Route 256
Route:
Service changes and timetables
| Date | Change details |
|---|---|
| Flixton - Davyhulme - Stretford - Hulme - Manchester | |
| 26/10/1986 | |
| 26/10/1986 | ev30mins SuF. S 3bph linking in 256 257 259 bus ev10mins. NIGHT service FS 2400 0100 0230 OUT 0145 IN |
| 26/10/1986 | Supported FS NIGHT: S2330 FS 0105 0230 OUT 0015 0140 IN |
| 01/01/1987 | Night service : Daily:2330 0100 0230 out: 0015 0045 in |
| 26/01/1987 | no apparent change |
| 05/04/1987 | no apparent change |
| 16/11/1987 | no apparent change |
| 10/01/1988 | addtl S jny to give 4x256; 2x257 / hr. bus ev10mins. Su now 2x256 1x257 ph. |
| 21/08/1988 | no apparent change |
| 12/03/1989 | Timetable revised |
| 17/06/1990 | Timetable revised |
| 10/12/1990 | no change listed |
| 04/02/1991 | M-F 245 0808 Flx-AM; 1603 749 TPk- AM 256: 1442 Picc-Flx ; Sch 245 1535 URM- Kingsway Park; 245 1655 AM- FLX; |
| 24/03/1991 | Timetable revised. S now ev30mins daytime. Supported Night FS service now operated by Walls and extended to Partington. S 2330 FS 0105 FLX 0230 OUT. 0015 IN , 0140 IN from FLX |
| 28/03/1992 | 293 reprint |
| 28/03/1992 | Minor timetable revision |
| 12/04/1992 | Su service revised: now hrly |
| 27/04/1992 | minor timetable and operator revision |
| 06/06/1993 | minor timetable revision |
| 27/06/1993 | minor timetable and operator revision: Supported early Su jnys now by Timeline |
| 27/09/1993 | minor timetable revision |
| 21/02/1994 | minor timetable revision. Supported FS Night service now by STU. |
| 18/04/1994 | no change listed |
| 19/09/1994 | minor timetable revisions |
| 17/12/1995 | minor timetable revision |
| 03/03/1996 | minor timetable revision |
| 13/04/1996 | no change listed |
| 29/04/1996 | no change listed |
| 01/09/1996 | Timetables revised |
| 21/10/1996 | no change listed |
| 06/01/1997 | Night service withdrawn |
| 27/05/1997 | Routes in Hulme revised. Via City Rd - Royce rd - Stretford rd - Princess Rd. |
| 27/04/1998 | Early Su jnys revised. Operators changed. Supported Sch jnys by FM GOO. Daily E jnys MF 0640 0621 S by Timeline. S 0644 0744 Su 0728 0844 by ANW. 0944 1044 1144 by TIM |
| 14/06/1998 | Timetable revised |
| 07/09/1998 | Times changed. Daily E now by ANW |
| 21/09/1998 | no changed listed |
| 25/04/1999 | Minor timetable changes . Now via Princess Rd and Stretford Rd in Hulme. Sch jnys by GOO FM. |
| 27/06/1999 | Addtl Su morning jnys. Supported E and early jnys now by SM not Amcr |
| 22/11/1999 | Supported E jnys by ANW not SM |
| 21/04/2000 | BH service added |
| 17/09/2000 | minor times changes |
| 27/11/2000 | divert via City Rd, Chorlton Rd not Royce Rd |
| 27/05/2001 | Times changed with buses running M-S daytime ev10mins patially replacing withdrawn 257 |
| 16/09/2001 | extended to/from Towns Gate. Times changed. Sch by Bluebird, Goodwins, ANW. |
| 29/04/2002 | MF 0642 from Picc now by JPT |
| 03/06/2002 | Addtl supported PH E jnys |
| 01/09/2002 | E jnys run as 256. Minor time changes |
| 22/09/2002 | times changed. All jnys listed as 256. Ev 10mins daytime, Su ev30mins. Sch 257 remains by ANW |
| 24/02/2003 | 503 reprint |
