Route 247
Route: Service 247
Service changes and timetables
| Date | Change details |
|---|---|
| 26/10/1986 | MS daytime hrly plus 1817 2002 from ECC, 2311 from SIN. Su 1532 2002 from ECC, 1525 from Crem. |
| 05/01/1987 | |
| 05/01/1987 | 387 reprint |
| 05/01/1987 | no obvious change |
| 03/08/1987 | no obvious change |
| 26/10/1987 | 388 reprint |
| 26/10/1987 | no obvious change |
| 26/10/1987 | Operator changed to CROS. MS E daytime hrly. NESu, |
| 18/06/1988 | 788 reprint |
| 18/06/1988 | Addtl supported ESu hrly service by GMB |
| 18/06/1988 | Difference from previous timetable appears to be Su 248 now by GM Buses and hrly shorts to Partington added |
| 19/06/1988 | Service curtailed Altrincham - Partington. Hrly MS E. |
| 14/11/1988 | no change listed: |
| 22/10/1989 | no change listed |
| 25/11/1989 | Operators revised: Addtl hrly MS commercial daytime by NW Ecc-AM |
| 23/04/1990 | no change listed |
| 10/12/1990 | no change listed |
| 01/07/1991 | minor timetable revision |
| 10/11/1991 | no change listed |
| 05/01/1992 | no change listed |
| 12/04/1992 | no change listed |
| 29/06/1992 | no change listed |
| 10/08/1992 | Operators revised: main service NW, Supported jnys by GMB |
| 24/08/1992 | no change listed |
| 04/05/1993 | no change listed |
| 04/09/1993 | no change listed |
| 24/01/1994 | timetable revised: hrly NW jnys continue. Addtl E service via Sinderland replacing 248 jnys. |
| 05/09/1994 | no change listed |
| 06/02/1995 | Late E daily revised - see 249. Supported Walls jny 0841 Flx-Ecc. Addtl supported Su Wall jnys ev2hrs giving hrly Su service |
| 30/10/1995 | operator revision: commercial MS daytime now ev30mins by Star; Supported peak jnys by GMS and Star, E hrly by GMS, Sch jny by Tim, Supported Su by Star / Walls each 2hrly. |
| 07/05/1996 | addtl jnys |
| 10/06/1996 | MS E revised: LB from AM 1910, Flx- Ecc now 2043 2143 2233. Su supported 2010 2110 AM-Partington |
| 20/10/1996 | Service extended MS daytime to Salford Quays - Old Trafford - Picc. STarLine jnys now run as BeeLine |
| 06/01/1997 | timetable revised |
| 24/02/1997 | timetable and minor operator change |
| Eccles - Flixton - Partington - Sinderland - Altrincham | |
| 03/05/1997 | service curtailed at Eccles. |
| 01/09/1997 | Minor timetable revision |
| 01/03/1998 | Late E jnys revised with jnys to Partington reintroduced. MS daytime ev30mins by ANW. Supported peak SM jnys and ESu hrly jnys. TIM sch jny. |
| 05/09/1998 | Most jnys operated by A-NW serve Trafford Centre. New timetable. TIM jny withdrawn |
| 24/10/1998 | no change listed: M-S daytime ev30mins. NE. Su hrly incl E some only to Carrington. |
| 24/10/1998 | Serving Trafford Centre MS daytime ev30mins, Su hrly |
| 16/11/1998 | MS 0810 from Eccles and 0841 from Flixton divert via Lostock. Retimed. MS E retimed and vivert via Lostock and Trafford Centre |
| 25/04/1999 | Early am, ESu jnys revised. |
| 28/06/1999 | Some early am, early E jnys retimed. All ESu supported SM jnys now run by Arriva Mcr |
| 31/08/1999 | 500 reprint |
| 31/08/1999 | Sch jnys changed |
| 04/12/2000 | 1001 reprint |
| 04/12/2000 | 501 reprint |
| 04/12/2000 | Minor changes to E jnys in Partington extended to/from Oak Rd |
| 03/06/2002 | PH jnys introduced to Su times |
