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Route 582

Route: Bolton - Atherton - Leigh -Lowton

Service changes

Date Change details
26/10/1986 MS daytime ev15mins LH-BN with peak extn Lowton. ESu ev30mins
01/08/1987 Original 582: M-S daytime ev10mins. ESu ev30mins.
15/08/1987 M-S daytime ev10mins , NESu
08/02/1988
11/02/1988 M-S daytime ev15mins , NESu
02/04/1988 M-S daytime ev10mins. ESu ev30mins
11/04/1988 M-S daytime ev15mins NESu
25/04/1988 ESu 402 extended to Bolton and renumbered 582
25/04/1988 ESu extended to N-l-W. MS daytime ev10mins.
31/10/1988 289 reprint
31/10/1988 400 reprint
31/10/1988 Corrections: 0717 LH-BN MS; 0712 LOW-BN MF; 0727 LH-BN S
31/10/1988 NO CHANGE LISTED
31/10/1988 Times changed: MS daytime extended ev30mins to Lowton
23/01/1989 NO CHANGE LISTED
04/09/1989 Times revised but no apparent change to service 582
17/03/1990 no change listed: M-S daytime ev15 mins
24/06/1990 service extended to/from Leigh Infirmary
24/06/1990 Two extra short journeys BN-Atherton shown per hour (not even headway)
02/02/1991 Reduced frequency: Now M-S daytime ev20mins. NESuPH
18/02/1991 minor timetable revision: Addtl commercial RIB jnys ev20mins BN-LH RIB JOURNEYS NOT ADDITIONAL, ALREADY EXIST GMB daytime frequency now 7/8 mins BN-Leigh
24/06/1991 timetable revised: GMB frequency now every 10 minutes to Leigh with 2ph shorts to Atherton reinstated
26/01/1992 Newton le Willows to Leigh section withdrawn (Replaced by Heatons Routes 600 & 419)
10/08/1992 M-S daytime ev10mins BN-LH. Ev30mins onto Lowton. ESu ev30mins.
14/09/1992 Leigh to Lowton jnys withdrawn: M-S daytime ev10mins. ESu ev30mins
12/10/1992 Golborne to Atherton Peak jnys withdrawn
09/11/1992 NEW: Golborne - Bolton via Leigh
16/11/1992 New HEA service: M-S daytime hrly.
01/02/1993 No change listed: M-S ev20mins daytime. NESu
01/02/1993 No change to previous timetable
01/02/1993 RIB every 20 mins
15/03/1993 ESu increased to every 20 minutes
15/03/1993 ESu service increased
15/03/1993 WITHDRAWN.
04/04/1993 MER service 10 journeys now show 582 netween Leigh and Bolton
07/06/1993 NEW: Leigh - Bolton
12/06/1993 MS early timetable revised
12/06/1993 replacement
29/11/1993 Section of service 10 between Ashton and Bolton via Leigh is replaced by new 582 extended to St Helens. Service 10 is now routed via Westhoughton
16/05/1994 ST Helens to Ashton In Makerfield section withdrawn. Route now forms part of through Liverpool to manchester service operating as 10 Liverpool-Ashton, 582 Ashton-Bolton and 36 Bolton-Manchester
07/11/1994 Route curtailed Leigh - Bolton
19/06/1995 GMN: Frequent intervals: M-S daytime: ESu ev20mins
19/06/1995 LT WITHDRAWN
02/10/1995 WITHDRAWN
09/10/1995 Some jnys extended from Leigh to Lowton
30/10/1995 M-S daytime ev6mins to Leigh, extn to Lowton ev30mins. ESu ev20mins to Leigh.
01/07/1996 Revised timetable : M-S ev6mins BN-LH, extnd ev30mins Lowton; ESu ev20mins BN-Leigh
30/09/1996 Lowton to Leigh section withdrawn : ESu jnys extended to Bolton Gen Hosp. M-S daytime jnys ev15mins continue as service 36 to provide through bus to Bolton GH.
04/11/1996 ???
04/11/1996 Some MS daytime jnys extended ev30mins to BN GenHosp. MS daytime ev 7/8 mins. ESu daytime to/from GH.
30/06/1997 MS Day jnys Bolton General Hospital to Bolton section withdrawn (Replaced by Route 581) . M-S daytime ev 7/8mins. ESu ev30mins
03/08/1997 Minor timetable changes to S morning jnys
08/02/1998 Easy access buses added.
22/06/1998 ???
22/06/1998 599 reprint
22/06/1998 Timetable revised
01/02/1999 no change listed: M-S daytime ev7/8mins. ESu ev30mins
Leigh - Atherton - Over Hulton - Daubhill - Bolton
03/09/2000 ESu no longer serve Royal Bolton Hospital. Addtl Leigh to Bolton now ev20mins
24/09/2000 Su times changed. Ev30mins 0830-1100. Ev20mins 1100-2310.
24/06/2002 times changed: MS ev10mins daytime. ESu ev20mins
12/08/2002 MS daytimes revert to ev7/8 mins. Sch 0905 1505 JIM
05/01/2003 E now ev30mins
28/07/2003 204 reprint
28/07/2003 MF minor time changes
05/11/2004 Addtl Late FS NIGHT jnys: 0015 hrly 0315 from BN; 0045 0145 0245 from LH
03/04/2005 Addtl SuPH jnys : ev15mins shopping hrs 1030-1800, ev30mins early and E. MS daytime freq nmt ev10mins, E ev30mins. All commercial. Sch JIM. FS NIGHT 0015 hrly 0315 from BN: 0045 0145 0245 return
