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Route 597

Route: Leigh - Infirmary - Astley - Tyldesley - Shakerley

Service changes and timetables

Date Change details
26/10/1986 MS daytime hrly plus hrly ESu
02/02/1987 no apparent change
26/10/1987 Some jnys supported
01/11/1987 no apparent change
09/01/1989 no apparent change
24/07/1989 no apparent change: M-S daytime hrly incl ESu
24/07/1989 Route revised: via New Hall Farm (new housing estate). ESu supported jnys hrly
22/10/1989 no change listed
26/03/1990 timetable revised.
07/01/1991 Leigh - Shakerley MF Evening"
26/01/1992 ESu revised : MF1855 hrly 2235; S2135 2235 by JIM. Su hrly by HEA
30/03/1992 Minor timetable revised
23/05/1992 Addtl commercial S E jnys 1905 2005 (times as supported MF)
10/08/1992 MS early E service revised (JIM jnys 30mins earlier)
07/11/1992 GMB S 2020 round trip withdrawn
22/02/1993 ESu revised : MS by JIM; Su by GMB
15/03/1993 Timetable revised: ( not shown: Hail & Ride operation introduced in New Hall & Shakerley)
01/11/1993 GMB jnys extended to Plank Lane hrly 0756-1656
31/10/1994 New circ 597 acw 697 cw; M-S daytime ev30mins. NESuPH
09/10/1995 Route and timetable revised: Commercial MS daytime ev30mins. NESu.
01/07/1996 Alternate jnys diverted hrly via Higher Green as 599
04/11/1996 no change listed
30/03/1997 no change listed
30/06/1997 service withdrawn
Leigh - Pennington (Marshall Street College)
28/04/2003 903 reprint
28/04/2003 New supported MS 0936 hrly 1636
28/04/2003 597 Timetable - 24060 (September 2003 reprint)
Leigh - Marshall Street - Leigh Sports Village
26/10/2009 Extended to Leigh Sports Village. Now ev30mins 0905-1605. All run by FM. (Home matches 1405-1535 may not serve LSV due to congestion.
04/01/2010 Addtl MFpeak jnys: 1635 1705 1725 1745
04/01/2010 597 Timetable - 27653
Leigh Sports Village - Leigh - Leigh Infirmary
30/01/2011 112 reprint
30/01/2011 311 reprint
30/01/2011 Extended to Infirmary. Addtl E jnys 1829 1857 ev30mins 2157; plus Su 0927 ev30mins 1727. All jnys by Maytree Travel
30/01/2011 Extended to Leigh Infirmary. ESu jnys added. All jnys by Maytree Travel.
30/01/2011 597 Timetable - 28205
30/01/2011 597 Timetable - 28270 (January 2011 reprint)
Lowton/Landside - Leigh Sports Village - Leigh - Leigh Infirmary
Including peak period journeys from Newton-le-Willows
29/07/2012 Most daytime jnys extended to Landside and Lowton. 0810-1843). Some peak jnys further extended to/from Newton le willows (0730 0800 IN; 1545 1610 OUT). Su jnys extended hrly (1035- 1735) to Landside
28/10/2012 Times changed. MS daytime alternate to Landside or Lowton (hrly)
28/10/2012 597 Timetable - 12-1028 (Including Monday to Friday peak period journeys to/from Newton-le-Willows.)
28/10/2012 597 Timetable - 12-1524 (Including Monday to Friday peak period journeys to/from Newton-le-Willows.)
Leigh Sports Village - Leigh - Leigh Infirmary - Boothstown
30/12/2012 M-S daytime jnys curtailed to run LH Infirmary - Sports Village only. M-F E and Su extended to/from Boothstown, Mosley Common. Times changed.
30/12/2012 597 Timetable - 12-1722
05/04/2013 Emergency 90 day ESu contract awarded to SLT after Maytree Travel suddenly ceased trading
07/04/2013 ESu divert via Platt Fold Rd not Hanover St
07/04/2013 ESu divert via Platt Fold Rd not Hanover St. All jnys SLT. 114 reprint
07/04/2013 597 Timetable - 12-1722 (reused)
08/04/2013 Emergency 90 day MS daytime SiW contract awarded after Maytree Travel suddenly ceased trading
07/07/2013 MS times changed, buses to Infirmary via Platt Fold Rd and Holden Rd. All jnys by SLT
07/07/2013 M-S daytime jnys divert via Holden Rd and Platt Fold Rd. Times changed. All jnys by South Lancs Travel
07/07/2013 597 Timetable - 13-0960
20/04/2014 ESu divert via Tydesley during temporary closure of Hough Lane (Leigh Busway construction) until Sept 2014
20/04/2014 597 Timetable (Temporary) - 14-0440 (Rerouted to run via Tyldesley during the temporary closure of Hough Lane until September 2014)
31/01/2015 S 1657 1727 withdrawn
31/01/2015 597 Timetable - 14-1989
13/04/2015 Supported M-F E service withdrawn. Last bus 1727 from LSV
24/01/2016 commercial ev30mins M-F daytime and S. Some S jnys and hrly Su daytime service subsidised. Surveys on supported S jnys: 0857 1627 from LSV – Average 1.65 / 2.12 pax. 0834 1610 1640 from Platt Fold Rd/Greenways – Average 0.15 1.62 0.88 pax. From 24th Jan,
Leigh Sports Village - Leigh - Leigh Infirmary
Including Sunday and public holiday journeys to Boothstown
03/04/2016 All SuPH jnys withdrawn
03/04/2016 SuPH jnys withdrawn: 0951 from Leigh SV; 1718 from Boothstown
03/04/2016 597 Timetable - 16-0177
Leigh Sports Village - Leigh - Leigh Infirmary
23/04/2017 SuPH jnys withdrawn.
23/04/2017 SuPH jnys withdrawn. M-S ev30mins. NESuPH
23/04/2017 597 Timetable - 17-0350
26/01/2020 All S jnys withdrawn M-F ev30mins. NESSuPH
26/01/2020 597 Timetable - 19-SC-0601
28/03/2020 All jnys suspended
14/04/2020 All jnys are suspended
19/04/2020 CORRECTION reprint 0322
19/04/2020 Some morning times changed TFGM
19/04/2020 597 Timetable - 20-SC-0100
19/04/2020 597 Timetable - 22-SC-0377 (March 2022 reprint - correction)
10/05/2020 All jnys suspended
26/05/2020 reinstated: 597: ev30mins M-F daytime services
15/06/2020 ev30mins M-F daytime services
30/10/2022 Deregistered and put out to tender:
Bee Network: Leigh Sports Village - Leigh - Leigh Infirmary
24/09/2023 Times changed
24/09/2023 597 Timetable - 23-SC-0453
07/04/2024 597 Timetable - 24-SC-0206

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