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Route 98

Route: Bury - Starling - Whitefield - Broughton - Piccadilly

Service changes

Date Change details
Bury - Starling - Radcliffe - Whitefield - Prestwich - Manchester
10/04/1989
10/04/1989 Commercial hrly NE. ESu Bury - Whitefield hrly.
10/04/1989 New commercial service partly replacing 137. MS daytime ev30mins plus supported hrly E by RIB, Su GMB
30/05/1989 Commercial MS daytime ev30mins by GMB. Supported ESu hrly- E by Ribble, Su by GMB
17/06/1989 ESu from Bury now xx05 thus 15mins later throughout. No change from Whitefield Bus Stn
24/09/1989 no change listed
25/11/1989 no change listed
12/05/1990
12/05/1990 no change listed: MS hrly, Supported BY- WTFD: E by Ribble, Su hrly by GMB.
24/08/1990 BEELINE BUZZ PM jnys withdrawn (No replacement)
01/02/1991
22/04/1991 ESu operates Bury - Whitefield (See route 137)
22/04/1991 Operators revised: Supported ESu all by RIB
24/06/1991 Rerouted in Radcliffe ?? ESu revised: all by GMB
11/11/1991 1192 reprint
11/11/1991 793 reprint
11/11/1991 no change listed
31/01/1994 Minor timetable and operator revision.Supported E by ROS
17/10/1994 Timetable revised
05/02/1995 Supported Su service extended from Whitefield to Piccadilly
27/03/1995 no change listed
01/04/1996 minor timetable revision
30/09/1996 City Centre route revised : Terminus Church St
16/02/1997 City centre route revised: terminus Cannon St Supported Su now GMf, E by ROS
16/02/1997 Replacement
19/04/1998 MS E minor timetable revision
30/09/1998 City Centre route revised
26/04/1999 no change listed
27/02/2000 Addtl Su 0815 from Bury. Su 2315 from city curtailed at Whitefield
06/08/2000 commercial BH jnys added hrly
25/02/2001 All jnys now via Bolton Rd & Coronation Rd in Radcliffe replacing 485. Timetable revised with addtl jnys. Commercial MS ev10mins, ESu ev30mins
25/02/2001 Most 509 jnys withdrawn and partly replaced by 98 along Ainsworth Rd. S
25/02/2001 replacement
25/02/2001 Rerouted 97 to serve Carr Clough & Strangeways. . (Replaced in part by Route No's 98 & 513)
27/05/2001 1001 reprint
27/05/2001 Some M-S E jnys withdrawn
24/02/2002 Some daily E jnys withdrawn: hrly. PH shown Su day times . Su E now supported
29/03/2002 E jnys added to Su times
13/05/2002 Rerouted from Manchester via Victoria Station (Not Cross Street)
25/05/2003 times changed
31/08/2003 City Centre terminus now Exchange Bus Station not Cannon St
29/02/2004 SuPH 1905 withdrawn
03/04/2005 Rerouted in Manchester City Centre: inward via Corporation St
25/07/2005 MF times changed during summer to 2 Sept
29/01/2006 City route changed to Shudehill Interchange. Times changed. At frequent intervals, Supported Su Ehrly
98: Bury - Starling - Radcliffe - Whitefield - Prestwich - Manchester
98L: Bury New Road - Carr Clough circular
24/07/2006 MF times changed during summer to 3 Sept. New feeder service: 98L Carr Clough estate - Bury New Rd: MS requent intervals MF 0700 S 0830 - 1830
04/09/2006 Normal MF times after Summer. 98L no change listed
Bury - Starling - Radcliffe - Whitefield - Prestwich - Manchester
28/01/2007 98L service withdrawn. Sch 0800 BuVal.
23/07/2007 MF times changed during summer to 31 Aug
28/10/2007 Addtl MF early am and early E jnys
28/10/2007 Replacement
30/03/2008 Minor change to M-S times
20/07/2008 MS minor times changes
19/04/2009 MS minor times changes. Sch to The Coachmasters
25/10/2009 times changed: MS daytime now ev15mins
25/01/2010 MF mornings times changed
17/05/2010 MF times changed
31/08/2010 minor changes to times. Sch jny by ANW
15/04/2012 times changed
28/10/2012 times changed
27/01/2013 times changed: Daytime jnys IN via Chapel St
07/04/2013 113 reprint
07/04/2013 114 reprint
07/04/2013 913 reprint
07/04/2013 Supported SuPH E jnys now by Jpt. 1905 now 1908 from Mcr
21/07/2013 Times changed during Summer to 31 August 2013
27/07/2014 MF times changed during Summer to 30 August 2014
31/08/2014 MF 0715 from Bury is retimed. Other jnys are retimed following the end of the Summer period.
