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Route 658

Route: Wigan - Platt Bridge - Tamar - Leigh

Service changes

Date Change details
26/10/1986 commercial MS daytime ev 30mins; ESuBH hrly.
29/11/1987 no apparent changes
31/10/1988 Addtl MF 0610 from Wigan
20/11/1988 no change listed
03/01/1989 Commercial M-S daytime hrly. NESuPH
22/01/1990 no change listed: Addtl HEAtons Travel jnys Bickershaw - LH hrly
29/05/1990 Addtl NW jnys ev30mins daytime.
03/09/1990 HEA jnys withdrawn.
03/12/1990 Addtl HEAtons Travel jnys Bickershaw - LH hrly
07/01/1991 Timetable revised
08/04/1991 Minor timetable revision
29/07/1991 Rerouted via Wentworth Road & Meadowcroft
17/11/1991 Timetable revised
18/11/1991 Service to Leigh retimed to provide more effective service with faster jny times
05/04/1992 Su service revised: alternate hrly jnys supported.
10/08/1992 Addtl GMB jnys
21/09/1992 Route revised
21/09/1992 WITHDARWN
28/09/1992 Timetable revised. NW jnys now MF NS.
26/10/1992 WITHDRAWN (Replaced by extended Route 655)
19/12/1992 Timetable revised. Some E and most Su jnys supported.
25/01/1993 Some evening journeys now North Western
15/03/1993 Replacement: Timetable revised. NW now also S. Supported last MS E jny and all Su jnys now supported NW.
24/05/1993 Early jnys revised
13/09/1993 Minor timetable revision: 0655 to / 1640 from extended Butts Mill
27/09/1993 Addtl jnys
31/01/1994 Addtl GMB jnys: now ev15mins daytime
14/03/1994 Additional journeys introduced
24/04/1994 Operator revised Sundays. Addtl early AM jnys
03/05/1994 M-S daytime ev2hrs
04/07/1994 Some S morning jnys withdrawn. Supported Su by TIM
15/08/1994 reprint 795
15/08/1994 Some GMN jnys withdrawn: now ev30mins
19/09/1994 Ashton in Makerfield • Garswood
19/12/1994 Additional Saturday journeys introduced
27/02/1995 WITHDRAWN
15/04/1996 Timetable and operator changed: Supported Su by TIM. All other jnys by GMN. MS daytime now ev15mins
01/07/1996 Timetable revised
03/08/1997 Service reintroduced: MS daytime ev15mins; ESu hrly. Supported Su by TIM. Replaces Routes 35 & 39.
24/05/1998 Timetable revised
24/08/1998 Addtl B&D jnys: MS daytime ev90mins.
14/09/1998 B&D jnys divet via Beacon Rd, Belmont Ave, Rivington Dr in Bickershaw
08/03/1999 B&D jnys withdrawn. Supported Su now by FM
30/05/1999 Most MF peak and S times changed. 2305 from WN withdrawn
30/07/2000 Extended to Higher Folds replacing 593 598 671. Addtl jnys. Now ev10mins MS daytime. Ev30mins ESu. Supported hrly Su. BH commercial ev30mins 0946-1816. Route in WN Town centre revised.
25/03/2001 minor change to times
25/11/2001 minor change to times
09/01/2002 Due to weight restruction on Spring View Railway bridge, 658 diverted via Hindley. Warrington Rd now served by 661 WN-Platt Bridge
11/03/2002 no change listed
29/04/2002 Times changed
29/09/2002 Service reverts to via Warrington Rd. 661 withdrawn
26/01/2003 2240 daily now 2235 from WN
29/01/2003 Supported E jnys changed: curtailed LG-WN only. Partly replaced by 673
09/04/2004 no change listed
27/02/2005 MF 1905 from LH withdrawn : remaining E jnys now by SLT
25/07/2005 MF times changed during summer to 2 Sept. Now at least ev10mins freq service.
21/11/2005 MS E jnys retimed
29/01/2006 minor change to times
30/10/2006 MS E peak jnys retimed
23/07/2007 MF times changed during summer to 31 Aug
28/10/2007 Addtl M-F 0614 LH to WN
30/03/2008 108 reprint
30/03/2008 209 reprint
30/03/2008 510 reprint
30/03/2008 709 reprint
30/03/2008 E times changed: All jnys by FM 311 reprint
04/09/2011 times changed: all jnys by FM
22/07/2012 MF times changed during summer to 1Sep
02/12/2012 All FM jnys now run by SiW
21/07/2013 Times changed during Summer period to 31 August 2013
20/07/2014 MF times changed during Summer period to 30 August 2014.
31/08/2014 Normal timetable after the Summer period.
25/01/2015 replacement
25/01/2015 Times changed - now ev12 mins
12/04/2015 MF times changed
26/07/2015 Times changed during Summer period to 29 August
30/08/2015 Replacement
30/08/2015 Times changed
25/01/2016 Minor time changes some MS jnys from WN
03/04/2016 S-Mcr Following the award of the daily E contract to A-NW, Stagecoach indicated their intention to continue to operate some jnys on a commercial basis, which would result in the duplication of some trips. As the contract for these jnys interworked with an
24/07/2016 Times are changed including temporary changes during the Summer period from 24 July to 3 September 2016
04/09/2016 Times changed.
30/10/2016 Times changed.
23/04/2017 Times changed.
23/07/2017 Times are changed including temporary changes during the Summer period from 24 July to 2 September
03/09/2017 Run by Stagecoach. Normal timetable is introduced at the end of the summer period.
08/04/2018 Times changed with addtl E jnys to/from Higher Folds replacing 673. Some E journeys will be run by Diamond.
02/09/2018 Times of some M-F daytime jnys changed. MS daytime ev12mins. ESu ev30mins some part route.
27/01/2019 658 Renumbered 9. Times are also changed on Saturdays

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