Route 42
Route: Stockport - Heaton Mersey - East Didsbury -Rusholme - Picc/Cross St
Service changes and timetables
| Date | Change details |
|---|---|
| 02/04/1991 | New MS daytime circular service in both directions |
| 06/08/1991 | Addtl Stockport - Mcr service (which way??) |
| 24/02/1992 | MS daytime ev20mins NESu: IN VIA Piccadilly - terminus Cross St OUT via Albert Sq |
| 11/01/1993 | no apparent change |
| 12/09/1994 | Now MS daytime ev13/17 mins; plus E ev30mins to ED. Nsu |
| 02/03/1995 | M-F 0805 0815 0935 from Stockport; 1015-1815 ev30mins from ED; E frequent service from Owens Park plus 1910 hrly 0210 from ED plus Night 0220 0230 0240 from Picc - ST. |
| 23/03/1995 | Commercial MS daytime combined at lEast ev 5mins: BUL to Picc or Cross St. FIN to Picc. ESu BULL ev30mins to Picc. Mayall&Walsh run two withflow jnys to Stockport MF0741 0801 S 0956 1016 SuBH 1005 1035 IN; MS 1650 1710 SuPH 1646 1716 OUT |
| 17/09/1995 | 42 42X 49 summary timetable: M-F daytime bus ev 10mins ED-Picc: extn Stockport ev30mins 42; extn Cheadle ev30mins 49; rest 42X, M-S E 42X ED-Picc ev30mins. upto 0226 from Picc. SSu daytime ev30mins 42X |
| 18/09/1995 | Addtl service Mcr - ED 15827 |
| 05/11/1995 | Su service added Mcr - Stockport Warren St 0935-1635 ev30mins : E ev30mins from ED1835 - 2235 |
| 02/09/1996 | timetables revised |
| Stockport - East Didsbury - Didsbury - Rusholme - Manchester | |
| 08/09/1997 | 45 WITHDRAWN and replaced by addtl SM 42 jnys. |
| 08/09/1997 | Addtl SM service replacing 45 ev10mins, FIN ev30mins, BUL 4per hr. All to Piccadilly. ESu ev30mins SM, BUL E hrly. ev30 mins Su daytime, |
| 01/03/1998 | E jnys from Mcr to Stockport retimed |
| 25/04/1998 | Some jnys diverted to Albert Sq |
| 06/09/1998 | Times changed E and early mornings |
| 01/11/1998 | Addtl jnys diverted to Albert Sq. Su service no longer serves Warren St |
| 30/11/1998 | Minor timetable changes to SM jnys |
| 25/04/1999 | no change listed |
| 05/09/1999 | Some MS daytime FIN jnys retimed. E BUL jnys after 1910MF 1800 S WITHDRAWN. Some BUL jnys ev20mins terminate at Albert Sq. |
| 21/11/1999 | Some BUL jnys to Albert Sq extend to Cross St. MF 0658 Stockport - Picc run 5 mins earlier. Other minor timetable changes |
| 29/11/1999 | Some jnys extended to Cross St |
| 23/04/2000 | BUL jnys to Cross St now via Fountain St and Cannon St not Albert Sq and renumbered 142. Times changed |
| 23/04/2000 | Replacement |
| 04/09/2000 | Some FIN jnys WITHDRAWN - no S jnys. Times of BUL jnys revised, all to/from Piccadilly as 42 replacing 142. Addtl PH services by Fin ev20mins, SM ev30mins, BUL 2 per hr. NE. |
| 17/09/2000 | minor timetable revisions |
| 23/04/2001 | Some BUL jnys WITHDRAWN on Sch days |
| 14/09/2001 | At lEast ev10mins |
| 16/09/2001 | Times of SM jnys changed |
| 23/09/2001 | Times of BUL jnys changed |
| 29/03/2002 | Addtl PH 0905 from Stockport to Mcr |
| 22/07/2002 | FIN jnys WITHDRAWN |
| 22/07/2002 | SM times changed |
| 27/04/2003 | Times of E jnys revised |
| 14/09/2003 | Times changed |
| 25/01/2004 | 204 reprint |
| 25/01/2004 | BUL jnys no longer serve Stockport - curtailed at Eddisbury |
| 14/06/2004 | MF times changed during Summer to 3 Sept |
| 03/04/2005 | times changed |
| 13/06/2005 | MF times changed during Summer to 2 Sept |
| 23/09/2005 | 206 reprint |
| 23/09/2005 | addtl FS NIGHT jnys by UKN 0200 ev20mins 0300 from Palace Theatre |
| 23/09/2005 | 42 Timetable - 25036 (Journeys between Stockport and Manchester only.) |
| 03/09/2006 | MF morning times changed. PH times changed with addtl E jnys - all to Su times. NIGHT jnys now 0242 02458 from Palace Theatre - ST |
