Route 44
Route: Piccadilly - Rusholme - West Didsbury - Northenden - Gatley - Airport
Service changes and timetables
| Date | Change details |
|---|---|
| 26/10/1986 | |
| 26/10/1986 | commercial MS daytime ev30mins ESu hrly |
| 05/04/1987 | MS daytime ev30mins. ESu hrly |
| 19/04/1987 | Route & Stops revised |
| 10/01/1988 | no apparent change |
| 11/01/1988 | Commercial MS ev30mins. ESu hrly. Supported MF0639 S0739 OUT by Shearing's |
| 27/06/1988 | NS 0639 S0739 from Piccadilly |
| 21/08/1988 | no apparent change |
| 07/09/1988 | |
| 24/10/1988 | no change |
| 12/03/1989 | no apparent change |
| 20/08/1989 | Early AM journey NORTH WestERN |
| 23/10/1989 | SHEARING journey to NORTH WestERN |
| 30/07/1990 | Addtl Supported S 0611 OUT / 0713 IN by NW. |
| 17/03/1991 | Single Saturday journey NORTH WestERN withdrawn (not replaced) |
| 24/03/1991 | timetables revised. All by GMB |
| 25/11/1991 | no change listed |
| 13/04/1992 | No change listed: MS daytime ev30mins plus ESu hrly by GMB |
| 20/09/1992 | Minor timetable revision |
| 20/09/1992 | no change listed |
| 07/03/1993 | no apparent change |
| 08/03/1993 | MF 0635 OUT WITHDRAWN |
| 31/08/1993 | no apparent change |
| 13/12/1993 | GM BUSES to GM SOUTH |
| 20/02/1994 | minor timetable revisions |
| 21/02/1994 | Minor timetable revision |
| 06/03/1994 | no apparent change |
| 24/04/1994 | no change listed |
| 18/09/1994 | no change listed |
| 05/03/1995 | Addtl Su daytime jnys. Minor changes to Su E times |
| 03/03/1996 | ESu revised |
| 03/03/1996 | no apparent change |
| 25/03/1996 | GM SOUTH to STAGECOACH Manchester |
| 01/09/1996 | no apparent change |
| 01/09/1996 | Timetable revised. Supported S0701 OUT by Timeline |
| 03/05/1997 | All by SM |
| 07/09/1997 | Timetable revised |
| 14/06/1998 | Services curtailed to Gatley-Mcr. Some MF peak jnys continue to HG. Supported Su service by Bluebird bus and coach. Supported S 0739 by Arriva. |
| 07/09/1998 | Times slightly changed |
| 25/04/1999 | Manchester – HEALD GREEN (SM) (20120) MS |
| 26/04/1999 | Times slightly revised |
| 27/06/1999 | S0739 0859 from city WITHDRAWN |
| 05/09/1999 | MF 1642 from city extended to HG |
| 21/11/1999 | Extended to Wythenshawe replacing route 11A. Also rerouted in Manchester to serve Cross Street. Peak service replaced by New 45 route |
| 21/04/2000 | no change listed |
| 22/05/2000 | times changed: |
| 17/09/2000 | Times changed |
| 04/02/2001 | BBC Su buses from Mcr start at Cross St, out via Princes St - not from Piccadilly. Buses from Gatley arrive at Piccadilly |
| 04/02/2001 | Su times changed as CL |
| 27/05/2001 | Route diverted to Wythenshawe Hosp - Gatley |
| 29/05/2001 | MS Day journeys by SM withdrawn. Replaced by UK NORTH. GATLEY to Manchester (1) Service & Rerouted Route No 178 |
| 29/07/2001 | Su jnys run from Piccadilly not Cross St. times changed |
| 14/09/2001 | summary tt: M TuWTh F S Su 41 43 44 At lEast ev10mins |
| 17/09/2001 | 102 reprint |
| 17/09/2001 | no change listed |
| 28/04/2002 | Su times changed. MS now by UKNorth |
| 22/09/2002 | MS route change - no longer serve Northenden - West Didsbury |