25/01/2015 MF jnys retimed: 0650 from Manchester, 0727 from Radcliffe to Bury
12/04/2015 reduced to ev20mins MS daytime. New 97 gives addtl jnys Besses o'th'barn - city. ev10mins common section
19/07/2015 MF times changed during Summer to 29 August 2015.
30/08/2015 Times changed.
24/01/2016 To help improve timekeeping, jnys towards Manchester will be timed at Prestwich, Longfield Centre.
03/04/2016 Times changed. Improved E service from city: M-F now 1920 1940 2000 and 2020 – thus an addtl jny. Some E minor timetable changes to improve reliability.
24/07/2016 Times changed including temporary changes during Summer to 3 September 2016
04/09/2016 Times changed.
30/10/2016 Times changed.
29/01/2017 Times changed.
23/04/2017 MF Times changed.
23/07/2017 MF times changed including temporary changes during summer to 2 Sept
03/09/2017 Normal timetable introduced at the end of the summer period.
12/11/2017 Some daytime and early E jnys towards MCR temporarily rerouted to run direct via Chapel St instead of Blackfriars St, Deansgate and Victoria Bridge St. The change applies from 12 Nov to 24 Dec 2017.
28/01/2018 MF times changed
08/04/2018 Times changed with all jnys now run by FM
22/07/2018 Summer timetable M-F until 1/9/2018
28/10/2018 Times changed on some M-F SuPH jnys
27/01/2019 Times of peak period and evening jnys changed on M-F
02/06/2019 Operator change from FM to Go North West on sale of QS depot. 17 17A No change to timetables or routes. All tickets mutually accepted.
21/07/2019 Summer service MF changes until 31 August
01/09/2019 Bury
23/03/2020 will run to a Su Timetable, with enhancements during the morning peak.
29/03/2020 will run hrly through the daytime, including E
10/04/2020 Easter PH
14/04/2020 will run hrly through the daytime, including E
04/05/2020 Revised 98 services from 4th May – hrly daytime and E
31/05/2020 The 98 will run ev30mins, M-S daytime. There will be no changes to Su Times.
15/06/2020 Now ev30mins, M-S daytime
01/08/2020 M-S ev30mins ESu hrly
01/09/2020 Returns to normal Times: M-S ev20mins SuPH ev30mins. E hrly
23/09/2020 Omitting Deansgate / Blackfriars St 15:00 to 20:00 ONLY Normal route to Hunts Bank, Left Victoria St and continue along Chapel Street, At the Lights continue Ahead Chapel Street, Next Lights RIGHT onto Blackfriars Rd to resume normal route. To Manchester
31/01/2021 M-S daytime service is reduced to ev30mins (from ev20mins) . Sun No change
28/02/2021 STRIKE TT: As existing temporary timetable
19/04/2021 ev30mins daily daytime; hrly E
30/05/2021 Times changed - now ev20mins daytime
23/09/2021 Omitting Deansgate / Blackfriars St 15:00 to 20:00 ONLY To Bury 93/97/98 Normal route to Hunts Bank, Left Victoria St and continue along Chapel Street, At the Lights continue Ahead Chapel Street, Next Lights RIGHT onto Blackfriars Rd to resume normal ro
30/01/2022 Times are changed.
24/04/2022 Commercial revised timetable with the daytime frequency btwn Bury and Manchester reduced from ev20mins to ev30mins. Times are changed, with 2 buses per hour running btwn Bury and Manchester and 4 buses per hour btwn Prestwich and Manchester on M-S daytim
24/04/2022 Commercial revised timetable with the daytime frequency btwn Bury and Manchester reduced from ev20mins to ev30mins. Times changed, with 2 buses per hour running btwn Bury and Manchester and 4 buses per hour btwn Prestwich and Manchester on M-S daytime  A
24/07/2022 Summer timetables effective from 24 July to 3 Sept 2022
31/07/2022 From Victoria Stn, these services will now operate along Chapel St, meeting up with the current route by Trinity Church. Buses leaving Manchester will now call at the following stops: Victoria Stn (Stop NY); Victoria St (Stop NI) - new stop, handy for Dea
31/07/2022 Route changed in Manchester city centre now direct via Chapel St instead of Deansgate and Blackfriars St. Minor changes to M-S times.
29/01/2023 Some minor changes to the daily timetable to improve timekeeping.
Bee Network: Bury - Radcliffe - Whitefield - Prestwich - Manchester

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