Route 285
Route: Service 285
Service changes and timetables
| Date | Change details |
|---|---|
| GMB timetable republished, times unchanged | |
| 26/10/1986 | Replaced by Altrincham Hopper A11 |
| 15/02/1987 | hrly. NESu. Ev30mins peak. |
| 15/02/1987 | no change listed |
| 30/08/1987 | hrly. NESu. Ev30mins peak. Addtl ESu 2hrly service |
| 30/08/1987 | MS daytime hrly plus ESuBH ev2hrs. |
| 23/11/1987 | no apparent change |
| 10/01/1988 | Some peak journeys shortened and now tendered operated by Ribble. Eve/Sun by GM Buses |
| 10/01/1988 | Supported MF peak shorts by RIBBLE, E service by GMB. Su service by RIBBLE |
| 26/01/1988 | 1542 short Ribble journey now full route at 1547 (schooldays 1542 from St Vincents school) |
| 14/11/1988 | Little Gem minbuses operate E jnys |
| 05/12/1988 | Daily daytime hrly plus addtl peak jnys ev30mins peak |
| 08/01/1989 | 23/6/90?? |
| 08/01/1989 | Su revised timetable: each hrly |
| 13/03/1989 | Addt jny - not specified |
| 30/07/1990 | Minor timetable revision |
| 01/07/1991 | Minor timetable revision |
| 30/09/1991 | Operators revised: Early, ESu now by NW |
| 11/10/1991 | GMB times revised |
| 11/11/1991 | Timetable revised. Supported MF peak short jnys and ESu service now by North Western. |
| 06/04/1992 | MS daytime service withdrawn and replaced by diverted 283 284 and addtl 288 jnys. Now supported ESu hrly. Reverse = 286 |
| 19/10/1992 | Addtl MF 0745 0805 0845 jnys |
| 05/09/1993 | 294 reprint |
| 05/09/1993 | Timetables and operators revised: Now supported MS irreg peak jnys by GMB, Esu hrly by Starline |
| 05/09/1994 | no change listed |
| 07/11/1994 | Addtl commercial GMS MS daytime jnys: hrly |
| 30/01/1995 | no obvious change |
| 30/01/1995 | Star line 19 283 284 jnys combine to form revised 19 and new 19A circulars. |
| 30/04/1995 | Esu service replaced by 19 and 19A. All jnys by GMS |
| 29/02/1996 | daytime jnys withdrawn leaving supported peak service |
| 04/03/1996 | Minor timetable revision |
| 15/04/1996 | 1296 reprint |
| 15/04/1996 | no change listed |
| 01/12/1997 | no change listed |
| 05/01/1998 | no change listed |
| 05/09/1998 | no change listed |
| 04/01/1999 | no change listed |
| 28/06/1999 | Most jnys retimed and operated by Nova Scotia |
| 29/11/1999 | no change listed |
| 06/12/1999 | All jnys by ANW. Minor time changes |
| 06/12/1999 | All jnys by ANW: 1000 reprint |
| 04/08/2001 | 0102 reprint |
| 04/08/2001 | All jnys by ANW |
| 05/01/2003 | no change listed |
| 03/11/2003 | no change listed |
| 24/09/2006 | no change listed |
| 04/12/2006 | no change listed |
| 05/03/2007 | no change listed |
| 20/06/2007 | 1007 reprint |
| 20/06/2007 | no change listed: MF peak mornings only |
| 19/01/2008 | Addtl MS daytime jnys ev30mins by ANW |
| 28/04/2008 | Times changed. MS daytime jnys now by GOO. MS E run Alt - Well Grn - Warburton Grn. Some 285 jnys run as 286 |
| 05/07/2008 | no change listed |
| 25/01/2009 | Supported MF 0650 0720 from HB, 0740 0815 exALT |
| 19/04/2009 | no change listed |
| 25/10/2009 | times changed |
| 27/06/2010 | no change listeds listed |
| 31/08/2010 | no change listeds listed |
| 29/11/2010 | no change listeds listed |
| 01/05/2011 | times changed: 0715 from HB, 0730 0810 from ALT |