| 16/02/2007 | UKN jnys WITHDRAWN |
| 02/07/2007 | MF times changed during Summer to 2 Sept |
| 02/09/2007 | times changed |
| 30/03/2008 | 109 reprint |
| 30/03/2008 | 908 reprint |
| 30/03/2008 | addtl jnys S morning times changed |
| 08/08/2008 | BUL jnys sold to SM and incorporated into SM service |
| 19/04/2009 | MS times changed |
| 19/04/2009 | 42 Timetable - 27221 (Journeys between Stockport and Manchester only.) |
| 20/07/2009 to 28/08/2009 | 42 Timetable (Summer Times) (Journeys between Stockport and Manchester only.) |
| 26/07/2010 | MF times changed during Summer to 2 Sept. Generally reduced to ev20mins |
| 05/09/2010 | Times changed |
| 04/09/2011 | 412 reprint |
| 04/09/2011 | MS early E jnys retimed. |
| 04/09/2011 | MS early E jnys retimed. Hybrid Green leaflet |
| 04/09/2011 | 42 Timetable - 28545 ('Electric Hybrid from Stagecoach' styling. Journeys between Stockport and Manchester only) |
| 17/06/2012 | Times changed. Temporary Summer also timetable introduced running until 1 September 2012. |
| 17/06/2012 to 01/09/2012 | 42 Timetable (Summer Edition) (Journeys between Stockport and Manchester only) |
| 07/01/2013 | Times changed. E NIGHT SuPH jnys by Finglands WITHDRAWN. |
| 27/01/2013 | 1113 reprint |
| 27/01/2013 | 115 reprint |
| 27/01/2013 | 314 reprint |
| 27/01/2013 | 815 reprint |
| 27/01/2013 | 914 reprint |
| 27/01/2013 | Minor changes SuPH |
| 27/01/2013 | Some early morning and early evening journeys are retimed on SuPH. |
| 27/01/2013 | 42 Timetable - 13-0096 (Journeys between Stockport and Manchester only) |
| 21/07/2013 | Times changed during Summer to 31 August |
| 09/06/2014 | Dally early journeys between Mcr and East Didsbury (Three Jnys start at MiIlgate Lane) Some late-night Journeys WITHDRAWN during University holidays |
| 20/07/2014 | MF times changed during Summer to 30 August. |
| 20/07/2014 to 30/08/2014 | 42 Timetable (Summer Times) - 14-0902 (web only. Journeys between Stockport and Manchester only) |
| 31/08/2014 | Journeys towards Stockport are rerouted to run via Heaton Lane and Mersey Square. The normal timetable is also reintroduced following the Summer period. |
| 26/07/2015 | MF times changed during Summer to 29 August |
| 30/08/2015 | Normal timetable is introduced at the end of the Summer period. FM jnys retimed incl changes to Night jnys |
| 24/01/2016 | 1016 reprint |
| 24/01/2016 | Some M-F peak period and early evening jnys are retimed. |
| 24/01/2016 | To help improve timekeeping, schoolday morning jnys from Bowdon towards Mcr will start 10 mins earlier. |
| 24/01/2016 | 42 Timetable - 15-1898 (Journeys between Stockport and Manchester only) |
| 24/07/2016 | Times changed including temporary changes during Summer to 3 September 2016 |
| 24/07/2016 | 42 142 Timetable - 16-0738 (Summary of buses between East Didsbury, Parrs Wood and Manchester Piccadilly Gardens via Wilmslow Road) |
| 24/07/2016 to 03/09/2016 | 42 Timetable (Summer Times) - 16-0832 (web only. Journeys between Stockport and Manchester only) |
| 04/09/2016 | Normal timetable reintroduced at the end of the summer period. |
| 30/10/2016 | 42 142 Timetable - 16-1426 (Summary of buses between East Didsbury, Parrs Wood and Manchester Piccadilly Gardens via Wilmslow Road) |
| 29/01/2017 | Times changed |
| 29/01/2017 | 42 Timetable - 17-0104 (Journeys between Stockport and Manchester only) |
| 29/01/2017 | 42 142 Timetable - 17-0135 (Includes buses 42A and 42B between East Didsbury and Manchester) |
| 23/04/2017 | 42 Times changed |
| 23/04/2017 | 42 Timetable - 17-0462 (Journeys between Stockport and Manchester only) |
