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Route 61

Route: WESTWOOD PARK - Eccles - Manchester

Service changes

Date Change details
16/05/1990 new
28/01/1991 GM BUSES Manchester to Westwood Park Withdrawn CHECK
05/10/1991 Eccles GREY taken over by MANCUNIAN T/a MIDWAY (11788) Friday Day 2 Outward journeys
24/05/1993 Supported 66 MF 0617 now operates commercial as service 61 by MID
27/06/1993 no change listed
13/09/1993 commercial 61 0617 WITHDRAWN, supported 66 0614 from PG by GMB
06/01/2003 Service renumbered from 1. Minor S timetable changes . Commercial MS daytime ev30mins. NESuPH
31/03/2003
31/03/2003 Times changed: Commercial M-S daytime ev30mins NESuPH
24/11/2003 304 reprint
24/11/2003 no change listed
31/01/2005 Supported Blue Bus. Changed to serve Monton. Times changed MS 1010 hrly 1510 1630 1710 1750, Revised to operate: Eccles - Church Street - Liverpool Rd - New Lane - Bridgewater Street - South King Street - Worsley Rd - Walker Rd - Willow Rd - Westwood
31/03/2005 commercial MS daytime : times changed: ev30mins. Plus irreg peak
31/07/2005 Blue BUS sold to ARRIVA NORTH WEST
05/09/2005 906 reprint
05/09/2005 Times changed with addtl jnys by ANW: MS daytime ev30mins 1000-1630 1710 1750
17/12/2007 no change listed
31/03/2008 Times changed
27/07/2008 TEMPORARY Times routes changed during closure of Worsley Rd, Winton.
10/03/2009 610 reprint
10/03/2009 Route and times changed after completion of works on Worsley Rd Winton
30/01/2012 Times changed. Some jnys replaced by new 66. Now hrly 1000 - 1500
29/04/2012 213 reprint
29/04/2012 no change listed
02/09/2013 no change listed
28/04/2014 MF 1500 from Eccles retimed
26/01/2015 no change listed
13/04/2015 All jnys now South Lancs Travel
01/09/2015 Sch 1500 from Eccles no longer serves Bridgewater St and Sth Kings St
31/10/2016 Route withdrawn and partly replaced by new bus 65 and rerouted bus 66.

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