Route 31
Route: Farnworth - Little Hulton - Walkden - Pendleton - Manchester
Service changes and timetables
| Date | Change details |
|---|---|
| Diverted In Little HuIton via Amblecote Rd. Also serves PendIeton Precinct. | |
| MS Evening RlBBLE to GMB | |
| 26/10/1986 | 1186 reprint |
| 26/10/1986 | MS Daytime hrly. ESu hrly |
| 02/02/1987 | Most journeys operate 5 minutes earlier |
| 30/03/1987 | no apparent changes |
| 13/06/1988 | no changes listed |
| 06/11/1988 | Supported Su service. |
| 30/05/1989 | 990 reprint |
| 30/05/1989 | Peak jnys revised. Supported E jnys by RIB |
| 19/06/1989 | Rerouted via long Causeway In Farnworth |
| 03/11/1990 | MS Evening GMB to RIBBLE t/a BeeLine BUZZ COMPANY (6930) |
| 05/11/1990 | All jnys by GMB |
| 11/11/1991 | timetables revised |
| 06/04/1992 | timetables revised |
| 13/07/1992 | Services extended to Markland Hill via Bolton - Gilnow; competing with 505. |
| 14/09/1992 | MF 0827 from Farnworth WITHDRAWN |
| 28/09/1992 | MS E services revised |
| 25/01/1993 | Minor timetable revision ESu, operators revised. ESu by BEE |
| 15/03/1993 | Revised to operate via AIbert Rd, Farnworth (Not Long Causeway, Mcr Rd & Market St. MS Day |
| 15/03/1993 | These services will be rerouted in Farnworth via Albert Rd (omitting Longcauseway and Market St). Routes will also be revised in Little Hulton, with service 30 now operating via Amblecote Drive replacing service 31. Timetables revised as a result |
| 03/07/1993 | no changes listed |
| 26/07/1993 | Minor timetable and route revision. Now via Pendleton services will be rerouted to operate via Pendleton Shopping Centre and Churchill Way, providing new links to the Shopping Centre from the Little Hulton and Walkden areas. In addition, service 31 will |
| 31/08/1993 | no changes listed |
| 22/11/1993 | Curtailed to operate Mcr to Bolton only (Markland Hill See Route No 505) |
| 30/01/1994 | ESu BeeLine BUZZ COMPANY to GM NORTH on revised_ routeing Some jnys WITHDRAWN ESu all jnys by GMB. |
| 29/01/1995 | Addtl Su jnys |
| 30/05/1995 | 496 reprint |
| 30/09/1996 | 397 reprint |
| 30/09/1996 | Curtailed to operate Mcr to Farnworth only & revised In City to operate via Bridge St, John Dalton St, Princess St |
| 05/05/1998 | timetables revised |
| 20/07/1998 | extended to Bolton GH - Daubhill replacing WITHDRAWN 581 |
| 07/09/1998 | Most MF extended to Bolton via Morris Green Ln, St HeIens Rd, HuIton Ln, Kirkbrook Rd, Willows Ln & Derby St |
| 19/08/1999 | Rerouted via Market St& Long Causeway Farnworth |
| 21/11/1999 | Rerouted In City Centre |
| 21/02/2000 | timetables revised |
| Farnworth - Little Hulton - Walkden - Pendleton - Manchester | |
| 26/06/2000 | Curtailed to run Farnworth to Mcr only . Partly replaced by APT shared taxi |
| 03/09/2000 | MS daytime jnys from Farnworth run by Mcr Rd and Old Clough La in Walkden. All jnys via Duchy Rd and Brindle Heath. Times changed replacing 30. Daily hrly full route and MS daytime hrly Walkden-Picc. WITHDRAWN - replaced by 31 |
| 10/09/2000 | Correction to 3/9/00 leaflet: 2215 from Farnworth and 2315 from Mcr NSu |
| 24/06/2001 | ESu journeys routed to Pendleton Shopping Centre & Churchill Way |
| 26/08/2001 | Supported MS daytime hrly curtailed to Little Hulton - Mcr via Pendleton operated by VALES COACHES. Supported ESu hrly by FM |
| 28/08/2001 | 1101 reprint |
| 24/06/2002 | City terminus now Cannon St. Haybrook Ave no longer served. Times changed |
| 31/08/2003 | Route in City Centre changed with buses terminating at Exchange Bus Station |
| 31/08/2004 | MS Daytime from VALES of Mcr to JP EXECUTIVE |
| 28/08/2005 | All jnys by JPT. Some jnys extended from Walkden to Farnworth. PH WITHDRAWN |
| 29/01/2006 | 906 reprint |
| 29/01/2006 | Route changed in city to serve Shudehill interchange not Exchange Bus Stn |
| 29/01/2006 | 31 Timetable - 25243 |
| 29/10/2007 | M-F 0748 from LH now 0740 |
| 27/01/2008 | Some early and E jnys WITHDRAWN |
| 25/01/2009 | Su jnys retimed and run by MAYTREE TRAVEL |
| 31/08/2009 | PH journey introduced by Maytree Travel |
| 24/01/2010 | SuPH now by ARRlVA NORTH WEST. Times changed |
| 24/01/2010 | 31 Timetable - 27705 |
| 13/03/2011 | SuPH times changed |
| 29/01/2012 | MS jnys now operated by Maytree Travel. SuPH now operated by FM |
| 29/01/2012 | 31 Timetable - 11-1126 (shown as 11-1266) |
| 07/04/2013 | Minor SuPH timetable changes |
| 07/04/2013 | 31 Timetable - 13-0292 |
| 08/04/2013 | Emergency 90 day MS daytimes contract awarded after Maytree Travel suddenly ceased trading: same job number as day before but now lists change to First |
| 08/04/2013 | 31 Timetable - 13-0292 (reused) (replacement issued after Maytree ceased trading) |
| 01/09/2013 | Rerouted via Broad St instead of Churchill Way in Pendleton. Journeys from Mcr now via Blackfriars St instead of Bridge St. Times changed. All jnys by FM |
| 01/09/2013 | 31 Timetable - 13-1436 |
| 26/01/2014 | Most jnys curtailed to Farnworth and Pendleton only. Times changed. Peak jnys serve Shudehill |
| 26/01/2014 | 31 Timetable - 13-2190 |
| 19/07/2015 | WITHDRAWN and partly replaced by bus 29 between Farnworth and Walkden. |