Route 173
Route: Service 173
Service changes and timetables
| Date | Change details |
|---|---|
| 26/10/1986 | |
| 26/10/1986 | MS peak service ev20mins. ESu hrly |
| 21/04/1987 | |
| 18/05/1987 | no apparent change |
| 10/01/1988 | NO CHANGE LISTED M-F peak ev20mins: ESu hrly |
| 21/08/1988 | no apparent change |
| 26/11/1990 | New supported service partly replacing 158 227 228. MS daytime hrly. |
| 21/10/1991 | Timetable, operator, route revised via Ancoats by Red Rider |
| 01/09/1992 | Timetable revised. |
| 19/10/1992 | Minor route in Reddish and operator revised by CLine |
| 14/11/1992 | MF peak jnys diverted, direct via Gt Ancoats St and Hyde Rd in Longsight |
| 29/11/1993 | Route revised in Heaton Chapel. Now by BEE |
| 07/02/1994 | City terminus now Newton St not Piccadilly Bstn |
| Stepping Hill - Stockport - Reddish - Levenshulme - Ancoats - Manchester | |
| 05/04/1994 | 795 reprint |
| 05/04/1994 | Extended Stepping Hill via Dialstone La |
| 05/04/1994 | 173 Timetable - 14476 |
| 30/10/1995 | 697 reprint |
| 30/10/1995 | Minor route revision. Now by Timeline |
| 01/01/1996 | Now by Arriva - date unknown |
| 26/10/1998 | Now op by Vale of Manchester |
| 26/10/1998 | replacement |
| 14/06/1999 | 0805MF now from Stepping hill hosp at 0816 |
| 14/06/1999 | 500 reprint |
| 08/01/2001 | times changed |
| 26/08/2002 | 804 reprint |
| 26/08/2002 | Route changed in city via Shudehill and Church St. No longer serve Stockport Bus Station. Times changed |
| 26/08/2002 | 173 Timetable - 23193 |
| 26/08/2002 | 173 Timetable - 24494/35 (August 2004 reprint) |
| 31/10/2005 | MF 1725 from Stepping Hill runs 13mins earlier |
| 31/10/2005 | 173 Change Leaflet - 25125 |
| 02/05/2006 | Times changed. Some jnys withdrawn. Route change in city to terminus at Piccadilly. All jnys by VAL |
| 02/05/2006 | 173 Timetable - 25428 |
| 02/10/2006 | Times from Stepping Hill changed. |
| 02/10/2006 | 173 Timetable - 25748 |
| 30/07/2007 | All jnys by MCT. Times unchanged |
| 30/07/2007 | 173 Timetable - 26243 |
| Stepping Hill - Stockport - Reddish - Levenshulme - Longsight - Manchester | |
| 05/01/2009 | Route changed between Longsight and city: via Upper Brook St, Ancoats not served. 1615 from city curtailed at Reddish |
| 05/01/2009 | 173 Timetable - 27148 |
| 20/04/2009 | times changed |
| 20/04/2009 | 173 Timetable - 27235 |
| 31/08/2010 | times changed |
| 31/08/2010 | 173 Timetable - 28023 |
| 30/01/2012 | Rerouted via Middle Hillgate, Higher Hillgate, Hempshaw Lane, Windermere Road and Nangreave Road. Replaced by buses 307 and 308 along Wellington St, Spring Gardens, Hall St and Banks Lane. Minor time changes. |
| 30/01/2012 | 173 Timetable - 12-0010 |
| 30/07/2012 | Route changed in Reddish - Harrogate Rd no longer served. All journeys will be run by Bluebird. |
| 30/07/2012 | 173 Timetable - 12-1012 |
| 03/03/2013 | All journeys will be run by Stagecoach Manchester. |
| 03/03/2013 | 173 Timetable - 12-1012 (reused) |
| 01/09/2013 | M-F peak jnys retimed. |
| 01/09/2013 | 173 Timetable - 13-1335 |
| 01/09/2014 | Rerouted direct via Broadstone Rd in Heaton Chapel, with Nelstrop Rd, Marbury Rd, Crowthorn Rd, Springside, Carnforth Rd and Keswick Rd no longer served. Times changed. |
| 01/09/2014 | 173 Timetable - 14-1276 |
| 30/08/2015 | Times changed. |
| 30/08/2015 | 173 Timetable - 15-1160 |
| 29/01/2017 | 0518 reprint |
| 29/01/2017 | Times changed. |
| 29/01/2017 | 173 Timetable - 17-0034 |
| 29/01/2017 | 173 Timetable - 18-0708 (May 2018 reprint) |
| 29/01/2019 | times changed |