Route 550
Route: Walkden - Little Hulton - Farnworth
Service changes and timetables
| Date | Change details |
|---|---|
| 26/10/1986 | New minibus route: Main route : M-S daytime hrly full route plus peak Farnworth - Kearsley circ ev20mins. |
| 19/10/1987 | Supported MS hrly Farnworth - Kearsley circ plus hrly 0920-1620 to Walkden |
| 26/10/1987 | Route revised in Walkden Loop via Cecil St, Whittle St, Meadowside Dr, Springside Av, Mcr Rd |
| 24/10/1988 | Timetable and route revised via Holyoake Rd and Walkden Stn |
| 01/04/1989 | No change listed |
| 20/01/1992 | Service now Vales |
| 27/04/1992 | timetable revised: most full route |
| 29/12/1992 | Timetable and route revised via Ridyard St and New Bury |
| 03/12/1994 | Addtl S jnys: now ev30mins |
| 06/05/1995 | Some S jnys withdrawn. Revert hrly |
| 30/10/2000 | Curtailed to operate between Farnworth & Walkden (Replaced by Route 557 in Kearsley) |
| 30/10/2000 | Times and route 557 revised via Randolph Rd & Grosvenor St in Kearsley not Bolton Rd. Partially replaces 550. Commercial MS daytime hrly full route and hrly Farnworth - Highfield |
| 25/06/2001 | All jnys now South Lancs Travel . 0942 from NB to Farnworth withdrawn |
| 19/07/2004 | Route changed: Parkfield ave, Meadowside Rd, Holyoake Rd no longer served. All jnys by BLU |
| 31/07/2006 | All jnys by Ashalls Coaches |
| 30/10/2006 | 708 reprint |
| 30/10/2006 | All jnys by ANW |
| 16/04/2012 | All jnys will be run by South Lancs Travel. |
| 29/07/2012 | times changed: hrly 1020-1625 MS |
| 27/10/2013 | Buses no longer run via Parkfield Av. |
| 31/08/2014 | Withdrawn and partly replaced by rerouted bus 685 serving Coniston Av and Eastham Way. |