Route 62
Route: WIGAN - Billinge - ST HELENS
Service changes and timetables
| Date | Change details |
|---|---|
| I've not gone through the route too carefully as Merseytravel split the 62 off from the342 etc, I've sent you the ones I have though, there doesn't seem to be too much conflict between the lists | |
| 01/01/1988 | Introduction Date: chk chk |
| 24/04/1988 | Occasional Sunday RIBBLE journeys withdrawn |
| 04/12/1989 | NEW M-S Day |
| 27/07/1991 | no change: commercial ev30mins MS daytime: Su daytime 0930 hrly 1630. NESu 62A MS E 1850 hrly 2350. Su 0950 hrly 2320 |
| 22/09/1991 | minor timetable revision. 62A no change |
| 09/12/1991 | no change 62 62A |
| 13/01/1992 | no change |
| 30/11/1992 | MS Day. 62A ESu St Helens - Orrell Stn only. Extended beyond Wigan via Frog Lane, Springfield Rd , Beech Hill Avenue, BEECH HILL, Acacia Avenue, Gidlow Lane, Buckley Street, Walkden Street, Renton Street, Mesnes Street to Wigan (BS) |
| 04/01/1993 | GM a.- Service withdrawn |
| 15/03/1993 | M-S daytime ev30mins. NESuPH. |
| 15/03/1993 | NEW SERVICE, every half hour M-S. Operates via Ormskirk Rd, Orrell Post, Moor Rd, Church St, Lodge Rd, Sandy La, Gantley Rd, Upholland Rd, Main St, Birchley Rd, Martindale Rd, Carr Mill Rd , East Lancs Rd, Green Leach La, Haresfinch Rd and College St |
| 07/06/1993 | ESu MERSEYBUS to St Helens RIDER (Shows Route No 62X) (12453) Withdrawn between Wigan & Beech Hill MS Day |
| 07/08/1993 | Withdrawn between Wigan & Beech Hill |
| 04/09/1993 | GM Buses Service withdrawn |
| 22/11/1993 | M-S ev30mins. NESuPH. 0656 Starts at Pendleton - Arndale. 0650 from Platt Bridge - StH |
| 29/11/1993 | MS Day Renumbered from Route No 63 |
| 29/11/1993 | RENUMBERED ROUTE No 559 extended to Bolton |
| 16/05/1994 | Curtailed to operate St Helens to Wigan only (14210) |
| 16/05/1994 | Withdrawn as a through route to Manchester but buses still continue as 542 to Bolton then as 68 to Manchester |
| 04/07/1994 | operated by Lancashire Travel. Ev30mins MS daytime. MER 62A not listed |
| 10/07/1994 | no change |
| 28/10/1994 | no change |
| 08/01/1995 | Rerouted via Sandy Lane, Lodge Rd & Church Street in Orrell (Not St jame's Street) |
| 08/01/1995 | Route amended in Billinge and times revised |
| 13/03/1995 | Times revised |
| 27/03/1995 | no change |
| 19/06/1995 | |
| 19/06/1995 | Timetable revised: M-S daytime ev30mins. NESu. |
| 30/10/1995 | Not sure 62 was reintroduced this date. My Merseytravel list confirms withdrawn as listed 11/12/1995 (replaced by extra 510) then reinstated 5/2/1996 |
| 30/10/1995 | Service reintroduced: ev30mins MS daytime. NESu. Working with 510. |
| 11/12/1995 | WITHDRAWN |
| 05/02/1996 | M-S Day |
| 15/04/1996 | no change |
| 28/10/1996 | no change |
| 28/04/1997 | Service 62 increased M-S daytime ev15mins; NESuPH to replace withdrawn 510 jnys. Times revised. |
| 03/05/1997 | Now ev15mins replacing 510 jnys. |
| 26/07/1997 | no change |
| 15/06/1998 | no change. Lancashire Travel now MTL North |
| 05/09/1998 | no change |
| 05/07/1999 | Most MS jnys now changed by upto 5 mins. Some early E jnys withdrawn |
| 01/09/1999 | No change listed: Commercial M-S daytime ev15mins. NESuPH |
| 28/02/2000 | no change |
| 25/04/2000 | Service 62 withdrawn |
| 25/04/2000 | WITHDRAWN (Replaced by extra Route No 352 & 362 journeys) |