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| 07/11/1992 | GMB S 2020 round trip withdrawn |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| 30/06/1997 | service withdrawn |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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |