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Route: Service 389

Service changes and timetables

Date Change details
26/10/1986 1286 reprint
26/10/1986 MS daytime hrly plus hrly ESu Gee Cross - Stalybridge
27/04/1987
27/04/1987 MS daytime hrly full route incl ESu.
06/07/1987 no obvious change
27/09/1987 supported service
24/04/1988 no obvious change
13/11/1988 no obvious change
18/12/1988 no obvious change: M-S daytime hrly GEE X - ASH plus 388 jnys. NE. Su hrly full rte
25/06/1989 timetables revised: E jnys replaced by jnys on 208
24/09/1989 Su service revised: Now operated by Citibus
08/01/1990 ESu service revised - E now supported. All jnys operated by GMB
04/02/1990 no obvious change
02/12/1990 Service withdrawn and replaced by 388 jnys
11/02/1991 Hawk Green to Marple section withdrawn Daytimes
05/04/1992 Supported 0920 hrly 1620 M-S by Rose Hill coaches
15/11/1992 Service withdrawn and replaced by extended 388 jnys
Marple - Romiley - Hyde - Stalybridge - Ashton
03/05/1994 GMS full route 388 jnys now operate as 389. M-S daytime hrly
01/08/1994 1095 reprint
01/08/1994 395 reprint
01/08/1994 minor timetable revision: GMS jnys renumbered 389 (MS daytime hrly full route).
25/02/1996 1096 reprint
25/02/1996 ESu service revised - now run as 389 operated E by Dennis, Su operated by Glossopdale.
23/06/1997 no change listed
01/03/1998 Timetable and operator revision. ESu hrly extended to Hawk Green by PEN.
27/04/1998 599 reprint
27/04/1998 no change listed
27/02/2000 ESu morning times changed with buses curtailed AS-GX. Jnys replaced by APT
24/07/2000 S 0720 from Hyde to AS 388 renumbered 389
04/09/2000 MF 0635 Hyde- AS withdrawn. Minor changes to times
26/02/2001 1001 reprint
26/02/2001 Diverted to serve Bredbury partly replacing 397
25/02/2002 minor changes to times
01/09/2002 Addtl jnys Hyde-Ashton: ev30mins by FP. Main service 389 by SM hrly. Also FP ev30mins datime. Supported E hrly GeeX-ASH; Hrly SuPH daytime Hawk Grn - GeeX - ASH
27/05/2003 903 reprint
27/05/2003 Diverted from Marple and George Lane, Woodley at all times. Minor changes to times
26/01/2004 MF 0646 from Ridge Hill now from Stalybridge at 0640
28/03/2004 MS daytime jnys now Marple - Ashton only. Minor change to times. 375 replaces 389 Marple - Hawk Green.
14/06/2004 Summer times to 3/9/04
13/06/2005 SM commercial Summer MF service to 3 September: hrly SM full route plus ev30mins FP Hyde- Ashton giving ev15mins on common section. Supported daily hrly E FP Gee Cross - Hyde - Ashton. Supported FP SuPH daytime hrly Ashton - Hyde - Gee Cross - Marple - H
05/09/2005 normal MF service reintroduced after summer period
29/01/2006 107 reprint
29/01/2006 906 reprint
29/01/2006 Early E jnys retimed
29/01/2006 387 389 Timetable - 25297 (Including bus 389 Sunday and Public Holiday journeys to Hawk Green.)
12/06/2006 Summer times to 1 Sept - M-F peak times changed
03/09/2006 389 Stagecoach web timetable
16/04/2007 Extra commercial jnys between Ashton - Stalybridge. Hrly SM full route unchanged, ev30mins Hyde - Ashton; hrly ash ton - Stalybridge. Supported ESu unchanged
16/04/2007 389 Timetable - 25984 (Including Sunday and Public Holiday journeys to Hawk Green and bus 387.)
02/07/2007 Summer SM MF peak jnys revised to 310807
22/07/2007 early am and E jnys Hyde-Ashton revised. SM 389 as CL till 31/8/7
Stockport - Bredbury - Romiley - Hyde - Stalybridge - Ashton
02/09/2007 1007 reprint
02/09/2007 MS daytime now Stockport - Bredbury - Romiley - Greave - Hyde. Marple served by improved 383 384 SuPH jnys to Hawk Green now renumbered 388. SM jnys hrly full route; ev30mins Hyde-Ashton; hrly Stalybridge - Ashton. Supported daily FM hrly E service uncha
02/09/2007 389 Stagecoach web timetable
28/04/2008 New supported service Hyde - Ashton via TGH replacing bus 238. hrly MS daytime replacing the SB-AS jnys
28/04/2008 no change listed
26/10/2008 no change listed
19/04/2009 SuPH now hrly Ashton-Gee Cross replacing 388
Gee Cross - Hyde - Stalybridge - Ashton
30/08/2009 111 reprint
30/08/2009 Service curtailed to Ashton - Gee Cross. MS times changed. Stockport - Greave now 386
