Route 56
Route: Garswood - Downall Green - Bryn - Ashton in Makerfield
Service changes
| Date | Change details |
|---|---|
| I HAVE TRIED TO LIST THE CHANGES TO MERSEYTRAVEL ttS, THE TROUBLE BEING THEY INCLUDE 606 WHICH IS IN SEPARATE GM TIMETABLE! | |
| 26/11/1988 | New MS Day |
| 26/11/1988 | Services included: Merseytravel has 56/606, I don't think 57 as a variation appeared until 5/2/1990 |
| 27/11/1988 | Route amended in Garswood (Police request) |
| 16/01/1989 | Merseytravel timetable (available) has times revised |
| 24/04/1989 | Diverted to serve Simms Lane End |
| 04/09/1989 | Merseytravel tt (NOT available) has extra 56 jny added and some schoolday jnys extended to St Helens |
| 23/10/1989 | Merseytravel tt (NOT available) has St Helens jnys now Mon-Sat and eve/Sun 56 service added |
| 05/02/1990 | Alterative jnys extended to St Helens |
| 05/02/1990 | Alternate 56 to St Helens, two journeys operate as 57 |
| 23/07/1990 | Merseytravel tt (NOT available) has some times revised |
| 29/10/1990 | Merseytravel tt (NOT available) has Sunday PM 606 added (unsure if 1 jny or more) |
| 08/07/1991 | Merseytravel tt (NOT available) shows South Lancs Transport 156 journeys added to tt |
| 27/10/1991 | Merseytravel tt (NOT available) shows Sunday 606 withdrawn |
| 23/12/1991 | Merseytravel tt (NOT available) shows eve/Sun 56 withdrawn replaced by subsidised 656 by Shearings |
| 06/01/1992 | Minor timetable revision: commercial MS daytime hrly full route plus hrly AS-Garswood. Supported hrly ESu. |
| 13/01/1992 | SHEARlNGS taken over by TlMELINE (10776) |
| 27/04/1992 | Merseytravel tt (NOT available) has changes from this date not 11/5 |
| 11/05/1992 | Timetable revised. Supported 0815 1515 from AS; 0637 MF 0707 MS from Garswood, 0910 1805 S from StH renumbered 156. |
| 21/09/1992 | Is date/timetable wrong? Merseytravel concurs with date below (following week) |
| 21/09/1992 | Timetable revised: ESu now listed as 156 |
| 28/09/1992 | M-S Day jnys operate Ashton in Makerfield to Garswood only |
| 02/11/1992 | Merseytravel tt (NOT available) lists 156 times revised |
| 05/04/1993 | timetable revised: ev30mins |
| 31/08/1993 | Minor timetable revision |
| 01/11/1993 | Merseytravel tt (available) lists extra afternoon 156 journeys added |
| 28/02/1994 | Merseytravel tt (NOT available) list AM 156 now by Ogdens |
| 28/02/1994 | Minor timetable revision |
| 18/06/1994 | Minor timetable revision |
| 15/08/1994 | Timetable revised Extended to St Helens |
| 03/10/1994 | Minor timetable revision |
| 21/11/1994 | Addtl jnys: AS- Garswood hrly 1112 - 1412 |
| 18/02/1995 | Short jnys withdrawn |
| 08/08/1995 | Merseytravel tt (available) shows all 156 now by Timeline |
| 05/10/1996 | 5.10.96 TlMELINE TRAVEL to FIRST Manchester (19675) |
| 05/10/1996 | Date wrong: change to First listed below as 1998 |
| 21/12/1997 | Merseytravel tt (available) shows eve/Sun 156 now by MTL (Lancashire Travel) |
| 30/03/1998 | Merseytravel tt (NOT available) lists AM 156 now Arriva, eve/Sun by Nip-on and one extra 56 jny |
| 15/06/1998 | Merseytravel tt (NOT available) lists last 56 jny terminating Garswood and one extra 606 jny |
| 15/06/1998 | Minor timetable revision. |
| 05/10/1998 | TIMELINE TRAVEL to FIRST Manchester (19675) |
| 30/05/1999 | Most MS daytime times changed |
| 30/05/1999 | some 56 withdrawn |
| 24/10/1999 | Merseytravel tt (NOT available) lists one AM 156 jny withdrawn |
| 30/05/2000 | 56/606 withdrawn. Daytime 156 and new 256 replace |