Route 8
Route: Bolton - Farnworth - Pendlebury - Pendleton - Manchester
Service changes
| Date | Change details |
|---|---|
| 14/02/1987 | MS daytime |
| 11/04/1987 | 11.4.87 WITHDRAWN |
| Bolton - Farnworth - Pendlebury - Pendleton - Manchester | |
| 27/06/1988 | New commercial SHEARINGS all stops service: MS ev30mins daytime. NESuBH. |
| 04/07/1988 | 788 REPRINT |
| 04/07/1988 | New commercial GMB Limited Stop service: MS ev30mins daytime. NESuBH. SHR Additional stop Hospital Rd : |
| 24/12/1988 | Commercial SHEARINGS service withdrawn |
| 12/03/1990 | 1190 reprint |
| 12/03/1990 | Timetable revised: commercial MS daytime ev30mins. NESuPH |
| 11/03/1991 | no change listed |
| 29/07/1991 | Minor timetable revision |
| 12/08/1991 | no change listed |
| 30/09/1991 | no change listed |
| 09/12/1991 | no change listed |
| 05/04/1992 | no change listed |
| 11/05/1992 | no change listed |
| 13/07/1992 | no change listed |
| 05/10/1992 | Addtl MS commercial GMB service ev30mins Bolton to Pendlebury plus ev30mins full route. NESuPH |
| 05/10/1992 | Some M-F jnys leave Bolton 2 mins earlier. Addtl jnys between Bolton and Pendlebury (Windmill) - see separate leaflet for full details |
| 28/12/1992 | no change listed |
| 25/01/1993 | no change listed |
| 15/03/1993 | 1730 journey from Bolton will be extended to Manchester, M-F. |
| 22/11/1993 | Timetable revised: ev15mins full route MS daytime. |
| 13/12/1993 | GMB to GM NORTH |
| 25/04/1994 | no change listed |
| 01/08/1994 | 994 reprint |
| 12/12/1994 | no change listed |
| 27/03/1995 | no change listed |
| 19/06/1995 | Timetable revised: commercial MS ev15mins daytime. NESu |
| 16/10/1995 | Timetable revised |
| 22/01/1996 | Timetable revised |
| 25/03/1996 | GM NORTH to FIRST BUS t/a GREATER Mcr |
| 01/07/1996 | No change listed |
| 30/09/1996 | Reroute In City via Chapel St, Victoria Bridge, Withy Grove Dantzlc St, Miller St, Corporation St, Victoria Stn, Deansgate & Blackfriars Bridge. |
| 18/11/1996 | City centre route revised: terminates at Cannon St |
| 16/02/1997 | 697 reprint |
| 16/02/1997 | City centre route revised: terminates at Cannon St |
| 22/03/1998 | GREATER Mcr renamed FIRST Mcr |
| 05/05/1998 | Minor timetable revision |
| 22/06/1998 | Timetable revised: now ev10mins replacing 9 jnys |
| 05/10/1998 | M-F 0600 0630 from Mcr now divert via Springfield Rd and Pilkington Rd in Kearsley as all other jnys and now run by FM |
| 31/08/1999 | no change listed |
| 21/11/1999 | Route Revised In City Centre. Now runs via Bridge Dalton St, Cross St & Cannon St. Addtl MF 0537 from BN. 1615 MF from city now 1620. |
| 04/01/2000 | no change listed |
| 29/05/2000 | no change listed |
| 03/09/2000 | Times changed with addtl ESuPH replacing WITHDRAWN 9 and 28. MS daytime ev10mins, ESu ev30mins |
| 02/11/2001 | Addtl FS NIGHT supported: 0030 ev30mins 0330 OUT; 0115 ev30mins 0245 IN. |
| 14/12/2001 | Addtl commercial FS Night jnys 2345 ev30mins IN |
| 29/03/2002 | Addtl PH jnys to Su times |
| 30/09/2002 | Minor time changes |
| 31/08/2003 | Route revised In City Centre with buses terminating at Corporation St . Minor times changes |
| 26/01/2004 | MF times changed |
| 27/06/2004 | Minor time changes |
| 05/11/2004 | FS NIGHT revised to/from Bridge St Bolton T/Centre |
| 03/04/2005 | Addtl SuPH jnys : now ev15mins shopping hrs. City route now via Bridge St, John Dalton St, Cross St IN |
| 25/07/2005 | MF times changed during summer to 2 Sept |
| 11/11/2005 | NIGHT jnys terminate at Bridge St in Bolton |
| 26/01/2006 | City terminus revised from Corporation St to SHUDEHILL INTERCHANGE |
| 24/07/2006 | MF times changed during summer to 1 Sept |
| 31/07/2006 | FS NIGHT revised to terminate at BOLTON Bus Stn |
| 04/09/2006 | Normal MF daytime times after summer |
| 23/07/2007 | MF times changed during summer to 31 Aug |
| 28/10/2007 | Addtl MF 0510 from BN, 0600 from Mcr. Minor SuPH times changed |
| 30/03/2008 | Minor changes to S times |
| 31/08/2008 | Minor changes to S times |
| 25/01/2009 | Minor changes to MS times |
| 19/04/2009 | times changed: at least ev10mins MS daytime, ev30mins E. SuPH ev20mins 0935-1635. |
| 25/10/2009 | Times changed MF: |
| 31/08/2010 | Minor changes to times |
| 04/09/2011 | Times changed MF: |
| 15/04/2012 | Minor changes to MF times |
| 27/01/2013 | Diverted via Salford Shopping Centre. Times changed |
| 27/01/2013 | MF 1930 from Bolton now 1925 |
| 07/04/2013 | MF times changed. 2400 now 2359 from Mcr |
| 21/07/2013 | Times changed including temp Summer changes to 1Sept |
| 01/09/2013 | Normal timetable after summer |
