Route 42
Route: East Didsbury -Rusholme - Piccadilly
Service changes and timetables
| Date | Change details |
|---|---|
| 26/10/1986 | WAL MF Su NIGHT service NEW daily 0030 0130 0230 OUT |
| 28/01/1987 | WAL jnys withdrawn |
| 25/08/1988 | Night service extended to East Didsbury |
| 29/10/1988 | Night service curtailed at Didsbury |
| 09/11/1989 | New daytime service ev20mins MS daytime. Not Univ Hols |
| 05/03/1990 | New service |
| 09/07/1996 | New MS service |
| 31/01/1999 | COMPLICATED TIMETABLES - UNABLE TO IDENTIFY INDIVIDUAL OPERATORS JOURNEYS DUE TO Summary timetables 42 142 157 W2 ev2 - 8 mins daily by SM MAG FIN UKN GLO BUL . Outbound addtl by 40 40R 42R Addtl 42 Su pm and E jnys by UKN |
| 31/01/1999 | Summary timetables 42 BUL ev20mins 42A SM ev30mins. : OUT 40 40R 42R |
| 25/04/1999 | Times changed: GLO not listed: Summary timetables 42 142 157 W2 ev2 - 8 mins daily by SM MAG FIN UKN BUL . Outbound addtl by 40 40R 42R Addtl 42 Su pm and E jnys by UKN |
| 05/09/1999 | Times changed |
| 19/09/1999 | NIGHT service times changed |
| 21/11/1999 | 42 Times changed. Summary timetable ev2-10mins by BUL FIN MAG SM UKN. 40R 42R WITHDRAWN and replaced by revised 42A - time and route changed most serve Cross St |
| 29/11/1999 | Times and routes of UKN jnys changed, Some extended to Cross St |
| 06/03/2000 | Times and routes of UKN jnys changed |
| 27/03/2000 | Some UKN jnys WITHDRAWN on M |
| 16/04/2000 | Some early jnys WITHDRAWN or retimed slightly |
| 19/06/2000 | Times of UKN jnys changed |
| 22/09/2000 | Summary timetables 42 42A 42B 45A 49 142 157: BULL FIN MAG SM UKN |
| 11/12/2000 | no changes listed |
| 17/06/2001 | Summary timetables 42 42A 42B 45A 49 142 157: BULL FIN MAG SM UKN |
| 17/09/2001 | 42 42A times changed |
| 23/09/2001 | times changed |
| 25/02/2002 | 42 42A no change listed |
| 17/06/2002 | Addtl jnys from Albert Sq on FS Night jnys. Minor change Night jnys from Picc - EDids |
| 22/07/2002 | 42 times changed |
| 22/09/2002 | 42 42A 42B times changed with addtl jnys on 42B replacing withdrawn 49 |
| 23/09/2002 | 42 Times changed; 42A no change listed |
| 27/04/2003 | 42 Times changed |
| 14/09/2003 | Su times changed |
| 22/09/2003 | 42 Times changed |
| 15/12/2003 | Addtl 42 MTuS NIGHT jnys: by UKN 0116 ev15mins 0231 |
| 24/01/2004 | 42 Times changed with some late night jnys withdrawn |
| 14/06/2004 | Buses 42 42A 42B 45A 142 SM MF times changed during summer to 4 Sept. 42B timetable: Daily daytime hrly, plus E hrly 42A. |
| 14/06/2004 | Some UKN 42 jnys WITHDRAWN |
| 06/09/2004 | SM times revert after Summer: 42 42A 42B 142 |
| 20/09/2004 | Times of 42 UKN jnys revised |
| 21/02/2005 | 42 Times changed |
| 07/03/2005 | 42 Times changed: addtl jnys |
| 03/04/2005 | 42 42A Times changed. 42B service WITHDRAWN |
| 13/06/2005 | Summer times to 160705: 42 42A 45 142 |
| 17/07/2005 | Further summer period to 3 Sept: FIN 42 times changed |
| 05/09/2005 | 42 times changed with addtl jnys |
| 16/09/2005 | 42 times changed |
| 23/09/2005 | 42 Times changed |
| 29/01/2006 | no change listed |
| 29/01/2006 | 42 141 142 Timetable - 25307 (Includes buses 42A and 157 between East Didsbury and Manchester.) |
| 20/03/2006 | Addtl Night jnysCorporation St - East Didsbury; jnys from 21 Piccadilly withdrawn |
| 26/06/2006 | GMBuses jnys withdrawn. UKN jnys times changed. SM unchanged |
| 03/09/2006 | Times changed |
