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Route 169

Route: Droylsden - Belle Vue - Levenshulme - Burnage - Southern Cemetry

Service changes and timetables

Date Change details
26/10/1986 MF daytime and S peak ev30mins, MF peak and S daytime ev20mins. ESu ev30mins.
21/04/1987
18/05/1987 Addtl peak jnys SC-BV.
18/05/1987 no apparent change
10/01/1988 NO CHANGE LISTED
11/01/1988 Supported jnys identified - some part route.
21/08/1988 minor alterations to early morning jnys, plus ev20mins daytime. ESu hrly full route plus hrly BV- Soutrhern Cemetry
13/11/1988 no apparent change
13/11/1988 Timetables revised with improved ESu ev30mins full route. Supported early MF jnys; afternoon MS and ESu.
17/06/1990 Service diverted via Withington Hospital. Timetable revised. MS ev20mins daytime, supported ESu ev30mins
24/03/1991 Timetable revised. Reduction of eary supported jnys.
24/11/1991 Su 0800 from SCem extended to Droylsden
28/02/1993 ESu revised and now operated by Maynes. Commercially??
21/02/1994 minor timetable revision
19/09/1994 Timetable and routes revised. MS daytime ev20mins. Commercial ESu Maynes ev30mins SC-Droy. Commercial E Droy-BV.
10/10/1994 Minor timetable revision.
21/11/1994 Minor timetable and route revision
21/11/1994 Services 168 169 improved to ev 10mins BV - AS. Extended to AS Msarket M-S daytime; most jnys from AS call at Bus Stn
30/01/1995 Some early MAY E jnys withdrawn.
06/03/1995 Minor timetable and route revision
23/04/1995 no change
04/09/1995 Timetables and Ashton town centre routes revised. ESu GMB shorts withdrawn. Some supported MS jnys by MAY.
03/03/1996 Early E jny withdrawn
01/09/1996 Minor timetable revision
05/01/1997 Operator change: Daily E now supported and op by SM.
14/04/1997 Timetables revised:
21/07/1997 Timetable revised
02/03/1998 MS ev30mins daytime. Supported E ev30mins by SM with commercial Su daytime by Mayne. Sch jny by Vale
07/09/1998 Addtl sch jny by Vale and Amcr
29/08/1999 Su 0822 BV to SC withdrawn. 0848 from SC now 15mins later
05/09/1999 Most MS daytime jnys retimed
21/11/1999 MF 0645 from Littlemoss now 15mins earlier
26/03/2000 Times changed. Some ESu jnys extended to AS via Clock House Ave. Buses direct via Market St Droylsden renumbered 166. Sch jnys not listed
16/04/2000 S times slightly changed. FP accept other operators pre-paid tickets on 166 169
25/06/2000 Addtl Su 0854 from BV to with hosp by Maynes
28/08/2000 BH jnys added by Mayne: hrly
28/08/2000 BH service added hrly NESu
28/08/2000 no change
24/06/2001 1922 2022 2122 2222 from Withington Hosp- Ashton and 1850 1950 2050 2150 from AS-With 2250 AS to BV now run by UKN. Some S jnys from SCem now slightly earlier.UKN do not accept SM tickets
02/09/2001 Su 1622 from With Hosp, 1537 from Droy no longer easy access bus.
17/09/2001 no change
29/03/2002 Add E jnys on PH
29/03/2002 New entry under 166, eve jnys added on 166/169 on Bank Holidays
01/09/2002 SuPH times changed with 166 jny replaced by addtl 169 jnys. Supported E jnys now by UKN. Supported hrly Su jnys now by DEN plus MAY.
22/09/2002 Times changed
24/02/2003 E jnys retimed
27/04/2003 E jnys extended to SC but not via Clockhouse Av. All by SM. E jnys withdrawn on PH
14/09/2003 Times changed
14/06/2004 MF times changed during Summer to 3 Sept
03/04/2005 Times changed: commercial MS daytime ev30mins NESuPH. Supported 0600 and hrly E by SM. Supported Su hrly Withington Hosp - Lumb Lane by Dennis. Plus hrly Withington Hosp -Ashton by Mayne SuPH.
13/06/2005 MF times changed during Summer to 2 Sept, Supported Su daytime DEN jnys now SM
03/09/2005 Normal service resumes after Summer. SM Su daytime jnys now by JPT.
04/09/2005 169 Stagecoach web timetable
03/09/2006 no change
03/09/2006 no change listed
22/04/2007 no change
02/09/2007 208 reprint
02/09/2007 MF afternoon times changed
27/04/2008 E jnys now by JPT. PH E withdrawn
31/08/2008 Some MF morning peak times changed. MS E now by JPT not MAY
31/08/2008 169 Stagecoach web timetable
30/08/2009 Some MF peak jnys retimed. Sch 1448 by First
07/09/2009 Su 1700 from Southern Cemetry extended to Ashton
05/09/2010 Times changed SuPH, all jnys by JPT
24/10/2010 no change
01/05/2011 Now via Oldham Rd not Taunton Rd towards Ashton. MF0756 from Ashton now 0751
04/09/2011 MF peak jnys times changed.
29/01/2012 Some M-F journeys are retimed.
15/04/2012 Jpt journeys are rerouted to run via Oldham Rd instead of Taunton Rd towards Ashton.
17/06/2012 Temporary Summer timetable until 1 September.
02/09/2012 Times changed. SuPH daytime now by SM
07/04/2013 MS E jnys and alternate Su E now by MCT
21/07/2013 Check details as these changes (change leaflet not summer ttable) are identical to change leaflet dated 1/9/2013
21/07/2013 Is summer timetable from 1/7/2013 or 21/7/2013?
21/07/2013 MF0722 from Droylsden now 0712 from Ashton
21/07/2013 Times changed during Summer to 31 August 2013
01/09/2013 514 reprint
01/09/2013 MF 0722 from Droylsden to Scemetry now 0712 from AS
01/03/2014 Route changed between Newmarket Road and Ashton due to road works on Oldham Road.
20/07/2014 M-F times changed during Summer to 30 August.
31/08/2014 MF times changed.
12/04/2015 MF times changed.
26/07/2015 ESuPH journeys now run by SM. Times changed including temporary changes during the Summer to 29 August 2015.
30/08/2015 MF times changed.
25/01/2016 Minor timetable changes
03/04/2016 Some M-F morning journeys are retimed
24/07/2016 Times changed during Summer to 3 September 2016
04/09/2016 MF times are changed
30/10/2016 MS E hrly jnys by MCT revised
30/10/2016 Some early MS jnys and SuPH daytime now by MCT and retimed
29/01/2017 Times changed. SuPH daytime extended to Chorlton via Arrowfield Rd and Hardy Lane
23/04/2017 Times are changed. Most MS daytime jnys curtailed to Gorton-Southern Cemetry
23/07/2017 MF times changed during Summer to 2 Sept.
03/09/2017 Times revert after Summer
03/09/2017 168 169 Timetable - 17-1965 (January 2018 reprint)
08/04/2018 169 Route withdrawn. Partly replaced by bus 172 for jnys between Gorton, Burnage, West Didsbury and Southern Cemetery and bus 168 E jnys between Gorton and Ashton

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