Route 33
Route: Wigan - Castle Hill - Atherton - Boothstown - Eccles - Weaste - Picc
Service changes and timetables
| Date | Change details |
|---|---|
| Other section of route is covered by New Routes V1 & V2 | |
| Stopping places revised, Sunday service BeeLine BUZZ COMPANY to WIGAN BUS COMPANY | |
| WARDLEY. Also Park & Ride - Mosley Common Road - Tyldesley (Square) - Atherton (Punch Bowl) - Castle hill (Broadway) - Hindley (Bird I'th Hand) - Belle Green (Windermere Road) - WIGAN (Bus Station) | |
| Wigan - Atherton - Worsley - Eccles - Weaste - Manchester | |
| 26/10/1986 | MS ev30mins full route plus ESu Boothstown- WN hrly |
| 23/02/1987 | no apparent changes |
| 29/03/1987 | no apparent changes |
| 29/03/1987 | Two evening journeys added by Ribble: 1833/1933 Atherton-MCR, 1930/2030 MCR-Atherton |
| 11/05/1987 | no apparent changes |
| 03/08/1987 | no apparent changes |
| 29/11/1987 | Addtl ESu hrly supported Atherton - Picc; Su hrly by Ribble |
| 07/12/1987 | no apparent changes |
| 29/02/1988 | no apparent changes |
| 05/06/1988 | no apparent changes |
| 05/06/1988 | Revised supported ESu hrly full route |
| 19/09/1988 | 290 reprint |
| 19/09/1988 | no apparent changes |
| 29/04/1991 | MF peak times changed |
| 29/07/1991 | minor timetable revision. Some peak jnys marked as "not from last Mon in July to last Friday in August inclusive" |
| 12/08/1991 | Some early jnys WITHDRAWN |
| 11/11/1991 | minor timetable revision |
| 24/11/1991 | Some Su jnys shown as 33X Castle Hill - Wigan |
| 30/03/1992 | MF peak jny WITHDRAWN |
| 10/08/1992 | Addtl jnys |
| 02/11/1992 | Minor timetable revision |
| 15/11/1992 | 0613 from Wigan to Mcr will commence from Atherton at 0641, M-F 0709 from Boothstown to Mcr will commence from Hindley at 0630, M-F 2305 from Wigan to Tyldesley is withdrawn, M-F and Sunday |
| 13/03/1993 | Timetable revised: Supported daily 2245 from Wigan by NW |
| 15/03/1993 | 2315 Wigan - Atherton introduced, M-S. following Jnys withdrawn: M-F 1559 Boothstown - Mcr. S 2305 Wigan - Atherton. Su 0822 Atherton - Wigan, 1035 Wigan - Atherton. |
| 12/06/1993 | Minor timetable revision |
| 16/08/1993 | 0642 Atherton - Wigan retimed to 0631, M-F. |
| 25/07/1994 | 495 reprint - BEE jnys not listed |
| 25/07/1994 | Addtl commercial BEE Worsley - Picc MS daytime ev30mins |
| 19/06/1995 | Addtl commercial GMN Picc - Monton Grn MS daytime ev30mins . MS 2345 WITHDRAWN Su not changed |
| 09/10/1995 | Timetable revised |
| 15/04/1996 | Supported Su 2345 by Wigan Bus not NW. Supported 683 MS 2205 from WN & 2315 from Ath-Astley by GMN |
| 01/07/1996 | Minor timetable revision |
| 30/09/1996 | Minor timetable revision |
| 06/01/1997 | Supported Su 2345 by Wigan Bus WITHDRAWN |
| 03/08/1997 | Timetable revised with addtl hrly Su jnys Monton Grn - Piccadilly. Giving ev30mins shopping times. M-S morning times changed. |
| 08/02/1998 | Timetable revised: Most addtl Su short jnys WITHDRAWN |
| 20/07/1998 | addtl MF 0742 Tyldesley - WN |
| 07/09/1998 | Short jnys Mcr-Monton Green renumbered as 63. MS 1652 1722 from Mcr WITHDRAWN. Su no change. |
| 30/05/1999 | Some MF peak jnys retimed. Some late E, S and Su jnys WITHDRAWN |
| 22/11/1999 | Addtl MF0651 from Wigan - Mcr |
| 29/05/2000 | BH times added to Su daytimes. NSuE |
| 30/07/2000 | Diverted via Atherton Rd not Castle Hill. Times changed |
| 26/02/2001 | no changes listed |
| 25/03/2001 | minor changes to times |
| 28/08/2001 | no changes listed |
| 17/09/2001 | MF morning peak times changed |
| 26/11/2001 | MF 0706 arrives Wigan 5 mins later at 0848. Addtl 0817 from Ath - WN |
| 30/01/2002 | MF morning peak times changed |
| 24/06/2002 | 1102 reprint |