| 22/09/2002 | Service 40 WITHDRAWN. Parrs Wood Rd now served by revised 44 |
| 22/09/2002 | Supported MS route changed: Wyth - EDids - Mcr. Now run by SM. Supported Su original route Gatley- Northenden - Mcr continues by BBC |
| 24/02/2003 | 503 reprint |
| 24/02/2003 | MS route changed Sharston - EDids - Parrs Wood Rd Times changed |
| 14/09/2003 | Route changed to serve Cheadle and Benchill, extended to Airport. Times changed. |
| 05/10/2003 | 0104 reprint |
| 05/10/2003 | All Su jnys 8 mins earlier by Bluebird |
| 14/06/2004 | MF times changed during Summer to 4 September |
| 05/09/2004 | times changed. Supported Su by BBC continues hrly |
| 24/10/2004 | Su service WITHDRAWN. MS times changed |
| 21/02/2005 | no change listed |
| 04/04/2005 | no change listed. |
| 13/06/2005 | MF times changed during summer to 2 September |
| 16/09/2005 | no change listed |
| 29/01/2006 | Divert via Styal Rd not Wythenshawe Centre. Times changed with addtl ESuPH hrly |
| 29/01/2006 | Replacement |
| 12/06/2006 | MF peak times changed during Summer to 1 Sep |
| 03/09/2006 | 1007 reprint |
| 03/09/2006 | Curtailed to Gatley - Mcr times changed |
| 02/07/2007 | MF peak changes during summer to 31 August |
| 30/03/2008 | EPH jnys WITHDRAWN. Su continues - all by Haytons Coaches |
| 25/01/2009 | Divert via Fairmile Dr and Morningside Rd. EDids. minor times changes |
| 05/09/2010 | MS via Broad Oak Lane EDids. Extended to Airport via Moss Nook. Times changed |
| 25/10/2010 | MS PW Rd at 0712 from ED to Airport extended to start from |
| 31/01/2011 | MF 1617 1717 jnys retimed on jny. S 0815 0823 Airport to Cargo Centre now 0820 0828. |
| 04/04/2011 | no change listed |
| 04/09/2011 | Su jnys via Millgate Rd |
| 21/11/2011 | PH jnys added to Su times. Now run by Bluebird |
| 30/01/2012 | MF 0808 direct via Mcr Rd not via Fairmile Dr |
| 16/04/2012 | times changed |
| 03/09/2012 | times changed |
| 03/03/2013 | Bluebird. All journeys will be run by Stagecoach Mcr. PH introduced running to the same times as Sundays. |
| 07/04/2013 | replacement: route changed at Airport |
| 07/04/2013 | Times changed. All journeys will be run by Mcr Community Transport. |
| 26/05/2013 | MF times changed. |
| 27/10/2013 | Times changed. |
| 26/01/2015 | Times changed. |
| 24/01/2016 | no change listed |
| 03/04/2016 | Diverted via Wilbraham Rd, Lloyd St South, Upper Lloyd St, Lloyd St North and Higher Cambridge St partly replacing bus 99. No longer via Fairmile Dri and Morningside Dri in East Didsbury |
| 30/10/2016 | Route changed via Booth StW Oxford Rd and between Airport and East Didsbury. SuPH jnys replaced by diverted 130. Some jnys replaced by 45 |
| 30/10/2016 | Some M-S daytime journeys are WITHDRAWN and replaced by new bus 45. Sunday and public holiday journeys are WITHDRAWN and partly replaced by rerouted bus 130. Rerouted between Mcr Airport and East Didsbury. |
| 29/01/2017 | Minor timetable changes. |
| 23/04/2017 | Times changed on MF. |
| 03/09/2017 | Times changed. |
| 04/09/2017 | Replacement |
| 04/09/2017 | Times changed |
| 04/09/2017 | Times changed. |