Route 172
Route: Belle Vue - Newton Heath - Oldham - Higginshaw
Service changes and timetables
| Date | Change details |
|---|---|
| 26/10/1986 | MS daytime ev2hrs. NESuPH |
| 18/01/1987 | M-S daytime ev30mins, NESuPH |
| 12/04/1987 | M-S daytime hrly with addtl peak shorts BV-HIG, NESuPH |
| 06/07/1987 | Addtl jnys OM- Higginshaw giving bus ev30minsMS. All jnys to Stockport retimed with addtl MF arrival in Stockport 0856. PH to S times. |
| 21/11/1988 | Timetable and operators revised. Supported MF am peak by Dennis Coaches; S am by GMB; MS daytime by Maynes |
| 15/05/1989 | Withdrawn and replaced by rerouted 397/398 |
| 09/11/1992 | Timetable 171 and route revised. Some jnys via Belle Vue Mount Rd renumbered 172. Supported MAY MF daytime hrly. Supported S jnys hrly Levenshulme - Droylsden. Commercial S jnys hrly Cornbrook - Cheetham Hill. |
| 28/02/1993 | Service withdrawn. New supported 170 replacing 171 172 349 ????? |
| 28/02/1993 | timetables revised |
| 05/04/1993 | not listed |
| 30/01/1994 | 294 reprint |
| 30/01/1994 | Timetable 171 revised with jnys via Ryder Brow renumbered 172. Clayton depot - With Hosp. MS daytime hrly. |
| 30/08/1994 | 1194 reprint |
| 30/08/1994 | minor timetable revision |
| 30/01/1995 | 297 reprint |
| 30/01/1995 | 595 reprint - POOR PRINT |
| 30/01/1995 | 696 reprint |
| 30/01/1995 | Minor timetable revision. |
| 30/01/1995 | reprint?? |
| 31/08/1997 | no change |
| 01/03/1998 | 1298 reprint |
| 01/03/1998 | 699 reprint |
| 01/03/1998 | Timetables revised. 172 extended to Newton Heath |
| 25/06/2000 | All jnys now via Ryder Brow Rd and run as 171 |
| 18/03/2001 | E jnys now Withington - Clayton running as 172 |
| 24/02/2003 | Now MS daytimes divert via East Didsbury. MS daytime hrly. NESu |
| 27/02/2005 | Route change in Brookdale Park via Assheton Rd not Graver Lane. Minor change to times |
| 19/06/2005 | MF peak jnys changed in NH and extended to Ashburys. Cavendish Rd and Lapwing La no longer served. Times changed |
| 28/01/2007 | Divert via Heald Green and Benchill. Ashburys and Miles Platting no longer served. Times changed. MS daytime hrly NESuPH |
| 23/04/2007 | no change |
| 02/07/2007 | MF1615 from NH now runs as 172, from NH at 1620 |
| 27/01/2008 | no change |
| 31/08/2008 | 109 reprint |
| 31/08/2008 | Service withdrawn - replaced by addtl 171 jnys With Hosp and NH; and 195 196 btwn With Hosp-Gatley |
| 30/10/2016 | Some M-S daytime jnys diverted via Parrs Wood Road, Fog Lane and Lapwing Lane to/from Withington Community Hospital and renumbered 172. Hrly |
| 03/09/2017 | Times changed. |
| 08/04/2018 | 1018 reprint |
| 08/04/2018 | Rerouted via Burnage La, Albert Rd and Barlow Rd and extended to Southern Cemetery replacing bus 169. No longer via Ryder Brow Rd. ESuPH jnys introduced Southern Cemetery and Newton Heath, with daytime jnys extending to Chorlton on SuPH. |
| 21/07/2019 | Summer service MF changes until 31 August |
| 23/03/2020 | M-F hrly. NE |
| 28/03/2020 | 171/172: each hrly daytime: 172 hrly E |
| 05/04/2020 | Su 5th: 172 hrly Su |
| 11/04/2020 | 172: ev 2hrs throughout day and E |
| 12/04/2020 | Easter SuPH: 172 ev2hrs: not late E |
| 01/06/2020 | 172: Every two hours daytime and E services |
| 15/06/2020 | 171/172: each hrly daytime: 172 hrly ESu |
| 26/07/2020 | Re-Routed btwn Levenshulme and Burnage via Errwood Rd, partly replacing services 171. Daily hrly incl E |
| 30/08/2020 | Times changed |
| 11/04/2021 | Times of some M-F peak jnys changed. All jnys will be run by Diamond |
| 24/04/2022 | Times changed. All jnys are now run by Stagecoach |
| 24/07/2022 | Summer timetables effective from 24 July to 3 Sept 2022 |
| 24/07/2022 | Summer timetables from 24 July to 3 Sept 2022 |
| 04/09/2022 | Revert to times similar to those before the summer holidays: |
| 04/09/2022 | Reverts to pre-summer times |
| 30/10/2022 | M-F 1749 from Newton Heath retimed to run 9 mins earlier. |
| 29/01/2023 | S 1856 Southern Cemetery to Newton Heath now 8 mins later. |
| Bee Network: Southern Cemetery - Burnage - Levenshulme - Gorton - Newton Heath | |
| 24/03/2024 | 171 172 Timetable - 24-SC-0036 (Including bus 172 journeys to/from Chorlton on Sundays and public holidays) |
| 01/09/2024 | 172 703 704 705 706 School Timetable (Wright Robinson College) |
| 25/05/2025 | 171 172 Timetable - 25-SC-0147 (updated. Including bus 172 journeys to/from Chorlton on Sundays and public holidays) |