| 11/09/2006 | Times changed |
| 18/09/2006 | no change listed |
| 18/09/2006 | 42 141 142 Timetable - 25712 (Includes buses 42A and 157 between East Didsbury and Manchester.) |
| 16/02/2007 | GM2 and UKN jnys withdrawn, SM no change listed |
| 02/07/2007 | Summer changes to 31Aug for jnys from Millgate La |
| 02/09/2007 | Summary timetable : 508 reprint |
| 02/09/2007 | Times changed with addtl early jnys |
| 08/09/2008 | no change listed |
| 01/09/2009 | no change listed |
| 01/09/2009 | 42 142 Timetable - 27487 |
| 06/09/2010 | times changed |
| 09/05/2011 | times changed |
| 04/09/2011 | no change listed |
| 04/09/2011 | 42 142 Timetable - 28580 (Includes bus 157 between East Didsbury and Manchester) |
| 20/02/2012 | FIN Times changed with some jnys withdrawn |
| 20/02/2012 | 42 142 Timetable - 12-0151 (Includes bus 157 between East Didsbury and Manchester) |
| 17/06/2012 to 01/09/2012 | 42 142 Timetable (Summer Edition) (Includes bus 157 between East Didsbury and Manchester) |
| 03/09/2012 | FIN Times changed. |
| 03/09/2012 | 42 142 Timetable - 12-1353 (Includes bus 157 between East Didsbury and Manchester) |
| 07/01/2013 | Fin times changed - now ev20mins: ESuPH jnys withdrawn. SM jnys unchanged |
| 07/01/2013 | 42 Change Leaflet - 12-1887 |
| 27/01/2013 | no change listed |
| 27/01/2013 | 42 142 Timetable - 13-0103 (Includes bus 157 between East Didsbury and Manchester) |
| 01/09/2013 | no change listed |
| 01/09/2013 | 42 142 Timetable - 13-1481 (Includes bus 157 between East Didsbury and Manchester) |
| 09/02/2014 | FIN jnys now run by FM having taken over company. Times not changed |
| 27/04/2014 | Times changed between East Didsbury and Mcr with addtl jnys. Addtl jnys by First Mcr between East Didsbury, Mcr and North Mcr General Hosp. |
| 27/04/2014 | 42 142 Timetable - 14-0555 (Includes bus 157 between East Didsbury and Manchester) |
| 09/06/2014 | FM Times changed with late night journeys WITHDRAWN during University holidays. |
| 09/06/2014 | 42 142 Timetable - 14-0674 (Includes bus 157 between East Didsbury and Manchester) |
| 31/08/2014 | FM jnys M-F retimed |
| 26/10/2014 | Some FM jnys withdrawn during Univ hols. Minor SuPH changes |
| 26/10/2014 | 42 142 Timetable - 14-1548 (Includes bus 157 between East Didsbury and Manchester) |
| 19/07/2015 | Times changed including temporary changes during Summer to 29 August 2015. |
| 30/08/2015 | FM jnys retimed incl changes to Night jnys. SM normal timetable is introduced at the end of the Summer period. |
| 30/08/2015 | 42 142 Timetable - 15-1309 (Includes bus 157 between East Didsbury and Manchester) |
| 24/07/2016 | Times changed with late night journeys WITHDRAWN |
| 24/07/2016 | 42 142 Timetable - 16-0738 (Summary of buses between East Didsbury, Parrs Wood and Manchester Piccadilly Gardens via Wilmslow Road) |
| 30/10/2016 | no changes listed |
| 30/10/2016 | 42 142 Timetable - 16-1426 (Summary of buses between East Didsbury, Parrs Wood and Manchester Piccadilly Gardens via Wilmslow Road) |
| 08/01/2017 | Times changed temporarily due to roadworks on Brook St. Jnys to/from Middleton are also temporarily changed to run between Middleton and Mcr, Chorlton St only. |
| 29/01/2017 | Times changed with some SM 42 jnys replaced by 42A 42B |
| 29/01/2017 | 42 142 Timetable - 17-0135 (Includes buses 42A and 42B between East Didsbury and Manchester) |
