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Route: Service 472

Service changes and timetables

Date Change details
26/10/1986 MS daytime ev30mins. Plus hrly shorts to Walmersley, ESu hrly fill route plus hrly shorts to Walmersley
16/03/1987 no apparent change
06/04/1987 Times changed : Commercial MS daytime ev30mins. Esu hrly. Supported BH to Su times
11/04/1987 no change listed
14/09/1987 no apparent change
Bury - Walmersley - Ramsbottom - Holcombe Brook circular
14/03/1988 Times changed now circ Anticlws : MS ev10mins daytime. ESu ev30mins. Reverse = 474
24/10/1988 no apparent change
03/04/1989 Supported Su 0755 by CRO not GMB
25/11/1989 Supported Su jny by BEE
02/04/1990 operators revised. All 472 now by GMB
31/03/1991 no change listed
05/04/1992 Su services revised
05/10/1992 no change listed
04/04/1993 Su E services revised
24/05/1993 early morning jnys revised
31/08/1993 No change listed
04/12/1994 1197 reprint
04/12/1994 197 reprint
04/12/1994 199 reprint
04/12/1994 995 reprint
04/12/1994 Su E services revised
25/04/1999 Su Times changed
16/01/2000 minor changes to Times
06/08/2000 addtl PH service to Su Times
25/02/2001 2325 from Bury now full loop daily
28/01/2002 no change listed
29/03/2002 PH Times changed
29/03/2002 472 474 Timetable - 24494/14 (August 2004 reprint)
04/04/2005 1106 reprint
04/04/2005 305 reprint
04/04/2005 406 reprint
04/04/2005 804 reprint
04/04/2005 Some early jnys retimed
04/04/2005 472 474 Timetable - 24831
28/10/2007 MS minor changes to Times
28/01/2008 209 reprint
28/01/2008 909 reprint
28/01/2008 MS minor changes to Times
11/04/2010 311 reprint
11/04/2010 Route change in Bury TC. Minor changes to Times
11/04/2010 472 474 Timetable - 27803 (First 'Overground' style)
28/10/2012 Times changed pm peak
28/10/2012 472 474 Timetable - 12-1522
27/01/2013 MF Times changed
27/01/2013 472 474 Timetable - 12-1973
07/04/2013 1715 MF from Bury now 1710
07/04/2013 472 Change Leaflet - 13-0465
07/04/2013 472 474 Timetable - 13-0815 (Web only)
21/07/2013 Times changed during Summer to 31 Aug
26/01/2014 M-S Times changed addtl ROSso service
26/01/2014 472 474 Timetable - 14-0002
27/04/2014 addtl FM jnys
27/04/2014 472 474 Timetable - 14-0490
27/07/2014 Times changed. Supported ESuPH jnys by ROSso replacing FM
27/07/2014 472 474 Timetable - 14-1056
31/08/2014 All ROSso jnys withdrawn . Late E jnys now by FM
31/08/2014 472 474 Timetable - 14-1217
12/04/2015 Times changed
19/07/2015 MF Times changed during Summer to 29 Aug.
30/08/2015 normal timetable at end of Summer period
03/04/2016 comm service at least ev10mins M-S daytime reduced to ev15mins. No change listed to ev30mins ESuPH.
03/04/2016 472 474 Timetable - 16-0204
23/07/2016 Route split in half due to roadworks in Ramsbottom
23/07/2016 472 474 Timetable (Temporary) - 16-0872 (Web only)
24/07/2016 Times changed including temporary changes during summer to 3Sep
04/09/2016 Some MF Times changed
04/09/2016 472 474 Timetable - 16-0893
29/01/2017 Times changed
29/01/2017 472 474 Timetable - 16-1662
23/07/2017 Summer timetable M-F until 2/9/2017
23/07/2017 to 02/09/2017 472 474 Timetable (Summer Times) - 17-0842
03/09/2017 Normal timetable reintroduced at the end of the summer period.
28/01/2018 no change listed
28/01/2018 472 474 Timetable - 17-1865
08/04/2018 Times changed
08/04/2018 472 474 Timetable - 18-0258
22/07/2018 Summer timetable M-F until 1/9/2018
22/07/2018 to 01/09/2018 472 474 Timetable (Summer Times) - 18-0821
27/01/2019 Times changed
27/01/2019 472 474 Timetable - 18-1819
21/07/2019 Summer service MF changes untiLCC 31 August
21/07/2019 to 31/08/2019 472 474 Timetable (Summer Times) - 19-SC-0007
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 472 474 Timetable - 19-SC-0271
27/10/2019 ESuPH TIMES CHANGED
27/10/2019 472 474 Timetable - 19-SC-0338
28/03/2020 472/474: SSu hrly each way throughout the day and E
30/03/2020 472/474: Daily hrly each way throughout the day and E
10/04/2020 Good Friday No services
14/04/2020 472/474: hrly each way throughout the day, NE
19/04/2020 no changes:
08/05/2020 No PH services
10/05/2020 Daily hrly NE
24/05/2020 M-F daytime ev30mins; SSuPH hrly NE
14/06/2020 ev30mins M-S daytime; hrly ESu
30/08/2020 General services increased to operate ev20 mins M-S daytime on each services. SuPH ev30mins; E hrly
30/08/2020 Times changed
30/08/2020 472 474 Timetable - 20-SC-0451
31/08/2020 PH: ev30mins daytime hrly E
31/01/2021 minor timetable alterations to improve punctuality or reliability
31/01/2021 472 474 Timetable - 20-SC-0763
11/04/2021 Times changed on SuPH to improve punctuality.
11/04/2021 472 474 Timetable - 21-SC-0134
29/08/2021 Times of M-F jnys are changed. 
29/08/2021 472 474 Timetable - 21-SC-0605
24/07/2022 Summer timetables from 24 July to 3 Sept 2022
24/07/2022 to 03/09/2022 472 474 Timetable (Summer Times) - 22-SC-0333
04/09/2022 Reverts to pre-summer times
29/01/2023 Linked 472/474 ev20mins M-S daytime, ev30mins Su daytime and hrly daily E. Deregistered Service 472: M-F 0500, 0545, 0615 & S 0630 from Bury withdrawn. 474: M-F 0530, 0600, 0625 & Sat 0650, 0730 & 0800 from Bury withdrawn. Daily E circular services withd
Bee Network: Bury - Walmersley - Ramsbottom - Holcombe Brook circular
24/09/2023 addtl jnys: M-S 0020 from Bury SuPH 0600, 0700 and 0020 from Bury
24/09/2023 Route replaced by TfGM Franchising - operated by Go North West
24/09/2023 472 474 Timetable - 23-SC-0518
28/01/2024 472 474 Timetable - 24-SC-0005
07/04/2024 472 474 Timetable - 24-SC-0200

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