| 24/02/2003 | times changed, |
| 07/11/2003 | New SM supported Late FS NIGHT jnys: 0010 0120 0230. OUT: no returns |
| 14/06/2004 | MF times changed during Summer to 4Sept. |
| 05/09/2004 | times changed |
| 02/01/2005 | Addt commercial matchday jnys: OUT at frequent intervals from 90 to 20mins before KO and at frequent intervals from 10 to 30mins after final whistle |
| 29/01/2005 | Some MF morning jnys retimed. JPT jnys revert to SM |
| 29/01/2005 | 256 258 Timetable - 25242 (Includes bus 257) |
| 04/04/2005 | MF 0642 from Picc now by SM. |
| 13/06/2005 | MF times changed during Summer to 2 Sept. |
| 29/01/2006 | Leaflet dated 29/5/05 should read 29/1/06 |
| 28/04/2006 | Late night buses in city centre route revised |
| 03/09/2006 | Times changed |
| 28/01/2007 | 256 Stagecoach web timetable |
| 29/01/2007 | MF morning times changed. |
| 29/01/2007 | 256 258 Timetable - 25842 (Includes bus 257) |
| 02/07/2007 | MF times changed during Summer to 31 August |
| 27/01/2008 | 0644S from Mcr now retimed and run by SM not ANW. Late E jnys now by SM. Some E jnys withdrawn. PH now at Su times. |
| 30/03/2008 | times changed: |
| 25/01/2009 | times changed: |
| 20/07/2009 to 28/08/2009 | 256 258 Timetable (Summer Times) |
| 29/03/2010 | Late FS Night jnys following standard route.not via Oxford Rd. Addtl commercial MS 1736 Stretford-Picc |
| 26/07/2010 to 03/09/2010 | 256 258 Timetable (Summer Times) |
| 05/09/2010 | Times changed |
| 31/01/2011 | no change listed |
| 21/02/2011 | Addtl MF 0504 0534 from Flx. 0614 now 0604. |
| 01/05/2011 | 112 reprint |
| 01/05/2011 | Late E supported jnys now by JPT |
| 01/05/2011 | 256 X58 Timetable - 28329 |
| 17/06/2012 | Temporary Summer timetable until 1 Sept |
| 17/06/2012 to 01/09/2012 | 256 X58 Timetable (Summer Edition) |
| 02/09/2012 | 413 reprint |
| 02/09/2012 | Minor timetable changes. Football and match day jnys now run as 255. Football and event day Jnys divert via Talbot Rd not Chester Rd btwn 45mins before and 45mins after match. |
| 02/09/2012 | 256 X58 Timetable - 12-1259 |
| 21/07/2013 | Times changed during the Summer period to 31 Aug |
| 01/09/2013 | MF0634 now 0629 from Flx. Times changed with some late E journeys withdrawn. All by Stagecoach Mcr |
| 01/09/2013 | 256 X58 Timetable - 13-1350 |
| 27/04/2014 | Times changed. |
| 27/04/2014 | 256 X58 Timetable - 14-0453 |
| 20/07/2014 | MF times are changed during Summer to 30 August |
| 20/07/2014 to 30/08/2014 | 256 X58 Timetable (Summer Times) - 14-0895 (web only) |
| 31/08/2014 | Normal timetable following the Summer period. |
| 12/04/2015 | Late night journeys on FS NIGHTS withdrawn. |
| 13/04/2015 | 256 X58 Timetable - 15-0442 |
| 24/07/2016 | Times are changed |
| 24/07/2016 | 256 X58 Timetable - 16-0767 |
| 29/01/2017 | Some early morning MF jnys OUT retimed |
| 29/01/2017 | 256 X58 Change Leaflet - 17-0010 |
| 29/01/2017 | 256 X58 Timetable - 17-0189 (web only) |
| 23/04/2017 | Some MF peak period journeys retimed between Trafford General Hospital and Flixton. |
| 23/04/2017 | 256 X58 Timetable - 17-0459 |
| 03/09/2017 | Times are changed. |
