Route 291
Route: Service 291
Service changes and timetables
| Date | Change details |
|---|---|
| 26/10/1986 | 1186 Reprint |
| 26/10/1986 | 1286 reprint |
| 26/10/1986 | MF ev30mins 0600-0930; then 1130 1400; 1545 ev30mins 1745 MF. S 0700 ev30mins 0900; 1130 ev30mins 1400. Su 0700 ev30mins 0900; |
| 22/05/1987 | Supported M-S ev30mins 0600 - 0930 by RIB 1130 - 1400 by MAY; 1545 - 1745 plus hrly 2000 - 2200 |
| 22/05/1987 | Supported service: Main service by RIBBLE, lunchtime MF jnys by Maynes. |
| 26/10/1987 | Daily 0651 ev30 0851, MF 1551 ev30 1751 hrly 2151, S 1121 ev30 1351 Ssu 1451 ev30 1551. |
| 22/10/1988 | Revised to incorporate 292. 0651 ev30mins 0851; 1551 ev30mins 1751 ; 1851 hrly 2151 . SSu 0651 ev30mins 0851 S 1121 ev30mins 1351. Ssu 1451 1521 1551. |
| 12/02/1990 | New supported service: MF 0741 hrly 1814. NSSu |
| 12/02/1990 | supported by PTE and Trafford Park Development Corp. MF0714 hrly 1814 by MIDway MS |
| 22/05/1991 | no change listed |
| 21/10/1991 | Service withdrawn |
| 11/05/1992 | Supported service From Trafford Bar MF 0536 0606 0636 ev10mins 0848 0900 ev30mins 1400 1424 ev10mins 1748 1800 ev30mins 2230. Ssu 0630 ev30mins 1600 |
| 15/06/1992 | Supported Timetable revised: Depot jnys extended to Ancoats running as 219X. Similar frequency. |
| 21/09/1992 | Timetable changes with 290 and 292 introduced at MF peaks |
| 15/02/1993 | Timetable and route revised: 0615 ev30mins 0815; 1515 ev30mins 1745. |
| 22/03/1993 | Timetable and route revised: MF 0615 ev30mins 0745 0820; 1520 ev30mins 1620 1645 1715 1745. |
| 31/01/1994 | Operators revised: E service renumbered 292 |
| 21/03/1994 | minor timetable change |
| 30/08/1994 | City terminus now Newton St |
| 17/10/1994 | Peak times changed |
| 09/05/1995 | no change listed |
| 02/07/1995 | Minor timetable and route revision in city centre |
| 30/10/1995 | Timetable and route revised: Extended to Flixton replacing 240 and 292 |
| 30/10/1995 | Timetable changes - extended to Flixton replacing 240 292 |
| 03/12/1995 | 696 reprint |
| 03/12/1995 | 697 reprint |
| 03/12/1995 | no change listed |
| 27/07/1997 | Route revised in Trafford Park |
| 30/11/1997 | Late E jny rerouted - now all operated by Timeline |
| 05/09/1998 | Some jnys withdrawn. Route changed in Trafford Park |
| 24/10/1998 | no change listed: M-S daytime Picc - TC: M-F Peak extn to Flixton: Su 0615 0715 0815 0830 from Picc - TC 0645 0745 return |
| 24/10/1998 | Serving Trafford Centre MS daytime ev30mins plus peak extension to Flixton |
| 24/10/1998 | Times and routes revised. Addtl MS jnys. All jnys run as 291 via Trafford Centre |
| 25/04/1999 | Now mostly peak MF only. Supported ev30mins MF. NSSu |
| 01/09/1999 | minor times changed. Now run by ANW |
| 26/09/1999 | no change listed |
| 28/02/2000 | 0545 263 from Altrincham connects with 291 at Trafford Bar at 0615 towards Trafford Centre |
| 11/03/2000 | no change listed |
| Manchester - Hulme - Trafford Park - Trafford Centre - Flixton | |
| 23/04/2000 | MF 1715 jny extended to Partington. Minor times changed |
| 23/04/2000 | Route change in Hulme now via Stretford Rd not Bonsall St and Rolls Crescent. |
| 17/09/2000 | no change listed |
| 15/09/2001 | no change listed |
| 23/11/2001 | no change listed |
| 25/05/2002 | no change listed |
| 25/05/2002 | Replacement |
| 23/09/2002 | no change listed |
| 23/02/2003 | no change listed |
| 28/04/2003 | Now run by Blue Bus. Some afternoon jnys withdrawn |
| 27/09/2003 | 1203 reprint |
| 27/09/2003 | no change listed |
| 10/07/2004 | no change listed |
| 05/09/2004 | no change listed |
| 06/11/2004 | no change listed |
| 31/01/2005 | Addtl MF peak jnys. By ANW |
| 13/06/2005 | no change listed |
| 17/09/2005 | no change listed |
| 17/09/2005 | 250 290 291 Timetable - 25083 |
