Route V1
Route: Leigh - Busway - Manchester (Limited Stop)
Service changes
| Date | Change details |
|---|---|
| Vantage: Leigh - Tyldesley - Pendleton - Manchester (Limited Stop) | |
| 03/04/2016 | Following the completion of the Manchester Salford Leigh (MSL) Guided Busway services started branded as Vantage - a new quicker, more reliable bus connection between Leigh, Salford and Manchester. The new service operates along the North West's first gu |
| 03/04/2016 | New commercial contracted route. MS daytimes ev15mins and ev30mins ESuPH. First V1 departure from Leigh to Manchester at 0400 M-F / last departure 2300 daily |
| 24/07/2016 | Times changed including temporary changes during the Summer period to 3 September 2016. Addtl stop at Oldfield Road in Salford and stopping places in Manchester city centre amended |
| 04/09/2016 | Times changed. |
| 29/01/2017 | Jnys from Mcr rerouted via Princess St instead of Charlotte St and King St in city centre. |
| Vantage: Leigh - Tyldesley - Manchester - Manchester Royal Infirmary (Limited Stop) | |
| 23/04/2017 | All jnys extended to MRI No longer serve Piccadilly Gardens and Stevenson Square. Times changed. |
| 23/04/2017 | All jnys extended to MRI. No longer serve Piccadilly Gardens and Stevenson Square. Times changed. |
| 01/08/2017 | Times changed during Summer to 3 Sept |
| 03/09/2017 | Normal timetable reintroduced at the end of the summer period. |
| 02/01/2018 | No change noted |
| 08/04/2018 | Times changed |
| 02/09/2018 | M-F peak times changed, with addtl jnys. Jnys starting from Ellenbrook are renumbered V4. |
| 28/10/2018 | Addtl S2350 from MRI. |
| 28/10/2018 | M-F peak times changed, with addtl jnys. Jnys starting from Ellenbrook are renumbered V4. |
| 27/01/2019 | V1, V2 and V4; M-F peak times changed. Some morning jnys running between Ellenbrook and MRI only, are renumbered V4. |
| 28/04/2019 | M-F peak times towards MRI changed. |
| 11/08/2019 | Vantage service now operated from new First Bolton depot |
| 01/09/2019 | Normal timetable at the end of the Summer period. New V1, V2, V4 timetable |
| 26/01/2020 | TD |
| 23/03/2020 | M-F |
| 23/03/2020 | M-S: Vantage will continue with a M-F services for another week but will changes from 30 March. |
| 23/03/2020 | SuPH |
| 29/03/2020 | DAILY: services will start at same Times but will run to a Su frequency of ev30mins each from Leigh or Atherton. Peak-Times jnys on services V1 will run ev10mins. |
| 11/04/2020 | Addtl Vantage jnys on Good Friday and Easter M-support NHS key workers. V1 04:00 05:00 06:05 Leigh to Manchester and MRI V1 05:00 06:00 07:25 MRI to Leigh via Manchester |
| 11/04/2020 | The Vantage Good Friday Timetable are valid from now until 11th April and incorporatE the early morning Good Friday jnys – please see link below for Times. |
| 12/04/2020 | The Vantage Easter Monday week Timetable are valid from 12th April until and including the 18th April, incorporating early morning Easter Monday jnys – Peak Timetable on V1 will be revised to operate ev30mins with addtl jnys as follows: 0600 and ev30mins |
| 19/04/2020 | Vantage services will commence at same or similar Times to our usual services. During the daytime V1 and V2 will each operate ev30mins combining to provides a bus ev15mins between Tyldesley and Manchester. At peak Times addtl journey will operate on V1 (t |
| 03/05/2020 | Daily ev30mins: addtl jnys operate at peak Times: 0400 0500 0605 Leigh to Manchester and MRI; 0500 0530 0600 0725 MRI to Leigh via Manchester |
| 03/05/2020 | Vantage services will commence at same or similar Times to our usual services. During the daytime V1 and V2 will each operate ev30mins combining to provides a bus ev15mins between Tyldesley and Manchester. At peak Times addtl journey will operate on V1 (t |
| 08/05/2020 | BH services : as emergency Su Timetable but with the following early morning improvements for the benefits of NHS Staff and other key workers. Addtl V1 0400 0500 0605 Leigh to Manchester and MRI; 0500 0530 0600 0725 MRI to Leigh via Manchester |
| 31/05/2020 | daily ev30mins. Incl E addtl jnys operate at peak Times to provides a bus ev10mins |
| 28/06/2020 | V1 (Unchanged): ev30mins daily daytime and E services; ev10mins peak Times |
| 30/08/2020 | TIMES CHANGED |
| 31/01/2021 | M-F addtl peak services have been withdrawn |
| 11/04/2021 | Times changed with addtl M-F peak jnys |
| 09/05/2021 | Addtl jnys M-F 0710 0730 1450 LH - MRI; 1700 MRI - LH. M-F 0817 Ellenbrook to MRI withdrawn |
| 25/07/2021 | no change listed |
| 29/08/2021 | no change listed |
| 23/01/2022 | Monday to Friday peak period times are changed |
| 14/02/2022 | extra V1 services starting from Ellenbrook Primary School on Newearth Road at 0757 and 0807 Monday - Friday |
| 24/04/2022 | Times changed with service operating ev15mins M-S daytime, ev20mins Su daytime and ev30mins E btwn Leigh and MRI via city centre. |
| 22/09/2022 | addtl M-F 07.30 and 07.57 Ellenbrook – Manchester, 16.08 Princess St to Leigh. |
| Bee Network: Leigh - Tyldesley - Manchester - Manchester Royal Infirmary (Limited Stop) | |
| 24/09/2023 | Route replaced by TfGM Franchising - operated by Go North West |
| 24/09/2023 | Timetable changed daily with addtl M-F peak jnys. Now up to ev15mins M-S daytimes and ev30mins M-S E and SuPH daytime. Btwn Tyldesley - Mcr V1 and V2 combine to run ev7/8mins M-S daytime with extra peak jnys and ev15mins M-S E and SuPH daytime. SuPH E ev |
| 29/10/2023 | daily 2300 2330 2400 from Mcr Royal Infirmary replaced btwn Leigh and Atherton by addtl 582 bus services. Times btwn MRI and Leigh unchanged. |