Route 540
Route: Bolton - Deane - Westhaughton - Wigan
Service changes and timetables
| Date | Change details |
|---|---|
| 26/10/1986 | MS daytime hrly plus hrly short to DH. ESu as MS daytime |
| 27/04/1987 | as 6056 |
| 27/04/1987 | ESu short 540 jnys extended full route and run as 542 |
| 03/08/1987 | no apparent change |
| 01/09/1987 | MS daytime hrly full route plus ev30mins DH-BN giving bus ev15mins on common section with 542. ESu hrly |
| 14/12/1987 | no apparent change |
| 25/09/1988 | no apparent change |
| 13/03/1989 | no apparent change |
| 23/05/1989 | no apparent change: Fares: day return fare 99p Westhaughton - Bolton |
| 26/06/1989 | no apparent change |
| 21/08/1989 | 2330 (Daily) Bolton-Westhoughton withdrawn |
| 02/07/1990 | MS daytime hrly plus ev30mins shorts DH-BN. hrly ESu. Linked to 542 |
| 25/02/1991 | minor timetable change: supported Su0825 by BLU |
| 24/06/1991 | supported Su0825 now by RIB |
| 29/07/1991 | No change listed |
| 19/08/1991 | No change listed |
| 30/09/1991 | No change listed |
| 09/12/1991 | No change listed |
| 06/01/1992 | No change listed |
| 09/03/1992 | No change listed |
| 13/04/1992 | Timetables revised |
| 11/05/1992 | No change listed |
| 01/09/1992 | No change listed |
| 31/10/1992 | Addtl commercial BLU jnys BN-WH MF hrly |
| 29/12/1992 | minor timetable revision: Supported Su 0825 by RIB |
| 15/03/1993 | Service rerouted in Hindley . Timetable revised |
| 05/04/1993 | timetable revised |
| 09/08/1993 | minor timetable revision |
| 25/10/1993 | Additional jnys introduced replacing withdrawn 541 |
| 28/11/1993 | Minor timetable revision. MS daytime: addtl BN-WH GMB ev10mins. Addtl BLU ev30mins. Supported Su 0600 by RIB |
| 28/11/1993 | REPLACEMENT: minor timetable revision |
| 31/01/1994 | timetable revised: BLU ev30mins, GMB ev10mins BN-WH extended ev30 as 540 or 542 to/from Wigan |
| 21/03/1994 | increased service to DH ev30mins |
| 11/04/1994 | minor timetable revision |
| 16/05/1994 | No change listed |
| 01/08/1994 | Minor route and timetable revised.(Replaces Route No 542) |
| 09/01/1995 | Minor route and timetable revised. MTL 542 jnys now run as 540 |
| 27/03/1995 | early AM jnys revised |
| 01/05/1995 | Minor timetable and operator revised . Supported MF 0535 by TIM. Supported Su 2015 from BN; 2115 from WN by BCW |
| 28/05/1995 | Some jnys withdrawn |
| 19/06/1995 | MTL jnys withdrawn |
| 09/10/1995 | Supported MF 540 by TIM: Addtl shorts BN-DH ev30mins. 6/hr on common section with 542 |
| 23/10/1995 | No change listed |
| 15/04/1996 | minor timetable and route revision in Castle Hill |
| 01/07/1996 | minor timetable and route revision in Castle Hill |
| 02/09/1996 | No change listed |
| 30/09/1996 | MS E jnys revised: All 542 jnys curtailed to BN-WH and run as 540: |
| 25/11/1996 | MS E jnys revised |
| 28/04/1997 | Operator revised |
| 05/10/1997 | MS daytime jnys extended to Robin Park. Short 540 BN-WH jnys now run as 541 |
| 29/11/1997 | No change listed |
| 28/03/1998 | No change listed |
| 24/05/1998 | minor timetable revision GM=FM |
| 14/09/1998 | No change listed |
| 23/11/1998 | All by FM |
| 25/04/1999 | No change listed |
| 26/07/1999 | No change listed |
