Route 71
Route: Clifton Junc - Swinton - Swinton Park - Pendleton - Trafford Road - Stretford
Service changes
| Date | Change details |
|---|---|
| 30/03/1987 | Alternate 72 jnys divert via Hope Hospital and are numbered 71 : MS hrly NESu |
| 30/03/1987 | no apparent change |
| 12/01/1988 | Route Revised |
| 28/03/1988 | no apparent change |
| 22/08/1988 | no apparent change |
| 24/10/1988 | no change listed |
| 28/11/1988 | no change listed |
| 20/03/1989 | no change listed |
| 28/03/1989 | no change listed |
| 25/09/1989 | Diverted between Regent Rd and Oldfield Rd, Instead of running full length now runs Goodiers Dr, Phoebe Dr |
| 25/09/1989 | no change listed |
| 23/12/1989 | no change listed |
| 23/04/1990 | Enhanced service replacing daytime 72 jnys. MS ev30mins. Diverts between Swinton Park & Seedley to run via Ellesmere Park (not Lancaster Rd ). Also diverts Oxford Rd , Portland Rd , Park Rd to Eccles Old Rd |
| 22/10/1990 | Clifton Junction to Swinton section withdrawn, buses are rerouted to operate via Walkden to Farnworth (Bus Station). At the same time journeys will divert via Salford Quays |
| 11/03/1991 | Service curtailed Swinton - Stretford, (part replacement by Route No 74) Supported Stretford - Salford Quays. MS daytime hrly. NESu |
| 24/11/1991 | Route revised: commercial MS daytime hrly. NESu |
| 25/11/1991 | Extended via Ordsall La to Arndale replacing 69 70. No jnys run via Clively Rd Whitehead Rd loop. In Manchester but return from princess St to Peter St |
| 25/11/1991 | GMB to GM NORTH |
| 25/11/1991 | GMB to TlMELINE TRAVEL (16243) |
| 25/11/1991 | no change listed |
| 25/11/1991 | Route now operates CLIFTON JUNCTION (Clively Avenue) - OLD TRAFFORD (Covering section of Route No 112 between Pendleton |
| 25/11/1991 | Route revised partly replacing 23. Timetable revised: commercial MS daytime hrly. NESu |
| 25/11/1991 | Service 92 extended to Stretford replacing 71 and 74. Route now operates CLIFTON JUNCTION (Clively Av) - OLD TRAFFORD (Covers section of Route No 92 between Pendleton and Salford Quays via Pheobe St & Trafford Rd not Robert Hall st & Ordsall La |
| 25/11/1991 | Service curtailed Clifton Junc - Ordsall. MF 0657 ev30mins 0827. 1535 1707 1807 1840 from Clifton. |
| 25/11/1991 | Timetable and minor route revision |
| 06/04/1992 | The Old Trafford to Ordsall section is withdrawn. The route via Ordsall District Centre (GoodiersDrive/ Pheobe Street) is converted Into loop running clockwise via Trafford Rd , Phoebe Street & Goodiers Drive (11036) |
| 20/07/1992 | Extended from Ordsall District Centre to Manchester (Arndale BS) From Albion Way to Ordsall District Centre now runs terminal loop In reverse (Goodiers Drive, District Centre) Phoebe Street, Trafford Rd , Salford Quays, Ordsall Lane, Regent Rd , Water S |
| 29/11/1992 | No journeys run via Cliveley Rd /Whitehead Rd loop. In Manchester buse return from Princess Street to Peter Street via Portland Street & Oxford Street not Mosley Street |
| 28/11/1993 | GM BUSES to TIMELINE TRAVEL (16243) |
| 13/12/1993 | GM BUSES to GM NORTH |
| 30/01/1994 | Timetable, route and operators revised. Supported CIT or TIM peak |
| 31/01/1994 | Route revised & CITIBUS (13918) on some journeys |
| 30/01/1995 | DALYBUS(15249) replace CIT. Minor timetable and operator revised |
| 30/01/1995 | Operator revised (DALYBUS) (15248) |
| 28/01/1996 | no change listed |
| 25/03/1996 | GM NORTH to FIRST BUS T/a GREATER Manchester |
| 26/08/1997 | 1 MF PM Peak Manchester to Ordsall VALES of Manchester (18082) |
| 26/08/1997 | Peak jnys revised. Supported MF1705 by Vale |
| 12/01/1998 | Route Revised ??? |
| 22/03/1998 | GREATER Manchester renamed FIRST Manchester |
| 05/10/1998 | TIMELINE TRAVEL to FIRST Manchester (19688) |
| 31/01/2000 | now via Ordsall not via Central Bay In Salford Quays. Times changed |
| 30/10/2000 | no change listed |
| 30/10/2000 | replacement |
| 11/12/2000 | Route changed in Salford - City centre. Via Salford Central station - John Dalton St - Arndale. Times changed |
| 26/02/2001 | times changed |
| 28/08/2001 | MF0800 from Weaste La now 0747 from Ordsall - CJ |
| 25/02/2002 | evening peak jnys revised |
| 02/04/2002 | no change listed |
| 30/08/2002 | no change listed |
| 02/09/2002 | afternoon and E times changed |
| 16/12/2002 | no change listed |
| 01/09/2003 | city route revised: terminate at Corporation St |
| 01/09/2003 | Scruffy 204 reprint |
| 31/01/2005 | All jnys now BLUE BUS |
| 31/07/2005 | BLUE BUS sold to ARRIVA T/a ARRIVA NORTH WEST |
| 21/01/2006 | City Terminal now Shudehill Interchange : BLU=ANW |
| 24/07/2006 | 107 reprint |
| 24/07/2006 | MF peak times changed |
| 31/03/2008 | 908 reprint |
| 31/03/2008 | times changed |
| 27/07/2009 | no change listed |
| 13/03/2011 | times changed |
| 30/01/2012 | Now via Clifton, Whitehead Rd. Times changed |
| 29/04/2012 | no change listed: MF peak withflow 2 jnys |
| 29/10/2012 | no change listed |
| 27/01/2013 | Curtailed to Whitehead Rd not Clifton Junc |
| 01/09/2013 | no change listed |
| 31/01/2014 | route revised & ClTlBUS (13818) on some jnys |
| 27/04/2014 | times changed |
| 12/04/2015 | All jnys now run by SLT. MS morning peak service |
| 26/07/2015 | no change listed |
| 03/04/2016 | no change listed |
| 31/10/2016 | Service withdrawn - partly replaced by 73 |