Route 178
Route: Reddish - Levenshulme - Withington - West Didsbury - Northenden - Wythenshawe - Hospital
Service changes and timetables
| Date | Change details |
|---|---|
| 26/10/1986 | hrly MS daytime, MF ev30mins peak, hrly ESu. Reverse = 179 |
| 26/04/1987 | Supported service extended via Palatine Rd to Withington - West Dids and Parrs Wood. Times changed |
| 23/10/1988 | Rerouted via ESR and Barlow Moor Rd. no longer links East Dids - Levenshulme direct. revised timetables / operators. 0805 from Lev by STU rest East Mids |
| 23/10/1988 | Supported service diverted. Times changed: 178 hrly M-S 0645 Su0745 - 2245; 179 M-S 0715-1715 hrly. NESu |
| 23/10/1989 | Extended to Reddish. Timetable revised. Addtl ESu hrly Lloyd Rd - Withington Hosp. |
| 22/04/1991 | Route and timetable revised. Diverted to Southern Cemetry - no longer serve East Didsbury. ESu extended to Southern Cemetry. |
| 20/10/1991 | Route and timetable revised. Extended to Wythenshawe Hospital via Northenden. Daily hrly to 1940 round trip. GMB MS and Red Rider Su. |
| 26/10/1992 | Operators revised. MS now Timeline; Walls on Su |
| 01/11/1993 | All now by GMB |
| 28/11/1994 | Supported service continues: Hrly MS daytime. Nsu |
| 28/12/1994 | no change |
| 03/03/1996 | Minor timetable and route revision via Brownley Rd - Hollyhedge Rd - Crossacres Rd - Benchill - Bowland Rd - Hospital. Operator revised |
| 01/09/1997 | operator change |
| 01/12/1997 | no change |
| 25/04/1999 | Route change in Wythenshawe via Brownley Rd not Hollyhedge rd and Crossacres Rd. MS1940 from Hosp curtailed at Levenshulme. Operator now MS by Nova Scotia and Su by Stagecoach |
| 06/09/1999 | MS jnys now 10mins later |
| 06/12/1999 | MS now by ANW. |
| 23/04/2000 | Su now by ANW: times changed: Daily daytime hrly plus visiting time around 2000 |
| 27/05/2001 | no change listed: Daily daytime hrly . NPH |
| 26/05/2002 | 1910 from Reddish curtailed at Wyth Hosp. Addtl PH service to Su times |
| 24/11/2002 | 1003 reprint |
| 24/11/2002 | 604 reprint |
| 24/11/2002 | No longer serves Maternity hosp. |
| 29/01/2006 | Diverted via Withington Community Hosp. Burton Rd |
| 23/04/2006 | 307 reprint |
| 23/04/2006 | All jnys by LA Coaches. PH jnys withdrawn |
| 05/11/2007 | Times changed |
| 16/06/2008 | Now run by ANW. Times changed: Daily hrly 0751-1551, 1705 Su1805 NSu1810 2010 |
| 25/01/2009 | All jnys by MCT . PH jnys withdrawn |
| 12/04/2010 | Some afternoon jnys retimed |
| 25/10/2010 | Some morning jnys retimed |
| 14/05/2012 | MS jnys extended to Timperley - Grange replacing withdrawn 25 |
| 29/10/2012 | 1655 from Reddish now 5mins later |
| 26/05/2013 | times changed |
| 26/10/2014 | no change |
| 15/02/2015 | MF mornings times changed |
| 05/05/2015 | 0811 MF from Timperley retimed en route |
| 29/07/2015 | Times changed. Divert via new Wythenshawe interchange |
| 03/04/2016 | Times changed with some early E, S morning and all Su jnys withdrawn. All journeys will be run by Arriva North West |
| 31/10/2016 | Times changed |
| 23/04/2017 | Route withdrawn and partly replaced by bus 278 between Reddish, Wythenshawe Hospital and Timperley and buses 285 and 286 between Timperley Grange and Timperley. |