| 14/09/2002 | timetable changed |
| 11/11/2002 | no change listed |
| 05/01/2003 | no change listed |
| 10/03/2003 | no change listed |
| 01/09/2003 | 1104 reprint |
| 01/09/2003 | 204 reprint |
| 01/09/2003 | 606 reprint |
| 01/09/2003 | no change listed |
| 01/09/2003 | 241 243 247 Timetable - 24494/20 (August 2004 reprint) |
| 17/09/2007 | Addtl MS daytime jnys ALT-Partington by LA Coaches |
| 28/11/2007 | jnys by LA coaches withdrawn |
| 19/04/2009 | MF mornings times changed |
| 25/10/2009 | no change listed |
| 24/01/2010 | Timetable change |
| 31/08/2010 | no change listed |
| 05/09/2011 | no change listed: main commercial service by ANW. MS E service Eccles - Partington. Sinderland served by supported 245 E jnys. Supported SuPH E 245 by JPT |
| 05/09/2011 | 247 Timetable - 28574 (Includes bus 245 evening journeys between Sinderland and Altrincham) |
| 30/01/2012 | Addtl MF 0748 from Carrington to Altrincham. |
| 30/01/2012 | 247 Change Leaflet - 12-0005 |
| 02/09/2012 | Times changed. |
| 02/09/2012 | 247 Timetable - 12-1108 (Includes bus 245 evening journeys between Sinderland and Altrincham) |
| 27/01/2013 | Some early evening journeys are retimed. |
| 27/01/2013 | 247 Timetable - 12-1993 (Includes bus 245 evening journeys between Sinderland and Altrincham) |
| 07/04/2013 | MS E jnys retimed, run by Stagecoach via normal daytime route in Partington. MF 0738 from Partington to Altrincham is also retimed. |
| 07/04/2013 | 247 Timetable - 13-0296 (Includes bus 245 evening journeys between Sinderland and Altrincham) |
| 01/09/2013 | Most MS daytime journeys curtailed to Trafford Centre - Altrincham only. E jnys still serve Eccles. Times changed. |
| 01/09/2013 | 247 Timetable - 13-1522 (Includes bus 245 evening journeys between Sinderland and Altrincham) |
| 27/10/2013 | 247 Timetable - 13-1810 (Includes bus 245 evening journeys between Sinderland and Altrincham) |
| 28/10/2013 | MS E jnys rerouted via Trafford Boulevard and Barton Road instead of Barton Dock Road, Park Way and Lostock Road. 245 SuPH jnys now by ANW not JPT |
| The Trafford Centre - Flixton - Partington - Sinderland - Altrincham | |
| 26/01/2014 | ESuPH times are curtailed at Trafford Centre no longer to Eccles. Supported MS E by SM, all rest by ANW. MS daytime commercial. E 245 jnys no longer divert via Sinderland. Now served by 247. |
| 26/01/2014 | 247 Timetable - 13-2206 |
| 27/04/2014 | Times changed. MS E jnys run by ANW. |
| 25/05/2014 | MF0748 from Carrington to Altrincham is changed to run on schooldays only. |
| 25/05/2014 | 247 Timetable - 14-0688 (Web only) |
| 31/08/2014 | Times changed. Some pm and early E jnys withdrawn. |
| 31/08/2014 | 247 Timetable - 14-1181 (web only) |
| 28/11/2014 | Addtl MF 2330 from intu Trafford Centre from 28 November to 23 December 2014 only. |
| 25/01/2015 | MF 0805 from intu Trafford Centre is retimed to run 5 minutes earlier. |
| 25/01/2015 | 247 Timetable - 15-0089 (web only) |
| 30/08/2015 | Rerouted via Hayeswater Rd instead of Cornhill Rd in Davyhulme. Journeys from Altrincham extended to serve the Asda store opposite intu Trafford Centre. Times are also changed. |
| 30/08/2015 | 247 Timetable - 15-1176 |
| 27/11/2015 | Addtl 2330 from intu Trafford Centre to Altrincham running on 27 Nov 2015 and MF from 7 - 23 December 2015 inclusive. |
