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Route 18

Route: Altrincham area

Service changes and timetables

Date Change details
26/10/1986 MS Day
12/04/1992 New service replacing rerouted 17 between Altrincham & Sale MS daytime hrly. 0928-1728 1758
12/04/1992 Replacement
16/11/1992 no change listed: Commercial MS daytime ev30mins
08/03/1993 Timetables revised
04/09/1993 no change listed
27/09/1993 Minor timetable revision
29/11/1993 no change listed
13/12/1993 GMB to GM SOUTH
28/02/1994 no change listed
11/04/1994 no change listed
19/09/1994 no change listed
30/01/1995 no change listed
02/04/1995 no changes listed
30/04/1995 no changes listed
23/10/1995 no changes listed
04/03/1996 696 reprint
04/03/1996 no change listed
15/07/1996 no change listed
02/09/1996 no change listed
21/10/1996 GM SOUTH service replaced by BeeLine (Rerouted via Ferndown Rd & Moor Rd) Timetable revised
13/01/1997 no change listed
03/05/1997 MS daytime ev30mins. NESu
26/07/1997 no change listed: MS daytime ev30mins 0802 -1802
10/11/1997 no change listed
05/01/1998 curtailed to Sale - Wythenshawe: MS daytime ev30mins 0754 -1724
14/03/1998 no change listed
30/05/1998 no change listed
25/07/1998 Extended to TRAFFORD CENTRE : MS daytime ev30mins. NESu.
09/09/1998 Rerouted via Gladeside Rd In Wythenshawe. Addtl E jnys Sale Moor - TC to 2000hrs
26/10/1998 1741 1841 from TC extended to Wythenshawe
22/02/1999 New timetable: addtl early jnys to TC, later jnys from TC to Sale Moor to 2130. MS daytime ev30mins.
25/07/1999 Some early jnys WITHDRAWN. 2130 from Tc extended to Wythenshawe
26/07/1999 S 0655 272 jny WHP-TPk replaced by service 18 jny
29/08/1999 E jnys WITHDRAWN other than 2130 from TC : New 18A from Altrincham MF peak: MF 0730 Wyth - Sale - Alt, 0758 from Woodheys - TC
29/08/1999 replacement adding 2130 back in
03/01/2000 400 reprint
03/01/2000 minor time changes
04/09/2000 MF times changed: 18A 0758 from Woodheys WITHDRAWN
29/06/2002 S 0700 now operated by VALES (17)
26/08/2002 S 0800 from TC WITHDRAWN. Minor change to times
21/10/2002 no change listed 18 18A
28/10/2002 Addtl MF 1940 2140 from wyth. 2030 2230 return
27/09/2004 no change listed. All by ANW
10/01/2005 E jnys on 18 withdrawn
10/01/2005 no change listed 18 18A
05/09/2005 0700 0730 18 from Wythenshawe now run as 18A: 18A now runs via Trafford Park and back to Stretford. no longer serves Altrincham: No return jnys
26/11/2005 Addtl S jnys: 1730 1940 from Wythenshawe; 1830 2030 from Trafford Centre. Until Fri 23 Dec
12/12/2005 Addtl M-F jnys 2330 from Trafford Centre Until Fri 23 Dec
The Trafford Centre - Sale - Wythenshawe - Manchester Airport - Altrincham
24/09/2006 Extended from Airport to Altrincham replacing WITHDRAWN section 19 19A. ESu added.
24/09/2006 Think it was the 17/17A the extension replaced as 19/19A still showing as existing
07/01/2007 Times revised
11/11/2007 Extended from Airport to Altrincham replacing WITHDRAWN section 19 19A. ESu added.
27/04/2008 Addtl MF jnys partly replacing WITHDRAWN 18A
31/08/2008 revised timetable. MS daytimes ev30mins. Supported ESu hrly
25/10/2009 times changed. Service 245 extended to Airport from Altrincham. Times changed and renumbered 18A TC-Altrincham - Airport. Ev30mins MS daytime supported ESu hrly
24/01/2010 18A Timetable change
24/01/2010 early S jnys retimed towards Altrincham: now 0520 from Wyth, 0528 from Sale Moor
24/01/2010 Minor timetable changes, Between Altrincham - Airport 18 18A run ev15mins MS daytimes and ev30minsESuPH
11/04/2010 18 Minor timetable changes, 18A reverts to 245
11/04/2010 18A jnys replaced by new 245 Altrincham - Sinderland Daily hrly
25/07/2010 Times changed. Minor route change In Wythenshawe
25/07/2010 18 Timetable - 27959
30/01/2011 SuPH times changed
05/09/2011 MS times changed
05/09/2011 replacement
05/09/2011 18 Timetable (Replacement Guide) - 28642
29/04/2012 113 reprint
29/04/2012 MF times changed
29/04/2012 18 Timetable - 12-0551
03/12/2012 Addtl MF 2315 from The  Trafford Centre, from 3 to 21 December.
02/01/2013 M-S daytime ev30mins: Esu hrly
07/04/2013 MS E now run by Mcr Community Transport. Some E journeys retimed from Sale tram stop
07/04/2013 18 Timetable - 13-0319
28/07/2013 SuPH times changed.
28/07/2013 18 Timetable - 13-1265
02/12/2013 Addtl MF 2315 from The Trafford Centre to Wythenshawe from 2 to 20 December 2013.
27/04/2014 Times changed
27/04/2014 18 Timetable - 14-0408
26/10/2014 415 reprint
26/10/2014 Times changed
26/10/2014 18 Timetable - 14-1398
28/11/2014 Addtl MF 2330 from intu Trafford Centre to Wythenshawe from 28 Nov to 23 Dec 2014 only.
29/07/2015 Rerouted to serve new Wythenshawe interchange
18: intu Trafford Centre - Sale - Wythenshawe - Manchester Airport - Altrincham
18A: intu Trafford Centre - Sale - Wythenshawe - Manchester Airport
30/08/2015 Rerouted to serve Wythenshawe Hospital. Times changed. Some jnys changed to run between Airport - Trafford Centre as 18A. MS daytime each hrly. ESu hrly full route
30/08/2015 18 18A Timetable - 15-1148
27/11/2015 Addtl 2335 from intu Trafford Centre to Wythenshawe running on 27 Nov and MF 7-23 Dec
24/01/2016 Rerouted via Southmoor Rd Instead of Bowland Rd and Marden Rd in Baguley. No longer via Rowlandsway in Wythenshawe
24/01/2016 18 18A Timetable - 15-1918
24/07/2016 18 18A MS times changed
24/07/2016 18 18A Timetable - 16-0615
30/10/2016 18: curtailed to Trafford Centre - Airport only. Replaced by 288 Altrincham - Airport. Divert in Baguley via MorrRD and Holledge Rd. Times changed - addtl jnys replacing 18A. 18A withdrawn - replaced by addtl 18

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