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Route 598

Route: Atherton - Higher Green

Service changes

Date Change details
26/10/1986 MS daytime hrly
02/02/1987 no apparent change
26/10/1987 Some jnys supported
01/11/1987 no apparent change
09/01/1988 591 598 685 686 687 withdrawn replaced by new LG 681-4
09/01/1989 New service 681 - 684 replacing 591 598 685 686 687
24/07/1989 HEA 596 jnys direct to Landside via StHellens Rd not by Siddow Common as 598 service
13/11/1989 service withdrawn
03/09/1990 New commercial services 598 599 MS daytime each ev30mins. Replacing withdrawn jnys on 587 and 593
22/04/1991 no change listed
30/03/1992 no change listed
27/04/1992 no change listed
20/07/1992 no change listed
24/08/1992 no change listed
21/09/1992 no change listed
15/03/1993 Addtl E hrly service
12/06/1993 no change listed
16/08/1993 993 reprint
16/08/1993 no change listed
15/11/1993 Service extended to Wigan. MS daytime ev30mins. 0740-1710
31/01/1994 no change listed: M-S daytime ev30mins plus hrly shorts LH-Hindley Green
24/04/1994 some jnys withdrawn
13/06/1994 no change listed
15/08/1994 no change listed
20/10/1994 NEW
31/10/1994 no change listed: plus 598 HEA circ LH-HG
27/02/1995 WITHDRAWN
02/12/1995 No longer shown
15/04/1996 Timetable route and operator revised: MS daytime ev30mins. NESu
01/07/1996 Timetables revised
30/09/1996 Service 598 withdrawn partly replaced LH-Tamar by 671
24/05/1998 New service MS ev30mins NESu partly replaces 671
01/07/1998 no change listed
20/07/1998 no change listed
07/09/1998 no change listed
25/01/1999 no change listed
21/02/1999 no change listed
30/05/1999 no change listed
10/07/1999 no change listed
30/08/1999 no change listed
15/11/1999 no change listed
03/01/2000 no change listed
31/01/2000 no change listed
30/04/2000 no change listed
30/07/2000 658 Extended to Higher Folds replacing 593 598 671
30/07/2000 Service withdrawn Replaced by Routes 593 & 658
22/07/2002 sch jny only
02/09/2002 Route and timetable changed - separate leaflet
11/11/2005 306 reprint
11/11/2005 New supported F, commercial S NIGHT service: from WN 0100 0200 0300. Return from LH 0130 0230 0330
04/09/2006 no change listed
15/04/2007 MS daytime FM jnys ev10mins partly replacing withdrawn 593 jnys. FS NIGHTs not changed. 598L new commercial MS daytime 0700-1830 ev10mins linking Belle Green with 598 at Ince Bar
23/07/2007 MF peak times changed during Summer to 31 Aug
15/10/2007 no change listed: 598L - no change listed
30/03/2008 Times changed: 598L - no change listed
20/07/2008 Addtl M-F 1448 from Wigan to Leigh
27/07/2008 598L - no change listed
01/09/2008 598L withdrawn, 598 diverted around estate
06/12/2008 no change listed
25/01/2009 All daytime jnys run via School La, Crompton St, New Market St Wigan TC. MF0550 0605 retimed to 0545 0603
24/04/2009 no change listed
29/08/2010 times changed
05/09/2011 times changed
24/09/2011 Late FS NIGHT supported jnys retimed: 0100 0200 0300 from WN; 0130 0230 0330 return
02/09/2012 no change listed
03/09/2012 Addtl jnys by Wigan Coachways on collegedays: 0704 from Wigan, 1655 from Leigh
02/12/2012 All FM jnys now op by SiW
21/07/2013 SiW times changed during the Summer period from 21 July to 31 August 2013
01/09/2013 times changed
20/07/2014 MF times changed during Summer to 30 August
28/07/2014 Late FS NIGHT jnys withdrawn
31/08/2014 Normal timetable after summer period
26/07/2015 SiW M-F times changed during the Summer period from 26 July to 29 August 2015.
30/08/2015 times changed
24/07/2016 SM times changed during the Summer period from 24 July to 3 September 2016
04/09/2016 minor times changed
23/04/2017 Some MF morning peak jnys changed
23/07/2017 Times changed including temporary summer changes to 2Sept
03/09/2017 Normal timetable after summer period
28/01/2018 MF 0630 0650 retimed from LH
08/04/2018 Minor timetable changes
02/09/2018 Times of some M-F jnys are changed.
27/01/2019 598 renumbered 8. Minor timetable changes to some M-F peak jnys.  
27/01/2019 598 renumbered 8. Minor timetable changes to some Monday to Friday peak period jnys. Daytime jnys introduced on SuPH replacing bus 593. 
Bee Network: Wigan - Belle Green circular (Temporary shuttle bus)

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