Route 602
Route: Wigan - Marus Bridge - Ashton - Earlestown - Winwick - Warrington
Service changes
| Date | Change details |
|---|---|
| 26/10/1986 | commercial MS daytimes hrly full route plus hrly WN-Earls; ESu hrly full route. |
| 26/10/1986 | no apparent change |
| 03/08/1987 | no apparent change |
| 20/09/1987 | no apparent change |
| 22/02/1988 | Some early supported jnys by NW GMB. Addtl MF 0930 1215 Warr-Earl / 1215 1405 return by CROsville. Su shorts WARR-Earl by WBT |
| 29/02/1988 | GMB jnys only - reprint |
| 14/11/1988 | GMB jnys only - no apparent change |
| 06/02/1989 | no change listed |
| 24/04/1989 | GMB jnys only - no apparent change |
| 24/07/1989 | GMB jnys only - no apparent change |
| 23/10/1989 | GMB jnys only - no apparent change |
| 14/05/1990 | no change listed. Commercial ESu shorts by WBT. CRO not shown |
| 28/01/1991 | Minor timetable changes |
| 17/11/1991 | Minor operator revision: Commercial MS daytime hrly full route plus 2/hr AS-WN, ESu hrly AS-WN all by GMB. ESu hrly Warr-Earlestown by WBT. Supported early Su jnys hrly AS-WN |
| 23/12/1991 | Addtl ESu jnys AS-Earlestown by Shearings hrly. |
| 30/03/1992 | Timetables revised. SHR = TIM |
| 20/07/1992 | Timetables revised: Addtl NW MF daytime service ev20mins |
| 14/12/1992 | Rerouted in Haydock |
| 14/12/1992 | Timetable and route revised: hrly full route by GMB plus ev20mins by NW. MF E shorts hrly by TIM WBT. S shorts by Executive Minibus Travel Warr-Earls plus WBT shorts. |
| 21/12/1992 | Operator revised |
| 25/01/1993 | Some Su jnys withdrawn: Hrly with SERVICE 600 |
| 31/01/1993 | Revised Su AS-WN jnys: Early jnys by TIM late jnys by NW |
| 15/03/1993 | Timetable revised: commercial MS daytime: hrly full route, hrly AS-WN by GMB; ev30mins NW AS-WN. ESu hrly AS-Earls TIM, AS-WN by GMB; Warr-Earl by EMT. Su hrly Warr-Earls by WBT, AS-WN by TIM GMB or NW, Earls-AS by TIM. Supported early Su hrly AS-WN by T |
| 17/05/1993 | timetable revised: daytime NW withdrawn |
| 06/09/1993 | ev 7 1/2 mins through daytime with 2 and 600 ESu |
| 06/09/1993 | no apparent change |
| 06/09/1993 | replacement |
| 06/09/1993 | timetable and route in Earlstown revised |
| 15/08/1994 | Timetable and minor route change . ESu AS-WN run as service 1 |
| 27/03/1995 | Timetable and operator revised |
| 09/10/1995 | MS Daytime journeys introduced |
| 28/01/1996 | Operator revised on Sundays |
| 15/04/1996 | Timetable revised. M-S daytime hrly. NESuMost jnys by Wigan Bus. M-F 1727 1747 WARR-NLW by Warrington Goldline |
| 12/04/1998 | ESu jnys now by Nip - On Tpt. Addtl S jnys : minor retimings |
| 06/07/1998 | ARR jnys retimed from Wigan now 5mins later. 1825 from WN withdrawn. ARR jnys diverted between AS-Haydock now via Warrington Rd Lodge La Penny La. MS daytime hrly by ARR. ESu AS-Earls shorts hrly by Nip-on. |
| 31/05/1999 | ARR MS daytime jnys slightly retimed. Now via Wigan Rd not Old Rd. |
| 14/06/1999 | MS 1730 from WN extended to Newton leWillows |
| 27/09/1999 | Minor timetable changes |
| Ashton-in-Makerfield - Earlestown | |
| 16/04/2000 | Daytime service Newton - ASHton withdrawn. ESu jnys unchanged |
| 30/07/2000 | Additional journeys introduced |
| 25/02/2001 | Most MS Day journeys will operate as Route 600 |
| 11/01/2004 | Service now operated by Nip On Transport. Times unchanged: |
| 11/01/2004 | WITHDRAWN |
| 31/10/2005 | no change listed: ESuPH hrly Supported by Merseytravel |
| Ashton-in-Makerfield - Earlestown - Newton Community Hospital | |
| 17/08/2008 | Service extended to/from Newton Comm Hosp and now run by ANW. Times changed |
| 20/04/2009 | no change listed |
| 01/11/2010 | no change listed: now by ANW |
| 25/07/2011 | no change listed |
| 30/08/2011 | no change listed |
| 18/06/2012 | no change listed: All jnys by SLT who had bought out Strawberry |
| 07/10/2012 | All jnys by HTL |
| 17/12/2012 | no change lised |
| 27/10/2013 | MTL no change listed: Merseytravel supported service |
| 28/10/2013 | no change listed: Merseytravel supported service |
| 04/09/2016 | Times changed: ESuPH hrly |
| 04/09/2016 | Times changed: ESuPH hrly MTL leaflet |
| 28/10/2018 | no change listed |
| 20/01/2020 | no change listed |
| 31/08/2020 | |
| 04/01/2021 | no change : ESu hrly by HTL TfGM 22 602 |
| 21/06/2021 | service reduced to ev2 hrs |
| 06/12/2021 | no change listed |
| 16/01/2022 | Buses will run hourly in both directions |
| 24/04/2022 | Timing point in Haydock is changed from Piele Rd to Church Rd. ESu reduced to ev2hrs. Operated by HUYTON TRAVEL |
| 25/09/2022 | In Ashton jnys now start and finish on Gerard St, no longer serving the stop on Wigan Rd. Arrival and departure times at Ashton amended accordingly. |
| 16/04/2023 | Addtl jnys with buses running hrly: M-S jnys from Ashton start 2 hours earlier. Su jnys from Newton start an hour earlier |