Route 25
Route: Bolton - Arndale
Service changes and timetables
| Date | Change details |
|---|---|
| Bolton - Farnworth - Walkden - Swinton - Weaste - Manchester | |
| 23/01/1986 | 23.1.86 Route revised |
| 26/10/1986 | First two entries for Ribble are both prior to 26/10/86: I have a 25 timetable (sent to you) from January 1986 which was just Swinton-Manchester. Was there two 25s? Obviously the second entry 25/11/86 isn’t pre-dereg. |
| 25/11/1986 | Revised via Chapel St, Deansgate, John Dalton St. Port St, Portland St, Chorlton St BUS STATION, Portland St, Oxford St, Peter St, Deansgate & Blackfriars St. |
| 30/01/1987 | Su Ribble introduced |
| 11/04/1987 | 1187 reprint |
| 11/04/1987 | no change listed |
| 11/04/1987 | Supported MS daytime ev30mins plus hrly ESuPH |
| 20/06/1987 | commercial MS daytime ev30mins plus supported hrly ESuPH |
| 12/01/1988 | no apparent change |
| 21/03/1988 | ??? Corporation Farnworth to King St Bus Station, HIgMr u.rtcet St Md Long c-y. In Walkden now Bolton ROM! (Not Walkden Station) In Salford will divert in Ordsall via Robert Hall St, Phoebe St & Trafford Rd)(Not Liverpool St) Some peak jnys via South Lan |
| 26/03/1988 | no apparent change |
| 11/04/1988 | ESu hrly only now GMB. MS daytime RIB WITHDRAWN. Now GMB. |
| 13/06/1988 | Addtl commercial RIB full route MS daytime ev30mins. Peak via Salford Enterprise Zone. |
| 13/06/1988 | Addtl MS daytime service Bolton - Walkden ev30mins |
| 18/06/1988 | Addtl commercial RIB full route MS daytime ev30mins. Peak via Salford Enterprise Zone. |
| 13/08/1988 | GMB MS Day Shorts extended from Farnworth to Walkden Addtl MF and S jnys Swinton - Bolton by GMB |
| 19/09/1988 | no apparent changes (GMB Only) |
| 19/09/1988 | timetable revised: Addtl Rib early jnys |
| 19/12/1988 | Short ShM journeys to Walkden loop via Campbell Way, Stansfield Dr & High St (Positioning jny to Swinton) |
| 31/12/1988 | no changes listed |
| 10/04/1989 | MS E operators revised: now by RIB. Su continue by GMB |
| 11/09/1989 | GMB short workings Bolton to Walkden WITHDRAWN. RIB full route ev30mins |
| 12/10/1989 | Operation around Ordsall Estate M-S E WITHDRAWN due to vandalism |
| 21/11/1989 | Rerouted In City Centre |
| 02/12/1989 | Timetables and routes revised: E service not via Ordsall |
| 01/01/1990 | There’s a couple of extra Ribble Leaflet 41s I’ve sent you: I remember the one dated 1/1/1990 the only change I could see over the previous GM timetable was that the 1915 Manchester-Bolton terminated Farnworth. |
| 17/03/1990 | Route in Farnworth revised |
| 09/04/1990 | Late E jny WITHDRAWN LB 2200 MS, 2100 Su |
| 26/05/1990 | no changes listed |
| 02/02/1991 | Timetables revised: GMB S E peak journeys WITHDRAWN |
| 07/10/1991 | Minor timetable revision. Supported Su by GMB hrly |
| 07/10/1991 | RIB ev30mins MS daytime plus hrly ESu. |
| 12/04/1992 | Supported Su from GMB to TlMELINE TRAVEL |
| 01/03/1993 | No change listed. M10 27 separate leaflet |
| 25/10/1993 | Late MS E RlBBLE to GMB (113141) |
| 13/12/1993 | GMBUSES now GMBuses NORTH |
| 03/04/1994 | Su TIMELINE TRAVEL jnys rerouted via Salford Quays |
| 07/11/1994 | timetable revised |
| 05/06/1995 | Minor timetable and operator revision. Supported hrly ESu by Timeline. No GMN jnys |
| 03/07/1995 | 596 reprint |
| 03/07/1995 | no changes listed |
| 25/11/1996 | city centre routes revised: to Cannon St |
| 28/04/1997 | city centre routes revised |
| 05/10/1998 | ESu now run by FM |
| 08/03/1999 | MS E jnys 9mins earlier from BN and 6 mins from Mcr |
| 24/05/1999 | All jnys via Regent Rd - no longer serving Phoebe St and Robert Hall St |
| 21/11/1999 | Route changed in city centre |
| 04/01/2000 | Route and times changed: Daytime curtailed to Farnworth - Mcr. ESu serves Bolton. All jnys by FM. |
| 27/03/2000 | MS daytime jnys and 1705 1805 Mcr-BN now by Vales. Supported ESu by FM. No longer serve Salford Quays |
| 27/03/2000 | replacement |
| 22/05/2000 | Addtl 0725 MF Farnworth - Mcr |
| 24/07/2000 | Morning peak jnys from Farnworth 5 mins later. |
| 30/10/2000 | Times changed: all MS daytime jnys Farnworth - Mcr |
| 28/01/2001 | Revised to _ Shudehill Interchange |
| 21/02/2001 | Route In Farnworth now Long Causeway not Albert Rd |
| 11/03/2001 | MF 0730 Farnworth - Mcr |
| 24/06/2001 | ESu by FM now bu LU. Su times changed: still hrly 1010-2110 |
| 26/08/2001 | M-S ev30min, Su hrly |
| 28/08/2001 | Route change in city and Salford. Times changed. All jnys by Lancashire United |
| 28/10/2001 | WITHDRAWN (Partly replaced by Local Link door to door service) ?????? |
| 19/11/2001 | MF 0640 from Bolton divert via Salford Enterprise zone. MF 0745 25 from Mcr replaced by 0745 27 jny |
| 24/02/2002 | M9 replaces 25 and 27. ESu hrly supported continues |
| 25/02/2002 | 502 reprint |
| 25/02/2002 | MS daytime service WITHDRAWN and partly replaced by 27 and M9. Supported ESu hrly continues by LU |
| 07/10/2002 | 303 reprint |
| 07/10/2002 | Now run by Blue Bus, LANCASHIRE TRAVEL sold to BLUE BUS (541) |
| 29/06/2003 | First SuPH from BN is 1010 not 0910 |
| 29/06/2003 | Times changed. Now serves Victoria Stn OUT. |
| 31/08/2003 | 404 reprint |
| 31/08/2003 | Route revised in City Centre - terminating at Exchange Bus Station |
| 31/08/2004 | no change listed |
| 31/10/2005 | no change listed. ANW having taken over BlueBus |
| 29/01/2006 | Routes changed: now terminate at Shudehill Interchange. Minor change to times |
| 29/01/2006 | 25 27 Timetable - 25250 |
| 24/07/2006 | no changes listed |
| 25/09/2006 | 507 reprint |
| 25/09/2006 | no changes listed |
| 25/09/2006 | 25 27 Timetable - 25571 |
| 28/10/2007 | Curtailed to Swinton - Mcr - no longer serves Bolton. Times changed |
| 26/10/2008 | Service withdrawn |