01/05/2011 312 reprint
01/05/2011 911 reprint
01/05/2011 All SM jnys withdrawn. Replaced by 206 Gee Cross - Hyde. FM continues ev30mins
01/05/2011 387 389 Timetable - 28309
03/09/2012 times changed
03/09/2012 387 389 Timetable - 12-1281
28/10/2013 914 reprint
28/10/2013 no change listed
28/10/2013 387 389 Timetable - 13-1813
28/10/2013 387 389 Timetable - 14-0201 (January 2014 reprint)
Hyde - Newton - Stalybridge - Ashton
12/04/2015 Curtailed to Hyde -Ashton only. Replaced by 343 Hyde - Gee Cross. Addtl jnys: SB - AS hrly.
24/01/2016 To help improve timekeeping, M-F afternoon peak jnys run five mins later, with buses leaving Ashton at 1708, 1738 and 1808 and from Hyde at 1757, 1827, 1857.
24/01/2016 387 389 Timetable - 15-1886
Hyde - Newton - Dukinfield - Stalybridge - Ashton
Including evening, Sunday and public holiday journeys from/to Gee Cross
03/04/2016 Times changed with some M-S daytime jnys Ashton-Stalybridge withdrawn. Now ev30mins MS daytime. SuPH jnys extended to Gee Cross replacing 343. Prior to April 2015 these jnys ran as service 389.
03/04/2016 387 389 Timetable - 16-0299 (Including evening, Sunday and public holiday journeys to/from Gee Cross)
03/04/2016 387 389 Timetable - 17-1972 (January 2018 reprint. Including evening, Sunday and public holiday journeys to/from Gee Cross)
08/04/2018 ESuPH journeys will now be run by Manchester Community Transport. Times changed.
08/04/2018 389 Timetable - 18-0270 (Including evening, Sunday and public holiday journeys to/from Gee Cross)
02/09/2018 M-F Times changed
02/09/2018 389 Timetable - 18-1033 (Including evening, Sunday and public holiday journeys to/from Gee Cross)
Ashton - Stalybridge - Dukinfield - Yew Tree circular
01/09/2019 Route changed to DUK - ASH circ. Times changed. M-S ev30mins daytime by SM. Supported ESuPH hrly by MCT
01/09/2019 389 Timetable - 19-SC-0211
27/10/2019 Times changed
27/10/2019 389 Timetable - 19SC0470
26/01/2020 SM daytime: MCT E. Route change via Church Walk and St Georges St in Ridge Hill. Minor time changes to M-F peak
26/01/2020 389 Timetable - 19-SC-0600
23/03/2020 M-F ev30mins NE 0530 -1820 irreg
28/03/2020 M-S = S services with addtl morning jnys: 0520 hrly 1820
06/04/2020 M-F E 1930 2130
11/04/2020 ev 2hrs daytime 0649 - 1849
18/04/2020 services cancelled on closure of company
19/04/2020 All journeys operated by Stagecoach. 1530 M-F journey from Ashton is retimed to run 5 mins later. ev 2hrs throughout day and E with two and a half hour gap on last M-S journey
19/04/2020 All journeys operated by Stagecoach. M-F 1530 from Ashton retimed 5 mins later. 0649 - 2049; 2319
19/04/2020 389 Timetable - 20-SC-0131
01/06/2020 0649 ev2hrs 2049; 2319
15/06/2020 M-F 0520 0620 M-S 0720 hrly 2320
25/10/2020 Rerouted to serve Tennyson Av replacing bus 41A. 
25/10/2020 389 Timetable - 20-SC-0532
31/01/2021 ESuPH times changed .  Su 2220 withdrawn
31/01/2021 389 Timetable - 20-SC-0768
11/04/2021 M-S daytime ev30mins. hrly ESu, with partial financial support; now become wholly supported, revised M-S hrly daytime. 389 was previously operated commercially by FM, ev30mins daytime btwn Ashton-Yew Tree-Hyde. When First withdrew the daytime service in S
11/04/2021 389 Timetable - 21-SC-0151
05/09/2021 Circular hrly supported service experiencing reliability problems Re-timed No change to the Tendered Service Budget
05/09/2021 389 Timetable - 21-SC-0527
24/04/2022 M-S daytime jnys now run by Little Gem. ESu jnys remain with Stagecoach.
24/04/2022 389 Timetable - 22-SC-0053
30/10/2022 M-S times changed. 
30/10/2022 389 Timetable - 22-SC-0542
30/10/2022 389 Timetable (Replacement) - 22-SC-0652
23/04/2023 Services covered from Monday by First Manchester
24/04/2023 M-S times changed. 
24/04/2023 389 Timetable - 23-SC-0178
23/07/2023 389 Timetable - 23-SC-0340
23/07/2023 389 Timetable - 23-SC-0340 (address amended)
23/12/2024 to 04/01/2025 87 150 254 336 337 370 371 389 X50 Diamond Christmas Services
Bee Network: Ashton - Stalybridge - Dukinfield - Yew Tree circular
05/01/2025 389 Timetable - 24-SC-0612

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