| 24/11/2013 | Jnys IN run direct via Chapel St Blackfriars St and Deansgate instead of New Bailey St, Bridge St and Deansgate from 24 Nov to 24 Dec 2013 |
| 26/01/2014 | Times changed with addtl early jnys on SuPH |
| 27/04/2014 | Times changed. |
| 27/07/2014 | Times changed including temporary changes during Summer to 30 August 2014. |
| 31/08/2014 | Normal timetable following the Summer period. |
| 25/01/2015 | Times changed. |
| 30/08/2015 | normal timetable at the end of the Summer period. |
| 25/10/2015 | addtl MF: 0430 from Bolton, 0530 from Mcr |
| 04/04/2016 | Commercial FS NIGHT service WITHDRAWN. TfGM removed support for Night services 8 & 39 from 30/01/15 to achieve budgetary savings. First subsequently continued to provide the night 8, 36 and 39 on a commercial basis. Vantage V1 and V2 operate upto midnigh |
| 24/07/2016 | Times changed during Summer period to 3 Sept |
| 04/09/2016 | Normal timetable reintroduced at end of summer |
| 30/10/2016 | Some MF peak journeys are retimed. |
| 29/01/2017 | Times changed. |
| 23/07/2017 | You have timetable but can't find entry: summer times introduced M-F |
| 03/09/2017 | 218 reprint |
| 03/09/2017 | Rerouted in Bolton town centre to serve the new Interchange. Normal timetable at end of summer |
| 12/11/2017 | Some daytime and early E journeys towards Mcr are temporarily rerouted to run direct via Chapel St in Mcr city centre instead of Bridge St, Deansgate and Victoria Bridge St. The change applies 12 Nov to 24 Dec 2017. |
| 22/07/2018 | You have timetable but can't find entry: summer times introduced M-F |
| 02/09/2018 | M-F peak times changed. |
| 28/04/2019 | Times of some early morning journeys changed on M-F. |
| 21/07/2019 | Summer service MF changes until 31 August |
| 11/08/2019 | Service now operated by Diamond on sale of FM Bolton depot |
| 01/09/2019 | Normal timetable at end of summer period |
| 27/10/2019 | M-F times changed: Addtl peak IN X8 to Piccadilly |
| 10/11/2019 | from 10Nov to 24 Dec: inbound services to Mcr remain on Chapel St en route to Shudehill – not running via Blackfriars St, Deansgate and Victoria Bridge St: M-F 1500-2100; S 1200-2100; Su 1000-1800. Outbound unchanged. |
| 23/03/2020 | services will changes from ev10min frequency to ev12 mins M-F daytime and ev15mins Sat daytime. |
| 28/03/2020 | SSuPH: Every half hour daytime, hrly E |
| 29/03/2020 | 8: Every half hour daytime, hrly E |
| 10/04/2020 | Good Friday : hrly services throughout day and E |
| 14/04/2020 | M-S ev15mins daytime, hrly E |
| 19/04/2020 | Daily ev30mins ; hrly E |
| 27/04/2020 | Addtl 4.30pm from Shudehill |
| 08/05/2020 | May PH daytime and E hrly |
| 10/05/2020 | Daily ev30mins ; hrly E |
| 24/05/2020 | ev12mins M-F daytime services; ev20mins S daytime services; ev30mins M-S ESu daytime services; hrly Su E services |
| 14/06/2020 | ev12mins M-F daytime; ev15mins S daytime; ev30mins ESu |
| 26/07/2020 | Timetable revisions. On M-F early mornings, there are extra journeys, as well as a more frequent services during the afternoon rush hour. |
| 30/08/2020 | services back to normal Timetable, with some minor changes to peak Times journeys. |
| 30/08/2020 | TfGM Bus Guide issued |
| 31/08/2020 | PH Times |
| 25/10/2020 | Some M-S Times changed. |
| 31/01/2021 | Revised times: planned: Version 1: M-S daytime ev10mins; Su daytimes ev20mins, E ev30mins |
| 31/01/2021 | Version 2: Freq reduced: M-S daytime ev15mins; Su daytimes ev20mins, E ev30mins |
| 11/04/2021 | Service increased from 15 mins to ev 12 mins. |
| 29/08/2021 | M-S times changed. |
| 14/11/2021 | Some journey towards Manchester are temporarily rerouted to run direct via Chapel St instead of New Bailey St, Bridge St, John Dalton St, Cross St, St Mary’s Gate, Deansgate and Victoria Bridge St. This will apply M-F 1500-2100, S 1200-2100 and Su 1000-18 |
| 30/01/2022 | minor timetable alterations to improve punctuality: |
| 24/07/2022 | Summer timetables effective from 24 July to 3 Sept 2022 |
| 04/09/2022 | Timetable changes to M-F peak times. Revised route into Manchester |
| 30/10/2022 | Minor changes to M-S E jnys from Mcr |
| Bee Network: Bolton - Farnworth - Pendlebury - Pendleton - Manchester | |
| 24/09/2023 | Times change with M-S daytime jnys increased to ev12mins (was 15mins). All jnys now to/from Shudehill Interchange. |
| 18/11/2023 | to counter traffic congestion BEE 8 is diverted at peak times direct via Chapel St rather than a loop though Corporation St and M&S. Sat 18 Nov - Sun 31 Dec. Between 7am-10am and 3pm-9pm, services to Mcr will not serve Bridge St, Cross St and Blackfriars |