Route 588
Route: Rochdale - Littleborough - Stansfield
Service changes
| Date | Change details |
|---|---|
| 02/09/1991 | commercial MS daytime hrly NESu |
| 13/11/1994 | Inward jnys to Rochdale rerouted via Calderbrook Rd (Replaces withdrawn section of Route 452) . MS daytime hrly full route plus hrly LB-RE. NESu. Commercial Sports Tours |
| 05/02/1995 | no change listed |
| 23/10/1995 | hrly full route plus ev30mins RE - LB giving 3bph on common section. Commercial MS daytime service. |
| 30/09/1996 | no change |
| 03/09/1997 | timetables revised: hrly full route plus two short jnys RE-LB MS daytime. |
| 17/11/1997 | no change |
| 15/03/1998 | no change |
| 02/04/1998 | Additional jnys introduced between Littleborough & Rochdale |
| 27/04/1998 | no change |
| 01/06/1998 | some jnys withdrawn. |
| 07/09/1998 | hrly full route plus hrly shorts LB-RE. MS daytime. NESu |
| 30/11/1998 | no change |
| 25/04/1999 | WITHDRAWN (Partly replaced by extended Route 454) |
| 21/07/2019 | no change listed |
| Rochdale - Smallbridge - Littleborough - Stansfield circular | |
| 01/09/2019 | FM jnys withdrawn and replaced by new M-S daytime F-WY 588 Rochdale, Smallbridge, Littleborough, Shore and Stansfield. |
| 23/03/2020 | S services on M-Fs on services 588, 589 and 590 in GM |
| 29/03/2020 | hrly services |
| 03/05/2020 | M-F ev2hrs; NESu |
| 03/05/2020 | S ev2hrs; NESu |
| 31/05/2020 | Hourly M-F daytime services |
| 31/05/2020 | S hrly daytime |
| 30/08/2020 | TfGM Bus Guide issued |
| 31/01/2021 | Some M-S times changed |
| 25/07/2021 | Service withdrawn due to continued poor performance of this commercial service and limited availability of drivers. Replaced by extended Rosso 457 Lakeline which now serves Shore and Stansfield daytime ev30 mins. |