Route 156
Route: Ashton - Garswood - Pewfall - St Helens
Service changes and timetables
| Date | Change details |
|---|---|
| NO changes RECORDED | |
| Probably easiest to refer you to my St Helens page for this route, Merseytravel timetables included in zip file | |
| 08/07/1991 | no change listed |
| 27/10/1991 | no change listed |
| 11/05/1992 | Some irreg supported 56 jnys renumbered 156. |
| 21/09/1992 | no change listed: ESu listed as 156. Commercial 0740/ 0802 by David Ogden |
| 28/09/1992 | no change listed |
| 05/04/1993 | no change listed: E now commercial |
| 31/08/1993 | Minor timetable revision |
| 28/02/1994 | Minor timetable revision |
| 18/06/1994 | Minor timetable revision |
| 15/08/1994 | times revised |
| 15/08/1994 | Timetable revised |
| 03/10/1994 | no change listed |
| 21/11/1994 | addtl jnys Garswood - Ashton |
| 21/11/1994 | no change listed |
| 18/02/1995 | no change listed |
| 07/08/1995 | all jnys now by TIM |
| 07/03/1998 | Ttable 18342: Routes listed in this must be incorrect |
| 30/03/1998 | MTL morning jnys now by Wigan Bus: |
| 12/04/1998 | MTL evening jnys now by Nip-on |
| 15/06/1998 | no change listed. Early jnys by ARR, ESu jnys by Nip-on |
| 30/05/1999 | Most MS daytime times changed |
| 24/10/1999 | no change listed. Early jnys by ARR, ESu jnys by Nip-on |
| Ashton-in-Makerfield - Garswood - St Helens | |
| 30/05/2000 | |
| 23/10/2000 | Most daytime jnys split between FM and ANW |
| 12/05/2001 | |
| 03/09/2001 | Supported M-S daytime service hrly transferred from A-Manchester to A-Merseyside. No change to times. ESu by Nip-On Tpt hrly |
| 17/10/2004 | |
| 17/10/2005 | M-S daytime now operated commercially by Arriva. Hrly StH - Downhall Green. Some times changed: ESu full route hrly by David Ogden - no change |
| 24/04/2006 | |
| 29/01/2007 | no changes made |
| 12/02/2007 | |
| 02/09/2007 | no changes made |
| 26/11/2007 | |
| 27/01/2008 | |
| 01/11/2008 | No change listed: M-S daytime hrly by HTL. ESu hrly by ANW |
| 01/11/2008 | 156 256 Merseytravel Timetable |
| 31/01/2010 | |
| 15/08/2010 | |
| 15/08/2010 | 156 256 Merseytravel Timetable |
| 31/05/2011 | |
| 17/10/2011 | |
| 02/09/2012 | Times changed. |
| 02/09/2012 | 156 256 Merseytravel Timetable |
| 07/10/2012 | |
| 07/10/2012 | commercial MS daytime hrly by ANW StHelens-Downall Green. Supported Merseytravel early jnys by Warrington Coachways. ESuPH hrly now by HTL Buses |
| 07/10/2012 | 156 256 Timetable - 12-1548 |
| 21/01/2014 | |
| 09/02/2014 | Supported WCW MS 0707 Garswood to Ashton and 0810 AS to StH withdrawn. Remaining 0758 Downing Grn toStH now by ACE travel. |
| 09/02/2014 | 156 Timetable - 14-0229 |
| 17/02/2014 | M-S 0707 from Garswood and 0810 from ASH withdrawn |
| 19/04/2015 | 156 Timetable - 15-0603 (Web only) |
| 20/04/2015 | reprinted: now operated by ANW with supported CUM morning jny and HTL ESu |
| Ashton-in-Makerfield - Garswood - St Helens - Lea Green - Waterside Village | |
| 04/09/2016 | Timetable, route and operator are changed. MS daytime extended to/from Ashton and Lea Green. Rerouted in Garswood. Most jnys divert via Haydock.. All jnys except 0758 now run by HTL. MS daytime hrly, plus ESu hrly Ashton-StH |
| 04/09/2016 | 156 Timetable - 16-1020 |
| 03/09/2017 | |
| 03/09/2017 | M-F 0620 from Ashton and 0720 from Waterside Village are retimed to run 10 minutes later. 0720 no longer serves Byrchall High School. Sch 0758 by Cumfybus to StH. |
| 03/09/2017 | 156 Timetable - 17-1274 |
| Garswood - St Helens - Lea Green - Waterside Village Including evening, Sunday and public holiday journeys from/to Ashton-in-Makerfield |
|
| 28/04/2019 | MS daytime route changed to Downhall Grn - Waterside Village. Divert via Liverpool Rd - ELRd - Haydock La. MS daytime continue by HATTONS |
| 28/04/2019 | TfGM Bus Guide issued: 0759 |
| 28/04/2019 | TfGM Bus Guide issued: ESuPH by HTL hrly |
| 28/04/2019 | TfGM Bus Guide issued: main service M-S daytime hrly |
| 28/04/2019 | 156 Timetable - 19-0545 (246305) |
| 29/04/2019 | |
| 31/08/2020 | 178030 |
| 21/06/2021 | |
| 21/06/2021 | 156 Timetable - 21-SC-0490 |
| 18/10/2021 | |
| 16/01/2022 | |
| 16/01/2022 | ESuPH changed to run ev2hrs run by Cumfybus. |
| 16/01/2022 | 156 Timetable - 22-SC-0030 |
| 23/01/2022 | |
| 24/04/2022 | M-S daytime service operated on behalf of Merseytravel by Hattons returns to hrly with some M-F services omitting Wagon Lane/Old Whint Road. ESu service between Ashton and St Helens continues as a reduced service operated on behalf of Merseytravel by Cumf |
| 24/04/2022 | Supported Merseytravel M-S daytime by Hattons unchanged. ESu 2hrly service btwn Ashton - St Helens was Cumfybus now by Huyton Travel. Timing points and times are changed. Journeys now start/finish on Wigan Rd in Ashton near the Library missing out Bryn St |
| 24/04/2022 | Supported Merseytravel M-S daytime by Hattons unchanged. ESu 2hrly service btwn Ashton - St Helens was Cumfybus now by Huyton Travel. Timing points and Times changed. Journeys now start/finish on Wigan Rd in Ashton near the Library missing out Bryn St and |
| 24/04/2022 | 156 Timetable - 22-SC-0165 (284635) |
| 25/09/2022 | M-S daytime service operated on behalf of Merseytravel by Hattons is unchanged. ESu service between Ashton and St Helens, operated on behalf of Merseytravel by Huyton Travel, is retimed along the route. |
| 27/09/2022 | 156 Timetable - 22-SC-0554 |
| 16/04/2023 | M-F 0758 from Booths Brow Rd to St Helens withdrawn. 1727 and 1827 now do full circular route. ESu services increased to hrly. All jnys now by HTL Buses |
| 16/04/2023 | 156 Timetable - 23-SC-0089 |
| 23/07/2023 | Some timing points renamed for consistency with electronic timetable. ESu times changed throughout. Daytime times unchanged. |
| 23/07/2023 | 156 Timetable - 23-SC-0397 |
| 21/01/2024 | 156 Merseytravel Timetable |
| 18/05/2025 | 156 Merseytravel Timetable |