| 20/06/2011 | no change listeds listed |
| 05/09/2011 | no change listeds listed |
| 31/10/2011 | Times changed: morning peak service |
| 29/07/2013 | no change listed |
| 28/10/2013 | times changed |
| 28/10/2013 | Times changed |
| 24/02/2014 | Times changed. |
| 27/04/2014 | |
| 27/04/2014 | no change listed |
| 26/10/2014 | |
| 26/10/2014 | no change listeds listed |
| 26/10/2014 | Times changed |
| 26/07/2015 | |
| 26/07/2015 | no change listeds listed |
| 30/08/2015 | |
| 03/04/2016 | no change listeds listed |
| 30/10/2016 | Addtl MS daytime HB-Well Gren - ALT, partly replacing withdrawn 14. All jnys run by SM |
| 30/10/2016 | Addtl MS daytime journeys are. All journeys will be run by Stagecoach. |
| Altrincham - Timperley - Timperley Grange circular | |
| 23/04/2017 | New hrly daytime and ev2 hrs in the evening. Partly replaces withdrawn buses 20, 21 and 267. |
| 23/04/2017 | Withdrawn and replaced by new routes 283 and 284. |
| 23/04/2017 | 285 286 Timetable - 17-0323 |
| 08/04/2018 | 1017 reprint |
| 08/04/2018 | replacement |
| 08/04/2018 | Times changed |
| 08/04/2018 | 285 286 Timetable - 18-0345 |
| 08/04/2018 | 285 286 Timetable (Replacement) - 18-1071 |
| 28/04/2019 | M-F 0636 from Woodhouse Lane East is withdrawn and the times of the 1645 journey from Altrincham are changed. Addtl SuPH 0943 from Altrincham. |
| 28/04/2019 | 285 286 Timetable - 19-0418 |
| 01/09/2019 | Minor timetable changes |
| 01/09/2019 | 285 286 Timetable - 19-SC-0163 |
| 14/04/2020 | M-S ev2hrs daytime incl E |
| 19/04/2020 | Daily ev2hrs daytime and E |
| 08/05/2020 | PH Su services on supported TfGM services |
| 10/05/2020 | Daily ev2hrs daytime and E |
| 26/05/2020 | Daily ev2hrs daytime and E |
| 14/06/2020 | hrly daily daytime services; ev2hrs E s |
| 26/07/2020 | Following a review of contracted services by TfGM the following journeys are removed from the Timetable: 285 - 2215 (Mon-Thu), There are also minor changes to the Times of all other journeys. |
| 26/07/2020 | Times changed |
| 26/07/2020 | 285 286 Timetable - 20-SC-0259 |
| 30/08/2020 | SuPH hrly 0940 - 1740 1939 |
| 25/10/2020 | Minor Timetable changes. |
| 25/10/2020 | 285 286 Timetable - 20-SC-0520 |
| 11/04/2021 | Supported Diamond service replaced by Little Gem on retender. Revised times |
| 11/04/2021 | 285 286 Timetable - 21-SC-0193 |
| 24/04/2022 | each hrly M-S daytime, hrly Su daytime, ev2hrs daily early E and ev2hrs FS late E. Addtl M-F 0601, 0635, S 0718, 0743 Altrincham – Altrincham Due to lower usage, Su service revised to operate ev2hrs on each service, timed to run a co-ordinated hrly servic |
| 24/04/2022 | 285 286 Timetable - 22-SC-0138 |
| 20/07/2022 | Due to Arriva strike: Little Gem resumed services M-S daytime only: Departing Altrincham at: 0635 0734 0841 0942 1043 1143 1243 1443 1648 1752. |
| 18/08/2022 | Following end of Arriva staff strike, service reverts to Arriva NW and service levels |
| 23/07/2023 | 285 286 Timetable - 23-SC-0338 |
| 02/01/2024 to 16/07/2024 | 285 Arriva Timetable |
| 02/01/2024 to 13/01/2025 | 285 Arriva Timetable |
| Bee Network: Altrincham - Timperley circular | |
| 05/01/2025 | 285 286 Timetable - 24-SC-0622 |