Route 396
Route: Ashton-under-Lyne - Chadderton - Mills Hill - Middleton
Service changes and timetables
| Date | Change details |
|---|---|
| 05/02/1990 | NEW: Limehurst Farm/Newton Heath - Ashton |
| 22/04/1991 | Alternate MS daytime 96 jnys divert via Carr clough as 396. MS daytime hrly NESu |
| 05/05/1991 | Additional journeys introduced |
| 17/06/1991 | no change listed |
| 19/08/1991 | no change listed |
| 27/12/1991 | no change listed |
| 21/03/1992 | no change listed |
| 20/07/1992 | service withdrawn |
| Newton Heath - Failsworth - Hollinwood - Waterloo - Ashton | |
| 03/03/1997 | Existing 428 434 withdrawn and replaced by new 395 396. Supported hrly NESu |
| 24/11/1997 | some jnys withdrawn. Supported hrly NESu |
| 29/03/1999 | Divert via Turner Lane, Lordsfield Avenue and Vicarage Rd to/from Ashton. Some early morning peak and early E jnys changed. Supported MS daytime hrly service |
| 22/11/1999 | 502 reprint |
| 22/11/1999 | All jnys now 5mins earlier |
| 23/02/2004 | Now operated by Speedwell Private Hire |
| 04/04/2005 | 1107 reprint |
| 04/04/2005 | 306 reprint |
| 04/04/2005 | 509 reprint |
| 04/04/2005 | Some early morning and early E jnys retimed |
| 04/04/2005 | 395 396 Timetable - 24838 |
| 05/09/2011 | Route changed in Newton Heath. Minor timetable changes |
| 05/09/2011 | 395 396 Timetable - 28577 |
| 16/04/2012 | minor timetable changes. Some MF peak jnys retimed. |
| 16/04/2012 | 395 396 Timetable - 12-0345 |
| 03/03/2013 | All journeys will be run by Stagecoach Manchester. |
| 08/04/2013 | Run by Stagecoach Manchester. All journeys will be run by Manchester Community Transport. Supported MS daytime hrly |
| 08/04/2013 | 395 396 Timetable - 13-0298 |
| 28/10/2013 | 214 reprint |
| 28/10/2013 | No longer via Briscoe La, Scotland Hall Rd, Amos Av |
| 28/10/2013 | no longer via Briscoe La, Scotland Hall Rd and Amos Av. |
| 28/10/2013 | 395 396 Timetable - 13-1818 |
| 28/10/2013 | 395 396 Timetable - 14-0271 (February 2014 reprint) |
| 05/09/2016 | SchO 0745 from Ashton retimed and no longer extends to Mcr Creative and Media Academy |
| 05/09/2016 | 395 396 Timetable - 16-1116 |
| 24/04/2017 | Some early morning and early evening journeys are retimed. |
| 24/04/2017 | 395 396 Timetable - 17-0529 |
| 29/04/2019 | M-F 1558 and 1703 from Limehurst Farm are withdrawn. All journeys will be run by Stotts Tours |
| 29/04/2019 | S0658 from Newton Heath withdrawn. All journeys will be run by Stotts Tours |
| 29/04/2019 | 395 396 Timetable - 19-0233 |
| 01/09/2019 | Route 338 withdrawn - replaced by 339 and 396 for jnys to Waterloo |
| 01/09/2019 | 396 Timetable - 19-SC-0310 |
| 27/10/2019 | M-S daytime jnys STO divert via Smallshaw La, Rowley St, Kings Rd |
| 28/10/2019 | 396 Timetable - 19-SC-0447 |
| 06/04/2020 | M-F E 1925 2125 round trips |
| 10/04/2020 | There will be no 341, 364, 396 or 407 services on Good Friday, Easter Su or Easter Monday. |
| 14/04/2020 | M-F: departs Ashton at 7.45am, 9.45am, 11.45am, 1.45pm, 3.50pm, 5.50pm. S: departs at 8.45am, 10.45am, 12.45pm, 2.45pm,and 4.45pm. M-F departs Newton Heath at 6.45am, 8.45am, 10.45am, 12.45pm, 2.45pm, 4.50pm. S departs at 7.45am, 9.45am, 11.45am, 1.45pm a |
| 18/04/2020 | services cancelled on closure of company |
| 19/04/2020 | ESu journeys btwn Ashton and Limehurst Farm operated by Stagecoach 1930 2130; 0930 ev2hrs 2130. No changes to Stotts M-S daytime services |
| 20/04/2020 | M-F : 0645 ev2hrs 1650 |
| 20/04/2020 | S: 0745 ev2hrs 1545 |
| 01/06/2020 | E 1930 2130 round trips |
| 15/06/2020 | M-S 1830 hrly 2130; SuPH 1030 hrly 2130 |
| 15/06/2020 | resume full Timetable |
| 30/08/2020 | TfGM Bus Guide issued: M-S E retimed 5mins earlier |
| 30/08/2020 | 396 Timetable - 20-SC-0357 |
| Middleton - Chadderton - Fitton Hill - Waterloo - Ashton | |
| 25/10/2020 | M-S daytime jny Rerouted to serve Chadderton and Middleton instead of Failsworth and Newton Heath. Buses via current Route to Hollins then via Coppice, Chadderton, Fitton Park, Firwood Park and Mills Hill to Middleton replacing bus 419. |
| 25/10/2020 | 396 Timetable - 20-SC-0583 |
| 31/01/2021 | ESuPH jnys extended to run btwn Middleton and Ashton, ev2hrs ESu btwn Ashton, Limehurst Farm, Fitton Hill, Chadderton, Mills Hill and Middleton. |
| 31/01/2021 | 396 Timetable - 20-SC-0777 |
| 11/04/2021 | Run by Stagecoach. ESuPH jnys will be run by Little Gem. |
| 11/04/2021 | 396 Timetable - 21-SC-0149 |
| 25/07/2021 | M-F 0633 from Ashton retimed to run five minutes later. |
| 25/07/2021 | 396 Timetable - 21-SC-0494 |
| 31/10/2021 | Minor ESu timetable changes |
| 31/10/2021 | 396 Timetable - 21-SC-0738 |
| 31/10/2021 | 396 Timetable - 21-SC-0738 (amended) |
| 09/11/2021 | New 397 M-S daytime Links 396 route and extn to Newton Heath - Hollinwood - Ashton under lyne M-S ev90 mins daytime. Replaces 396 |
| 24/04/2022 | Further changes to times. Departures from Ashton at xx35 rather than xx42. No changes to ESuPH times. M-S daytime jnys divert to serve Moorclose partly replacing 12 and 159: No longer serving Mills Hill Stn at these times. |
| 24/04/2022 | Minor changes to times. M-S 2231 from Ashton is extended to Middleton and addtl M-S 2334 from Ashton to Limehurst Farm. ESuPH jnys are now run by Stagecoach. Stotts remains on M-S daytime jnys. |
| 24/04/2022 | 396 Timetable - 22-SC-0097 |
| 24/04/2022 | 396 Timetable - 22-SC-0290 |
| 16/04/2023 | Route is changed in Chadderton due to the permanent closure of the Peel Street junction at Middleton Road. |
| 16/04/2023 | 396 Timetable - 23-SC-0066 |
| Bee Network: Middleton - Chadderton - Fitton Hill - Waterloo - Ashton | |
| 05/01/2025 | 396 Timetable - 24-SC-0565 |