Route 188
Route: Gorton - Openshaw - Clayton - Beswick - Piccadilly
Service changes and timetables
| Date | Change details |
|---|---|
| 26/10/1986 | hrly ESu - day service 185 |
| 26/01/1987 | no apparent change |
| 29/03/1987 | no apparent change |
| 11/01/1988 | extended to Chorlton via Levenshulme: ESu supported full route. |
| 03/05/1988 | MS daytime hrly full route plus hrly Chorlton - BV. ESu hrly full route |
| 08/05/1988 | Commercial daytime service Supported ESu. Commercial MF 1607 EM supported jnys |
| 01/08/1988 | Daytime jnys via Ancoats Hosp as ESu. |
| 28/08/1988 | Supported Su service now by EM. Plus single jnys thru day. |
| 24/09/1989 | City terminus now Stevenson Sq not Picc. Su now by CRO |
| 25/11/1989 | Change operators: Su now BEE, |
| 02/04/1990 | change operators: some sch jnys by HAY |
| 04/09/1990 | Minor operator revision: some jnys by SHR |
| 01/12/1990 | Minor timetable evision |
| 25/03/1991 | Service operates in two overlapping parts: Chorlton - Gorton by GMB ev30mins, Longsight - City - Fallowfield hrly by Pacer. E hrly by Mayne. Su by CLine |
| 08/07/1991 | Some jnys extended to Stockport. Timetable revised. Su by BEE |
| 27/08/1991 | timetable revised. |
| 11/11/1991 | Addtl jny. No SHR listed, |
| 13/04/1992 | Most MS daytime jnys Chorlton - Gorton withdrawn and replaced by 168. Irreg daytime service from Chorlton. |
| 26/06/1992 | MS daytime jnys curtailed Mcr - Gorton with addtl MF hrly jnys. ESu continues to Chorlton |
| 22/03/1993 | Timetable revised. MS daytime service hrly Mcr-Gorton. Supported E hrly bu GMB. Su by BEE full route |
| 27/02/1995 | Supported GMS MS E service extended to Chorlton replacing 168, PEN replaces RED rider jnys. |
| 20/05/1995 | Timetable and route revised. All supported. Extended to NMGH replacing 144 147. Main MS service JPT Ryder Brow - NMGH hrly. E hrly Chorlton - Newton St by GMS. Su hrly by BEE . Times changed |
| 30/10/1995 | Some 188 jnys renumbered 144. Supported Su hrly 188 by BEE. E hrly by GMS. MF 0830 1635 1735 by Pennine. Sch 0810 1530 HAYTons |
| 01/04/1996 | Peak jnys withdrawn and replaced by addtl 144 jnys. GMS = SM. |
| 15/08/1996 | 297 REPRINT M-S daytime ev30mins. NESu |
| 21/10/1996 | Supported Main E hrly service by SM, Su hrly by JPT; plus 0820 1530 sch by HAY. |
| 20/01/1997 | no listed change |
| 21/07/1997 | 188 reintroduced replacing 144 MS daytime Ryder Brow - Mcr. 144 still operates Mcr - Plant Hill |
| 27/10/1997 | not listed |
| 28/06/1999 | MF peak jnys by Bluebird withdrawn |
| 25/04/2000 | Minor change to times |
| 25/02/2002 | MS E now run by Ashalls Coaches |
| 24/06/2002 | Morning peak times changed |
| 19/08/2002 | 803 reprint |
| 19/08/2002 | MS E now by JPT |
| 31/01/2005 | MS E now Chorlton - BV by Wythenshawe Mobile. Partly replaced by DRT |
| 29/01/2006 | MS daytime JPT hrly now Sport City - MRI via Gorton - Longsight. MS E by Wyth M. SuPH hrly by FM. |
| 04/02/2006 | MS daytime revert to old route Ryder Brow - Clayton - Mcr |
| 03/09/2006 | 207 reprint |
| 03/09/2006 | MS E service replaced by 168 Chorlton - BelleVue. Su daytime RB- Mcr by HAY |
| 25/06/2007 | MS jnys by Speedwell Private Hire. S 0751 from RB now 0801 |
| 25/10/2009 | Diverted via Cambrian St and Old Mill St. Some MF jnys via Piccadilly Stn. MS daytime hrly by Speedwell (lunch break); Su hrly by Belle Vue. |
| 12/04/2010 | S 1701 from Ryder Brow and 1729 from Picc withdrawn. Su by Haytons |
| 04/09/2011 | Su jnys withdrawn |
| 16/04/2012 | Run by Bluebird. All journeys will be run by M Travel. |
| 03/09/2012 | Divert via Edge La and North Rd not Greenside St and Clayton La , partially replacing 171 |
| 29/10/2012 | Revert to Greenside St and Clayton Lane between Higher Openshaw and Sportcity |
| 12/04/2015 | Route withdrawn. |
| 05/09/2022 | Sch 188 service - times varied = Route in Cheshire |