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Route 41

Route: Altrincham - Sale - Northenden - WDids - Rusholme - Univ - Piccadilly

Service changes and timetables

Date Change details
26/10/1986
26/10/1986 commercial MS daytime ev30mins ESu hrly
26/10/1986 service extension to Altrincham . Summary tt.
05/04/1987 MS daytime ev30mins plus addtl peak jnys. ESu hrly.
10/01/1988 Addtl supported peak jnys via Marsland Rd from service 47. Addtl Sch jnys.
10/01/1988 Addtl supported peak jnys via Marsland Rd. Addtl Sch jnys.
27/06/1988 S0645 from Altrincham
17/07/1988 Addtl supported S 0645 by SHR. Now TIM
21/08/1988 no apparent change
22/09/1988 New FIN MF peak service
24/10/1988 no change
12/03/1989 no apparent change
21/03/1990 Extended Woodheys - Broadheath - Altrincham
17/06/1990 times changed
30/07/1990 minor timetable revision: addtl hrly FIN Picc-Alt MF daytime.
02/02/1991 Extended to operate MS daytime
04/02/1991 Addtl jnys via Marsland Rd as 41X
04/02/1991 new irreg service
15/04/1991 new MF irreg service
02/08/1991 41X reduced to MF peak only
30/09/1991 Route revised in city centre
25/11/1991 times slightly revised NN-Picc; 2250 from ALT extnd Picc at customer request
02/12/1991 Curtailed to operate West Dids - Piccadilly
02/01/1992 Addtl jnys
13/04/1992 No change listed: MS daytime ev30mins plus ESu hrly by GMB
24/08/1992 New NW MF daytime service (univ term only ??)
20/09/1992 no change listed
21/09/1992 Addtl S service as 41X
21/09/1992 Commercial MS 0750 0905 hrly 1805 IN.
12/02/1993 TAM Service withdrawn
07/03/1993 no apparent change
15/03/1993
31/08/1993 no apparent change
13/12/1993 GMB to GMS
01/01/1994 xx.xx.94 Marsland Rd 41X jnys divert via Sale Station as 41
20/02/1994 Additional GMS timetable: Minor timetable revisions
20/02/1994 minor timetable revisions
06/03/1994 ESu curtailedto run Mcr - Woodheys
18/04/1994 NW to BEE
24/04/1994 ESu reinstated to Altrincham
18/09/1994 Addtl MF 0643 Fallowfield - Altrincham
05/03/1995 Addtl Su daytime jnys. Minor changes to Su E times
31/05/1995 Curtailed to operate Sale - Picc and diverted at Sale Moor to operate via Marsland Rd and Sale Vine. All jnys run as 41
04/09/1995 Commercial MS daytime. FIN GMS ev30mins full route, addtl FIN BEE ev30mins Sale - Picc . E GMS hrly full route, FIN ev30mins Sale - Picc. Su/Late E FIN jnys ev30mins from Sale 0306 / 2307 Su. Sch jnys by Vale. Some jnys operate as 41X. Supported GMS jnys
09/12/1995 Addtl S BEE service: addtl Su jnys FIN????
03/03/1996 no apparent change
03/03/1996 Timetable revised
25/03/1996 GMS to SM
22/07/1996 VAL service withdrawn
01/09/1996 no apparent change
01/09/1996 no change listed
01/09/1996 Timetable revised
03/05/1997 Timetable revised
26/07/1997 minor timetable revision
15/09/1997 Timetable revised, Divert via Marsland Rd commercial SM. Addtl UKN MS 0225 FS 0250 Univ term time Palace Theatre to Sale no return.
05/01/1998 Timetable revised:
29/03/1998 Diversion along Marsland Rd by some FIN WITHDRAWN. SM continue. BEE now Arriva.
14/06/1998 Minor timetable revision
18/09/1998 ARR jnys not shown. MS daytime by SM 4bph FIN 5bph. E supported hrly to Altrincham by Universal Buses. MS E FIN 2bph, irreg MS NIGHT jnys by FIN, UKN (term time only)
01/11/1998 Some FIN jnys changed incl NIGHT. Supported E now by FIN.
05/09/1999 Times changed with MF daytime FIN curtailed at Sale
04/11/1999 FIN jnys terminating at Sale now turn at Broad Rd no longer serve Hayfield St.
29/11/1999 UKN NIGHT jnys retimed -some jnys withdrawn.
04/01/2000 Some changes to MF morning peak and S NIGHT jnys retimed or WITHDRAWN.
06/03/2000 Addtl UKN jnys: MF morning peak, S daytime to Sale
14/05/2000 Times changed: some SM curtailed at Sale. MS daytime jnys by UKN not run 19Jun-14 Sept, Addtl BH timetable by hrly by SM 0915-1815, ev20mins by FIN 0900-0240
04/09/2000 FIN jnys retimed
17/09/2000 Su jnys by SM slightly retimed
24/09/2000 MF 1650 Sale to Mcr by SM WITHDRAWN. BH late E Picc-Sale curtailed at Northenden.
30/10/2000 SM MF 0818 0833 from Altrincham now 0825 0848
27/05/2001 Peak times changed. Supported BH to Altrincham not listed.
14/09/2001 Changes to late night buses. UKN now ev30mins from Mcr on FS - also operate Th night. FIN ev20mins MS
14/09/2001 summary tt: M TuWTh F S Su 41 43 44 At lEast ev10mins
