Route 630
Route: Wigan - Poolstock - Highfield Grange - Orrell - Billinge Hospital
Service changes
| Date | Change details |
|---|---|
| 26/10/1986 | Minibus MS daytime hrly plus SuBH 1325 1440 1825 1940 |
| 25/04/1987 | Little Gem: no apparent change |
| 25/04/1987 | no apparent change |
| 03/08/1987 | Little Gem: no apparent change |
| 26/10/1987 | For experimental period of 6 months: revised route in Highfield Grange via Melrose Dr and Ravenswood Av; some via Green Slade Road in Orrell. These are Hail'n'Ride. Ue it or lose it. Revised timetable: hrly M-S daytime with alternate jnys via Green Slade |
| 01/12/1987 | revised route. Su 1325 1825 |
| 24/04/1988 | 1288 reprint |
| 24/04/1988 | Minibus supported daily hrly incl E |
| 25/04/1988 | revised route. E hrly. Su 1125 hrly 2225 |
| 24/04/1989 | revised timetable. Daily daytime hrly. NE |
| 24/04/1989 | Timetable revised. Supported NE. Su 1235 hrly 1935 |
| 23/04/1990 | Su service revised: 1135 1335 1535 1735 1835 1940 |
| 20/08/1990 | Minor operator revision: Sch 0845 by NW 1510 by MER |
| 21/04/1991 | ESu revised correcting previous: Su 1335 1535 1735 1940 |
| 29/07/1991 | timetable revised: some daytime extended to Billinge Hare and Hounds. All run by GMB |
| 30/03/1992 | NEW: Wigan - Skelmersdale MS Day |
| 27/04/1992 | Replacement : No Su service |
| 27/04/1992 | Timetable revised. Curtailed at Hospital. |
| 26/10/1992 | Service extended to Hare and Hounds at Billinge |
| 06/09/1993 | Wigan to Abbey Lakes. Route curtailed at Pemberton |
| 11/04/1994 | Service extended to Platt Bridge replacing 654: MS daytime hrly |
| 10/10/1994 | Timetable revised - addtl early jnys |
| 30/01/1995 | Most jnys divert via Tan House Drive |
| 09/10/1995 | Service divert to serve Ince Bar |
| 31/03/1997 | Minor timetable and route revisions |
| 01/12/1997 | Minor timetable and route revisions. Branded Easylink. Curtailed at Billinge Hosp. |
| 23/02/1998 | 200 reprint |
| 23/02/1998 | Some jnys extended to Hare and Hounds |
| 29/01/2001 | times changed |
| 25/02/2002 | Service split into two sections: WN - Billinge easy access buse; WN - PB not easy access buses. Each hrly - not connected |
| 30/09/2002 | Service re-combined as one through route using easy access buses |
| 30/08/2004 | 1806 from PB curtailed at Windy Arbour; 1905 from Bilinge Hosp withdrawn. Most jnys run to Hare and Hounds due to closure of hosital grounds to buses |
| 28/02/2005 | Route changed in Highfield Grange |
| 31/10/2005 | 629 MS daytime service withdrawn. 609 extended to serve Castle Hill. 630 extended along Liverpool Rd btwn Hindley to Platt Bridge . Run direct via Poolstock La and HG Ave |
| 30/01/2006 | 1600 from Orell curtailed at PB , 1703 from Hindley now 1708 from PB |
| 30/01/2006 | 806 reprint |
| 29/01/2007 | 0803 Windy Arbour - Hindley now 0750 |
| 30/04/2007 | Service curtailed PB. Times changed. M-S daytime hrly. NESuPH |
| 03/09/2007 | 0829 from Wigan now 0833. 0750 from WA now 0807 on S & Sch hols |
| 03/09/2007 | 210 reprint |
| 03/09/2007 | 708 reprint |
| 03/05/2011 | revised 630 : Curtailed WN- Spring view; partly replaced by 633 Orrell - Wigam |
| 03/05/2011 | Route changed to WN-Spring View.Commercial MS daytime hrly. Replaced by 633 WN-Windy Arbour and Hindley Local Link in Platt Bridge. |
| 31/10/2011 | Service extended to Platt Bridge. Addtl jnys all run by WIG. Off peak supported. Peak commercial. |
| 15/01/2012 | South Lancs Travel journeys are withdrawn. |
| 16/04/2012 | no change listed |
| 29/07/2012 | no change listed |
| 17/12/2012 | no change listed |
| 28/04/2014 | Diverted via The Grove in Ince. Times changed |
| 13/04/2015 | MF 0800 from Lower Ince to Wigan will be run by SLT |
| 30/10/2016 | Run by Wigan Buses Limited. Times are changed. Most journeys will be run by Stagecoach. |
| 29/01/2017 | Some afternoon journeys are changed on schooldays. |
| 24/07/2017 | Times changed: Supported now MS hrly daytime by SM; MF 0800 by DIA |
| 03/09/2017 | Some afternoon SM jnys retimed on schooldays. |
| 08/04/2018 | Some afternoon journeys are retimed on schooldays |
| 29/10/2018 | Some jnys withdrawn. M-S daytime hrly. NESuPH. All jnys now by Diamond. |
| 28/03/2020 | S: daytime hrly |
| 30/03/2020 | M-S: daytime hrly |
| 14/04/2020 | Temporary Timetable in place |
| 19/04/2020 | Diamond. 0800 from Lower Ince to Wigannow run by Warrington’s Own Buses at 0745 |
| 20/04/2020 | M-S daytime ev2hrs |
| 20/04/2020 | TfGM Bus Guide issued |
| 11/05/2020 | M-S ev2hrs daytime |
| 26/05/2020 | No changes to current temporary tiMERetable: M-S ev2hrs daytime |
| 08/06/2020 | 613: M-S 0708 from New Springs |
| 15/06/2020 | hrly M-S daytime |
| 22/06/2020 | 613: M-S 0708 from New Springs |
| 07/09/2020 | M-F 0800 |
| 25/10/2020 | Following changes to TfGM contracts, this subsidised service NOW OPERATED BY hATTONS on a revised Timetable. 0800m-f JNY NOW RUNS AT 0730 |
| 29/08/2021 | Times changed with some jnys extended to Abram and to run via Dean Trust Rose Bridge School on schooldays M-F. Revised timetable incorporating a school jny between Abram and Dean Trust (Rose Bridge) Academy which results in a more consistent timetable M-F |
| 30/01/2022 | M-F pm jnys times changed |
| 30/10/2022 | On retender: Hattons: All jnys to be run by Diamond. |
| Bee Network: Platt Bridge - Spring View - Ince - Wigan | |
| 24/09/2023 | No changes to route or times |
| 24/09/2023 | Route replaced by TfGM Franchising - operated by Go North West |