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Route 583

Route: Leigh - Atherton - Hag Fold Estate

Service changes

Date Change details
26/10/1986 Daily hrly full route including E; plus MS daytime hrly shorts LH-ATH
18/05/1987 Reduced to hrly full route daily incl E. Times changed
18/05/1987 Short journeys withdrawn. Partly replaced by new LG 685/686/687 - some jnys supported
15/05/1988 No change to times. Commercial MS daytime hrly. Supported ESu hrly
08/01/1990 0707 MF Atherton-Hag Fold wdrwn. Mon-Sat daytime now by SHR
14/05/1990 Commercial MF dayime and MS E by SHR. S daytime and all supported Su jnys by GMB
23/12/1991 MS E service now Supported and run by Heatons
11/05/1992 Operator revised : SHR=TIM
10/08/1992 GMB S morning service reduced: now 0900-1800 hrly
28/09/1992 MF TIM 583 jnys withdrawn and replaced by TIM service 51. S daytime and ESu remain
07/11/1992 S GMB after 1600 jnys withdrawn
04/01/1993 Addtl supported E 583 jny replacing withdrawn commercial 51 jny
04/01/1993 Su service runs as 583 Leigh - Hagfold hrly 1115 - 2315
24/05/1993 Supported ESu revised. Now operated by NW. Su still HEA.
26/07/1993 No change listed : Supported ESu hrly: E by NW; Su by HEA.
21/08/1993 Commercial S daytime servive withdrawn
31/08/1993 No change listed
25/10/1993 No change listed
28/02/1994 No change listed
11/04/1994 Addtl commercial MS daytime hrly by Bellair and Dootson
20/06/1994 B&D jnys withdrawn
20/06/1994 MS Dayime service withdrawn
19/09/1994 No change listed
12/02/1995 Minor timetable and operator revision
12/02/1995 Operator revised
05/06/1995 no change listed: supported MS E hrly NW; Su hrly GMN
Hag Fold - Atherton - Westleigh - Leigh
09/10/1995 no change listed.
27/11/1995 297 reprint
27/11/1995 no change listed
01/07/1996 Service rerouted in Hag Fold
27/04/1998 Operator revision : MS E by TIM, Su by FM
26/04/1999 MS Service withdrawn : Su by FM
24/06/2001 MS E service reintroduced. Now via Westleigh ESu partially replacing 594 683 times changed
24/06/2001 replacement
29/03/2002 Addtl 583 PH jnys to Su times replacing 682 jnys
23/06/2002 Rerouted to serve Abbey Lane. Times changed
27/01/2003 no change listed
31/08/2004 no change listed: SuPH daytime now commercial. E still supported. All by FM
23/04/2006 Route changed in Hag Fold
05/11/2007 no change listed
30/03/2008 1009 reprint
30/03/2008 Su E and all PH jnys withdrawn. Now operated by SLT. SuE replaced by Local Link
01/05/2011 All jnys by Maytree Travel. Addtl PH jnys to Su times
02/09/2012 no change listed
07/04/2013 Emergency 90 day Su daytimes contract SLT awarded after Maytree Travel suddenly ceased trading. M-S eve by SM, Su/BH by SLT
08/04/2013 Emergency 90 day MS E contract SM awarded after Maytree Travel suddenly ceased trading
08/07/2013 SiW emergency contract ends. M-S E jnys run by South Lancs Travel.
27/07/2014 no change listed
03/04/2016 SuPH jnys now by Jim Stones Coaches.
11/12/2016 Route changed in Hag Fold and Atherton. Times changed.
23/04/2017
23/04/2017 Times changed with SuPH 1747 1847 from HF and 1820 from LH withdrawn.
21/07/2019 no change listed
27/03/2020 Tendered services continue
28/03/2020 583: Normal S E services
10/04/2020 services 583 will operate a Su Timetable on Good Friday and Easter Monday.
14/04/2020 Tu- S E: hrly
19/04/2020 Run by Diamond/jim Stones coaches. All jnys will be run by Warrington’s Own Buses. A temporary Timetable will also be in operation. ev 2hrs M-S E; hrly Su daytime
19/04/2020 Run by Diamond/jim Stones coaches. All jnys will be run by Warrington’s Own Buses. ev 2hrs M-S E; hrly Su daytime
08/06/2020 583: 2hrly M-S E services (plus extra 2320); 3 return jnys Su daytime (2hrly)
22/06/2020 M-S daytime hrly ESuBH hrly NSuPH E
30/08/2020 TfGM Bus Guide issued NO CHANGE
07/09/2020 M-S E hrly 1820 - 2320: SuPH 1220 hrly 1720
Tyldesley - Shakerley - Atherton - Hag Fold - Leigh
25/10/2020 583: Warrington's Own Buses are continuing to run the M-S E & Sunday daytime services between Leigh and Hag Fold via the old Route until 8 November. Means those jnys are still running via Westleigh, which is also served by new ESunday jnys from Vision Bus
25/10/2020 services 682 extended to Tyldesley Interchanges via Shakerley, replacing services 683 and renumbered to 583. M-S daytime jny introduced run by Diamond between Tyldesley, Shakerley, Atherton, Hag Fold, Howe Bridge and Leigh, replacing Buses 682 and 683. ES
08/11/2020 From 8 November 583 ESuPH jnys will run between Shakerley and Leigh run by WOB and will follow the new daytime Route no longer serving Westleigh. Replaced by bus 595 between Westleigh and Leigh. Times changed
31/01/2021 DIA minor timetable alterations to improve punctuality or reliability: M-S daytime hrly; WOB no change listed : ESuPH hrly
25/07/2021 Some M-S daytime times changed to improve punctuality
29/08/2021 Times of M-S daytime jnys changed. 
31/10/2021 M-S E jnys taken over by Diamond running ev2hrs from hrly Warrington Own Buses and extended from Shakerley to Tyldesley. Su jnys continue to operate by Warrington's Own Buses between Leigh and Shakerley.
24/04/2022 Diamond commercial service 583 hrly M-S daytime withdrawn. Vision commercial service 595 hrly M-S daytime withdrawn. 583 provides the only service at Hag Fold and Shakerley whilst 595 provides the only service at Westleigh. Following a tendering exercise,
30/10/2022 Run by Diamond/Warrington’s Own Buses. M-S E jnys retimed. SuPH extended to/from Tyldesley and rerouted to run via Westleigh instead of Howe Bridge. Replacing withdrawn 595. SuPH by Vision Bus not WOB. 
31/10/2022 The 583 and 590 will no longer be operated by Warrington's Own Buses.
29/01/2023 Daily incl BH hrly M-S daytime service and ev2hrs ESu. Service is experiencing punctuality and reliability problems. Timetable revised to improve reliability with extra resource inputted to ensure that jnys will operate more reliably. Revised M-S timetabl
Bee Network: Tyldesley - Shakerley - Atherton - Hag Fold - Leigh
24/09/2023 Route replaced by TfGM Franchising - operated by Diamond Bus North West
24/09/2023 Times of all jnys changed.

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