Route 51
Route: St Helens - Leigh - Atherton - Hag Fold - Bolton
Service changes and timetables
| Date | Change details |
|---|---|
| 28/09/1992 | 51P no change listed: hrly daytime NESu linked 51 51P 61 |
| 28/09/1992 | extended from Newton to Golbourne - Leigh - Atherton - Westhaughton - Bolton (separate timetable) : hrly daytime NESu linked 51 51P 61 |
| 28/09/1992 | Extended into Greater Manchester area from Newton le Willows to Bolton via GoIbourne, Lowton, Leigh, Atherton & Westhoughton |
| 28/09/1992 | Merseytravel tt available. Leigh journeys 51, Bolton journeys 51P |
| 28/09/1992 | MF TIM 583 jnys withdrawn and replaced by TIM service 51. MS daytime hrly. NESu |
| 07/11/1992 | no change listed |
| 04/01/1993 | Addtl supported E 583 jny replacing withdrawn commercial 51 jny |
| 04/01/1993 | Rerouted via Derbyshire Hill & Waring Avenue (Parr). Revised timetable: M-S hrly full route plus hrly shorts: Bolton - Westhaughton and Leigh - St Helens. NESu. StH - Newton M-S 10min service. Su service runs as 583 Leigh - Hagfold hrly 1115 - 2315 |
| 05/04/1993 | Leigh shorts terminate at Bus Stn not The Avenue |
| 26/04/1993 | Certain journeys terminating at Leigh extended to Atherton (See Route No 51A) |
| 23/05/1993 | Sunday TIMELINE TRAVEL to HEATONS TRAVEL |
| 24/05/1993 | no change listed |
| 26/07/1993 | Timetable and route revised. 51 hrly full route, hrly BN-Daisy Hill. NESu. 51A New commercial MS daytime hrly service from some 51 jnys terminating at Leigh extended to Atherton as 51A hrly |
| 31/08/1993 | Minor timetable and route revision 51 51A |
| 25/10/1993 | no change listed 51 51A |
| 28/02/1994 | Minor timetable revision 51 51A |
| 11/04/1994 | Leigh to Hag Fold journeys withdrawn |
| 20/06/1994 | no change listed 51 51A |
| 19/09/1994 | Minor timetable revision 51 51A |
| 31/10/1994 | 51A Diverted via Asda (Atherleigh Way) |
| 12/02/1995 | 51 51A no change listed |
| 05/06/1995 | no change listed: MS daytime 51 hrly full route plus hrly BN-Daisy Hill; 51A hrly ATH-StH. NESu. |
| 09/10/1995 | Service 51 curtailed and partly replaced by 539 |
| 09/10/1995 | Service 51 curtailed St HeIens to Earlstown only (Now outside GM Area). Bolton to Daisy Hill now Route No 539 51A withdrawn; partly replaced by 682 |