| 24/06/2002 | minor changes to times |
| 31/01/2003 | E route into Wigan changed |
| 29/06/2003 | 1103 reprint |
| 29/06/2003 | 204 reprint |
| 29/06/2003 | MF 0706 from Mcr now 0656 |
| 30/01/2005 | no changes listed |
| 25/07/2005 | MF times changed during summer to 2 Sept |
| 31/07/2005 | no change listed |
| 29/01/2006 | times changed |
| 29/01/2006 | 33 63 Timetable - 25219 |
| 24/04/2006 | MF 0533 from Wigan retimed |
| 24/07/2006 to 01/09/2006 | 33 63 Summer Times - 25541 |
| 04/09/2006 | MF times changed |
| 04/09/2006 | 33 63 Timetable - 25629 |
| 30/10/2006 | MF peak times changed |
| 15/04/2007 | MS daytime curtailed Worsley - Mcr ev15mins. Supported E jnys remain full route as do Su daytime. |
| 15/04/2007 | 33 63 Timetable - 26001 |
| 23/07/2007 | MF peak times changed during summer to 1 Sept. S jnys from Mcr retimed |
| 03/09/2007 | MF 1753 from Wigan and most S jnys from city retimed |
| 29/10/2007 | MS E jnys from Mcr now 2 mins later |
| 27/01/2008 | times changed |
| 31/08/2008 | Some MF peak times revised |
| 25/01/2009 | 110 reprint |
| 25/01/2009 | no changes listed |
| 25/01/2009 | 33 63 Timetable (Replacement Guide) - 27208 |
| 26/07/2010 to 27/08/2010 | 33 63 Timetable (Summer Times) |
| 29/08/2010 | Times changed: MS daytime ev15mins Worsley - City. Supported E hrly full route. Commercial SuPH daytime hrly full route. |
| 29/08/2010 | 33 63 Timetable - 28010 |
| 13/03/2011 | no change listed |
| 13/03/2011 | 33 63 Timetable - 28276 |
| 29/01/2012 | no change listed |
| 29/01/2012 | 33 63 Timetable - 11-1204 |
| 22/07/2012 to 01/09/2012 | 33 63 Timetable (Summer Edition) |
| 03/09/2012 | MF 0653 from Worsley to Mcr is retimed to run 1 minute earlier. |
| 02/12/2012 | ESuPH now run by SiW having taken over Wigan depot from FM. |
| 02/12/2012 | 33 63 Timetable - 12-1812 |
| 27/01/2013 | MF 1908 from Mcr retimed to run 5 minutes later. |
| 21/07/2013 | Times changed during Summer to 31 August |
| 01/09/2013 | Times changed. Addtl supported hrly SuPH FM daytime jnys Eccles and Mcr. |
| 01/09/2013 | 33 63 Timetable - 13-1437 |
| 26/01/2014 | Some MF peak times changed. |
| 26/01/2014 | 33 63 Timetable - 13-2186 |
| 27/07/2014 | MF times changed during Summer to 30 August 2014 |
| 27/07/2014 to 30/08/2014 | 33 63 Timetable (Summer Times) - 14-0911 |
| 31/08/2014 | Normal timetable following the Summer period. |
| 26/10/2014 | no change listed |
| 26/10/2014 | 33 63 Timetable - 14-1498 |
| 25/01/2015 | 33 63 Timetable - 15-0092 |
| 19/07/2015 | no change listed |
| 19/07/2015 | 33 63 Timetable - 15-0847 |
| 30/08/2015 | Times changed. FM jnys rerouted in city centre to via Bridgewater Viaduct, Chester Rd, Egerton St and Dawson St instead of Liverpool Rd and Water St. |
| 30/08/2015 | 33 63 Timetable - 15-1172 |
| 25/10/2015 | Early E and SuPH daytime SM jnys rerouted in city centre as FM now via Bridgewater Viaduct, Chester Rd, Egerton St and Dawson St instead of Liverpool Rd and Water St. Times changed with addtl early morning journeys. |
| 25/10/2015 | 33 63 Timetable - 15-1455 |
| 24/01/2016 | FM jnys to help improve timekeeping, most jnys from Worsley to Mcr leave up to five mins later, with addtl time added to the timetable, jnys from Mcr to Worsley have addtl time added to the timetable. Trips towards Mcr revert via Water St and Liverpool Rd |
| 24/01/2016 | 33 63 Timetable - 15-1883 |
| 03/04/2016 | SM ESuPH to improve punctuality, times along the route revised without altering the start and end times of the journeys. |
| 03/04/2016 | 33 63 Timetable - 16-0188 |
| 30/10/2016 | Times changed on SuPH |
| 30/10/2016 | 33 63 Timetable - 16-1190 |
| 23/04/2017 | Minor MF timetable changes. |
