Route 501
Route: Ringley Bridge - Bolton - Moss Bank Way
Service changes and timetables
| Date | Change details |
|---|---|
| 26/10/1986 | MS daytime hrly plus ESuPH hrly |
| 15/12/1986 | no apparent changes |
| 03/08/1987 | no apparent changes |
| 27/09/1987 | no apparent changes |
| 08/02/1988 | no apparent changes |
| 04/07/1988 | 888 reprint |
| 04/07/1988 | Minor changes to jnys serving BN Gen Hosp: 0705 504 from Farnworth now runs as 501 |
| 30/05/1989 | no change listed |
| 11/09/1989 | GMB service increased to 3 per hr giving ev15mins on common section with 502. ESu now supported hrly by Ribble |
| 11/09/1989 | service increased to 3 per hr giving ev15mins on common section with 502. ESu now supported hrly by Ribble |
| 11/09/1989 | Timetable revised |
| 25/02/1991 | Minor timetable changes |
| 24/06/1991 | Late E service revised All jnys by GMB |
| 12/08/1991 | early morning service revised |
| 12/04/1992 | Su service revised: hrly full route plus hrly BN-Moss Bank Way |
| 13/07/1992 | Minor route revison in Ringley Bridge. Supported MF 0501 by RIB |
| 15/03/1993 | Some early jnys withdrawn. All jnys by GMB |
| 25/07/1993 | Operator revised Now ev30mins full route plus 3/hr to Farnworth, one 502 hrly to Farnworth giving bus ev10mins common section, Supoored E by TIM |
| 26/03/1994 | 1194 reprint |
| 26/03/1994 | minor op revision: GMB = GMN |
| 27/03/1995 | minor timetable and route curtailed. No longer serve Ringley Bridge |
| 01/05/1995 | MS E service revised: hrly full route, hrly BN-MBW |
| 28/05/1995 | Minor timetable revision |
| 10/07/1995 | Minor timetable revision |
| 21/01/1996 | 1096 reprint |
| 21/01/1996 | MS daytime extended to Ringley Bridge ev30mins. Su timetable revised Commercial daytime. Supported E. |
| 28/04/1997 | Operator revised |
| 30/06/1997 | Service curtailed at Farnworth, Connections with 512 at Farnworth. Supported MF 0635 by Srib |
| 17/11/1997 | MF peak revised |
| 17/05/1998 | 998 reprint: Supported E by FM |
| 17/05/1998 | Su timetable revised: extended full route all jnys 1107-1807 |
| 28/06/1999 | MF 0623 now FM. ESu timetable changed. Hrly full route and hrly BN - MBW |
| 31/01/2000 | Times changed. Addtl jnys - ev7/8 mins daytime. |
| 26/06/2000 | MF 501 0756 from Farnworth runs as 502 |
| 26/06/2000 | times changed. Ev8mins daytime. |
| 03/09/2000 | Some Su E jnys extended to Farnworth replacing 582 jnys to GH. |
| 24/06/2002 | times changed: ev9-10mins daytime |
| 30/09/2002 | times changed: ev8mins daytime |
| 26/01/2003 | 1104 reprint |
| 26/01/2003 | minor time changes |
| Farnworth - Bolton - Moss Bank Way | |
| 24/07/2005 | E jnys revised - ev30mins full route |
| 24/07/2005 | 501 Timetable - 25009 |
| 23/04/2006 | Minor changes to times |
| 30/05/2006 | Addtl ANW jnys BN-MBW ev10mins daytime |
| 25/09/2006 | ANW jnys extended to/from BN interchange with addtl early jnys from MBW |
| 25/09/2006 | 501 Timetable - 25720 |
| 25/03/2007 | ANW jnys withdrawn |
| 25/03/2007 | 501 Timetable - 25913 |
| 28/10/2007 | Addtl MF0558 from Farnworth - MBW |
| 20/07/2008 | Addtl early jnys |
| 19/04/2009 | 1109 reprint |
| 19/04/2009 | 910 reprint |
| 19/04/2009 | times changed: at least ev10mins |
| 19/04/2009 | 501 Timetable - 27264 |
| 04/09/2011 | MF afternoon peak times changed |
| 04/09/2011 | MF pm peak jnys times changed |
| 04/09/2011 | 501 Timetable - 28531 |
| 04/09/2011 | 501 Timetable - 13-0654 (April 2013 reprint) |
| 21/07/2013 | Times changed during Summer to 31 August 2013 |
| 02/09/2013 | MF afternoon peak times changed |
| 27/07/2014 | M-F times changed during Summer to 30 August |
| 27/07/2014 to 30/08/2014 | 501 Timetable (Summer Times) - 14-1054 (Web only) |
| 27/07/2014 | 501 Timetable - 14-1353 |
| 31/08/2014 | Normal timetable following the Summer period. |
| 25/01/2015 | Times changed. |
| 19/07/2015 | E jnys retimed with some jnys withdrawn. Temporary timetable during Summer to 29 Aug |
| 19/07/2015 to 29/08/2015 | 501 Timetable - 15-0978 |
| 30/08/2015 | normal timetable at the end of Summer period. |
| 30/08/2015 | 501 Timetable - 15-1155 |
| 25/10/2015 | Early morning jnys are retimed. |
| 25/10/2015 | 501 Timetable - 15-1521 (Web) |
