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Route 278

Route: Service 278

Service changes and timetables

Date Change details
Route withdrawn. Replaced by bus 179 between Reddish and Wythenshawe, bus 272 between Wythenshawe and Stretford and bus 84 between Hulme and Manchester.
276 278 Timetable - 24641/19 (November 2004 reprint)
Urmston - Davyhulme circular
26/10/1986 hrly MS daytime.
26/10/1986 276 277 278 Timetable - 5276
Trafford General Hospital - Urmston - Stretford - Old Trafford
24/02/2003 New supported ANW service: linked with 276, each hrly.
24/02/2003 276 277 278 Timetable - 23686
Trafford General Hospital - Urmston - Stretford - Lostock
31/08/2003 Diverted to Lostock. No longer serve Old Trafford.
31/08/2003 276 277 278 Timetable - 24026
08/09/2003 1718 from Lostock withdrawn
08/09/2003 276 277 278 Timetable - 24075
26/04/2004 0745 from URM to Moss Rd & 0820 return withdrawn
26/04/2004 276 277 278 Timetable - 24333
Trafford General Hospital - Urmston - Stretford
06/09/2004 0857 from Stretford to TGH withdrawn
06/09/2004 Route changed - no longer to Lostock
06/09/2004 276 278 Timetable - 24517
06/09/2004 278 Change Leaflet - 24548 (CL)
31/01/2005 206 reprint
31/01/2005 405 reprint
31/01/2005 minor change to times
31/01/2005 276 278 Timetable - 24707
31/01/2005 276 278 Timetable - 24846/1 (April 2005 reprint)
31/01/2005 276 278 Timetable - 25338/5 (February 2006 reprint)
04/09/2006 1725 from TGH withdrawn. Now op by Hayton's Coaches
04/09/2006 276 278 Timetable - 25698
30/04/2007 1107 reprint
30/04/2007 no change listed
30/04/2007 276 278 Timetable - 26023
30/04/2007 276 278 Timetable - 26428 (November 2007 reprint)
01/09/2008 no change listed
01/09/2008 276 278 Timetable - 26932
07/09/2009 no change listed
07/09/2009 276 278 Timetable - 27497
31/08/2010 no change listed
31/08/2010 276 278 Timetable - 28028
03/05/2011 Route changed in Flixton. Curtailed at Stretford Mall no longe serving Moss Rd. All jnys by Goodwins
03/05/2011 276 278 Timetable - 28351
09/05/2011 divert via Woodsend Rd at Flixton
09/05/2011 276 278 Timetable - 28418
09/05/2011 276 278 Timetable - 13-1948 (November 2013 reprint)
01/09/2014 no change listed
01/09/2014 276 278 Timetable - 14-1094
26/01/2015 Route change in Stretford to /from Mall
26/01/2015 276 278 Timetable - 15-0145
03/04/2016 no change listed
03/04/2016 276 278 Timetable - 16-0283
Reddish - Withington - Wythenshawe - Sale - Stretford - Manchester
23/04/2017 New supported route, partly replacing buses 178, 260 and 268.
23/04/2017 service withdrawn
23/04/2017 278 Timetable - 17-0545
24/04/2017 Route withdrawn, Partly replaced by diverted 276
23/07/2017 M-S jnys by Goo no longer via Timperley
23/07/2017 278 Timetable - 17-1055
03/09/2017 route changed in Newall Green via Firbank Road and Hollyhedge Rd not Tuffley Rd and Greenbrow Rd. Times not changed
03/09/2017 278 Timetable - 17-1309
08/04/2018 Route changed to run via Ladybarn Lane, Kingswood Road and Kingsway. Times are changed with all journeys now run by Diamond
08/04/2018 278 Timetable - 18-0446 (version 1)
08/04/2018 278 Timetable - 18-0446 (version 2)

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