| 23/04/2017 | 33 63 Timetable - 17-0366 |
| 23/07/2017 | MF times changed during Summer to 2Sep plus ESuPH from WN retimed |
| 23/07/2017 to 02/09/2017 | 33 63 Timetable - 17-0910 |
| 03/09/2017 | Normal tt at end of summer |
| 03/09/2017 | 33 63 Timetable - 17-1331 |
| 29/10/2017 | Times changed MS E: 1752 MF 1753 S 1932 M-S WITHDRAWN. Remaining E by DIA |
| 29/10/2017 | 33 63 Timetable - 17-1451 |
| 28/01/2018 | Times changed |
| 28/01/2018 | 33 63 Timetable - 17-1869 |
| 08/04/2018 | 33 Times changed on some M-S journeys 63 0517 M-F journey from Brookhouse now runs at 0513 |
| 08/04/2018 | 33 63 Timetable - 18-0386 |
| 22/07/2018 | M-F times revised for summer until 1/9/2018 |
| 22/07/2018 to 01/09/2018 | 33 63 Timetable (Summer Times) - 18-0909 |
| Worsley - Eccles - Manchester | |
| 28/10/2018 | Route curtailed Worsley- Mcr. Replaced by 132 Wigan - Worsley - Trafford Centre. All jnys FM |
| 28/10/2018 | 33 63 Timetable - 18-1358 |
| 09/12/2018 | Diverted via Liverpool Rd and Water St due to congestion caused by road works MSIRR |
| 09/12/2018 | 33 63 Timetable - 18-1728 |
| 27/01/2019 | times changed |
| 27/01/2019 | 33 63 Timetable - 18-1837 |
| 02/06/2019 | Operator change from FM to Go North West on sale of QS depot. No change to timetables or routes. |
| 02/06/2019 | 33 63 Timetable - 19-0618 |
| 21/07/2019 | Summer timetable between 21 July and 31 August. |
| 21/07/2019 to 31/08/2019 | 33 63 Timetable (Summer Times) - 19-SC-0045 |
| 27/10/2019 | Times changed – still ev30mins MS daytime. ESu hrly |
| 27/10/2019 | 33 63 Timetable - 19-SC-0331 |
| 26/01/2020 | Extended to serve Shudehill Interchange in Mcr city centre via 18 route. Times changed. 63 renumbered 33B |
| 26/01/2020 | 33 33B Timetable - 19-SC-0586 |
| 23/03/2020 | 33 will run to and from Worsley, M-S, and only as far as Eccles on Su. Su Timetable daily , with enhancements during the morning peak. |
| 29/03/2020 | M-S daytime to Worsley, and hrly E. Su hrly as far as Eccles incl E |
| 14/04/2020 | will run hrly, M-S daytime to Worsley, and hrly on E and Su as far as Eccles |
| 31/05/2020 | largely return to normal, with some shorter running Times to reflect the level of traffic on the roads. M-S daytime ev30mins plus hrly ESu |
| 31/05/2020 | Ttable not back to normal: Ev30mins to Worsley but no variations in times M-F peaks. Hrly on Su to Eccles |
| 15/06/2020 | No change from 31/5/2020 |
| 15/06/2020 | Now ev30mins, M-S, and every hr ESu |
| 01/08/2020 | M-S daytime ev30mins; ESu hrly |
| 03/08/2020 | GNW timetable: M-F 0715 ex MCR 5 mins earlier, Sat 1915 ex MCR 5 mins later |
| 01/09/2020 | M-F times changed |
| 01/09/2020 | 33 33B GNW Timetable |
| 01/09/2020 | 33 33B Timetable - 20-SC-0428 |
| 31/01/2021 | 1848 M-F from Worsley is withdrawn. All other jnys remain unchanged. |
| 31/01/2021 | 33 33B GNW Timetable |
| 31/01/2021 | 33 33B Timetable - 21-SC-0041 |
| 28/02/2021 | STRIKE TT: hrly M-S daytime; Normal ESu service |
| 28/02/2021 | You have GNW timetable: Day reduced to hourly (same as 2020 lockdown) |
| 28/02/2021 | 33 33B GNW Timetable |
| 19/04/2021 | ev30mins M-S daytime; hrly ESu |
| 19/04/2021 | 33 33B GNW Timetable |
| 19/04/2021 | 33 33B Timetable - 21-SC-0360 |
| 30/05/2021 | 33 33B Timetable - 21-SC-0392 |
| 04/09/2022 | Times changed. |
| 04/09/2022 | 33 33B Timetable - 22-SC-0474 |
| Bee Network: Worsley - Eccles - Manchester | |
| 24/03/2024 | 33 33B Timetable - 24-SC-0053 |
| 24/03/2024 | 33 33B Timetable - 24-SC-0053 (Amended) |
| 24/03/2024 | 33 33B Timetable (Replacement) - 24-SC-0269 (no pdf found) |
| Bee Network: RHS Garden Bridgewater - Worsley - Eccles - Manchester | |
| 27/04/2025 | 33 33B Timetable - 25-SC-0095 |