Route 273
Route: Bolton - Ramsbottom - Rawenstall - Burnley
Service changes and timetables
| Date | Change details |
|---|---|
| 26/10/1986 | MS daytime hrly. Plus ESuBH hrly. |
| 28/02/1987 | Daily hrly incl ESu |
| 05/04/1987 | |
| 11/04/1987 | no apparent change |
| 10/12/1987 | Daily hrly incl ESu (ROS ev3hrs) |
| 21/02/1988 | no apparent change |
| 14/11/1988 | M-S hrly : two RIB one ROS; Su alt RIB / ROS |
| 02/04/1989 | Some jnys withdrawn. Extra 2215 Burnley-Bolton, 0623 Bolton-Burnley and 0658 Bolton-Rawtenstall |
| 07/05/1990 | Extra journeys added |
| 24/08/1991 | addtl S shorts BUR - RAW by ROS. Some RIB Su now supported |
| 13/06/1992 | No change listed: (11revised Su morning) (date change in pen to 28/3/93) |
| 20/12/1992 | Some Su jnys withdrawn, Commercial competition between ROS B&P RIB. MS hrly serrvice full route plus occaisional shorts. Supported MS E hrly B&P full route. Su supported Ribble 1110 1410 1710 2010 2245 from BN plus commercial B&P to give hrly service. |
| 20/02/1995 | M-F 0845 Burn- RAW now 0840; S jnys revised 0945 - 1645 now 5mins earlier form BURN - RAW |
| 20/02/1995 | Reprint incorporating ammendments: ROS replace B&P on some jnys |
| 07/05/1995 | Su changes: Now all stops BURN - RAW SuO. Su 273 withdrawn on Su. ROS hrly RAAW-BN. |
| 04/09/1995 | Revised jnys by ROS S-RIB BPT: M-S daytime hrly RIB ROS: S addtl ROS shorts BURN-RAW by ROS. Ehrly by ROS. Su ROS RAW - BN hrly. BUR-RAW run as 743 |
| 11/03/1996 | Reprint incorporating amendments |
| 02/09/1996 | ROS minor changes M-F |
| 13/10/1996 | Su 0946 1049 RAW-BURN 0826 BURN-RAW withdrawn. |
| 21/10/1996 | Revised services: 0743 BOL- BURN NSch now extn RAW. Sch 0743 BOL - BURN now 0743 BOL - RAW - Alder Grange. 0835 Sch RAW-BURN now RAW - Alder Grange - BURN. F 2030 RAW- BURN now 2023 |
| 26/10/1996 | Addtl S 1800 RAW - BOL |
| 22/06/1997 | no changes listed |
| 22/06/1997 | Services retimed: M-F 0840 1640 from BURN now 5 mins earlier; Addtl Sch 1343 BOL - BURN; Addtl M-Th 2021 RAW-BURN, FS 2030 RAW-BURN now 2021; F 2303 BOL- BURN now 2338 - op 5mins earlier btwn RAW- BUR. Addtl S 1800 BURN - BOL |
| 22/06/1997 | Su service revised with some jnys now via Edgworth as 473. Supported ROS service ev2hrs |
| 19/10/1997 | Timetable revised: MS daytime hrly service by ROS / Srib. Supported 1930 MS from RAW-BN. Rest commercial. 0856 SB&P MS from Burn to RAW |
| 19/10/1997 | Timetable revised: Some E 273 withdrawn or retimed. |
| 19/10/1997 | Timetable revised: SRIB 0635 BOL - BURN |
| 15/11/1997 | Addtl S jny |
| 15/11/1997 | Addtl S ROS 2305 from BOL - RAW |
| 16/02/1998 | Minor timetable revision. SB&P jnys no longer run. |
| 08/03/1998 | no change listed |
| 19/04/1998 | Su E service reduced. Last supported jny withdrawn 1927/1845 |
| 19/04/1998 | Su E service reduced. Last supported jny withdrawn 1927/1845. 1742 BOL - RAW 0855 RAW-BOL withdrawn |
| 20/07/1998 | Addtl MF ROS commercial hrly off peak jnys Burnley to RAW. |
| 01/09/1998 | Addtl jnys withdrawn |
| 16/11/1998 | minor changes early morning and sch jnys |
| 11/01/1999 | Addtl M-Th 2225 RAW-BN. 2303 BN-RAW by ROS |
| 19/07/1999 | S1643 from BN curtailed at Rawenstall with 1900 return (no 1820 from BURN) |
