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Route 7

Route: Stockport - Gorton - Droylsden

Service changes

Date Change details
21/04/1991 commercial MS daytime ev20mins. NESu
13/05/1991 Additional journeys introduced
Ashton-under-Lyne - Droylsden - Gorton - Reddish - Stockport
25/11/1991 Extended from Droylsden to Ashton under Lyne via Ashton Rd, Droylsden Rd, Mcr Rd, Margaret St & Katherine St
05/04/1992 no change listed
16/11/1992 Extended from Droylsden to Ashton under Lyne via Ashton Rd, Droylsden Rd, Mcr Rd, Margaret St & Katherine St
16/11/1992 Got extension to Ashton listed twice: 25/11/91 seems more likely as Crosville 7 withdrawn 21/11/1991
06/09/1993 Timetable revised with addtl jnys: Now commercial ev20mins MS daytime full route plus hrly irreg shorts ST- Droylsden. NESu
13/12/1993 GMB to GM SOUTH
07/08/1995 no change listed
25/02/1996 GM SOUTH to STAGECOACH Mcr
15/04/1996 MS E jnys WITHDRAWN . MS daytime ev15mins.
02/03/1998 MS ev15mins daytime
07/09/1998 Times revised on early and E jnys. Now daytime ev20mins not ev15mins. NESu
26/07/1999 Some early S jnys WITHDRAWN or retimed: MS daytime ev20mins E to 1950 ev30mins. NSu
26/02/2001 MF peak jnys retimed
26/02/2001 reprint 6/02
28/07/2003 1003 reprint
28/07/2003 times changed. Service terminates 1855. NSuPH
28/03/2004 0105 reprint
28/03/2004 Rerouted to serve Ashton Moss Development . Times changed
04/09/2006 MF am peak times changed
02/09/2007 Extra early morning and E journeys introduced. Minor route change in Openshaw
03/09/2007 0108 reprint
01/09/2008 Rerouted to serve Gorton District Centre. Times changed
30/08/2009 E times changed: ev20mins to 1850, ev30mins 1950
31/01/2011 MF morning times changed
01/05/2011 times changed: MS daytime, ev30mins to 2049.
02/09/2012 114 reprint
02/09/2012 413 reprint
02/09/2012 913 reprint
02/09/2012 minor times changes
21/07/2013 Times changed during Summer to 31 August 2013
27/04/2014 MF 0749 0819 retimed
20/07/2014 Times changed during Summer to 30 August 2013
31/08/2014 Times changed.
Ashton - Droylsden - Gorton - Dane Bank - Reddish - Stockport
25/01/2015 215 reprint
25/01/2015 Rerouted to run via Dane Bank and Portwood partly replacing buses 317 and 374. Times changed. SuPH daytime jnys added as 7A Denton - Dane Bank Reddish - Stockport replacing 317
26/07/2015 MF times changed during Summer to 29 August 2015
30/08/2015 Some MF peak period journeys are retimed. Some mid E jnys WITHDRAWN - last service 2035
03/04/2016 Times revised to provide a more co-ordinated service with 203 Stockport- Reddish. Some buses from Stockport before 0900 run a few minutes earlier.
24/07/2016 Times changed during Summer to 3 Sept 2016
04/09/2016 Times changed. Last bus from AS now 2035
30/10/2016 Some S jnys retimed
29/01/2017 Times changed
29/01/2017 Times changed. Addtl MF 0513 from ST
23/04/2017 Some Saturday morning journeys are retimed.
23/07/2017 M-F times changed during summer to 2 Sept
03/09/2017 Times changed.
29/10/2017 Times changed on M-F.
28/01/2018 Some early MF jnys times changed
08/04/2018 7A Times changed on SuPH
22/07/2018 M-F peak times changed during summer period
27/01/2019 7: Times changed with ESuPH journeys introduced between Ashton and Gorton partly replacing WITHDRAWN 168. Route 7A changed to run between Gorton and Stockport with times changed. Denton to Dane Bank will now be served by extended journeys on bus 205.
28/04/2019 Times of M-F 7 peak jnys changed. 7A no change listed
21/07/2019 Times of M-S E jnys from Ashton are changed, with some journeys withdrawn. M-F times changed during the Summer period from 21 July to 31 August.
01/09/2019 Times of ESuPH changed - extended AS-ST. 7A withdrawn replaced by 7 and 329
23/03/2020 M-F ev30mins 1721 1826 1926
28/03/2020 M-S Stockport: hrly daytime services
05/04/2020 5th Su hrly NE
06/04/2020 Supported E ev2hrs
12/04/2020 Easter SuPH: ev2hrs NE
12/04/2020 M-S daytime hrly NE
18/04/2020 services cancelled on closure of company
19/04/2020 MCT journeys will be run by Diamond. A temporary Timetable will also be in operation. ev 2hrs E
08/05/2020 Daily E 2039 2239 from Stockport
10/05/2020 Daily E 2039 2239 from Stockport
24/05/2020 Daily E ev2hrs
01/06/2020 M-S ev30mins daytime services ME
14/06/2020 7: hrly late E services
15/06/2020 Due to tfgm tenders going back to normal operation from Sun / Mon 14/15th the E 7, 328/329, 197 and daytime/E 44 and 382 have all moved from Eccles to Bolton and will be operated from Bolton for the next 5 weeks until TFGM review the current situation and
15/06/2020 M-S daytime ev30mins; Not late E. Su daytime hrly
26/07/2020 SM gain supported E jnys from DIA M-S daytime ev30mins: E hrly 2034 2134 2234: Su daytime hrly 0934 - 2134
26/07/2020 Stagecoach Manchester will take over the operation of these E journeys, on contract to TfGM.
29/08/2020 Stockport bus stn closed. Shown on 5/9/2021 timetable
30/08/2020 Rerouted with new 7A and 7B
30/08/2020 services 7 divert via Lancashire Hill, Manchester Rd and Broadstone Rd, partly replacing services 329. Some jnys re-numbered 7A and will operate via 329 Route, before continuing to Ashton via Gorton and Droylsden. ESu jnys run as mixture of the two Route
25/10/2020 Some Sat 7 and 7A jnys changed. 
29/11/2020 M-F peak times changed
25/07/2021 Summer timetables on M-F from 25 July to 4 Sept 2021
05/09/2021 Monday to Friday peak period and some early Saturday morning Times changed.
24/07/2022 Summer timetables effective from 24 July to 3 Sept 2022
04/09/2022 Revert to times similar to those before the summer holidays:
Bee Network: Ashton - Droylsden - Gorton - Dane Bank - Reddish - Stockport

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