Route 471
Route: Service 471
Service changes and timetables
| Date | Change details |
|---|---|
| 26/10/1986 | ev30mins daytime. ESu ev30mins Alternate journeys rerouted via Darn Hill to replace 468. Some early AM journeys by Rossendale |
| 26/01/1987 | Early AM journeys no longer shown as by Rossendale |
| 24/08/1987 | No change listed |
| 30/08/1988 | No change listed |
| 19/12/1988 | No change listed |
| 12/08/1989 | |
| 12/08/1989 | single supported 471 jnys now by Crosville not ROS |
| 02/07/1990 | timetables revised. now ev20mins daytime. Ev30mins ESu |
| 16/12/1990 | addtl commercial ROS jnys: 1835 MS Su 1930 exBury.0630 MF 0815 0835 S exRochdale |
| 07/04/1991 | MS Ros 471 jnys withdrawn: Su 1930 exBury continues |
| 24/06/1991 | timetables revised |
| 05/08/1991 | Addtl ROS 471 jnys : 0520 0550 0610 MS Rochdale - Bury |
| 25/11/1991 | timetable revised. addtl 470 jnys Bury - DarnHill by BEE |
| 05/04/1992 | hrly ESu service replaced by similar 470 jnys |
| 20/07/1992 | M-F 0553 from RE now 0543, 0629 from RE now 0624 |
| 05/10/1992 | timetables revised.Now ev15mins MS Addtl ROS positioning jnys MS |
| 29/03/1993 | 1 AM jny now ROSsendale Transport |
| 05/07/1993 | most ROS BEE MS jnys withdrawn |
| 15/11/1993 | Additional jnys between Bury & Heywood |
| Rochdale - Sudden - Heywood - Bury - Breightmet - Bolton | |
| 25/07/1994 | Service extended from Bury to Bolton (Replacing Route 523): ev20mins daytime full route : hrly Esu. |
| 04/09/1994 | minor timetable revision |
| 07/11/1994 | Ribble 399 curtailed Bury to Bolton renumbered 471. 2bph plus hrly 523 BBC giving 3bph common section MS daytime plus 3bph GMB full route |
| 27/03/1995 | reprint |
| 27/03/1995 | Service 470 replaced by 509 510, 471 timetable revised: GMN 471 ev20mins full rte; Ribble 471/ Bluebus 523 Bury Bolton ev20mins; GMN 509 509 510 ev20mins Rochdale - Bury |
| 29/04/1996 | No change listed: ev20mins full route GMB. Ev20mins S-Rib 471 471 Bluebus 573. 509 510 ev20mins Rochdale - Bury. MS daytime. E hrly full rte GMB, hrly 509 BY-RE, hrly BY - BN 471 shorts GMB. Su: hrly 471 full rte plus hrly 509 RE-BY. |
| 29/07/1996 | Additional jny introduced |
| 04/11/1996 | 471 timetable revised. 571 service WITHDRAWN |
| 01/06/1997 | Some jnys withdrawn |
| 03/09/1997 | 408 reprint |
| 03/09/1997 | minor timetable revision |
| 07/09/1998 | Short jnys between Bury & Bolton renumbered 300 and extended to Trafford Centre. 471 now ev20mins full rte: E hrly full rte plus hrly Bolton to Bury. Su hrly full route. |
| 25/04/1999 | ESu jnys retimed: addtl supported hrly Bury to Bolton by ROS |
| 25/04/1999 | replacement |
| 06/09/1999 | Minor operator revision |
| 27/02/2000 | 0555 MF from Bury-Bolton and all Sunday jnys now First Manchester |
| 13/08/2000 | BH jnys added to leaflet at Su Times |
| 25/02/2001 | Times changed: Addtl jnys: ev10mins MS dayTimes . Ev30mins ESu. Su Alternate commercial / supported. |
| 27/05/2001 | Some evening jnys between Bolton & Bury withdrawn |
| 30/07/2001 | 0558 MS from Heap Bridge to Rochdale now starts 0553 from Bury |
| 07/01/2002 | 0553 S from Bury to Rochdale now starts at Heap Bridge 0559 |
| 29/03/2002 | E jnys added on PH to Su Times |
| 27/05/2002 | Addtl 1830MS Rochdale to Heap Bridge, 0638 0704 0734 MF Heap Bridge to Rochdale 0827 S Bury to Rochdale all FM |
| 30/09/2002 | Minor changes to E Times |
| 01/11/2003 | No change listed |
| 25/01/2004 | 604 reprint |
| 25/01/2004 | 905 reprint |
| 25/01/2004 | Minor changes to Times |
| 03/04/2005 | 0650 MF Bury to Rochdale now start from Bolton 0625, minor Times changes |
| 03/04/2005 | 1206 reprint |
| 03/04/2005 | M-F 0650 Bury - RE now start Bolton 0625. Other minor changes |
| 03/04/2005 | 468 471 Timetable - 24805 |
| 04/09/2006 | MF Times changed |
| 04/09/2006 | M-F times changed |
