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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 PH jnys withdrawn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 PH jnys withdrawn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14/05/2012 MS jnys extended to Timperley - Grange replacing withdrawn 25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.

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