| 23/04/2017 | 42 142 Timetable - 17-0554 (Includes buses 42A and 42B between East Didsbury and Manchester) |
| 23/07/2017 | M-F times changed for summer until 2/9/17) |
| 23/07/2017 to 02/09/2017 | 42 Timetable (Summer Times) - 17-0966 (Journeys between Stockport and Manchester only) |
| 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 | MF morning times changed. |
| 03/09/2017 | 42 Timetable - 17-1252 (Journeys between Stockport and Manchester only) |
| 28/01/2018 | Some MS times changed |
| 28/01/2018 | 42 Timetable - 17-1928 (Journeys between Stockport and Manchester only) |
| 28/01/2018 | 42 142 Timetable - 18-0004 (Includes buses 42A and 42B between East Didsbury and Manchester) |
| 04/03/2018 | 42 142 Timetable - 18-0061 (Includes buses 42A and 42B between East Didsbury and Manchester) |
| 22/07/2018 | Summer tt on weekdays until 1/9/18 |
| 22/07/2018 to 01/09/2018 | 42 Timetable (Summer Times) - 18-0879 (Journeys between Stockport and Manchester only) |
| 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 | 42 142 Timetable - 18-1199 (Includes buses 42A and 42B between East Didsbury and Manchester) |
| 27/01/2019 | Times of some M-F early morning and peak jnys changed |
| 27/01/2019 | 42 Timetable - 18-1971 |
| 28/04/2019 | Times of some M-S journeys changed. |
| 28/04/2019 | 42 Timetable - 19-0482 |
| 21/07/2019 | Summer service MF changes until 31 August |
| 21/07/2019 to 31/08/2019 | 42 Timetable (Summer Times) - 19-SC-0072 |
| 01/09/2019 | Times of some M-S journeys changed. |
| 01/09/2019 | 42 Timetable - 19-SC-0169 |
| 26/01/2020 | |
| 26/01/2020 | 42 Timetable - 19-SC-0526 |
| 23/03/2020 | M-F ev30mins E ev30mins |
| 28/03/2020 | 42/42A/42B: hrly services each daytime from Stockport (42), Reddish (42A) or Woodford (42B), combining to run ev20mins between East Didsbury and Manchester. ev30mins 42 services between Stockport and Manchester |
| 05/04/2020 | Su 5th: hrly incl E |
| 11/04/2020 | M-S hrly daytime services, every half hour E |
| 12/04/2020 | Easter SuPH: hrly incl E |
| 01/06/2020 | M-S hrly daytime services; every half hour E |
| 15/06/2020 | 42: M-S daytime ev30mins ; E ev30mins; SuPH hrly |
| 26/07/2020 | Full SM 42 42A 42B 42C print |
| 30/08/2020 | Stagecoach tt Times changed |
| 30/08/2020 | Times changed. TfGM Bus Guide issued |
| 30/08/2020 | 42 Timetable - 20-SC-0408 |
| 29/11/2020 | 42 Timetable - 20-SC-0710 (version 1) |
| 29/11/2020 | 42 Timetable - 20-SC-0710 (version 2) |
| 25/07/2021 | Summer timetables on M-F from 25 July to 4 Sept 2021 |
| 25/07/2021 to 04/09/2021 | 42 Timetable (Summer Times) - 21-SC-0440 |
| 29/08/2021 | Route change in Stockport town centre due to building new bus station. 050921 M-F peak times changed: service revert to pre-summer 25/7/21 |
| 05/09/2021 | 42 Timetable - 21-SC-0549 |
| 08/10/2021 | On Fri/Sat 8/9 15/16 22/23/29/30 October & 5/6 12/13 19/20 26/27 Nov Wilmslow Rd services will divert between 20:00/01:00hrs All services heading outbound Normal route then (Left) Hathersage Rd (Right) Upper Brook Street/Anson Rd (Right) Dickenson Rd res |
| 24/07/2022 to 03/09/2022 | 42 Timetable (Summer Times) - 22-SC-0418 |
| 23/07/2023 to 02/09/2023 | 42 Timetable (Summer Times) - 23-SC-0231 |
| 17/03/2024 | 42 Timetable - 24-SC-0104 (amended) |
| 21/07/2024 to 31/08/2024 | 42 Timetable (Summer Times) - 24-SC-0309 |
| Bee Network: Stockport - Didsbury - Rusholme - Manchester | |
| 05/01/2025 | 42 Timetable - 24-SC-0635 |
| 05/01/2025 | 142 Timetable - 24-SC-0658 (Includes early morning bus 42 journeys running between East Didsbury and Manchester only) |