Route 593
Route: Leigh - Tamar - Castle Hill - Belle Green - Lower Ince - Wigan
Service changes and timetables
| Date | Change details |
|---|---|
| 26/10/1986 | 1186 reprint |
| 26/10/1986 | MS daytime ev30mins. ESu hrly |
| 30/03/1987 | MS daytime ev30mins. NESu |
| 03/08/1987 | no apparent change |
| 07/12/1987 | no apparent change |
| 24/10/1988 | no apparent change |
| 02/01/1989 | MS daytime ev30mins full route plus ev30mins shorts HG-LH. ESu hrly full route, hrly shorts HG-LH |
| 20/02/1989 | extra half-hourly short journeys Leigh-Hindley Green to replace 590 |
| 20/02/1989 | half-hourly full route by GMB, half-hourly shorts Leigh-Hindley Green by both GMB and JIM |
| 30/05/1989 | no apparent change |
| 08/06/1989 | timetable revised: JIM GMB each ev30mins, HEA hrly daytime. ESu hrly full LH-HG route plus hrly supported |
| 24/07/1989 | no change listed. |
| 13/11/1989 | no change listed. |
| 03/09/1990 | Some jnys withdrawn. Main service by JIM GMB. HEA 1752 LH-HG. ESu supported hrly shorts LH-HG, commercial full route hrly. |
| 22/04/1991 | ESu revised |
| 28/04/1991 | Service extended from Shakerley to Leigh via Tyldesley & Astley (Replacing Route 651). Su service reduced. Short Hindley Green to Wigan jnys pass to Jim Stones |
| 30/03/1992 | Minor timetable revision |
| 27/04/1992 | Minor timetable and operator revision. E by TIM Su by JIM |
| 20/07/1992 | Minor timetable revision. |
| 24/08/1992 | Addtl MF jnys |
| 21/09/1992 | no change listed |
| 15/03/1993 | Timetable and route revised |
| 12/06/1993 | Minor timetable revision |
| 02/08/1993 | Rerouted to serve Castle Hill |
| 16/08/1993 | 993 reprint |
| 16/08/1993 | timetable revised: supported E by HEA; Su daytime by TIM and GMB |
| 15/11/1993 | no change listed |
| 31/01/1994 | Some early am jnys withdrawn: JIM M-S daytime ev30mins LH-Tamar: plus GMN ev30mins full route LH-WN. ESu hrly. Supported E hrly LH - HGrn by HEA. Supported Su full rte by TIM |
| 24/04/1994 | Operator revised on Su: now HEA GMN. Minor timetable revisions |
| 13/06/1994 | no change listed |
| 15/08/1994 | timetable revised |
| 03/10/1994 | Additional jnys (Replacing Route 693) |
| 31/10/1994 | no change listed |
| 12/02/1995 | Minor timetable and operator revised. Supported E by TIM; Su by GMN TIM |
| 26/06/1995 | |
| 14/08/1995 | Minor timetable revision |
| 09/10/1995 | peak jny withdrawn |
| 15/04/1996 | Minor timetable and operator revision: JIM ev15mins daytime |
| 01/07/1996 | Timetables revised: GMN ev30mins full route |
| 30/09/1996 | timetable revised with 598 withdrawn. MS ev30mins full route plus ev15mins JIM daytime. |
| 30/03/1997 | ESu reduced - short jnys withdrawn. Commercial GMB hrly MS E, supported Su hrly TIM |
| 06/10/1997 | Timetable revised |
| 24/05/1998 | FM extended from Leigh to HigherFolds ev30mins partly replaces 671 |
| 01/07/1998 | no change listed |
| 20/07/1998 | no change listed |
| 07/09/1998 | no change listed |
| 25/01/1999 | no change listed TIM=FM |
| 21/02/1999 | MF LH-HG and 1747 return withdrawn |
| 30/05/1999 | MS E jnys from LH now 5mins later, from WN 5 mins earlier |
| 10/07/1999 | no change listed |
| 30/08/1999 | no change listed |
| 15/11/1999 | no change listed |
| 03/01/2000 | no change listed |
| 31/01/2000 | no change listed |
| 30/04/2000 | Most JIM jnys with easy access buses |
| 30/07/2000 | 658 Extended to Higher Folds replacing 593 598 671 |
