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Route 639

Route: Skemersdale - Parbold - Wrightington Hosp - Standish - Bleachworks - Wigan

Service changes

Date Change details
Day
Some journeys extended to Crawford
WITHDRAWN
26/10/1986 Daily hrly plus hrly E
26/10/1986 Supported MS daytime hrly, ESuBH hrly
05/07/1987 no apparent change
01/02/1988 no apparent change
24/10/1988 no change listed: Supported by LCC and GMPTE
24/04/1989 Timetable revised: MS daytime hrly. Su hrly - altnernate Almond Brook - WN
23/10/1989 no change listed
22/01/1990 Last jny retimed
13/08/1990 Services revised regarding sch requirements
20/01/1991 Supported LCC GMPTE. Timetable revised: MS hrly daytimes plus hrly ESu
14/09/1992 Minor timetable revision. SHR=TIM
18/01/1993 no change listed
07/06/1993 Timetable revised. Addtl Su hrly service
27/06/1993 ESu route revised via Old Pepper La, replacing 613
31/08/1993 no change listed
28/02/1994 Minor timetable and operator revision. Some supported jnys & ESu now by NW
28/05/1994 Timetable revised: Supported MS daytime hrly, ESu hrly by NW plus commercial hrly shorts by BLU WN-Almond Brook
08/07/1994 BLU jnys withdrawn
30/01/1995 no change listed
30/05/1995 no change listed
15/04/1996 no change listed
27/10/1996 497 revised
27/10/1996 Timetable revised: all run by WIG MS shown as commercial, Su supported by LCC and GMPTE
26/07/1997 393 extended to Wigan via Parbold and Wrightington Hosp replacing 390 and Wigan Bus 639. Service 3 extend to Preston replacing 101. 3A retimed
26/07/1997 Service withdrawn and replaced by 393 and 644
02/03/1998 WITHDRAWN (Renumbered on a revised Route 627)
27/03/2000 New commercial route: MS 0910 hrly 1710
30/07/2000 Addtl Su service: 1105 hrly 1705
25/03/2001 service withdrawn (Replaced by extended Route 633)
17/04/2001 Service 644 extended to Skem via Parbold and renumbered 639. Times changed. M-S mainly hrly. NESuPH
02/01/2002 Times changed: MS daytime hrly Alternate jnys to Crawford
06/10/2003 1203 reprint
06/10/2003 New supported route MS hrly 0915 - 1715
06/10/2003 Wrightington Hosp no longer served by 613: replaced by new 639 - separate leaflet
28/02/2005 Existing 613 627 633 637 639 replaced by new circular 638 639. 638 639 replace 641 along Red Rock La, Wilfred's Rd and Grove La. Supported MS daytime hrly: Reverse = 638
28/02/2005 Routes 640 641 linked to form circ service partly replacing 613 627 637. 638 639 replace 641 along Red Rock La, Wilfred's Rd and Grove La.
04/09/2006 108 reprint
04/09/2006 707 reprint
04/09/2006 Times changed: Now start / finish at Wigan
31/03/2008 Times changed. Red Rock and Smethurst La and Chapel st in Pemberton are no longer served. Route changed at Robins Park. M-S daytime hrly. NESuPH. Linked to 639
21/07/2008 1109 reprint
21/07/2008 909 reprint
21/07/2008 Times changed
03/05/2011 Diverted via Bradley Lane, Bentham Rd Greenwood Rd not Rectory La in Standish. Now via Worsley Hall. Times changed - all by Wigan Buses Ltd
31/10/2011 413 reprint
31/10/2011 514 reprint
31/10/2011 914 reprint
31/10/2011 times changed
12/04/2015 Route changed to run between Standish, Worthington and Wigan only. All jnys run as 638.  All jnys run by South Lancs Travel.
12/04/2015 Withdrawn and replaced by bus 638 between Standish, Worthington and Wigan only. Also replaced by bus 635 which is extended to Wrightington Hospital and buses 640 and 641 which are rerouted to serve Worsley Hall, Norley Hall and Kitt Green.
Wigan - Pemberton - Worsley Hall circular
25/10/2020 New Route partly replacing Buses 607, 640 and 641. Buses will run hrly M-S daytime and ev2hrs ESuPH
08/11/2020 639/640/641: Warrington's Own Buses continuing to run the 640/641 via the old Route until 8 November, when the services are re-Routed away from Worsley Hall, which is served by new services 639, which started on Monday. So, services 638, 640 and 641 are a
Bee Network: Wigan - Pemberton - Worsley Hall circular
24/09/2023 Route replaced by TfGM Franchising - operated by Go North West
24/09/2023 There will be no changes to route or times.

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