| 04/09/2006 | 468 471 Timetable - 25678 |
| 16/04/2007 | MS Times changed due to roadworks at Sudden |
| 03/09/2007 | 1107 reprint |
| 03/09/2007 | Minor change to Times |
| 20/07/2008 | MS minor changes to Times |
| 31/08/2008 | Times changed: commercial FM service at least ev10mins M-S daytime. Hrly E full rte plus hrly Rochdale - Bury. SuPH ev30mins. Supported ROS 0545 RE-BY MS. |
| 11/01/2009 | 409 reprint |
| 11/01/2009 | Times changed |
| 11/04/2010 | 1820 MS from Rochdale extnd to Bolton. M-S 2000 from Bury now from Bolton at 1930 |
| 11/04/2010 | 910 reprint |
| 14/03/2011 | Addtl Coachmasters service Heywood - Rochdale. Comm ev15mins MS dayTimes. |
| 14/03/2011 | 471 Timetable - 28287 |
| 10/08/2011 | Coachmasters jnys withdrawn |
| 04/09/2011 | MS Times changed |
| 04/09/2011 | 471 Timetable - 28524 (First 'Overground' style) |
| 15/04/2012 | 0545 MF from RE to Bury now run by FM not ROS, addtl 0515 MF Bury - Rochdale |
| 15/04/2012 | 1012 reprint |
| 15/04/2012 | 471 Timetable - 12-0288 (First 'Overground' style) |
| 22/07/2012 to 01/09/2012 | 471 Timetable (Summer Edition) (First 'Overground' style) |
| 27/01/2013 | Times changed |
| 27/01/2013 | 471 Timetable - 13-0130 |
| 22/07/2013 | Times changed including temporary changes during Summer to 31 Aug |
| 01/09/2013 | Times changed after summer |
| 01/09/2013 | 471 Timetable - 13-1500 |
| 27/04/2014 | 1114 reprint |
| 27/04/2014 | SuPH daytime Times changed |
| 27/04/2014 | 471 Timetable - 14-0354 |
| 27/07/2014 | MF Times changed during the Summer period from 27 July to 30 August 2014 |
| 27/07/2014 to 30/08/2014 | 471 Timetable (Summer Times) - 14-0927 |
| 31/08/2014 | Normal timetable introduced following the Summer period. |
| 12/04/2015 | minor changes to Times |
| 19/07/2015 | Times changed |
| 19/07/2015 | 471 Timetable - 15-0802 |
| 30/08/2015 | Times changed with addtl E jnys extended to start / finish at Bolton |
| 30/08/2015 | 471 Timetable - 15-1159 |
| 25/10/2015 | new MF 0520 exBury to Bolton, 0627 Bury to RE now 0555 from Bolton |
| 25/10/2015 | 471 Timetable - 15-1520 (Web only) |
| 24/01/2016 | To improve timekeeping, minor changes will be made every day of the week to Times between Rochdale and Bolton and between Heap Bridge and Rochdale. |
| 24/01/2016 | 471 Timetable - 15-1817 |
| 24/07/2016 | Minor timetable changes including temporary changes during Summer to 3 Sept |
| 04/09/2016 | Some MF jnys are retimed at end of summer |
| 04/09/2016 | Times changed following closure of Bury deport. Service operates from Bolton depot |
| 04/09/2016 | 471 Timetable - 16-0891 |
| 29/01/2017 | Times changed |
| 29/01/2017 | 471 Timetable - 16-1661 |
| 23/04/2017 | Times changed. |
| 23/04/2017 | 471 Timetable - 17-0359 |
| 23/07/2017 to 02/09/2017 | 471 Timetable (Summer Times) - 17-0844 |
| 03/09/2017 | Early morning and late evening jnys from Bolton are changed. Buses are also rerouted in Bolton town centre to serve the new Interchange. |
| 03/09/2017 | 471 Timetable - 17-1140 |
| 28/01/2018 | 718 reprint |
| 28/01/2018 | S1835 Rochdale - Bolton now 1831: then 1845 1900 ev30mins 0000 |
| 28/01/2018 | 471 Timetable - 17-1867 |
| 22/07/2018 | Summer timetable M-F until 1/9/2018 |
| 22/07/2018 to 01/09/2018 | 471 Timetable (Summer Times) - 18-0822 |
| 21/07/2019 | Summer service MF changes untiLCC 31 August |
| 21/07/2019 to 31/08/2019 | 471 Timetable (Summer Times) - 19-0631 |
| 11/08/2019 | Service taken over by Diamond Bus NW on the purchase of First Manchester's Bolton depot |
| 01/09/2019 | Normal timetable reintroduced at the end of the Summer period. |
| 01/09/2019 | 471 Timetable - 19-SC-0272 |
| 23/03/2020 | services will changes from ev10min frequency to ev12 mins M-F daytime and ev20mins Sat daytime. |
| 28/03/2020 | hrly throughout the day and E |