| 03/04/2016 | some tt changes to help improve reliability, with most jnys from Moss Bank Way departing 5 mins later. |
| 03/04/2016 | 501 Timetable - 16-0202 |
| 24/07/2016 | Times changed including temporary changes during Summer to 3 September 2016 |
| 24/07/2016 to 03/09/2016 | 501 Timetable - 16-0711 |
| 04/09/2016 | Some MF jnys are retimed. |
| 04/09/2016 | 501 Timetable - 16-0898 |
| Johnson Fold - Bolton - Royal Bolton Hospital - Farnworth | |
| 03/09/2017 | Extended to/from Johnson Fold replacing 519 and 520 and rerouted in Bolton town centre to serve new Interchange. |
| 03/09/2017 | 501 Timetable - 17-1251 |
| 12/11/2017 | 501 Timetable (Temporary) - 17-1716 (Bridge repairs at Moses Gate (web only)) |
| 28/01/2018 | 2120 S from johnson Fold withdrawn |
| 28/01/2018 | 501 Temporary - 18-0025 (web only) |
| 28/01/2018 | 501 Timetable - 18-0028 |
| 27/01/2019 | Times of M-F peak period jnys are changed |
| 27/01/2019 | 501 Timetable - 181821 |
| 28/04/2019 | E Times changed. These jnys will be run by Arriva North West. |
| 28/04/2019 | 501 Timetable - 19-0596 |
| 21/07/2019 | Summer service MF changes until 31 August |
| 21/07/2019 to 31/08/2019 | 501 Timetable (Summer Times) - 19-SC-0006 |
| 11/08/2019 | Service now operated by Diamond on sale of FM Bolton depot |
| 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 | 501 Timetable - 19-SC-0270 |
| 27/10/2019 | Times changed |
| 27/10/2019 | 501 Timetable - 19-SC-0336 |
| 23/03/2020 | M-Su 2020 - 2320 ev60mins; Su No services |
| 28/03/2020 | 501: Every half hour daytime |
| 29/03/2020 | Daily E 2020 hrly from Johnson Fold 2025 hrly 2325 return from Farnworth |
| 30/03/2020 | M-S ev 30mins daytime . NE |
| 10/04/2020 | Good Friday hrly daytime services |
| 14/04/2020 | M-S ev 30mins daytime . NE |
| 19/04/2020 | Daily ev30mins; NE |
| 08/05/2020 | PH Hrly daytime. Early E hrly BN-Farnworth |
| 10/05/2020 | Daily ev30mins; NE |
| 24/05/2020 | ev20mins M-S daytime; ev30mins Su daytime |
| 31/05/2020 | Daily E only hrly no changes |
| 14/06/2020 | ev20mins M-S daytime; ev30mins Su daytime |
| 30/08/2020 | General services increased to operate ev12 mins M-S daytime. ESuPH ev30mins no late E services |
| 30/08/2020 | 501 Timetable - 20-SC-0457 |
| 31/08/2020 | PH: 0750 ev30mins 1850 1950 |
| 31/01/2021 | DIA M-S daytime ev12mins; SuPH ev30mins daytime: ANW Four E jnys daily |
| 31/01/2021 | REPLACEMENT: ANW no change; DIA M-S ev15mins daytime |
| 31/01/2021 | 501 Timetable - 20-SC-0771 |
| 31/01/2021 | 501 Timetable - 20-SC-0771 (Updated) |
| 11/04/2021 | M-S daytime ev15mins, and ev30mins on Su. Hrly subsidised E by Arriva. Subsequent to the tender award process for contracts commencing April 2021, through which the subsidised jnys would have been operated by Vision Bus, a commercial registration submitte |
| 11/04/2021 | Run by ANW/Diamond. Times changed. Late E jnys will be run by Diamond and Vision Bus instead of Arriva. Addtl early SuPH jnys |
| 11/04/2021 | 501 Timetable - 21-SC-0337 |
| 29/08/2021 | Timetable changes |
| 29/08/2021 | 501 Timetable - 21-SC-0604 |
| 24/04/2022 | commercial Diamond ev15mins M-S daytime and ev30mins M-S early E / Su daytime. Supported daily late E jnys. On retender, withdrawn: Su 2350 Johnson Fold – Farnworth Su 2355 Farnworth – Johnson Fold. New S 0532 Bolton – Farnworth; Su 0650 Johnson Fold – B |
| 24/04/2022 | 501 Timetable - 22-SC-0120 |
| 24/07/2022 | Summer timetables from 24 July to 3 Sept 2022 |
| 24/07/2022 to 03/09/2022 | 501 Timetable (Summer Times) - 22-SC-0328 |
| 04/09/2022 | Reverts to pre-summer times |
| 29/01/2023 | ev15mins M-S daytime, ev30mins Su daytime and hrly daily Es. Deregistered: Daily early morning and early E jnys withdrawn. S daytime frequency reduced from ev15mins to 20 mins. Tendered jnys operated by Vision Bus unaffected. TfGM support: M-S morning a |
| Bee Network: Johnson Fold - Bolton - Royal Bolton Hospital - Farnworth | |
| 24/09/2023 | addtl M-S E : late E freq now ev30min. (was hrly) 2120, 2220 and 2320 from Johnson Fold 2125, 2225 and 2325 from Farnworth |
| 24/09/2023 | Route replaced by TfGM Franchising - operated by Go North West |
| 24/09/2023 | 501 Timetable - 23-SC-0517 |
| 28/01/2024 | 501 Timetable - 23-SC-0685 |
| 28/04/2024 | 501 Timetable - 24-SC-0257 |