Route 253
Route: Flixton - Urmston - Stretford - Manchester
Service changes and timetables
| Date | Change details |
|---|---|
| Flixton - Urmston - Stretford - Old Trafford - Manchester | |
| 26/10/1986 | |
| 26/10/1986 | M-S daytime ev30mins. NESu |
| 05/01/1987 | M-S daytime ev30mins. |
| 05/04/1987 | 1187 reprint |
| 05/04/1987 | no apparent change |
| 01/08/1987 | ev30mins daytime commercial GMB, supported ESu hrly by Ribble |
| 10/01/1988 | no apparent change |
| 07/03/1988 | Addtl ESu service |
| 07/03/1988 | no apparent change |
| 08/03/1988 | All ESu now GMB. |
| 21/08/1988 | times changed |
| 12/03/1989 | timetable revised |
| 25/03/1990 | no change listed |
| 21/04/1990 | no change listed |
| 17/06/1990 | Route and minor timetable revision |
| 03/09/1990 | no change listed |
| 02/01/1991 | no change listed |
| 02/04/1991 | commercial MS daytime ev30mins. Supported ESu hrly |
| 02/09/1991 | Addtl jnys: Flixton - Mcr ev30mins by FIN. NESu |
| 10/11/1991 | MS daytime GMB hrly diverted as 254 leaving hrly 253 |
| 12/04/1992 | Timetable revised |
| 24/08/1992 | no change listed |
| 02/01/1993 | commercial FIN jnys withdrawn |
| 08/03/1993 | Minor timetable revision |
| 06/06/1993 | no change listed |
| 27/09/1993 | no change listed |
| 28/02/1994 | Supported ESu now by BEE |
| 09/05/1994 | no change listed |
| 19/09/1994 | no change listed |
| 05/03/1995 | Minor timetable revision. Supported ESu now GMS. |
| 20/08/1995 | |
| 03/12/1995 | Timetable revised. City centre route revised, via Oxford Rd, St Peters Sq out via Princess St . Commercial GMS hrly MS daytime, supported GMS E service. commercial Su hrly daytime service. |
| 03/03/1996 | Timetable revision: supported E service by GMS. Commercial daytime service incl Su |
| 31/03/1996 | ESu revised |
| 01/09/1996 | Timetables revised: supported E service by BEE, Su supported service by SM |
| 21/10/1996 | no change listed |
| 27/05/1997 | Timetable and route in Hulme revised |
| 27/07/1997 | no change listed |
| 01/03/1998 | Minor timetable and operator change: Supported Su now by BEE and SuE as MS E |
| 27/04/1998 | Supported BEE ESu jnys now ANW |
| 14/06/1998 | Supported ESu 15 revised, Now works with 253 to provide improved freq Urmston-Mcr. Now by A-Mcr |
| 14/06/1998 | timetable revised.supported ESu TIM jnys now by ANW |
| 05/09/1998 | no change listed |
| 14/11/1998 | no change listed |
| 29/11/1998 | ESu jnys retimed and now terminate at Red Lion not Carrington Rd. Now works with service 15 to provide improved frequency Urm to Mcr |
| 21/02/1999 | Addtl Su 0815from Picc - Flixton, 0929 from Trafford Bar now from Picc at 0915 |
| 25/04/1999 | Minor timetable changes |
| 27/06/1999 | Supported MS E jnys now by SM not ANW. Su service by ANW remains |
| 03/01/2000 | 0815 0915 from Picc now from Phoenix 0821 0921. E jnys now by ANW not SM: 1823 2023 2123 2223 in, 2015 hrly 2315 out. |
| 28/02/2000 | no change listed |
| 26/06/2000 | no change listed |
| 17/09/2000 | extended to link Flixton- Davyhulme to Trafford Centre |
| 17/09/2000 | Route changed - via Talbot Rd and beyond Flixton to Trafford Centre via Trafford GH. Partially replacing 251 and 254 |
| 27/05/2001 | 1001 reprint |
| 27/05/2001 | 115 withdrawn and replaced by addtl jnys on 114. Talbot Rd now served by 253 ESu |
| 24/06/2001 | no change listed |
| 29/04/2002 | no change listed |
| 23/09/2002 | MF morning jnys times changed |
| 23/02/2003 | Most jnys withdrawn and replaced by new 278. Remaining jnys: MF 0736 0806 IN; 1724 1754 OUT. |
| 12/01/2004 | no change listed |
| 14/06/2004 | MF times changed during Summer to 4Sep |
| 05/09/2004 | Minor timing changes: longer jny times: Start times unchanged 0736 0806 IN1724 1754 OUT |
| 04/04/2005 | no change listed |
| 13/06/2005 | MF times changed during Summer to 2Sep |
| 29/01/2006 | 1724 from city now 1720. 1754 withdrawn |
| 29/01/2006 | 252 253 255 Timetable - 25286 |
| 03/09/2006 | MF peak service IN: 0734 0804 OUT: 1720. NESuPH |
| 28/01/2007 | 253 Stagecoach web timetable |
| 29/01/2007 | E jny withdrawn |
| 29/01/2007 | 253 255 Timetable - 25867 |