| 31/01/2000 | Most MS jnys from Wigan to Robin Park now 2mins earlier |
| 30/07/2000 | Rerouted in Castle Hill & Wigan with addtl jnys replacing Routes 541 & 542. MS daytime ev30mins RP-BN; 4/hr DH-BN giving bus ev10mins common section. ESuPH ev30mins. PH not E. |
| 27/11/2000 | Minor route change in Robin Park |
| 25/03/2001 | MF times changed |
| 26/08/2001 | minor time changes |
| 28/01/2002 | minor time changes |
| 29/03/2002 | Addtl E jnys on PH to Su |
| 31/01/2003 | E jnys rerouted in Wigan town centre |
| 29/06/2003 | 404 reprint |
| 29/06/2003 | 803 reprint |
| 29/06/2003 | Addtl supported 2245 WN to BN |
| 05/11/2004 | 805 reprint |
| 05/11/2004 | No change listed |
| 25/07/2005 | MF times changed during summer to 2 Sept |
| 29/01/2006 | Curtailed to WN-BN. Times changed |
| 23/04/2006 | 547 548 partly replaced by new 540 M-S daytime ev30mins. |
| 24/04/2006 | Addtl commercial ANW MS daytime ev30mins BN-DH |
| 24/07/2006 | MF peak jnys changed during Summer to 3Sept |
| 04/09/2006 | Normal MF times after summer period |
| 30/10/2006 | MF peak jnys changed |
| 29/01/2007 | Times changed: addtl 2315 BN to WN |
| 15/04/2007 | Addtl jnys: all FM jnys run full route ev10mins daytime |
| 23/07/2007 | MF times changed during Summer to 31 Aug |
| 03/09/2007 | Minor changes MF peak times |
| 28/01/2008 | Minor changes MF times |
| 30/03/2008 | FM times changed: M-S daytime ev10mins. Su daytime ev30mins Supported E ev30mins |
| 20/07/2008 | FM times jnys changed |
| 31/08/2008 | ANW MF times changed |
| 25/01/2009 | 1109 reprint |
| 25/01/2009 | 1208 reprint |
| 25/01/2009 | 909 reprint |
| 25/01/2009 | ANW jnys withdrawn |
| 29/08/2010 | times changed: ev15mins MS daytime full route plus ev30mins BN-WH |
| 31/01/2011 | MF 0739 WH to BN now 0723 from Hindley; 0705 from BN retimed and extended to WN |
| 04/09/2011 | times changed |
| 03/09/2012 | MF times changed: MS daytime ev15mins full route plus addtl MF ev30mins WH-BN, Supported E hrly, Su daytime ev30mins |
| 02/12/2012 | All jnys by SiW |
| 03/06/2013 | Addtl sch jnys by Wigan Coachways:1615 Deane to Bolton, 1635 Bolton to Wigan |
| 21/07/2013 | Times changed during Summer to 31 August 2013 |
| 26/01/2014 | Addtl M-F 1505 from Bolton. |
| 20/07/2014 | M-F times changed during Summer to 30 August |
| 31/08/2014 | Times changed. MS ev15mins plus sch WCW |
| 25/01/2015 | MS times changed |
| 12/04/2015 | Times changed. |
| 26/07/2015 | M-F times changed during Summer to 29 August |
| 30/08/2015 | Times changed. |
| 24/07/2016 | Times changed including temporary changes during Summer to 3 September 2016 |
| 04/09/2016 | Some M-F jnys are retimed. |
| 29/01/2017 | Diamond Sch 1635 from Bolton is changed to terminate at Daisy Hill. |
| 23/04/2017 | Times changed. Sch by DIA |
| 23/07/2017 | Times changed including temporary changes during Summer to 2 September |
| 03/09/2017 | Times changed. Rerouted in Bolton town centre to serve the new Interchange. |
| 28/01/2018 | Times changed - rerouted in Bolton town centre |
| 08/04/2018 | times changed |
| 22/07/2018 | Summer timetable M-F until 1/9/2018 |
| 02/09/2018 | Times of some M-F jnys are changed. |
| 27/01/2019 | 540 Renumbered 7. Times changed |