| 30/07/2000 | FM service revised to operate Leigh to Wigan with route changes in Castle Hill & Hindley. Addtl jny. (Leigh to Higher Folds covered by Route 658) |
| 26/03/2001 | Addtl MF 0553 from WN to LH |
| 18/06/2001 | Addtl JIM MTh 1610 from LH to Volex Mill |
| 29/03/2002 | PH times changed to Su times |
| 29/06/2003 | times changed: FM ev15mins full route plus JIM ev15mins LH-Tamar |
| 28/02/2005 | supported MS E hrly jnys now by SLT |
| 25/07/2005 | MF 0811 0826 from LH retimed during summer to 2 Sept |
| 29/01/2006 | FM times changed |
| 24/04/2006 | JIM MF peak times changed. Summer period until 1 Sept |
| 30/10/2006 | FM MF peak times changed |
| 15/04/2007 | MS daytime FM jnys withdrawn LH-Tamar. ESu by SLT. partly replaced by JIM 593, 598 598L. JIM 593 daytime ev15mins |
| 23/07/2007 | no change listed |
| 15/10/2007 | no change listed |
| 30/03/2008 | E times changed: M-S E by FM; Some SLT Wigan - BG withdrawn. |
| 27/07/2008 | no change listed |
| 01/09/2008 | Some SLT early and late afternoon SLT jnys withdawn |
| 06/12/2008 | SLT jnys E peak now travel clockwise round Belle Green Est |
| 25/01/2009 | SLT jnys Wigan - Belle Green withdrawn. FM JIM jnys continue. |
| 24/04/2009 | no change listed |
| 01/09/2009 | no change listed |
| 29/08/2010 | no change listed |
| 05/09/2011 | no change listed |
| 02/09/2012 | JIM Minor times changed. |
| 02/12/2012 | All FM jnys now op by SiW |
| 01/09/2013 | no change listed |
| 27/07/2014 | JIM M-F 0820 from Leigh is withdrawn. |
| 31/08/2014 | no change listed |
| 30/08/2015 | no change listed |
| 03/04/2016 | Stagecoach E jnys now run by A-NW. Addtl E jnys introduced (see 658). |
| 04/09/2016 | no change listed |
| 23/04/2017 | no change listed |
| 23/07/2017 | Times changed on SuPH daytime jnys |
| 03/09/2017 | no change listed |
| 28/01/2018 | no change listed |
| 08/04/2018 | E times changed, Now run by DIA |
| 02/09/2018 | no change listed |
| 27/01/2019 | Daytime jnys on Sundays and public holidays are replaced by bus 8. Supported E by Diamond continue |
| 27/01/2019 | JIM M-S daytime times changed. Generally ev30mins. SuPH daytime replaced by jnys on 8, Supported E jnys hrly by Diamond |
| 27/01/2019 | 8 593 Timetable - 18-1878 |
| 27/01/2019 | 8 593 Timetable (Replacement) - 19-0152 |
| 28/04/2019 | 8 593 Timetable - 19-0521 |
| 21/07/2019 | M-F 0828 from Tamar to Leigh is withdrawn. |
| 21/07/2019 to 31/08/2019 | 8 593 Timetable (Summer Times) - 19-SC-0123 |
| 21/07/2019 | 8 593 Timetable - 19-SC-0329 |
| 01/09/2019 | no change listed |
| 26/01/2020 | |
| 26/01/2020 | 8 593 Timetable - 19-SC-0506 |
| 21/03/2020 | services reduced from from ev30mins to hrly. |
| 28/03/2020 | 593: Normal E services |
| 29/03/2020 | 593 has been cancelled. Other services provides similar links. |
| 30/03/2020 | Daily E hrly |
| 14/04/2020 | Tu-S: Hrly E |
| 14/04/2020 | 593 has been cancelled. Other services provides similar links. |
| 19/04/2020 | replaced by VIS |
| 19/04/2020 | Run by Diamond/jim Stones coaches. jim Stones coaches M-S daytime jnys are withdrawn. E jnys between Wigan and Leigh by Diamond are taken over by Vision Bus. A temporary Timetable will also be in operation. |
| 19/04/2020 | TfGM Bus Guide issued (replacement) |
| 19/04/2020 | The E jnys on services 516 and 593 are listed as normal. |
| 19/04/2020 | 8 593 Timetable (Replacement) - 20-SC-0185 |
| 15/06/2020 | Daily inc BH hrly |
| 25/10/2020 | Supported E jnys renumbered 8 via that Route. services withdrawn. |