Route 343
Route: Oldham - Waterhead - Lees - Mossley - Stalybridge - Dukinfield - Hyde - Gee Cross
Service changes and timetables
| Date | Change details |
|---|---|
| All journeys extended to serve new bus station in Oldham. MS E now First Manchester | |
| 26/10/1986 | 187 reprint |
| 26/10/1986 | MS daytime: Hrly full route and hrly Mossley - Oldham. ESu hrly full route |
| 29/03/1987 | no apparent change |
| 06/09/1987 | hrly daily service plus shorts pm Oldham - Mossley and am Mossley - Gee Cross |
| 06/09/1987 | no apparent change |
| 27/09/1987 | no change listed |
| 27/09/1987 | Su changes: 343 344: 343 full route hrly incl E |
| 26/10/1987 | hrly daily service plus shorts run as 344 |
| 26/10/1987 | no apparent change |
| 01/02/1988 | no change listed |
| 03/07/1988 | no apparent change |
| 03/07/1988 | no change listed |
| 17/10/1988 | no apparent change |
| 23/10/1988 | no change listed |
| 24/10/1988 | timetable revised. |
| 02/05/1989 | |
| 25/06/1989 | no change listed |
| 24/09/1989 | Su operator revised - now by Citibus |
| 08/01/1990 | GMB ESu revised: commercial Hyde - Mossley hrly plus Supported E service now SB/ Mossley-OM hrly. Supported Su hrly full route |
| 08/01/1990 | reprint red |
| 15/07/1990 | timetable and route revised: |
| 02/12/1990 | Timetable revised: Supported ESu hrly service Hyde· Oldham by Citibus |
| 21/04/1991 | Timetable and operator revision: Supported single jnys by DEN |
| 25/11/1991 | minor timetable revision |
| 05/04/1992 | Some jnys withdrawn. ESu service by Tame Valley not CIT |
| Hyde - Stalybridge - Mossley - Lees - Oldham | |
| 06/07/1992 | Service curtailed at Hyde, no longer serving Gee Cross. Commercial hrly GMB plus supported ESu hrly by Tame Valley, single Sch jnys by GM. Supported 1820 MS from Oldham by DEN. |
| 10/08/1992 | ESu no longer via Carrbrook. Single Sch by MAY / RED / PB / JPT |
| 09/11/1992 | Minor timetable and operator revision. ESu now Tame Valley |
| 14/02/1993 | Minor timetable and operator revision. |
| 14/02/1993 | Minor timetable revision. |
| 10/05/1993 | 1820 MF from Hyde withdrawn |
| 20/09/1993 | Timetable revised. Commercial MS daytime hrly by GMB. MS E TAM hrly. Supported Su hrly by GMB. Single supported Sch by MAY. SPO. Supported 0520 by JPT Supported 2 MSE jnys by BEE. |
| 21/02/1994 | Revised route: now via Acres Lane SB not Trinity St. Main service now GMN not GMB. Supported Su by GMS. Hyde. Oldham MS Evenings & Sus |
| 27/02/1995 | operator revision: MAY SPO Sch jnys now by GMS |
| 30/10/1995 | operator revision: E TAM now by Glossopdale, late E jnys now by PEN |
| 01/03/1998 | Operator revision: Sch by MAY. Su now run by PEN, |
| 27/04/1998 | Operator revised GMN now FM, Timetable revised: addtl hrly jnys OM-Waterhead MS daytime by FM. Supported E hrly by GLO, Supported Su hrly by PEN. |
| 29/06/1998 | MS daytime revised. MS 2320 from Oldham now 10mins later. MS daytime service by FM via Greenacres not Waterhead. Short jnys to Greenacres. Sch by MAY, Supported hrly by GLO, supported Su hrly by FP. |
| 06/09/1999 | 100 reprint |
| 06/09/1999 | 500 reprint |
| 06/09/1999 | MS daytime route divert via Waterhead not Greenacres. Short jnys withdrawn. Sch jny by STO FP. MS E by SM. Su by FP, |
| 25/02/2001 | Extended to Oldham. Times changed. Commercial FM hrly MS daytime plus Sch by STO and SM. Supported FM ESu hrly jnys via Greenacres Rd not Buckton Vale Rd in Carrbrook |
| 30/04/2001 | Operator revised: MS 1820 from Oldham now 1829 by JPT, MF 0520 from Mossley, MS 2323 from OM withdrawn. Sch jny by DEN. |
| 29/03/2002 | Addtl PH service to Su times. |
| 02/09/2002 | 1745 MF from Oldham withdrawn |
| 02/09/2002 | 203 reprint |
| 01/09/2003 | Operator revised |
| 26/01/2004 | Waterhead no longer served. Times changed. |
| 19/04/2004 | 0745 Sch and 0750MF OM to Hyde withdrawn and replaced by 0745MF jny via Huddersfield Rd, Stamford Rd and St Johns St as service 344. MF 0645 Hyde to OM and 0605 Mossley to Hyde now 5mins earlier. |
| 19/04/2004 | 604 reprint |
| 05/12/2004 | route in Stalybridge town centre via Caroline St and Water St to/from Hyde, Jnys to/from Oldham continue via Armentieres Sq |
| 04/04/2005 | 1819MF from Oldham now via Greenacres but not Buckton Vale Rd and now op by FM. Main service by FM with Sch by SM. |
| 30/01/2006 | 1006 reprint |
| 30/01/2006 | times changed. Sch jnys by UKN and MAY |
