Route 541
Route: Bolton - Deane - Taywood Road
Service changes and timetables
| Date | Change details |
|---|---|
| 26/10/1986 | MF peak with flow |
| 27/04/1987 | as 6056 |
| 27/04/1987 | no apparent change |
| 03/08/1987 | no apparent change |
| 01/09/1987 | MF peak with flow service |
| 14/12/1987 | no apparent change |
| 25/09/1988 | MS daytime ev30mins with addtl S jnys |
| 13/03/1989 | not listed |
| 11/02/1991 | Service withdrawn and partly replaced MS daytime 127 jnys divert via Taywood Rd Estate |
| 25/02/1991 | not listed |
| 24/06/1991 | new commercial BLU service hrly MS daytime |
| 29/07/1991 | Addtl GMB jnys: MS hrly daytime 5 mins prior to BLU jnys |
| 19/08/1991 | Route revised in Hindley |
| 19/08/1991 | Timetable and route revised in Castle Hill via Broadway |
| 23/09/1991 | Service revised : M-S 0645 hrly 1645 |
| 30/09/1991 | minor timetable revision |
| 09/12/1991 | minor timetable revision: BLU jnys curtailed BN-WH |
| 06/01/1992 | No change listed |
| 09/03/1992 | GMB jnys withdrawn |
| 06/04/1992 | NEW: Bolton - Westhoughton MS Day |
| 13/04/1992 | No change listed |
| 11/05/1992 | minor timetable & route revision: Addtl GMB jnys hrly. BLU jnys extended to Daisy Hill |
| 01/09/1992 | Timetable revised |
| 28/09/1992 | Rerouted in Westhoughton |
| 26/10/1992 | Rerouted in Westhoughton |
| 31/10/1992 | Timetable and route revised: each hrly daytime. BLU via Wingates |
| 29/12/1992 | BLU jnys withdrawn. GMB hrly |
| 15/03/1993 | No change listed |
| 05/04/1993 | timetable revised |
| 09/08/1993 | timetable and route revised |
| 25/10/1993 | WITHDRAWN. Replaced by extra 540 journeys |
| 05/10/1997 | Short 540 BN-WH jnys now run as 541. MS ev30mins, plus hrly E. Nsu |
| 29/11/1997 | No change listed |
| 28/03/1998 | No change listed |
| 24/05/1998 | No change listed GM=FM |
| 14/09/1998 | No change listed |
| 23/11/1998 | Diverted via Park Rd in Westhaughton |
| 25/04/1999 | Some early and all E jnys withdrawn |
| 26/07/1999 | addtl 541 jny replacing withdrawn MS 2250 from BN - WN |
| 26/07/1999 | Addtl MS 2245 from BN |
| 30/07/2000 | Service withdrawn with addtl 540 jnys |
| 05/11/2004 | 805 reprint |
| 05/11/2004 | New supported FS night 2345 0045 0145 0245 |
| 11/11/2004 | Terminus now Bradshawgate in via Trinity St - out via Deansgate |
| 25/07/2005 | No change listed |
| 11/11/2005 | supported FS night service: 2345 0045 0145 0245 Route in Bolton town centre revised. |
| 29/01/2006 | No change listed |
| 24/04/2006 | No change listed |
| 28/05/2006 | New service: M-S daytime ev30mins: linked 541 542 543. combined ev10mins common section |
| 23/07/2006 | New service: M-S daytime ev30mins: linked 541 542 543. combined ev10mins common section |
| 23/07/2006 | no changes made: linked 541 542 543 |
| 24/07/2006 | No longer listed |
| 04/09/2006 | not listed |
| 24/09/2006 | Increased to ev15mins M-S daytime replacing withdrawn 542 543. NESuPH |
| 22/07/2007 | no change made |
| 28/01/2008 | M-F times revised |
| 31/08/2008 | Commercial MS daytime ev15mins. Most sch hol jnys now MS. NESuPH |
| 25/01/2009 | Now ev20mins M-S daytimes |
| 25/01/2009 | timetable revised - now ev20mins daytime |
| 20/04/2009 | |
| 30/08/2009 | no apparent change |
| 11/04/2010 | no apparent change |
| 18/07/2010 | no changes made |
| 13/03/2011 | no apparent change |
| 19/06/2011 | no apparent change |
| 30/10/2011 | no apparent change |
| 11/12/2011 | no apparent change |
| 27/01/2013 | no apparent change |
| 27/10/2013 | No change listed. MS daytime hrly. NESU |
| 27/10/2013 | No change listed: supported MS ev30mins, NESuPH |
| 27/04/2014 | No change listed |
| 26/10/2014 | Times changed |
| 25/01/2015 | times changed on M-F. |
| 12/04/2015 | No change listed |
| 30/08/2015 | No change listed |
| 25/10/2015 | No change listed |
| 03/04/2016 | Times changed. |
| 30/10/2016 | No change listed |
| 30/01/2017 | No change listed |
| 03/09/2017 | Minor timetable changes. Rerouted in Bolton town centre to serve the new Interchange. |
| 29/10/2017 | No change listed |
| 08/04/2018 | times changed |
| 28/10/2018 | No change listed |
| 28/04/2019 | Addtl M-F 1745 from Bolton |
| 01/09/2019 | 0832 and 1507 from Toppings changed to run via Rose Hill Dri on sch instead of Hospital Rd. |
| 23/03/2020 | M-S 0700 - 1830 ev60mins; Su No services |
| 29/03/2020 | M-S 0730 - 1900 hrly . Su no services |
| 31/05/2020 | M-S ev60mins NESu |
| 31/01/2021 | times changed: ev30mins M-S daytime |
| 11/04/2021 | ESuPH jnys introduced. |
| 11/04/2021 | ev30mins M-S by Arriva on a subsidised basis. As a result of changes to other Bolton area services it has been possible to add additional subsidised jnys to provide an hrly E service (up to 2100 from Bolton) and a Su daytime service between 1120 and 1820 |
| 06/06/2021 | M-S daytime times changed: ANW ev30mins plus supported ESu hrly by VIS |
| 24/04/2022 | 622 reprint |
| 24/04/2022 | Commercial Arriva ev30mins M-S daytime plus supported Vision Bus hrly ESu. Later E jnys to Bromley Cross moves from service 533 to 541 to provide better penetration of the estate at Toppings which results in later jnys on all days with the last bus being |
| 30/10/2022 | Frequency reductions/jnys withdrawn |
| Bee Network: Toppings - Tonge Moor - Bolton | |
| 24/09/2023 | Minor timetable changes. No longer operated by ANW. Bee Network services will accept Arriva weekly and four weekly tickets for a limited period. Weekly tickets accepted until 30 Sept and four weekly tickets accepted until 28 Oct. After these dates, Arriva |
| 24/09/2023 | Route replaced by TfGM Franchising - operated by Diamond Bus North West |
| 24/09/2023 | 541 Timetable - 23-SC-0444 |
| 29/10/2023 | M-F 0805 from Bolton will run via Rose Hill Drive due to parked cars on Lord Stile Lane near Turton School. |
| 29/10/2023 | 541 Timetable - 23-SC-0598 |
| 28/01/2024 | 541 Timetable - 23-SC-0664 |
| 07/04/2024 | 541 Timetable - 24-SC-0541 |
| 01/09/2024 | 541 Timetable - 24-SC-0425 |