| 23/04/2017 | 42/42A/42B times changed M-S |
| 23/04/2017 | 42 142 Timetable - 17-0554 (Includes buses 42A and 42B between East Didsbury and Manchester) |
| 23/07/2017 | MF times changed during summer to 2 Sept |
| 23/07/2017 to 02/09/2017 | 42 142 Timetable - 17-1042 (Includes buses 42A and 42B between East Didsbury and Manchester) |
| 03/09/2017 | Times changed |
| 03/09/2017 | 42 142 Timetable - 17-1340 (Includes buses 42A and 42B between East Didsbury and Manchester) |
| 28/01/2018 | Times changed |
| 28/01/2018 | 42 142 Timetable - 18-0004 (Includes buses 42A and 42B between East Didsbury and Manchester) |
| 04/03/2018 | no change listed |
| 04/03/2018 | times of FM jnys changed with some withdrawn. SM no change listed |
| 04/03/2018 | 42 142 Timetable - 18-0061 (Includes buses 42A and 42B between East Didsbury and Manchester) |
| 22/07/2018 | Summer tt until 1/9/18 |
| 22/07/2018 to 01/09/2018 | 42 142 Timetable (Summer Times) - 18-1008 (Includes buses 42A and 42B between East Didsbury and Manchester) |
| 02/09/2018 | no change listed |
| 02/09/2018 | 42 142 Timetable - 18-1199 (Includes buses 42A and 42B between East Didsbury and Manchester) |
| 28/10/2018 | FM jnys withdrawn |
| 28/10/2018 | 142 Timetable - 18-1405 (Includes early morning bus 42 journeys running between East Didsbury and Manchester only) |
| 21/07/2019 to 31/08/2019 | 142 Timetable (Summer Times) - 19-SC-0108 (Includes early morning bus 42 journeys running between East Didsbury and Manchester only) |
| 30/08/2020 | 142 Timetable - 20-SC-0424 (Includes early morning bus 42 journeys running between East Didsbury and Manchester only) |
| 30/08/2020 | 142 Timetable - 20-SC-0424 (Version 2. Includes early morning bus 42 journeys running between East Didsbury and Manchester only) |
| 25/10/2020 | 142 Timetable - 20-SC-0603 (Includes early morning bus 42 journeys running between East Didsbury and Manchester only) |
| 01/02/2021 | 142 Timetable - 21-SC-0057 (Includes early morning bus 42 journeys running between East Didsbury and Manchester only) |
| 20/02/2021 | 142 Timetable - 21-SC-0120 (Includes early morning bus 42 journeys running between East Didsbury and Manchester only) |
| 08/03/2021 | 142 Timetable - 21-SC-0183 (Includes early morning bus 42 journeys running between East Didsbury and Manchester only) |
| 25/07/2021 to 04/09/2021 | 142 Timetable (Summer Times) - 21-SC-0455 (Includes early morning bus 42 journeys running between East Didsbury and Manchester only) |
| 05/09/2021 | 142 Timetable - 21-SC-0560 (Includes early morning bus 42 journeys running between East Didsbury and Manchester only) |
| 24/07/2022 to 03/09/2022 | 142 Timetable (Summer Times) - 22-SC-0438 (Includes early morning bus 42 journeys running between East Didsbury and Manchester only) |
| 23/07/2023 to 02/09/2023 | 142 Timetable (Summer Times) - 23-SC-0321 (Includes early morning bus 42 journeys running between East Didsbury and Manchester only) |
| 03/09/2023 | 142 Timetable - 23-SC-0484 (Includes early morning bus 42 journeys running between East Didsbury and Manchester only) |
| 21/07/2024 to 31/08/2024 | 142 Timetable (Summer Times) - 24-SC-0333 (correction. Includes early morning bus 42 journeys running between East Didsbury and Manchester only) |
| 01/09/2024 | 142 Timetable - 24-SC-0437 (Includes early morning bus 42 journeys running between East Didsbury and Manchester only) |