Route V2
Route: Atherton - Busway - Manchester
Service changes
| Date | Change details |
|---|---|
| Vantage: Atherton - Tyldesley - Pendleton - Manchester (Limited Stop) | |
| 03/04/2016 | Following the completion of the Manchester Salford Leigh (MSL) Guided Busway services 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 guided busw |
| 03/04/2016 | New commercial contracted route. MS daytimes ev15mins and ev30mins ESuPH. First V2 departure from Atherton to Manchester at 0430 M-F / last departure 2245 daily |
| 03/04/2016 | New route via Tyldesley, the new busway, Ellenbrook, Pendleton and Manchester. Buses will run every 15 minutes on M-S daytimes and every 30 minutes evenings, SuPH. |
| 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. |
| 09/01/2017 | jnys from Mcr rerouted via Princess St instead of Charlotte St and King St in city centre. |
| 29/01/2017 | Jnys from Mcr rerouted via Princess St instead of Charlotte St and King St in city centre. |
| Vantage: Atherton - 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 introduced. jnys starting from Ellenbrook are renumbered V4. |
| 28/10/2018 | M-F peak times changed, with addtl jnys introduced. jnys starting from Ellenbrook are renumbered V4. |
| 28/10/2018 | no change listed |
| 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. |
| 28/04/2019 | Run by Vantage (First Manchester). 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 |
| 23/03/2020 | M-F |
| 23/03/2020 | SuPH |
| 23/03/2020 | Vantage will continue with a M-F services for another week but will changes from 30 March. |
| 29/03/2020 | SuPH 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. V2 04:29 05:19 06:19 Atherton to Manchester and MRI V2 06:40 V2 07:40 MRI to Atherton via Manchester |
| 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 |
| 14/04/2020 | In the E V2 will be curtailed to operate between Atherton and Tyldesley only. Connections will be providesd at Atherton to/from V1 through tickets are available |
| 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 daytime full Route: During E operate ev 30mins between Atherton and Tyldesley connecting to/from V1. Through tickets are available. |
| 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 0429 0519 0619 Atherton to Manchester and MRI; 0640 0740 MRI to Atherton via Manchester |
| 31/05/2020 | daily ev30mins. During the E operate ev30mins between Atherton and Tyldesley connecting to/from V1. Through tickets are available. |
| 28/06/2020 | V2 (Unchanged): ev30mins daily daytime services (full Route); ev30mins E (Atherton-Tyldesley) |
| 30/08/2020 | |
| 30/08/2020 | More through E jnys introduced M-S E : Last through jnys from Atherton 2044 (1844 Su) Last through jnys from MRI 2145 (1945 Su) After above Times services operate ev30mins between Atherton and Tyldesley connecting to/from V1. Through tickets are availab |
| 10/09/2020 | TD |
| 31/01/2021 | NO CHANGE |
| 11/04/2021 | No change listed |
| 09/05/2021 | Addtl M-F 0749 Ath - MRI |
| 25/07/2021 | no change listed |
| 29/08/2021 | no change listed |
| 23/01/2022 | Monday to Friday peak period times are changed |
| 24/04/2022 | Peak-time jnys ev30mins btwn Atherton and MRI via city centre. S daytime jnys hrly btwn Atherton and Mcr city centre. Remaining jnys operate btwn Atherton - Tyldesley Interchange only, running ev45 mins weekday off-peak and ev40mins ESu. Connections avai |
| Bee Network: Atherton - Tyldesley - Manchester - Manchester Royal Infirmary (Limited Stop) | |
| 24/09/2023 | Route replaced by TfGM Franchising - operated by Go North West |
| 24/09/2023 | Timetable completely changed with more daytime and E jnys running direct btwn Atherton, Mcr city centre and Mcr Royal Infirmary. Buses 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/ |
| 29/10/2023 | no change |