| 30/03/2020 | hrly throughout the day and E |
| 10/04/2020 | Good Friday hrly services throughout day and E |
| 14/04/2020 | improving M-F frequenciE to every half hour, M-F ev30mins S hrly, E ev30mins / hrly |
| 19/04/2020 | M-F daytime: ev30mins, SSu hrly; E hrly |
| 27/04/2020 | Addtl 471 at 6.05am from Rochdale to Bolton and short journeys from Bolton to Bury at 6.05am, 4.05pm and 6.10pm. |
| 08/05/2020 | PH daytime and E hrly |
| 10/05/2020 | M-F daytime ev30mins; SSuPH daytime hrly; E hrly daily |
| 24/05/2020 | ev12mins M-F daytime; ev20mins S daytime; ev30mins M-S E services; hrly Su. |
| 14/06/2020 | ev12mins M-F daytime; ev20mins S daytime; ev30mins M-S E; hrly Su daytime and E |
| 26/07/2020 | M-F ev12mins; S ev30mins; ESu ev30mins. Addtl M-F 0630 from Rochdale to Bury and Bolton and at 0725 from Bury to Bolton. 0700 Bury - Bolton will operate at 0655 |
| 30/08/2020 | services back to normal Timetable, with some minor changes to peak Times journeys. M-S ev10mins; ESuPH ev30mins |
| 30/08/2020 | Times changed |
| 30/08/2020 | 471 Timetable - 20-SC-0452 |
| 31/08/2020 | PH: ev30mins |
| 25/10/2020 | Minor Timetable changes |
| 25/10/2020 | 471 Timetable - 20-SC-0607 |
| 31/01/2021 | Minor timetable changes with some addtl M-F peak jnys. M-F peaks ev10mins, M-F offpeak and S daytime ev12min ESu ev30mins. |
| 31/01/2021 | REPLACEMENT |
| 31/01/2021 | 471 Timetable - 20-SC-0773 |
| 31/01/2021 | 471 Timetable - 20-SC-0773 (version 2) |
| 11/04/2021 | M-S daytime service now ev10 mins. |
| 11/04/2021 | 471 Timetable - 21-SC-0324 |
| 09/05/2021 to 13/06/2021 | 471 Timetable (Temporary) - 21-SC-0370 |
| 04/07/2021 | Times changed on M-S with through journeys reintroduced between Rochdale, Bury and Bolton throughout the day. M-S ev12mins |
| 04/07/2021 | 471 Timetable - 21-SC-0450 |
| 24/07/2021 | Commercial M-S daytime frequency reduced from 10 to 12 mins due to staff shortages. Expected service will revert from 29/08/21. (no apparent change from 4 July timetable) |
| 29/08/2021 | Times of M-S jnys are changed with addtl daytime jnys. |
| 29/08/2021 | 471 Timetable - 21-SC-0606 |
| 30/01/2022 | Due to COVID related driver shortages, reduced from ev10 mins to ev12mins during M-S daytimes. Early mornings, ESu unchanged. |
| 30/01/2022 | 471 Timetable - 21-SC-0776 |
| 30/01/2022 | 471 Timetable - 21-SC-0776 (updated) |
| 24/04/2022 | 123 reprint |
| 24/04/2022 | early M-F morning jnys changed slightly as a result of customer feedback, and the service will now depart from stand H at Bolton Interchange. This is a following of a review of departure stands at Bolton Interchange involving TfGM and Bus Operators, there |
| 24/04/2022 | 471 Timetable - 22-SC-0123 |
| 25/04/2022 | early M-F morning jnys changed slightly as a result of customer feedback, and the service will now depart from stand H at Bolton Interchange. This is a following of a review of departure stands at Bolton Interchange involving TfGM and Bus Operators, there |
| 24/07/2022 | Summer timetables from 24 July to 3 Sept 2022 |
| 24/07/2022 to 03/09/2022 | 471 Timetable (Summer Times) - 22-SC-0334 |
| 04/09/2022 | Reverts to pre-summer times |
| 23/07/2023 to 02/09/2023 | 471 Timetable (Summer Times) - 23-SC-0169 |
| Bee Network: Rochdale - Sudden - Heywood - Bury - Breightmet - Bolton | |
| 24/09/2023 | M-F 0417 from Bolton now 13 mins later. SuPH daytime jnys increased to ev20mins (was ev30mins) during shopping hrs. addtl late E jnys: New M-S 0030 0100 SuPH daily 2330 0000 from BN - BY - RE: New M-S 2358 BY – RE and 0000 BN- BY- RE. |
| 24/09/2023 | Route replaced by TfGM Franchising - operated by Go North West |
| 24/09/2023 | 471 Timetable - 23-SC-0519 |
| 28/01/2024 | 471 Timetable - 23-SC-0674 |
| 27/10/2024 | 471 Timetable - 24-SC-0489 |
| 26/01/2025 | 471 Timetable - 25-SC-0002 |