| 02/07/2007 | Summer times to 31 Agust 2007 |
| 03/09/2007 | no change listed |
| 30/03/2008 | no change listed |
| 27/04/2008 | 209 reprint |
| 27/04/2008 | no change listed |
| 20/07/2009 to 28/08/2009 | 253 255 Timetable (Summer Times) |
| 30/08/2009 | no change listed |
| 12/04/2010 | no change listed |
| 26/07/2010 to 03/09/2010 | 253 255 Timetable (Summer Times) |
| 05/09/2010 | no change listed |
| 01/05/2011 | no change listed |
| 04/09/2011 | no change listed |
| 29/01/2012 | no change listed |
| 29/01/2012 | 253 255 Timetable - 11-1258 |
| 17/06/2012 | Temporary Summer timetable until 1 Sept 2012. |
| 17/06/2012 to 01/09/2012 | 253 255 Timetable (Summer Edition) |
| Partington - Flixton - Urmston - Stretford - Hulme - Manchester | |
| 02/09/2012 | Extended to start from Partington. |
| 02/09/2012 | 253 255 Timetable - 12-1260 |
| 27/01/2013 | no change listed |
| 27/01/2013 | 253 255 Timetable - 13-0065 (filename 12-1260) |
| 21/07/2013 | Times changed during the Summer period from 21 July to 31 August 2013 |
| 01/09/2013 | 215 reprint |
| 01/09/2013 | 514 reprint |
| 01/09/2013 | 815 reprint |
| 01/09/2013 | 914 reprint |
| 01/09/2013 | no change listed |
| 01/09/2013 | 253 255 Timetable - 13-1406 |
| 01/09/2013 | 253 255 Timetable - 15-0229 (February 2015 reprint) |
| 20/07/2014 | MF times are changed during the Summer period from 20 July to 30 August 2014. |
| 20/07/2014 to 30/08/2014 | X5 Timetable (Summer Times) - 14-0834 (Web only) |
| 31/08/2014 | Normal timetable introduced following the Summer period. |
| 26/07/2015 | MF times changed during the Summer period from 26 July to 29 August 2015. |
| 30/08/2015 | normal timetable is introduced at the end of the Summer period. |
| 03/04/2016 | no change listed |
| 03/04/2016 | 253 255 Timetable - 16-0205 |
| 24/07/2016 | Times are changed during the Summer period from 24 July to 3 September 2016 |
| 24/07/2016 to 03/09/2016 | 253 255 Timetable - 16-0757 |
| 04/09/2016 | minor timetable changes |
| 04/09/2016 | 253 255 Timetable - 16-1048 |
| 23/07/2017 to 02/09/2017 | 253 255 Timetable (Summer Times) - 17-0942 |
| 03/09/2017 | Normal timetable reintroduced at the end of the summer period. |
| 03/09/2017 | 253 255 Timetable - 17-1194 |
| 29/10/2017 | no change listed |
| 29/10/2017 | 253 255 Timetable - 17-1531 |
| 08/04/2018 | no change listed |
| 08/04/2018 | 253 255 Timetable - 18-0319 |
| 28/04/2019 | Minor timetable changes. |
| 28/04/2019 | 253 255 Timetable - 19-0429 |
| 21/07/2019 | Summer service MF changes until 31 August |
| 21/07/2019 to 31/08/2019 | 253 255 Timetable (Summer Times) - 19-SC-0062 (summer) |
| 01/09/2019 | M-F peak times changed |
| 01/09/2019 | 253 255 Timetable - 19-SC-0147 (246467) |
| 28/03/2020 | 253: No service |
| 11/04/2020 | 253: No service |
| 19/04/2020 | Some M-F times changed |
| 19/04/2020 | 253 255 Timetable - 20-SC-0153 |
| 01/06/2020 | 253: No service |
| 15/06/2020 | M-F: inbound 0725 0753: no return jnys |
| 29/11/2020 | 253 255 Timetable - 20-SC-0687 |
| 25/07/2021 | Summer timetables on M-F from 25 July to 4 Sept 2021 |
| 25/07/2021 to 04/09/2021 | 253 255 Timetable (Summer Times) - 21-SC-0447 |
| 05/09/2021 | Times changed: service revert to pre-summer 25/7/21 |
| 05/09/2021 | 253 255 Timetable - 21-SC-0576 |
| 05/09/2021 | 253 255 Timetable - 21-SC-0576 (amended) |
| 05/09/2021 | 253 255 Timetable - 21-SC-0576 (amendment) |
| 05/09/2021 | 253 255 Timetable - 23-SC-0298 (May 2023 reprint) |
| 24/07/2022 | Summer timetables from 24 July to 3 Sept 2022 |
| 24/07/2022 to 03/09/2022 | 253 255 Timetable (Summer Times) - 22-SC-0392 |
| 04/09/2022 | Reverts to pre-summer times |
| 30/10/2022 | Peak frequency reduction - direct award M-F 07.15 and 07.40 jnys ex Partington at combined into one at 07.23. |
| 30/10/2022 | 253 255 Timetable - 22-SC-0534 |
| 23/07/2023 to 02/09/2023 | 253 255 Timetable (Summer Times) - 23-SC-0256 |
| 21/07/2024 to 31/08/2024 | 253 255 Timetable (Summer Times) - 24-SC-0330 |
| Bee Network: Partington - Flixton - Urmston - Stretford - Hulme - Manchester | |
| 05/01/2025 | 253 255 Timetable - 24-SC-0633 |