| 04/01/2000 | Times changed. Most jnys Raw-BN hrly only. Limited E jnys - 1943 MS 2143 FS to Burnley. No return 273 jnys. New 243 Burnley - Rawenstall. All buses by ROS. Su jnys terminate Black Horse St not Interchange |
| 27/02/2000 | S0713 Bolton - RAW withdrawn. S timetable from RAW revised: 0900 supported 1050 1250 1450 1650 |
| 15/04/2000 | Su times changed |
| 04/09/2000 | Addtl jnys: Now ev30mins MS daytime |
| 16/04/2001 | Addtl Sch 1703 BN-RAW |
| 03/09/2001 | some jnys withdrawn: revert to hourly |
| 07/01/2002 | MF 0845 Tott-BN withdrawn. S0820 RAW-BN now 0815 |
| 25/02/2002 | 2225 RAW-BN now MS. MS 2143 BN curtailed at RAW |
| 25/02/2002 | 802 reprint |
| 24/02/2003 | New service replacing 143 Burnley - Rawenstall extended to Bolton. M-S daytime hrly. Supported E hrly: SuPH daytime ev2hrs with 473 in between giving hrly combined |
| 14/08/2005 | 1006 reprint |
| 14/08/2005 | 1205 reprint |
| 14/08/2005 | 407 reprint |
| 14/08/2005 | 706 reprint |
| 14/08/2005 | New route partly replacing 243 RAW-BN. Commercial hrly service. Supported sch0800 RAM-BN by FM |
| 29/10/2007 | no change listed |
| 28/01/2008 | Operated as Easyride service. |
| 27/07/2008 | 0730 from RAW no longer serves Bolton Sch. Addtl 0854 sch Holcombe Brook - RAW. MF 1713 BOL - RAW withdrawn |
| 05/10/2008 | no change listed |
| 19/04/2009 | times changed SuPH jnys now run by ANW |
| 01/09/2009 | 1443 BN-RAM withdrawn on Sch. FM 0800 sch now op by ROS |
| 02/11/2009 | extended to Todmorden MS daytime. Commercial hrly service |
| 25/07/2010 | Curtailed back to BN-RAW. Replaced by service 9 RAW-TOD. Times changed |
| 31/08/2010 | times changed |
| 31/01/2011 | Extended RAW to Burnley. Commercial hrly daytime service |
| 29/05/2011 | no change listed |
| 04/09/2011 | times changed |
| 30/01/2012 | MF 0845 from Water to Rawtenstall is withdrawn. |
| 15/04/2012 | ANW SuPH journeys now by Maytree Travel. Ev2hrs |
| 29/07/2012 | Curtailed back to BN-RAW. Minor times changed. Burnley - RAW replaced by 483 |
| 07/04/2013 | Emergency 90 day Su contract awarded after Maytree Travel suddenly ceased trading |
| 29/07/2013 | Some early morning journeys are retimed. See 274 |
| 26/01/2014 | Minor timetable changes. |
| 27/07/2014 | Times changed |
| 31/08/2014 | Times changed |
| 26/10/2014 | 815 reprint |
| 26/10/2014 | Most journeys withdrawn leaving MF0715 0810 exRAW and MS 1718 1818 only. Replaced by new MS daytime 13 running between Rawtenstall, Edenfield and Ramsbottom. |
| 03/04/2016 | 217 reprint |
| 03/04/2016 | MF 0715 from Rawtenstall is retimed to 0710 |
| 04/09/2017 | Times changed. Diverted in Bolton town centre to serve the new Interchange. |
| 27/01/2019 | A revised timetable: M-F 1705 from Bolton now 1710 |
| 01/09/2019 | Commercial M-F 0711 now 0651 from Rawenstall: |
| 29/03/2020 | services suspended |
| 31/05/2020 | services suspended |
| 14/06/2020 | services suspended |
| 30/08/2020 | M-S positioning / peak jnys resume |
| 29/08/2021 | Times changed Now : M-F 0641 S0731 from Rawtenstall; from Bolton at 1725 1825 M-S. |
| 24/04/2022 | Positioning Service: one jny towards Bolton during morning peak and two from Bolton pm is withdrawn. Service 480 is revised to maintain the link btwn Ramsbottom and Bolton |