Route 288
Route: Service 288
Service changes and timetables
| Date | Change details |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| 13/03/1989 | minor time changes |
| 24/04/1989 | minor time changes |
| 23/10/1989 | 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 |
| 11/02/1991 | SHR Commercial 287 /288 services replaced by Commercial STA 288 jnys, plus CB 287by STA and Cline |
| 06/04/1992 | Addtl supported jnys replacing 285 286 plus Cline sch |
| 06/09/1993 | no apparent change |
| 04/03/1996 | Timetable and route revised. hrly full route. NESu |
| 15/04/1996 | 1296 reprint |
| 15/04/1996 | MF peak service revised |
| 01/12/1997 | minor timetable revision |
| 05/01/1998 | minor timetable revision |
| 05/09/1998 | timetable revision |
| 04/01/1999 | Minor timetable revision. No longer via Canute Place Knutsford |
| 28/06/1999 | no change listed |
| 29/11/1999 | Most 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 | All jnys by ANW: 1000 reprint |
| 06/12/1999 | no change listed |
| 04/08/2001 | 0102 reprint |
| 04/08/2001 | All jnys by ANW. Times changed on S |
| 04/08/2001 | S0715 from AM and 0812 return run with Cheshire CC support |
| 05/01/2003 | Sch Hol 1510 from Alt curtailed at Wilmslow 1541 |
| 03/11/2003 | no change listed |
| 24/09/2006 | Times changed |
| 04/12/2006 | Times changed |
| 03/03/2007 | MF1730 from AM now 1735 |
| 20/06/2007 | 1007 reprint |
| 20/06/2007 | no change listed. Supported hrly NE. |
| 19/01/2008 | no change listed |
| 28/04/2008 | no change listed |
| 05/07/2008 | no change listed |
| 03/01/2009 | MS daytime hrly |
| 12/01/2009 | Timetable and route changed.Now run by Vale Travel. All renumbered 88. Separate leaflet |
| Manchester Airport - Hale Barns - Altrincham | |
| 30/10/2016 | New supported route replacing bus 18. MS hrly by MCT incl E jnys via World Feight Terminal. SuPH daytime by MCT, E jnys via WTF by ANW |
| 30/10/2016 | 288 Timetable - 16-1392 |
| 29/01/2017 | MCT times are changed. |
| 29/01/2017 | 288 Timetable - 17-0039 |
| 03/09/2017 | Evening journeys are retimed. |
| 03/09/2017 | 288 Timetable - 17-1315 |
| 01/04/2018 | Times changed with buses running hrly. Generally jnys continue to Macclesfield as bus 88 or Northwich as bus 89. New MF daytime 88A btwn Colshaw Farm, Wilmslow, Mobberley and Knutsford. New MS daytime 89 route replacing bus 289 btwn Knutsford and Northwic |
| 01/04/2018 | 88 88A 89 288 Timetable - 18-0139 |
| 08/04/2018 | Times changed. All jnys now run by D&G Bus. Some jnys rerouted to serve Airport City or Runway Viewing Park |
| East Didsbury - Northenden - Altrincham - Hale Barns - Manchester Airport | |
| 22/07/2018 | Times revised, and extended to East Didsbury to replace service 270. |
| 22/07/2018 | 288 737 Timetable - 18-0933 |
| 28/10/2018 | MF times changed |
| 28/10/2018 | 288 737 Timetable - 18-1549 |
| 28/04/2019 | Times changed. ESuPH now ev2hrs with alternate jnys replaced by 88 between Wilmslow and Altrincham. E jnys no longer run via the World Freight Terminal |
| 28/04/2019 | 288 737 Timetable - 19-0578 |
| 27/10/2019 | Rerouted to run via Barlow Moor Rd between Didsbury and West Didsbury. Times changed |
| 27/10/2019 | Times changed: ESu every 2hrs. |
| 27/10/2019 | 288 Timetable - 19-SC-0454 |
| 26/03/2020 | services 288 will operate to a normal Timetable but Buses from Manchester Airport to Altrincham at 1937, 2037 and 2237 will not run, and Buses from Altrincham to Manchester Airport at 1937 and 2037 will not run. |
| 28/03/2020 | Times changed with ESuPH jnys withdrawn |
| 28/03/2020 | 288 Timetable - 20-SC-0476 |
| 29/03/2020 | M-S daytime ev2hrs: NESuPH version 1 |
| 29/03/2020 | Version 2 - same Times: |
| 10/04/2020 | There will be no services on the 88 and 288 on Good Friday, Easter Su or Easter Monday. |
| 19/04/2020 | M-S Hrly incl E Su ev2hrs incl E. NOT implemented |
| 08/05/2020 | BH Fri 8th May. No Cheshire East or Greater Manchester services will operate. |
| 15/06/2020 | Daily inc BH Hrly (M-S) 2 hrly (Su) DELAYED: still running to 29/3/20 |
| 21/09/2020 | services returns to hrly M-F daytime. S continue ev2hrs. NESuPH |
| 21/09/2020 | 288 Timetable - 20-SC-0509 (amended) |
| 11/04/2021 | Run by D&G Bus. Times changed with addtl ESuPH jnys btwn Altrincham and Airport. All jnys will be run by Little Gem. S frequencies are restored back to their hrly frequency from 2hrly; M-F reverts to the pre-COVID tt which reduces the gap btwn services i |
| 11/04/2021 | 288 Timetable - 21-SC-0145 |
| Manchester Airport - Hale Barns - Altrincham | |
| 24/04/2022 | ANW gain the D&G service, curtailed on retender to Altrincham - Airport only, hrly M-S daytime and ev2hrs ESu. Altrincham-East Didsbury section mostly covered by re-routed service 44. Service 288 diverted to serve World Freight Centre, a link which was r |
| 24/04/2022 | 288 Timetable - 22-SC-0085 |
| 23/04/2023 | Following demise of LG: contracted service not yet been covered by an alternative operator and will not operate until further notice. TfGM is tendering all Little Gem services, with a view to new contracts starting on Tuesday 2 May. |
| 09/05/2023 | M-S now operated by Belle Vue |
| 09/05/2023 | 288 Timetable - 23-SC-0197 |
| Bee Network: Manchester Airport - Hale Barns - Altrincham | |
| 05/01/2025 | 288 Timetable - 24-SC-0586 |