Route 231
Route: Littlemoss - Droylsden - Manchester
Service changes and timetables
| Date | Change details |
|---|---|
| Littlemoss - Droylsden - Clayton - Manchester | |
| 26/10/1986 | MF peak service ev20mins plus hrly late E MS and SuPH |
| 12/04/1987 | New and improved service : now from Piccadilly Bus Stn. M-S daytime ev30mins. ESuBH hrly |
| 05/07/1987 | Addtl MS0651 from Littlemoss. Most jnys extended to Smallshaw.now hrly all day, ev30mins E. MF peak increased to 7/8min LM-Picc by 231 232 234. Su not changed Mcr-LM only, hrly |
| 25/10/1987 | hrly service. |
| 23/05/1988 | no apparent change: M-S daytime ev30mins. E ev30mins. Su hrly to/from Littlemoss |
| 24/09/1989 | no apparent change: M-S daytime ev30mins . ESu ev30mins DROY - PICC |
| 02/04/1990 | summary 231 - 3 ev15mins daytime. E ev30mins. Su hrly |
| 11/11/1990 | Revised: ESu ev30mins: plus occasional peak jnys |
| 05/05/1991 | Revised: ESu ev30mins: plus occasional peak jnys |
| 07/09/1992 | GMB timetable |
| 11/01/1993 | GMB timetable. Extra M-F journeys |
| 13/04/1993 | M-F morning timetable revised. Peak only withflow 0648-0908 IN 1546 - 1810 OUT: S 0925-1155 IN 1315 - 1745 OUT |
| 18/04/1993 | Summary timetable : at least ev 10mins: 232 233 234 235. E 231 232. Nsu |
| 07/06/1993 | Times revised: Now M-F peak mainly ev10mins. S 0925 - 1155 ev30mins. NESu |
| 16/08/1993 | Times revised: Now M-F peak mainly ev10mins. S 0929 - 1546 irreg ev30mins. NESu |
| 21/02/1994 | Times revised: Now M-F peak "at least ev10mins" . S 0929 - 1546 irreg ev30mins. NESu |
| 28/08/1994 | Summary tt - 231-5: ev7/5 mins daytime. E ev30mins: Su early and E hrly (daytime 233/5) |
| 30/08/1994 | Curtailed at Littlemoss. timetable revised. Competing GMS service added (ev20mins??) NESu. Supported Su service MAY hrly. |
| 04/09/1995 | no change listed: early Su & E Picc - Droy hrly |
| 04/09/1995 | Timetable revised with GMS jnys withdrawn |
| 03/12/1995 | Minor timetable and city centre route revisions. All jnys curtailed at Picc Gdns no longer serve Arndale BS |
| 01/09/1996 | Timetable and minor route revision at Carrbrook |
| 02/06/1997 | Timetable and route revised in Ancoats |
| 01/03/1998 | 399 reprint |
| 01/03/1998 | Departure times from Mcr slightly revised - departing earlier |
| 01/03/1998 | Minor timetable revision |
| 19/07/1999 | Minor timetable revision with some early morning and E jnys curtailed |
| 06/09/1999 | Easy access buses on some jnys |
| 22/11/1999 | MF1609 from Mcr withdrawn |
| 21/04/2000 | Addtl BH service. Shopping Hrs |
| 07/01/2001 | minor changes to times |
| 30/04/2001 | Some MS E jnys withdrawn. Now late E supported hrly |
| 09/06/2002 | addtl Su 1758 from Droylsden, 1825 return from Picc |
| 01/09/2002 | Most daytime jnys extended to/from Cannon St. PH times changed |
| 01/09/2002 | replacement |
| 31/08/2003 | Most daytime jnys extended to/from Corporation St. Times changed |
| 04/04/2005 | no change listed |
| 29/01/2006 | Now terminates at Shudehill Interchange not Corporation St. |
| 29/01/2006 | 231 232 233 234 235 Timetable - 25308 |
| 04/09/2006 | Times changed with some MF E peak jnys curtailed Mcr- Littlemoss only. E jnys extended to/from Shudehill. |
| 29/01/2007 | times changed. |
| 29/01/2007 | 230 231 232 233 234 235 Timetable - 25880 |
| 23/04/2007 | no change listed |
| 29/10/2007 | Supported MS E service now by FM. 2320 from Mcr extended via Smallshaw - Hurst to Ashton. |
| 29/10/2007 | 230 231 232 233 234 235 Timetable - 26342 |
| 26/11/2007 | Addtl commercial positioning MS 1930 from AS - Hurst - Smallshaw to Mcr by FM |
| Ashton - Tameside General Hospital - Hartshead - Littlemoss - Droylsden - Clayton - Manchester | |
| 26/10/2008 | Extended to Ashton via Hartshead or Tameside GH. Times changed with extra jnys through the day. Commercial SM MS daytime ev30mins full route plus ev30mins Droylsden - Picc. Supported E hrly FM DD-Picc. Supported SuPH hrly full route by SM plus commercial |
| 19/07/2009 | Times changed. |
| 25/10/2009 | Minor changes to times |
| 24/01/2010 | replacement |
| 24/01/2010 | Times changed. |
| 12/04/2010 | All jnys now by SM |
| 26/07/2010 to 03/09/2010 | 231 Timetable (Summer Times) |