| 03/09/2017 | 256 X58 Timetable - 17-1120 |
| 29/10/2017 | Times are changed on SuPH. |
| 29/10/2017 | 256 X58 Timetable - 17-1542 |
| 08/04/2018 | Times are changed with additional early morning and late evening journeys introduced |
| 08/04/2018 | 256 X58 Timetable - 18-0315 |
| 22/07/2018 to 01/09/2018 | 256 X58 Timetable (Summer Times) - 18-0831 |
| 02/09/2018 | 0030 from Manchester is extended to Flixton on Fri nights/Sat mornings and Sat nights/Sun mornings. Normal M-F timetable is also introduced on other M-F journeys at the end of the Summer period. |
| 02/09/2018 | 256 X58 Timetable - 18-1129 |
| 28/04/2019 | Times are changed. |
| 28/04/2019 | 256 X58 Timetable - 19-0423 |
| 21/07/2019 | Summer service MF changes until 31 August |
| 21/07/2019 to 31/08/2019 | 256 X58 Timetable (Summer Times) - 19-SC-0066 |
| 01/09/2019 | TIMES CHANGED |
| 01/09/2019 | 256 X58 Timetable - 19-SC-0141 |
| 22/03/2020 | M-F: ev10mins daytime; hrly E |
| 28/03/2020 | ev30mins daytime services, hrly E |
| 05/04/2020 | Su 5th: M-S ev30mins daytime hrly E |
| 11/04/2020 | hrly services throughout day and E |
| 12/04/2020 | Easter SuPH: hrly daytime and E |
| 19/04/2020 | TfGM Bus Guide issued |
| 19/04/2020 | 256 X58 Timetable - 20-SC-0152 |
| 01/06/2020 | ev20mins daytime services; every two hours E services |
| 15/06/2020 | M-S daytime ev15mins; ESu ev30mins; |
| 29/11/2020 | M-S daytime services revised to run ev15mins. |
| 29/11/2020 | 256 X58 Timetable - 20-SC-0712 |
| 01/02/2021 | M-F reduced frequency due to covid. From ev 10 mins to ev15mins No change SSu. |
| 01/02/2021 | 256 X58 Timetable - 20-SC-0021 (shown as 20-SC-0021) |
| 20/02/2021 | S timetables changed: reduced to ev15mins. M-F & Su services no change |
| 08/03/2021 | Times changed M-F ev15mins |
| 08/03/2021 | 256 X58 Timetable - 21-SC-0187 |
| 11/04/2021 | Times changed on M-S. |
| 11/04/2021 | 256 X58 Timetable - 21-SC-0233 |
| 25/07/2021 | Summer timetables on M-F from 25 July to 4 Sept 2021 |
| 25/07/2021 to 04/09/2021 | 256 X58 Timetable (Summer Times) - 21-SC-0438 |
| 05/09/2021 | Times changed: service revert to pre-summer 25/7/21 |
| 05/09/2021 | 256 X58 Timetable - 21-SC-0577 |
| 31/10/2021 | Times changed with M-S daytime frequency reduced to ev12mins - was freq service not more than ev10mins |
| 31/10/2021 | 256 X58 Timetable - 21-SC-0744 |
| 24/07/2022 | Summer timetables from 24 July to 3 Sept 2022. M-S ev15mins |
| 24/07/2022 to 03/09/2022 | 256 X58 Timetable (Summer Times) - 22-SC-0391 |
| 04/09/2022 | M-S ev12mins |
| 30/10/2022 | M-S daytime frequency reduced from ev12mins to ev 15 mins. Frequency reduced - direct award |
| 30/10/2022 | 256 Timetable - 22-SC-0565 (version 1) |
| 30/10/2022 | 256 Timetable - 22-SC-0565 (version 2) |
| 23/07/2023 to 02/09/2023 | 256 Timetable (Summer Times) - 23-SC-0253 |
| 29/10/2023 | 256 Timetable - 23-SC-0597 |
| 29/10/2023 | 256 Timetable - 23-SC-0597 (correction) |
| 21/07/2024 to 31/08/2024 | 256 Timetable (Summer Times) - 24-SC-0286 |
| Bee Network: Flixton - Davyhulme - Stretford - Hulme - Manchester | |
| 05/01/2025 | 256 Timetable - 24-SC-0632 |