| 03/04/2016 | MF peak period journeys are retimed |
| 03/04/2016 | 247 Timetable - 16-0197 |
| 11/07/2016 | 245 247 summary : M-S each ev30mins, Su each hrly |
| 30/10/2016 | SuPH times are changed |
| 30/10/2016 | 247 Timetable - 16-1263 |
| 12/12/2016 | Addtl MF 2330 from intu Trafford Centre to Altrincham from 12 to 23 December 2016 only. |
| 23/04/2017 | Journeys from Altrincham no longer serve Barton Dock Road, Asda. MS E journeys retimed. |
| 23/04/2017 | 247 Timetable - 17-0307 |
| 03/09/2017 | The following journeys are retimed to run five minutes later: 0655, 0730, 0905 and 0935 from Altrincham; 0755 and 0835 from intu Trafford Centre, M-S 2225 from Altrincham is retimed to run 5 minutes earlier. |
| 03/09/2017 | 247 Timetable - 17-1314 |
| 08/04/2018 | Early morning times are changed with additional journeys introduced |
| 08/04/2018 | 247 Timetable - 18-0320 |
| 22/07/2018 | Some jnys from Altrincham retimed |
| 22/07/2018 | 247 Timetable - 18-0769 |
| 28/04/2019 | Times are changed on some E journeys. E jnys now run by Manchester Community Transport. |
| 28/04/2019 | 247 Timetable - 19-0235 |
| 01/09/2019 | no change listed |
| 01/09/2019 | 247 248 Timetable - 19-SC-0299 |
| 26/01/2020 | M-F 0538 from Altrincham now 0535. Addtl M-F 0735 from Trafford Centre, 1630 from Altrincham |
| 26/01/2020 | 247 248 Timetable - 19-SC-0565 |
| 23/03/2020 | M-S 0530 - 1824 ev60mins; Su 0830 - 1624 ev60mins |
| 29/03/2020 | M-F 0530 - 1830 hrly . S hrly 0700-1830 Su 0830 - 1630 |
| 06/04/2020 | E 2hrly: 1925 2125 2325 from TC; 2025 2225 from Altrincham |
| 18/04/2020 | services cancelled on closure of company: Re placed by DIA |
| 19/04/2020 | E jnys now by DIA: some times changed |
| 19/04/2020 | MCT journeys will be run by Diamond with changes to Times. ev 2hrs E |
| 19/04/2020 | 247 248 Timetable - 20-SC-0044 |
| 08/05/2020 | PH Su services on supported TfGM services |
| 10/05/2020 | E ev2hrs daily |
| 26/05/2020 | No changes to current temporary timetable |
| 31/05/2020 | Daily ev60mins NE |
| 14/06/2020 | hrly E services |
| 30/08/2020 | SuPH 1725 hrly 2225 from Altrincham |
| 31/01/2021 | ev30mins M-S, hrly on Su |
| 11/04/2021 | no change |
| 11/04/2021 | 247 Timetable - 21-SC-0203 |
| 24/04/2022 | Times changed with addtl supported 0436 Altrincham-Trafford Centre for connections to Trafford Park. Early morning, ESuPH times changed. ANW gain supported E service from Diamond on retender. All jnys are now run by Arriva. |
| 24/04/2022 | 247 Timetable - 22-SC-0166 (updated) |
| 30/10/2022 | Frequency reduced - direct award Minor timetable changes to some early morning and evening jnys. |
| 30/10/2022 | 247 Timetable - 22-SC-0516 |
| 29/01/2023 | schoolday 0735 from The Trafford Centre and 1630 from Altrincham withdrawn. SuPH 2152 from Altrincham now 7 mins later. |
| 29/01/2023 | 247 Timetable - 22-SC-0732 |
| 16/04/2023 | M-S evening times are changed |
| 16/04/2023 | 247 Timetable - 23-SC-0079 |
| 28/01/2024 to 16/07/2024 | 247 Arriva Timetable |
| 28/01/2024 to 13/01/2025 | 247 Arriva Timetable |
| 28/01/2024 | 247 Timetable - 23-SC-0689 |
| Bee Network: Trafford Centre - Flixton - Partington - Sinderland - Altrincham | |
| 05/01/2025 | 247 Timetable - 24-SC-0659 |