05/09/2005 Minor MF times changed
11/11/2005 Late Night jnys now terminate Bradshawgate not Bridge St
29/01/2006 times changed
24/07/2006 MF times changed during summer to 1 Sept
04/09/2006 Normal MF times after summer
15/04/2007 Addtl MF 0523 from BN and early E LH-BN. Minor timetable changes
23/07/2007 MF times changed during summer to 31Aug
03/09/2007 508 reprint
03/09/2007 908 reprint
03/09/2007 MF early jnys revised
19/04/2009 times changed: MS nmt ev10mins daytime
19/07/2009 Late E times changed
12/09/2011 Road closed at Atherton Station. Service run via Tyldesley. Shuttle bus ESu by Strawberry or use 581 592 services. Sch OLY SLT
06/11/2011 Road closed at Atherton Station. times changed
04/12/2011 Road closed at Atherton Station. Times changed. Road reopened. Shuttle bus withdrawn
30/01/2012 213 reprint
30/01/2012 minor time changes
21/07/2013 Times changed.
27/10/2013 SuPH : 1000 and 1030 from Leigh, 1030 from Bolton retimed
25/01/2015 Addtl SuPH 0730 from Bolton and 0800 from LH
19/07/2015 M-F times changed during Summer to 29 August
30/08/2015 normal timetable after Summer period.
25/10/2015 Addtl M-F: 0500 from Bolton, 0500 from Leigh
03/04/2016 SuPH 1000 from Bolton retimed.
24/07/2016 Times changed including temporary changes during Summer period to 3 September 2016
04/09/2016 Some M-F jnys retimed after Summer period.
29/01/2017 Times changed.
23/07/2017 Summer timetable M-F until 2/9/2017
03/09/2017 Buses are rerouted in Bolton town centre to serve the new Interchange.
28/01/2018 minor timetable changes
22/07/2018 Summer timetable M-F until 1/9/2018
28/10/2018 S 0854 from Leigh to Bolton now 0852
21/07/2019 Times of early morning jnys changed. M-F times changed during Summer to 31 August.
11/08/2019 Service now operated by Diamond on sale of FM Bolton depot
11/08/2019 Service taken over by Diamond Bus NW on the purchase of First Manchester's Bolton depot
01/09/2019 Normal times at end of summer
23/03/2020 services will changes from ev10min frequency to ev12 mins M-F daytime and ev15mins Sat daytime.
28/03/2020 Ssu Every half hour daytime, hrly E
30/03/2020 Daily ev30mins daytime E hrly
10/04/2020 Good Friday hrly services throughout day and E
14/04/2020 daytime ev30mins E hrly
19/04/2020 Daily ev30mins daytime : hrly E
08/05/2020 daytime and E hrly
10/05/2020 Daily ev30mins daytime : hrly E
24/05/2020 582: ev12mins M-F daytime services; ev15mins S daytime services; ev30mins M-S ESu daytime services; hrly Su E services
14/06/2020 ev12mins M-F daytime; ev15mins S daytime; ev30mins ESu daytime; hrly Su E
26/07/2020 M-F daytime now ev10mins
30/08/2020 General services increased to operate ev9 mins M-S daytime. SuPH ev20mins; E ev30mins
31/01/2021 some extra M-F am jnys from Leigh to Bolton with some minor timetable alterations. M-S daytime ev12mins Su ev20mins; E ev30mins
11/04/2021 minor timetable changes to E jnys
29/08/2021 Times of M-S daytime jnys are changed with additional jnys introduced.
30/01/2022 Due to COVID related driver shortages, reduced from every 9 minutes to ev12mins during M-S daytimes. Early mornings, ESu unchanged.
25/04/2022 M-F afternoon times from Leigh are changed to improve punctuality following a review of recent operational/Bus tracking data to identify timing point to timing point to enable alteration of timings to better match congestion.
24/07/2022 Summer timetables from 24 July to 3 Sept 2022
04/09/2022 Reverts to pre-summer times
16/04/2023 Times changed: Now ev15mins daytime. No change service frequency. Reduce Su daytime frequency from 20 to 30 mins. M-F E jnys currently operated with TfGM subsidy marginally re-timed to arrive Bolton Interchange 3 minutes earlier.
Bee Network: Leigh - Atherton - Over Hulton - Bolton
24/09/2023 addtl jnys with M-S daytime jnys ev12mins (was 15mins) and SuPH daytime jnys ev20mins (was 30mins). Later E 2330 0000 BN- LH daily
24/09/2023 Route replaced by TfGM Franchising - operated by Go North West
29/10/2023 Additional late E jnys at 2358, 0028 and 0058 from Leigh to Atherton, partly replacing bus V1. Linking to arrivals at 2353 0023 0053.

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