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Route: Service 287

Service changes and timetables

Date Change details
26/10/1986 Replaced by Altrincham Hopper A13: M-S ev20mins doubled at M-F peak: Su ev30mins
27/06/1988 New commercial SHR peak service : MF SH0725 SH1600 1425 from MACC
27/06/1988 New commercial SHR service : MS hrly daytime. Plus supported infill jnys at MS 0810 1745 1915 from KNU
10/10/1988 Most 288 terminate at Wilmslow for connections into E17. Some jnys now by Star Line
03/01/1989 minor time changes
03/01/1989 no change listed
13/03/1989 minor time changes
13/03/1989 no change listed
24/04/1989 minor time changes
24/04/1989 no change listed
23/10/1989 Experimental rerouting in Alderley for three months trial. Hail n' Ride. (continues after trial)
23/10/1989 no change listed
06/08/1990 no change listed
06/08/1990 Revised timetable MF peaks and S
04/11/1990 Addtl Su STA Knutsford - Styal Country Park: 0845 1245 OUT 1444 1744 RTN
04/11/1990 no change listed
11/02/1991 SHR Commercial 287 /288 services replaced by Commercial STA 288 jnys, plus CB 287by STA and Cline
29/11/1999 Most 288 jnys rerouted via Well Green minor timetable changes, replacing 19 and 19A. One pm 288 jny remains via Hale Barns centre running as 287
06/12/1999 1000 reprint
06/12/1999 All jnys by ANW no change listed
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 retimed to 1615 and extended to Knutsford
03/03/2007 no change listed
20/06/2007 1007 reprint
20/06/2007 no change listed: one jny 1615MF via Halebarns centre
19/01/2008 no change listed
28/04/2008 no change listed
05/07/2008 no change listed
12/01/2009 Service withdrawn
Altrincham - Bowdon Vale circular
23/04/2017 New circular route hourly daytime and ev2hrs E. Partly replaces withdrawn 246.
23/04/2017 287 Timetable - 17-0315
08/04/2018 Times changed
08/04/2018 287 Timetable - 18-0346
27/01/2019 Journeys towards Bowdon Vale rerouted via Delamer Rd, Cavendish Rd and The Firs. Times unchanged
27/01/2019 287 Timetable - 19-0027
28/04/2019 Addtl earl jnys
28/04/2019 Addtl MF 0554 from Altrincham, S0705 from Altrincham
28/04/2019 287 Timetable - 19-0421
14/04/2020 M-S ev2hrs daytime incl E
08/05/2020 PH Su services on supported TfGM services
10/05/2020 M-S ev2hrs daytime incl E
24/05/2020 M-S ev2hrs daytime incl E
14/06/2020 hrly M-S daytime services; ev2hrs M-S ESu daytime
26/07/2020 Following a review of contracted services by TfGM the following journeys are removed from the Timetable: 0554 (M-F), 0705 (S), 0922 (Su), 2150 (M-Th). There are also minor changes to the Times of all other journeys.
26/07/2020 Times changed
26/07/2020 287 Timetable - 20-SC-0260
30/08/2020 SuPH: hrly 1100 1700 1926
11/04/2021 Supported Diamond service replaced by Little Gem on retender. Revised times
11/04/2021 287 Timetable - 21-SC-0190
29/08/2021 daily hrly Health and safety concerns raised regarding buses regularly mounting the pavement in order to operate via Church Brow, despite the introduction of parking restrictions Route revised: from Altrincham Interchange direct via Stamford New Rd, Railw
29/08/2021 287 Timetable - 21-SC-0622
24/04/2022 hrly M-S daytime, hrly Su daytime, ev2hrs daily early E and ev2hrs FS late E. Due to lower usage, Su service reduced from hrly to ev2hrs, however they will be timed to run a co-ordinated hrly service with service 280 btwn Altrincham and Bowdon. Su first j
24/04/2022 287 Timetable - 22-SC-0137
20/07/2022 Due to Arriva strike: Little Gem resumed services M-S daytime only Departing Altrincham at: 0700 0759 0904 1004 1204 1304 1404 1504 1609 1708 and 1811.
18/08/2022 Following end of Arriva staff strike, service reverts to Arriva NW and service levels
Bee Network: Altrincham - Bowdon Vale circular
05/01/2025 287 Timetable - 24-SC-0581

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