| 21/05/2006 | no change listed |
| 21/05/2006 | 250 290 291 Timetable - 25441 |
| 04/09/2006 | 307 reprint |
| 04/09/2006 | Some early am and early pm jnys retimed |
| 28/04/2008 | Times changed. 1700 from Trafford Centre by GOO |
| 24/01/2010 | Times changed |
| 24/01/2010 | 290 291 Timetable - 27670 |
| 14/03/2011 | Times changed |
| Manchester - Old Trafford - Trafford Park circular Includes evening journeys to/from The Trafford Centre |
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| 05/09/2011 | Most 290 291 jnys diverted via circular route and numbered 291. E jnys serve Trafford Centre. Change operators: irreg main service am, lunch, pm by Bluebird, plus MF0647 GOO. Late E FM extnded to Trafford Centre. Supported NSSuPH. |
| 05/09/2011 | 291 Timetable - 28569 |
| 16/09/2011 | MF BBC retimed to 0523. |
| 16/09/2011 | 291 Change Leaflet - 28597 |
| 30/01/2012 | Addtl commercial MF daytime journeys introduced between Old Trafford and Manchester. |
| 16/04/2012 | Late E journeys withdrawn. MF 2105 from Mcr to Trafford Centre now run by Bluebird. |
| 16/04/2012 | 291 Timetable - 12-0462 |
| 27/10/2012 | Bluebird. Commercial MF jnys withdrawn. |
| 27/10/2012 | 291 Timetable - 12-1432 (Including evening journey to The Trafford Centre) |
| 03/03/2013 | Bluebird journeys will be run by SM. |
| 03/03/2013 | 291 Timetable - 12-1432 (reused) (Including evening journey to The Trafford Centre) |
| 21/07/2013 | Times changed |
| 21/07/2013 | 291 Timetable (Replacement) - 13-1274 (Including evening journey to The Trafford Centre) |
| 28/07/2014 | Goodwins 0653 withdrawn |
| 28/07/2014 | 291 Timetable - 14-0975 (Including evening journey to The Trafford Centre) |
| intu Trafford Centre - Trafford Park - Old Trafford | |
| 13/04/2015 | Route changed to run via Ashburton Rd, Guinness Rd and Trafford Park Rd. 0545 hrly 1745. Buses 250 X50 and new 251 links to city centre |
| 13/04/2015 | 291 Timetable - 15-0299 |
| intu Trafford Centre - Trafford Park - Old Trafford - Manchester | |
| 24/10/2015 | Extended to/from Manchester city centre. Times changed : 0541 0641 0737 0840 1631 1731 OUT, 0605 1606 1706 1806 IN only. |
| 24/10/2015 | 291 Timetable - 15-1454 |
| 25/07/2016 | Times changed: 0537 0637 0737 0840 1631 1731OUT, 0603 1606 1706 1806 IN |
| 25/07/2016 | 291 Timetable - 16-0628 |
| 19/06/2017 | Village Way and Trafford Wharf Road become temporarily one-way eastbound, towards Manchester city centre. Service diverted OUTBOUND via Wharfside way |
| 03/09/2017 | Times changed. |
| 04/09/2017 | 291 Timetable - 17-1316 |
| 08/04/2018 | Times changed with addtl jnys. Buses no longer serve the bus station at intu Trafford Centre. |
| 09/04/2018 | 291 Timetable - 18-0444 |
| 22/07/2018 to 01/09/2018 | 291 Timetable (Summer Times) - 18-0827 |
| 02/09/2018 | Times changed. |
| 02/09/2018 | 291 Timetable - 18-1039 |
| 27/01/2019 | Times changed |
| 27/01/2019 | 291 Timetable - 19-0089 |
| 21/07/2019 | Summer service MF changes until 31 August |
| 21/07/2019 to 31/08/2019 | 291 Timetable (Summer Times) - 19-SC-0036 |
| 12/11/2019 | Normal route resuming after 2 1/2 years metrolink construction work. Trafford Wharf Rd reopens to traffic both ways. Service now reverts to previous route via Trafford Wharf Road in both directions and no longer via Wharfside Way towards Trafford Centre. |
| 26/01/2020 | 291 Timetable - 20-SC-0027 |
| 22/03/2020 | M-F peak: 0504 0533 0605 0639 0702 0737 0805 to TP: from TP: 0605 1605 1635 1705 1735 1805 |
| 28/03/2020 | Normal services - no changes |
| 11/04/2020 | Normal services - no changes |
| 01/06/2020 | Normal services - no changes |
| 15/06/2020 | Normal services - no changes |
| 30/08/2020 | Service withdrawn. Replaced by revised services X50 which will now run via Trafford Park. |