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Route 87

Route: Manchester - Rochdale Road - Fernclough Road - Conran Street - Moston Lane - Kenyon Lane - Thorpe Road - Monsall - Oldham Road - Manchester

Service changes

Date Change details
26/10/1986 MS commercial ev30mins plus hrly ESu. Reverse = 88
25/01/1987 Maybe revised rather than withdrawn?
25/01/1987 Operational Details: Daily
25/01/1987 WITHDRAWN (See Revised Route No 87)
26/01/1987 no apparent change
29/03/1987 no apparent change
30/03/1987 MS daytime ev30mins . ESu hrly
30/03/1987 no apparent change
15/06/1987 Daily
15/06/1987 WITHDRAWN (See New Route No’s 77 & 87) Service 78 renumbered 87. ESuBH full circle
30/08/1987 not listed
03/05/1988 no apparent change
03/05/1988 now supported MF 0445 from Moston, 0528 from Picc
09/05/1988 MS daytime ev30mins full circle plus ev30mins from NH. ESu hrly. supported MF 0445 exMoston, 0528exPicc
09/05/1988 no apparent change
11/07/1988 Additional MS off peak operate Newton Heath - Manchester.
13/11/1988 no apparent change
13/11/1988 timetable revised: one short per hour SO. Both MS
13/02/1989 City terminus now Arndale to Picc
24/09/1989 Terminus now Arndale to Stevenson Sq
23/10/1989 no change listed
18/12/1989 MF short jnys withdrawn.
25/03/1990 S short jnys withdrawn.
31/03/1990 31.3.90 WITHDRAWN (Replaced by New Route No 156)
31/03/1990 Is it withdrawn? Still listed below and no mention under service 156
17/04/1990 BLUEBIRD New journeys Moston - Manchester MS Evening (8541)
21/05/1990 From Arndale - StevSq Addtl E hrly supported from NH by BLUEBIRD
22/04/1991 Timetables revised: commercial MS daytime plus hrly E, plus supported E hrly Moston - Stev Sq by BBC. Supported Su by GMB hrly.
10/06/1991 no change listed
05/08/1991 ESu reduced to supported hrly BBC and replaced by 428
16/12/1991 no change listed
29/12/1991 no change listed
02/08/1992 no change listed
07/09/1992 no change listed
05/10/1992 no change listed
16/11/1992 BLUEBIRD MS Evening introduced
11/01/1993 no change listed
07/03/1993 New commercial Su service by BEE hrly 0958-2058
01/06/1993 New route replacing withdrawn 428
07/06/1993 Timetables revised. Addtl commercial MS CIT ev30mins Moston-StevSq
16/08/1993 Addtl commercial short jnys by GMB NH-StevSq, CIT jnys extended full circle plus E shorts Moston-StevSq
01/09/1993 Additional Stop in Corporation Street
03/10/1993 no change listed
13/12/1993 GMB to GMB SOUTH
21/02/1994 Timetable revised GMB=GMS
25/07/1994 Timetable revised: E CIT jnys withdrawn. ??CIT route revised
30/08/1994 Timetable revised:
09/10/1994 BEELINE Sunday evening journeys to BLUEBIRD
30/01/1995 Timetables revised. CIT jnys withdrawn. Supported Su E jnys as MS E by BBC
30/01/1995 Timetables revised. M-S daytime ev30mins. NESu
12/03/1995 Operator revised on Su: All by BBC: commercial hrly daytime, supported E hrly
19/06/1995 Addtl MS daytime shorts Moston-StevSq ev30mins commercial jnys by GMN
24/07/1995 no change listed
05/09/1995 Supported ESu jnys replaced by BBC 147
04/12/1995 timetable revised: full circle 87 ev30mins plus ev30mins Arndale - Moston. NESu. Reverse = 77
05/02/1996 Minor timetable revision. Addtl commercial GMS short jnys Arndale - Moston ev30mins MS daytime
25/03/1996 GM SOUTH to STAGECOACH Manchester
02/09/1996 Minor timetable revision.GMN = GMf; GMS = SM
02/09/1996 STAGECOACH Manchester Now full circular CHECK GM NORTH Moston to Manchester
07/09/1996 BLUEBIRD (17144) Manchester – Newton Heath Saturdays
17/02/1997 Minor route revision: start Cannon St - Piccadilly
02/06/1997 no change listed
27/07/1998 Route Revised
01/09/1998 no change listed
02/09/1998 SM Now full circular CHECK GM NORTH ~ton to Manchester
07/09/1998 BLUEBIRD (17144) lIanches •••. - N_ Heath Saturday
22/02/1999 Minor sch timetable revision
05/09/1999 Most FM jnys now run by SM slightly earlier
27/09/1999 Service withdrawn: Route change with most jnys running Moston - Newton Heath - Mcr as 77 in both directions. New 177 replaces 77 87 New Moston - Moston - Collyhurst - Mcr

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