Route X8
Route: Manchester Horwich Chorley Preston Windermer - Keswick
Service changes
| Date | Change details |
|---|---|
| 05/04/2008 | NEW: Saturdays |
| 30/10/2011 | NEW: Starship express M-F : mostly peaks. Partly replaces bus X44. |
| 15/04/2012 | addtl jnys |
| 23/07/2012 | revised peak times |
| 28/10/2012 | Withdrawn |
| Bolton - Farnworth - Pendlebury - Manchester | |
| 27/10/2019 | |
| 27/10/2019 | New MF peak route X8 running as bus 8 but omitting Irlams o th Height and Salford Shopping Centre and serving Piccadilly Gardens instead of Shudehill Interchange in Manchester city centre. |
| 23/03/2020 | X8 services will not run until further notice |
| 28/03/2020 | All jnys suspended |
| 14/04/2020 | All jnys suspended |
| 26/05/2020 | services X8 and X39 remain suspended. |
| 14/06/2020 | X8: No services |
| Johnson Fold - Bolton - Farnworth - Pendlebury - Manchester | |
| 27/07/2020 | reinstated on a revised Timetable. jnys extended back to start from Johnson Fold then to Bolton via Chorley Old Rd, providing a direct link to Mcr during the morning rush hour. M-F 0632 0702 inbound |
| 30/08/2020 | TfGM Bus Guide issued |
| 25/10/2020 | Minor Timetable changes: now 0631 0701 from JF |
| 02/11/2020 | Suspension of the X8 until further notice, Unfortunately, due to the reduction in patronage on this services as we are in Tier 3 rEtrictions we have had to make the difficult decision to suspend the operation of this services until further notice. Passen |
| 29/08/2021 | Service temporarily suspended since March 2020, now permanently withdrawn. Connections between Johnson Fold and Bolton available on service 501 (Stagecoach service 125 on Chorley Old Rd) and service 8 between Bolton and Manchester. |