Route X63
Route: Bury - Darn Hill - Heywood - Middleton - Blackley - Collyhurst - Manchester
Service changes
| Date | Change details |
|---|---|
| Heywood - Middleton - Manchester (Limited Stop) | |
| 03/09/2017 | New M-F peak express route |
| 28/01/2018 | no change listed |
| 08/04/2018 | no change listed |
| 22/07/2018 | New entry: Summer timetable M-F until 1/9/2018 |
| 28/10/2018 | no change listed |
| 27/01/2019 | Times changed with 0814 from Heywood to Manchester withdrawn. 1753 1813 from Mcr retimed 1750 1810 |
| 27/01/2019 | Times changed with the 0814 journey from Heywood to Manchester withdrawn |
| 02/06/2019 | Operator change from FM to Go North West on sale of QS depot. no change listed to timetables or routes. All tickets mutually accepted. |
| 21/07/2019 | Summer service MF changes until 31 August |
| 01/09/2019 | Normal timetable at end of summer period |
| Bury - Darn Hill - Heywood - Middleton - Manchester (Limited Stop) | |
| 27/10/2019 | Extended to Bury via Darn Hill. Minor time changes: N-F 0629 0644 0701 IN;1650 1710 1730 1750 1810 OUT |
| 27/10/2019 | Extended to/from Bury via Darn Hill. Minor changes to times. |
| 27/10/2019 | Morning jnys extended to start from Bury Interchange, all but one E jny extended to Bury Interchange. All E jnys to start from Mcr outside the Unicorn on Church St. Minor time changes. (complaints from customers at Heywood and Middleton as the bus is fill |
| 26/01/2020 | Times changed with Addtl M-F daytime jnys introduced between Heywood and Mcr. Buses will also run nonstop between Middleton and Mcr city centre. New 162, 163, X63 timetable |
| 23/03/2020 | The X63 will revert to running how it did before we made our improvements in January. There will be fast Buses between Bury, Heywood, Middleton and Manchester during the morning and E rush hours, but no services through the daytime. |
| 29/03/2020 | The X63 will unfortunately no longer run for the Times being. |
| 15/06/2020 | At the moment, the X63 won't be running, but we'll be keeping an eye on the numbers of people travelling with us to see if there is an increase in demand. |
| 26/07/2020 | Peak jnys re-instated: Off-peak jnys withdrawn |
| 30/08/2020 | no changes |
| 30/08/2020 | TfGM Bus Guide issued |
| 01/09/2020 | The X63 is back by popular demand! For the moment, we'll be running FAST Buses between Bury, Heywood and Manchester during the morning and E rush hours. |
| 25/10/2020 | no changes |
| 25/10/2020 | no changes: express: 0629 0644 0701 IN; 1621 1650 1710 1730 1750 1810 OUT |
| 31/01/2021 | service will be temporarily Supended. |
| 28/02/2021 | Remains suspended |
| 19/04/2021 | Remains suspended |
| 29/08/2021 | no change |
| 12/12/2021 | will no longer run from Monday 13 December. Please get in touch with our customer services team if you're no longer able to make your journey using our other services and wish to change your ticket. |
| 24/04/2022 | Commercial service, currently suspended due to COVID related staffing issues, is withdrawn. Diamond service 163 provides alternative facilities. (The pre-COVID frequency was a M-F 20min daytime frequency btwn Heywood and Mcr, with peak time jnys extended |