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Route 607

Route: Wigan - Marus Bridge - Ashton Heath

Service changes

Date Change details
24/04/1989 New supported MS daytime hrly Minibus service replacing 605 and withdrawn D1 D2
23/10/1989 Timetable revised
21/01/1991 Minor timetable revision. Now run by NW
29/07/1991 492 reprint
29/07/1991 Timetable and route changed. Supported MS daytime hrly.
27/10/1991 Sunday service withdrawn
28/09/1992 No 56)
12/10/1992 Supported MS daytime hrly service
14/12/1992 no change listed
18/01/1993 Minor timetable revision
31/08/1993 Some journeys withdrawn
30/01/1995 off peak jnys divert via Highfield Grange as new 608. 607 = peak
25/03/1996 All 608 jnys revert to 607 route. Timetable revised
06/10/1997 Timetable revised: irregular service ev75mins (70/75/65/ 85)
23/02/1998 Supported timetable route and operator revised partly replacing 604. Supported hrly MS daytime SPR
13/06/1998 Service diverted via Poolstock
30/05/2000 Service revised
29/01/2001 times changed. Now SLT
25/02/2002 MF 0715 from WN now 0730 from Land Gate. 1720 from AH now to AS town centre
22/07/2002 Minor time changes. All journeys now Blue Bus
30/08/2005 Minor time changes. BLU = ANW
31/10/2005 not listed
31/10/2005 Times changed - now hrly by WIG. HTL 0736 jny
03/04/2006 0736 now MF - all jnys by WIG
04/09/2006 0736 withdrawn
20/04/2009 Times changed - alternate curtailed at Ashton
01/11/2010 Minor times changed: All run by Strawberry
30/08/2011 Route from Wigan now via Swan Meadow Rd not Queen St. Times changed. Supported hrly
23/10/2011 no change listed
18/06/2012 Times changed
17/12/2012 Times changed
28/10/2013 Run by South Lancs Travel. All journeys will be run by Wigan Buses Ltd.
26/01/2015 Addtl MF 0720 from WN
13/04/2015 Divert via Swan Meadows both ways. Times changed from Ashton Heath
26/10/2015 0702 from Wigan to Ashton Heath withdrawn
26/10/2015 0720 from Wigan is withdrawn.
31/10/2016 1017 reprint
31/10/2016 Times changed - all jnys by Hattons
29/10/2018 0710 from Ashton Heath now runs between Land Gate and Wigan only. All journeys will be run by Diamond.
26/01/2020 Some afternoon times changed
28/03/2020 S daytime hrly
30/03/2020 M-S daytime hrly
14/04/2020 Temporary Timetable in place
19/04/2020 607: 0708 from New Springs
20/04/2020 M-S ev2hrs
11/05/2020 M-S daytime ev90mins NESuPH
26/05/2020 No changes to current temporary timetable
14/06/2020 607: hrly M-S daytime
25/10/2020 services to operate as a local Ashton town services providing increased penetration of Ashton and providing connections to frequent services into Wigan by interchanges. Within Ashton-in-Makerfield an hourly M-S daytime local services will be providesd. Th
31/01/2021 Route 607 now be split into 2 routes 607 & 608. 607 will serve Land Gate and Alderton Dr and 608 will serve Bryn Labour Club and Ashton Heath. Also due to problems accessing Dryden Av we will no longer be serving this road instead serving Soughers La: M-
31/10/2021 * 607/608 (Diamond/Hattons): Services that were previously operated by Diamond were scheduled to be run by Hattons but were unable to run services due to shortage of drivers. After failed re-negotiations, the services were withdrawn.

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