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Route 62

Route: BLACKLEY (Victoria Avenue) - Higher Blackley - Hazelbottom Road - Smedley Road Queens Road - Rochdale Road - Manchester (Shudehill/ High Street)

Service changes and timetables

Date Change details
21/04/1986 (Prior to De-regulation) Commercial M-S Day irreg hrly. NESu.
31/05/1986 (Prior to De-regulation) Saturday service withdrawn
23/06/1986 (Prior to De-regulation) Extended to operate to Piccadilly
08/09/1986 (Prior to De-regulation) Re routed via Rochdale Rd , Old Market Street, Higher Blackley and Victoria Avenue and also extended to Middleton
26/10/1986 Commercial daily irreg 2 per hr. FS E irreg 2per hr. Licence change 1814
26/01/1987 MS daytime hrly
26/01/1987 MS daytime hrly 90p al day ticket undated
11/06/1988 WITHDRAWN (See GMB Route No 62)
13/06/1988 Diverted from Rochdale Rd via ASDA, Moston Lane and Moston to Moston (Gardeners Arms). Hendham Vale covered by Route No 119 still operates MS Day
13/06/1988 New Little Gem route: M-S daytime hrly NESu
13/06/1988 Service from GM BUSES to JP EXECUTIVE
13/06/1988 Supported Little Gem MS daytime hrly 0805-1805
13/06/1988 Supported MS daytime hrly 0805-1805
01/10/1988 Now run by JPT.M-S daytime hrly
28/10/1988 Licence change 1814
20/03/1989 Diverted at Blackley via Rochdale Rd - Moston La - Moston - Gardners Arms. Times changed: 0800 hrly 1800
08/10/1990 Timetable and route revised. Extended from Middleton via Long St, Rochdale Rd, NoweII Rd, Tintern Rd, Hopwood Rd to HOLLIN . MS0800 hrly - 1700. Terminates at Ben Brierley continues as 162
22/04/1991 Addtl supported 1800 1900, 1830 return from Mid
11/11/1992 Middleton to HoIlin (Hopwood Rd loop) withdrawn (See Route No 129)
21/11/1994 Timetable and route revised: Diverted from Middleton to Langley; divert via Dam Head and Charlestown. Partly supported 0800 hrly 1900.
18/11/1996 Timetables revised: 0800 hrly 1900
27/04/1998 Some early E jnys withdrawn: now 0800-1700
22/02/1999 Diverted via Munn Rd and Acre Top Rd, Hghr Blackley. No longer serves Langley
09/06/1999 M-S Day
31/01/2000 Extended to NMGH. Times changed. 0755 hrly 1655
02/07/2001 202 reprint
02/07/2001 Early jnys withdrawn: 0900-1700
19/04/2004 Times and route revised no longer serve NMGH
26/07/2004 1104 reprint
26/07/2004 Times and route changed. Now serves NMGH, but Rhodes and Broad moss Drive no longer served. Now run by BLUEBIRD
26/07/2004 62 162 Timetable - 24465
03/09/2007 Some journeys withdrawn on Saturdays
03/09/2007 Some Saturday journeys withdrawn - Reverse = 162
01/09/2008 WITHDRAWN (Partly replaced by Route No 115)
01/09/2008 WITHDRAWN (Partly replaced by Route No 115)

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