| 01/05/2011 | SuPH daytime jnys to Smallshaw now extended to Oakfield Av. Permanently diverted via Every St at Ancoats after Metrolink works. |
| 04/09/2011 | Minor changes to times |
| 04/09/2011 | 231 Timetable - 28565 |
| 17/06/2012 | M-F peak journeys retimed. Temporary Summer timetable until 1 September 2012. |
| 17/06/2012 to 01/09/2012 | 231 Timetable - 12-0746 |
| 02/09/2012 | Times changed. All SuPH daytime jnys extended to AS |
| 02/09/2012 | 231 Timetable - 12-1279 |
| 27/01/2013 | MF 1854 from Littlemoss to Mcr now extended to start from Ashton at 1823. |
| 27/01/2013 | 231 Timetable - 13-0034 |
| 07/04/2013 | Supported MS E journeys now run by FM |
| 07/04/2013 | 231 Timetable - 13-0295 |
| 21/07/2013 | Times changed during the Summer period 31 August 2013 |
| 01/09/2013 | Minor timetable changes. |
| 01/09/2013 | 231 Timetable - 13-1444 |
| 27/04/2014 | Minor MF timetable changes. |
| 27/04/2014 | 231 Timetable - 14-0452 |
| 20/07/2014 | MF times changed during Summer period to 30 Aug |
| 20/07/2014 to 30/08/2014 | 231 Timetable (Summer Times) - 14-0889 (Web only) |
| 31/08/2014 | Normal timetable introduced following the Summer period. |
| 26/07/2015 | MF times changed during Summer period to 29 Aug |
| 30/08/2015 | MF 0807 0815 from Littlemoss to Mcr now replaced by 0812 jny |
| 30/08/2015 | 231 Timetable - 15-1236 |
| 24/07/2016 | Times are changed during Summer period to 3 Sept. Some S jnys withdrawn; now ev30mins AS-Picc |
| 24/07/2016 to 03/09/2016 | 231 Timetable - 16-0727 |
| 04/09/2016 | Times are changed. |
| 04/09/2016 | 231 Timetable - 16-0980 |
| 29/01/2017 | MF E peak jnys retimed. |
| 23/07/2017 to 02/09/2017 | 231 Timetable (Summer Times) - 17-0943 |
| 03/09/2017 | MF times changed |
| 03/09/2017 | 231 Timetable - 17-1195 |
| 28/01/2018 | 231 Timetable - 17-1937 |
| 08/04/2018 | Times changed with SuPH journeys now running hourly. All journeys are now run by Stagecoach. |
| 08/04/2018 | 231 Timetable - 18-0352 |
| 08/04/2018 | 231 Timetable - 18-0533 |
| 22/07/2018 to 01/09/2018 | 231 Timetable (Summer Times) - 18-0836 |
| 02/09/2018 | Times of some M-F journeys are changed. |
| 02/09/2018 | 231 Timetable - 18-1087 |
| 27/01/2019 | Times are changed. Some journeys are replaced by bus 230 |
| 27/01/2019 | 230 231 Timetable - 18-1973 |
| 28/04/2019 | Times of early morning and peak period journeys are changed on M-F. |
| 28/04/2019 | 230 231 Timetable - 19-0443 |
| 21/07/2019 | Summer service MF changes until 31 August |
| 21/07/2019 to 31/08/2019 | 230 231 Timetable (Summer Times) - 19-SC-0076 (corrected) |
| 01/09/2019 | |
| 22/03/2020 | 230/231: each M-F ev30mins daytime services, running ev15mins between Clayton and Manchester. hrly E Timetable on services 230. |
| 28/03/2020 | 230/231: hrly daytime services each, running ev30mins between Clayton and Manchester. hrly E Timetable on services 230. |
| 05/04/2020 | Su 5th: each hrly; E 230 hrly |
| 11/04/2020 | 231: hrly daytime services |
| 12/04/2020 | Easter SuPH: each ev2hrs, NE |
| 19/04/2020 | Some M-F times changed |
| 19/04/2020 | 230 231 Timetable - 20-SC-0120 |
| 01/06/2020 | ev30mins daytime services |
| 15/06/2020 | ev30mins daytime services, running ev15mins between Clayton and Manchester. NE. Su daytime hrly |
| 29/11/2020 | 230 231 Timetable - 20-SC-0691 |
| 31/01/2021 | extra E hrly jnys btwn Ashton and Wilshaw Lane via Tameside General, to replace service 232. |
| 31/01/2021 | 230 231 Timetable - 21-SC-0065 |
| 25/07/2021 | Summer timetables on M-F from 25 July to 4 Sept 2021 |
| 25/07/2021 to 04/09/2021 | 230 231 Timetable (Summer Times) - 21-SC-0460 |
| 05/09/2021 | M-F peak times changed: service revert to pre-summer 25/7/21 |
| 05/09/2021 | 230 231 Timetable - 21-SC-0572 |
| 05/09/2021 | 230 231 Timetable - 23-SC-0624 (November 2023 reprint) |
| 24/07/2022 | Summer timetables from 24 July to 3 Sept 2022 |
| 24/07/2022 to 03/09/2022 | 230 231 Timetable (Summer Times) - 22-SC-0399 |
| 04/09/2022 | Reverts to pre-summer times |
| 30/10/2022 | Tendered jnys removed: 230/231 |
| 23/07/2023 to 02/09/2023 | 230 231 Timetable (Summer Times) - 23-SC-0282 |
| 21/07/2024 to 31/08/2024 | 230 231 Timetable (Summer Times) - 24-SC-0328 |
| Bee Network: Ashton - Hartshead - Droylsden - Clayton - Manchester | |
| 05/01/2025 | 230 231 Timetable - 24-SC-0639 |