnys changed. Due to low use Su 2056 Ashton to Bolton is withdrawn. |
| 04/09/2022 | Vision Bus. Minor changes to some early morning and peak jnys on M-F. |
| Bee Network: Ashton-in-Makerfield - Hindley - Westhoughton - Bolton | |
| 24/09/2023 | Route replaced by TfGM Franchising - operated by Diamond Bus North West |
| 24/09/2023 | Times change, |