Route 553
Route: Bolton - Farnworth - Walkden - Astley - Leigh
Service changes and timetables
| Date | Change details |
|---|---|
| 26/10/1986 | MS hrly daytime . NESuBH |
| 27/04/1987 | no apparent change |
| 24/08/1987 | MS daytime hrly. NESu |
| 26/10/1987 | No apparent change |
| 26/10/1987 | No change listed |
| 01/08/1988 | no apparent change |
| 01/08/1988 | No change listed |
| 19/12/1988 | no apparent change |
| 24/04/1989 | No change listed |
| 30/05/1989 | no apparent change |
| 25/06/1989 | No change listed |
| 30/07/1989 | No change listed |
| 06/11/1989 | No change listed |
| 02/07/1990 | operators revised. Some jnys withdrawn. Early jnys by ECCLES Greys. |
| 22/10/1990 | No change listed |
| 07/01/1991 | No change listed |
| 02/02/1991 | Minor route revision |
| 24/02/1992 | minor timetable revision |
| 29/06/1992 | early MF jnys revised |
| 10/08/1992 | timetables revised |
| 29/11/1992 | minor timetable revision. All jnys by GMB |
| 25/01/1993 | no change listed |
| 15/03/1993 | minor timetable revision |
| 16/08/1993 | MF peak jnys revised |
| 15/11/1993 | possibly delayed from 16 Aug 1993 to this date |
| 30/01/1994 | Late Evening operator revised |
| 16/05/1994 | Addtl commercial MS daytime LT jnys: ev30mins LH-Farnworth BStn. |
| 09/01/1995 | Timetable revised |
| 19/06/1995 | Lancashire Travel jnys withdrawn |
| 01/07/1996 | Most MS Day 551 jnys revised to operate as Route 553 . Times changed |
| 30/09/1996 | 697 reprint |
| 30/09/1996 | no change listed |
| 27/04/1998 | no change listed |
| 22/06/1998 | Timetable revised |
| 23/11/1998 | no change listed |
| 26/04/1999 | no change listed |
| 03/01/2000 | no change listed |
| 21/02/2000 | no change listed |
| 03/09/2000 | MF peak times changed |
| 18/09/2000 | MF peak times slightly changed |
| 29/03/2002 | 1104 reprint |
| 29/03/2002 | no change listed |
| 27/02/2005 | no change listed |
| 04/04/2005 | times changed All daytime jnys run as 553 by FM. |
| 25/07/2005 | MF times changed during summer to 2 Sept |
| 30/01/2006 | MF 0707 0727 from LH -BN retimed 2 mins earlier |
| 04/09/2006 | 1006 reprint |
| 04/09/2006 | MF times changed |
| 15/04/2007 | 1007 reprint |
| 15/04/2007 | 907 reprint |
| 15/04/2007 | Changed to Boothstown - Bolton. Times changed. MS hrly. All jnys supported |
| 31/03/2008 | Now run by Tyrer Bus not First. Times unchanged |
| 20/07/2008 | no change listed |
| 15/12/2008 | 1009 reprint |
| 15/12/2008 | 510 reprint |
| 15/12/2008 | minor changes to times |
| 18/07/2010 | no change listed |
| 01/05/2011 | Extended to LH via Astley. Times changed |
| 05/09/2011 | Times changed. MF 1720 from LH now 1737 |
| 15/04/2012 | Route changed in Bolton town centres |
| 02/09/2012 | 213 reprint |
| 02/09/2012 | Retimed: 0710 from LH, 0710 fro, BN. 1515 from St Marys RC HSch |
| 08/04/2013 | Emergency 90 day MS daytimes contract awarded after Maytree Travel suddenly ceased trading |
| 07/07/2013 | Curtailed Boothstown - BN. Route in BN town centre changed. All jnys run by Cumfy Bus. |
| 08/07/2013 | Curtailed Boothstown and Bolton only. Route in Bolton town centre changed. All jnys by Cumfy Bus. |
| 03/03/2014 | Minor route change in Boothstown |
| 27/07/2014 | 415 reprint |
| 27/07/2014 | times changed |
| 01/09/2015 | times changed |
| 30/10/2016 | 517 reprint |
| 30/10/2016 | Existing 694 695 route withdrawn. Replaced by new 694 695 and 683 684. 553 extended to serve Higher Green |
| 31/10/2016 | Most jnys extended to Higher Green. Times changed |
| 23/04/2017 | No change listed |
| 03/09/2017 | Times changed. Rerouted in Bolton town centre to serve the new Interchange. |
| 28/10/2018 | Run by Cumfybus. All jnys will be run by Vision Bus. |
| 27/01/2019 | Sch 0708 from Bolton to Astley retimed to run at 0649. This journey will also serve Higher Green and Bedford High School |
| 02/09/2019 | Times changed. |
| 06/04/2020 | Until further notice the 553 services will not operate, this Route will instead be covered by the 551 services. |
| 07/04/2020 | ev2hrs NESuPH |
| 08/04/2020 | ev2hrs NESuPH |
| 14/04/2020 | Now M-S daytime |
| 15/06/2020 | M-S daytime hrly |
| 25/10/2020 | services 551 553 withdrawn and replaced by new 129 |