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Route 574

Route: Bolton - Harwood

Service changes

Date Change details
03/08/1987 Commercial Little Gem service: MS ev30mins
24/06/1991 Commercial MS positioning jnys: MF 0631 0701; S0726 0732 to BN/ From BN S1755 MF 1825 2050
12/08/1991 timetables revised: addtl sch jny 0800/1522
01/09/1991 no change listed: sch jny by GMB
02/05/2011 New commercial service MS hrly NESu
16/04/2012 Changed to run between Middlebrook, Markland Hill and Bolton. Hrly full route plus hrly BN-Markland Hill. NESu
29/07/2012 Short jnys BN - Markland Hill withdrawn.
02/01/2014 Withdrawn and replaced by extended bus 515 and new bus 515X.
27/04/2014 M-S daytime route reintroduced between Middlebrook, Lostock, Markland Hill and Bolton partly replacing bus 515.
12/04/2015 Times changed with addtl E jnys partly replacing bus 715A.
03/09/2017 Rerouted in Bolton town centre to serve the new Interchange.
23/07/2018 Times changed - generally hrly
03/09/2018 Times changed.
26/01/2020 EXTENDED TO LEIGH TO REPLACE 517 REPLACEMENT: M-S hrly LH-BN; two/hr LH- Middlebrook giving bus ev20mins common section. Hrly see also 516
28/03/2020 574: hrly S daytime 0745-1845
30/03/2020 M-S daytime hrly . N late E
20/04/2020 Run by Diamond. The Times of some M-F early morning jnys are changed. Some early morning jnys are changed (replacing services 516?). Daily hrly M-F 0545-1845 ; S 0745 - 1845 VIS No change
10/05/2020 574 Bolton to Middlebrook - Temporary Timetable in place M-S hrly : 0545 - 2045
26/05/2020 hrly M-S daytime services (full Route); additional early M-F E services between Bolton and Middlebrook.
15/06/2020 hrly M-S daytime plus some early M-F E jnys between Middlebrook and Bolton
30/08/2020 Unfortunately due to low passenger numbers and the loss of external funding from Eon, DIAMOND have taken the difficult decision to withdraw the service. The services will be replaced as follows: - Revised Diamond Bus services 516 operating between Horwich
25/10/2020 The times of some jnys run by Diamond are changed: ANW no change
01/09/2021 Addtl Sch jnys 0840 from Markland Hill 1510 from Bolton
Bolton - Markland Hill - Ladybridge - Deane - Great Lever circular
30/01/2022 Supported hrly M-S off peak only service. Due to the commercial service change to service 516 and the withdrawal of service 577, service 574 extended from Markland Hill via Armadale Rd to Sutton Estate to return to Bolton via the current 570 route, formin
24/04/2022 Supported hrly M-S daytimes Bolton, Lever Edge -Sutton Estate with addtl off peak running btwn Sutton Estate, Markland Hill and Bolton. On renewal of the tender, service standardised to hrly throughout M-S daytime incorporating school movements to Ladybri
Bee Network: Bolton - Markland Hill - Ladybridge - Deane - Great Lever circular
24/09/2023 Route replaced by TfGM Franchising - operated by Diamond Bus North West
24/09/2023 Times of most jnys change. All jnys now clockwise around Sutton Estate.

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