Route 508
Route: Bolton - Tonge Moor - Affetside
Service changes and timetables
| Date | Change details |
|---|---|
| 26/10/1986 | 1086 reprint |
| 26/10/1986 | MS irreg:0755 0905 1005 1235 1505 hrly 1805 NESu |
| 18/04/1987 | 587 reprint |
| 18/04/1987 | Supported hrly MS daytime |
| 27/07/1987 | 987 reprint |
| 27/07/1987 | Extended commercially to Bury. Supported btwn BN-Affetside . MS daytime hrly |
| 08/02/1988 | Two peak return jnys. Journeys run at same time as 565 used to so presumably a replacement |
| 13/03/1988 | Commercial M-S daytime hrly NESuPH |
| 30/08/1988 | no change |
| 19/12/1988 | Renumbered 560 and reduced to one journey per way with flow |
| 19/12/1988 | timetables revised. MF0754 by GMB Walves-BY |
| 26/06/1989 | minor timetable alterations |
| 11/09/1989 | no changes listed |
| 23/10/1989 | Late E jny withdrawn |
| 22/01/1990 | peak jnys revised |
| 12/05/1990 | minor timetable revision |
| 11/02/1991 | 891 reprint |
| 11/02/1991 | timetable revised. |
| 05/05/1992 | SHR = TIM. No change listed |
| 05/10/1992 | Addtl jny replacing 469. Sch Hyndburn Tpt. GMB |
| 05/10/1992 | No change listed |
| 07/12/1992 | Minor timetable revision |
| 15/03/1993 | No change listed |
| 10/05/1993 | No change listed |
| 13/09/1993 | No change listed |
| 28/11/1993 | minor timetable revision |
| 01/08/1994 | No change listed |
| 21/11/1995 | Easy access buses on some jnys. Addtl sch ROS |
| 23/09/1996 | No change listed |
| 23/11/1998 | new timetable: hrly by FM; sch 0741/1613 by Srib |
| 25/04/1999 | commercial hrly MS daytime service (renumbered from 481) |
| 25/04/1999 | rerouted via Walshaw to replace 481 |
| 06/09/1999 | No change listed |
| 26/06/2000 | No change listed |
| 04/09/2000 | Now via Withins not Tonge Moor - partially replacing 560. Times changed |
| 04/09/2000 | replacement |
| 04/09/2000 | times changed: addtl jnys replacing 560 |
| 25/02/2001 | Shorts 508 replaced by extra 481 jnys Bury - Holcombe Brook |
| 26/02/2001 | replacement |
| 26/02/2001 | Route revised to operate via Tonge Moor (instead of Withins) with occasional jnys operating via Turton Road. Most jnys will be operated via Blue Bus. (Tottington to Bury is replaced by Route 481 & between Bolton & Harwood by Route 543) |
| 26/02/2001 | Times changed - some 508 jnys now run as 481. Some jnys divert via Turton Rd. Most jnys run by BLU hrly full route plus sch Srib FM. Sch ROS but BLU on S and Sch hols |
| 03/09/2001 | Most jnys now by ROS |
| 07/01/2002 | times changed |
| 02/09/2002 | Some jnys by BLU not LU |
| 24/02/2003 | Route revised in Elton |
| 28/04/2003 | WITHDRAWN (Renumbered Route 480) |
| Bolton - Astley Bridge - Harwood circular (night service) | |
| 05/11/2004 | New supported FS NIGHT jnys: 2400 hrly 0300 |
| 24/07/2005 | No change listed |
| 04/09/2005 | No change listed |
| 04/09/2005 | 506 507 508 Timetable - 25152 |
| 11/11/2005 | Now start/finish at Bradshawgate. Route change in Town Centre |
| 11/11/2005 | 508 Change Leaflet - 25181 |
| 31/07/2006 | Service withdrawn |