| 30/01/2006 | 343 344 Timetable - 25289 (Including evening, Sunday and Public Holiday journeys via Greenacres.) |
| 01/04/2007 | no change listed |
| 15/04/2007 | 1007 reprint |
| 15/04/2007 | Times changed. Some jnys withdrawn. Most MS daytime jnys now by Speedwell PH. ESu hrly by FM. |
| 15/04/2007 | 343 344 Timetable - 25992 (Including evening, Sunday and Public Holiday journeys via Greenacres.) |
| 28/01/2008 | MS daytime divert via Staley Rd Micklehurst Rd. MF1720 from Oldham extended to Dukinfield |
| 19/04/2009 | ESuPH jnys diverted via Lees Rd not Greenacres. Replaced by 415 for ESuPH via Greenacres |
| 19/04/2009 | S jnys before 1800 now run by JPT not Speedwell PH. |
| 29/06/2009 | MF daytime jnys divert via Winterford Rd no longer serve Buckton Vale R, Micklehurst Rd, Staley Rd no longer served. Times changed |
| 13/12/2009 | MF daytime jnys now by Speedwell PH |
| 12/04/2010 | S daytime jnys rerouted in Micklehurst |
| 31/08/2010 | 1010 reprint |
| 31/08/2010 | 711 reprint |
| 31/08/2010 | Speedwell jnys rerouted in Micklehurst and serve Carrbrook village and Roaches |
| 31/08/2010 | 343 344 Timetable - 28074 |
| 15/04/2012 | 343 344 Timetable - 12-0187 |
| 16/04/2012 | Times changed. S daytime jnys divert via Roaches and Carrbrook. MF daytime journeys will be run by Stott's Tours. |
| 27/01/2013 | MF1720 from Oldham runs to Mossley Station only. |
| 27/01/2013 | 343 344 Timetable - 13-0059 |
| 26/01/2014 | MS daytime journeys from Oldham are rerouted to run via Hey Farm. |
| 27/01/2014 | 343 344 Timetable - 13-2263 |
| 28/04/2014 | 914 reprint |
| 28/04/2014 | MS daytime journeys rerouted via Brushes Estate. |
| 28/04/2014 | 343 344 Timetable - 14-0489 |
| Hyde - Stalybridge - Mossley - Lees - Oldham Including evening journeys from Gee Cross |
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| 12/04/2015 | ESuPH journeys now run via MS daytime route. These journeys are also extended to Gee Cross and run by SM. S daytime jnys retimed and run by Stott's Tours. |
| 12/04/2015 | 343 344 Timetable - 15-0408 |
| Hyde - Stalybridge - Carrbrook - Mossley - Lees - Oldham | |
| 03/04/2016 | ESuPH 343 jnys now Hyde-Greenacres-Oldham only, renumbered 340 and replaced by bus 389 btwn Gee Cross-Hyde. ESuPH 343 rerouted via Waterhead and Springhead (like F-M service in late-1990s early-2000s). E jnys no longer via Carrbrook Village and Brushes Es |
| 03/04/2016 | 340 343 Timetable - 16-0400 |
| 04/04/2016 | This cross boundary service by Stott's Tours operates Gamesley-Glossop generally hrly M-S E, extending to Hyde via Broadbottom and Mottram ev2hrs. Recent surveys show on average 2.25 passengers per trip travelling on the section of route within Gtr Mcr. |
| 23/04/2017 | 340 343 Timetable - 17-0530 |
| 28/04/2019 | Daytime journeys introduced on SuPH run by Stagecoach, partly replacing bus 340. |
| 28/04/2019 | ESuPH jnys withdrawn and partly replaced by bus 81A between Lees and Oldham and daytime jnys on SuPH on bus 343 |
| 28/04/2019 | 340 343 Timetable - 19-0241 |
| 05/04/2020 | Su 5th: 0915 ev2hrs 1715 |
| 12/04/2020 | Easter SuPH: 0915 ev2hrs 1715 |
| 19/04/2020 | 343: hrly M-S daytime (claims the 340 is still running, despite TfGM saying it has been withdrawn). Run by Stotts. M-S journeys are Rerouted to run via Huddersfield Rd, Heywood La and Cooper St. Route changed to serve Austerlands & Springhead, Lees Rd wil |
| 19/04/2020 | Times and route changes via Huddersfield Rd. Heywood Lane, Cooper St |
| 19/04/2020 | 340 343 Timetable - 20-SC-0147 |
| 15/06/2020 | resume full Timetable |
| 15/06/2020 | SuPH 0915 ev2hrs 1715 |
| 11/04/2021 | Addtl M-F 0740 from Oldham |
| 11/04/2021 | 343 Timetable - 21-SC-0252 |
| 24/04/2022 | 343 Timetable - 22-SC-0291 |
| 30/10/2022 | listed as TfGM tender expiry |
| 30/10/2022 | 343 Timetable (Replacement) - 22-SC-0660 |
| 29/01/2023 | 343 Timetable - 22-SC-0725 |
| 03/09/2023 | 343 Timetable - 23-SC-0472 |
| 24/03/2024 | 343 Timetable - 24-SC-0146 |
| 01/09/2024 | 343 841 School Timetable (All Saints Catholic College, Dukinfield) |
| 01/09/2024 | 343 820 870 School Timetable (Copley Academy, Stalybridge) |
| 01/09/2024 | 343 870 School Timetable (Mossley Hollins High School) |
| Bee Network: Hyde - Stalybridge - Carrbrook - Mossley - Grotton - Oldham | |
| 05/01/2025 | 343 Timetable - 24-SC-0606 |
| 27/04/2025 | 343 Timetable - 25-SC-0123 |
| 27/04/2025 | 343 Timetable - 25-SC-0123 (amended) |