17/06/2002 UKN NIGHT buses WITHDRAWN.
22/09/2002 UKN ThFS NIGHT jnys resume ev30mins both ways.
03/02/2003 service withdrawn
23/02/2003 Times changed: minor FIN route change in Sale: In via Sibson Rd out via Ashfield Rd.
03/03/2003 All jnys by UKN WITHDRAWN,
24/01/2004 Addtl UKN jnys: 0840 Sch from Sale Moor, 1433 from Picc to Sale GS, ThFS NIGHT service OUT only
14/06/2004 Incorrect entry: should be 48 141 143
14/06/2004 MF times changed during Summer to 4 September
04/07/2004 Incorrect entry: should be 48 141 143
04/07/2004 UKN times changed
26/07/2004 Incorrect entry: should be 48 141 143
26/07/2004 UKN times changed
05/09/2004 MF E peak and SuPH times changed
20/09/2004 UKN times changed
07/02/2005 Addtl FIN MS E jnys Sale - Picc
11/03/2005 Addtl UKN FS 0204 Mcr.- Sale
13/06/2005 MF times changed during Summer to 2 Sept. Some Night jnys WITHDRAWN
17/07/2005 MF times changed during Summer to 3 September. FIN times changed
03/09/2005 Normal times resume after summer.
16/09/2005 UKN times changed
26/06/2006 Addtl jnys
03/09/2006 Times changed
03/09/2006 Times of FIN and SM jnys changed after Summer. PH now to Su times
11/09/2006 Most UKN jnys WITHDRAWN. Late NIGHT jnys retimed
11/09/2006 Times changed
24/09/2006
30/10/2006 Times of FIN jnys changed
29/01/2007 Times of SM jnys changed
16/02/2007 GM2 and UKN jnys WITHDRAWN
02/07/2007 MF peak times changed during summer to 31 Aug. UKN jnys not listed
02/09/2007 1108 reprint
02/09/2007 208 reprint
02/09/2007 708 reprint
02/09/2007 Times of some early jnys changed
08/09/2008
25/01/2009 1009 reprint Sch 0744 by GOO
25/01/2009 Some MF morning times changed.
24/07/2010 no change listed
05/09/2010 Times changed
04/01/2011
04/01/2011 Times changed. Some FIN MTh NIGHT jnys WITHDRAWN.
01/05/2011 Minor changes to SM times
09/05/2011
09/05/2011 212 reprint
09/05/2011 E and NIGHT jnys revised. Some jnys WITHDRAWN.
09/05/2011 Some E and late might jnys withdrawn
04/09/2011 no change listed
17/06/2012 Times changed during summer to 1 Sept
17/06/2012 to 01/09/2012 48 Timetable (Summer Edition) (Shows a summary of buses between Northenden and Manchester, Piccadilly Gardens including buses 41 and 43.)
02/09/2012 SM jnys changed to run as limited stop X41. Times changed. Addtl FIN jnys replacing 48: Run as 41X
07/01/2013 Times changed with additional FIN daytime jnys replacing 41X All jnys run as 41.
09/02/2014 FIN jnys now run by FM on purchase of company
27/04/2014 Times changed.
08/06/2014 Some MF peak jnys are retimed.
31/08/2014 Some MS daytime jnys extended to Eccles via Univ of Salford and Pendleton. Go Goodwin’s operate AM & PM school journeys
25/01/2015 Rerouted to run via Liverpool St and Tootal Dri instead of Buile Hill. Times changed.
12/04/2015 Some MF morning peak jnys from Sale are retimed.
25/10/2015 Times changed. Jnys towards Eccles rerouted to serve Piccadilly Gardens.
04/01/2016 MF 1551 from West Didsbury to Mcr is WITHDRAWN.
03/04/2016 Curtailed to Altrincham-Sale-West Didsbury-Mcr only to improve reliability by avoiding delays in the city centre. Alternative services btwn Mcr and Salford including services 8, 10, 33, 36, 37, 67, 100 and new Vantage services V1 and V2.  Revised 52 provi
04/09/2016 Times changed with addtl jnys extended to run to/from Sale.
08/01/2017 Times changed temporarily due to roadworks on Brook Street.
23/04/2017 Daytime journeys are retimed throughout the week.
23/07/2017 Summer timetable introduced on weekdays
03/09/2017 Times changed on M-S with additional early morning and late evening journeys introduced.
28/01/2018 MS daytime jnys retimed
08/04/2018 Times changed. Supported E jnys curtailed to Sale-Mcr.
22/07/2018 Summer times to
27/01/2019 Route extended to Middleton via Cheetham Hill, North Mcr General Hosp, Crumpsall and Higher Blackley replacing bus 42. Times changed. Following closure of Rusholme depot, now operating from Mcr Depot
28/04/2019 Some daytime SuPH jnys extended to/from Middleton. E journeys introduced replacing 49 between Middleton - Mcr throughout the week, run by Stagecoach.
02/06/2019 Operator change from FM to Go North West on sale of QS depot. No change to timetables or routes. See below

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