Route 557
Route: Bolton area
Service changes and timetables
| Date | Change details |
|---|---|
| 03/08/1987 | commercial MF 0910/1710 from WN; 0730/1500 from BN |
| 15/08/1987 | M-S daytime 0730 1500 from BN 0910 1710 from WN |
| 26/10/1987 | No change listed |
| 08/02/1988 | No longer listed |
| 08/08/1988 | Supported MS daytimes ev30mins. NESu |
| 26/09/1988 | Route change at Prestolee: via Eames Ave |
| 17/04/1989 | M-S daytime ev30mins. NESuPH |
| Prestolee - Kearsley - Farnworth - Highfield | |
| 26/08/1997 | Some jnys withdrawn. Supported FM Su as part of 512 |
| 30/10/2000 | Times and route revised via Randolph Rd & Grosvenor St in Kearsley not Bolton Rd. Partially replaces 550. Commercial MS daytime hrly full route and hrly Farnworth - Highfield |
| 09/01/2001 | Times changed in afternoons |
| 25/06/2001 | replacement |
| 25/06/2001 | times changed in afternoons. All jnys now South Lancs Travel |
| 19/07/2004 | All jnys by BLU. Minor time changes |
| 19/07/2004 | 557 Timetable - 24439 |
| 31/07/2006 | All jnys by ASHALLs Coaches |
| 30/10/2006 | All jnys by ANW |
| 30/10/2006 | 557 Timetable - 25770 |
| 20/04/2009 | All jnys by MAY |
| 16/04/2012 | All jnys will be run by South Lancs Travel. |
| 16/04/2012 | 557 Timetable - 12-0322 |
| 29/07/2012 | Times changed and most curtailed to Farnworth - Prestolee ev30mins. 1504 1604 round trips remain. Replaced by 685 Farnworth - Harper Green - Highfield |
| 29/07/2012 | 557 Timetable - 12-1018 |
| 29/07/2012 | 557 Timetable (Reprint) - 14-0329 (March 2014 reprint) |
| 19/07/2015 | Some afternoon jnys to/from Highfield are retimed Now 1434 1634 full route. |
| 19/07/2015 | 557 Timetable - 15-0819 |
| 24/04/2017 | All jnys will be run by Cumfybus. |
| 24/04/2017 | 557 Timetable - 17-0271 |
| 08/04/2018 | The following jnys are changed to run on Saturdays only: 0904 from Prestolee 0920 from Farnworth to Prestolee |
| 08/04/2018 | 557 Timetable - 18-0429 |
| 31/03/2019 | all jnys will be run by Tyrers. A further change will occur on 29 April. |
| 29/04/2019 | Times changed with some jnys withdrawn. 0934 ev30mins 1204, 1534 from Prestolee to Farnworth; 1434 to Highfield. All jnys are now run by Tyrers |
| 29/04/2019 | 557 Timetable - 19-0251 |
| 27/01/2020 | Rerouted via Hazel Avenue nit Alexandra Rd in Prestolee |
| 27/01/2020 | 557 Timetable - 19-SC-0531 |
| 12/04/2020 | withdrawn but PrestoLees section served by 512. |
| 25/10/2020 | Rerouted to run btwn Ringley Fold and Royal Bolton Hospital via Farnworth, replacing bus 512. Times changed. Replaced by Rerouted bus 512 for jnys between PrestoLees and Farnworth. |
| Ringley Fold - Farnworth - Royal Bolton Hospital | |
| 26/10/2020 | 557 Timetable - 20-SC-0516 |
| 11/04/2021 | Run by Tyrers. All jnys will be run by Vision Bus. |
| 11/04/2021 | 557 Timetable - 21-SC-0138 |
| 24/04/2022 | Supported hrly M-F off peak service. To facilitate an interworking with a school bus service at St James High Sch, on retender 1405 from Bolton Hospital to Ringley Fold withdrawn, with the last trip now 1305. |
| 24/04/2022 | 557 Timetable - 22-SC-0139 |
| 22/07/2023 | 557 Timetable (Temporary) - 23-SC-0402 |
| Bee Network: Ringley Fold - Farnworth - Royal Bolton Hospital | |
| 24/09/2023 | Route replaced by TfGM Franchising - operated by Diamond Bus North West |
| 24/09/2023 | 557 Timetable - 23-SC-0467 |
| 01/10/2023 | Normal timetable and route reintroduced following the completion of roadworks near Kearsley train station. |
| 01/10/2023 | 557 Timetable - 23-SC-0467 (reused) |
| 29/04/2024 | 557 Timetable - 24-SC-0273 |