Route 68
Route: Farnworth - New Bury - Little Hulton - WALKDEN - Monton - Eccles - Pendleton - Manchester
Service changes and timetables
| Date | Change details |
|---|---|
| 26/10/1986 | MS daytime ev30mins plus hrly ESuPH and hrly Ecc-Farn. MS E Mcr – Farnworth & Eccles – Farnworth (4007) |
| 22/11/1986 | WALLS (17503) Su Farnworth - Manchester |
| 27/04/1987 | MS daytime ev30mins plus hrly ESuPH |
| 27/04/1987 | MS daytime ev30mins plus hrly ESuPH and hrly Ecc-Farn |
| 26/10/1987 | no apparent change |
| 29/02/1988 | Certain off peak jnys between Eccles & Manchester withdrawn (Replaces jnys withdrawn on Route 87) |
| 13/06/1988 | MF 0820 Eccles - Walkden withdrawn |
| 01/08/1988 | no apparent change |
| 21/11/1988 | Addtl jny over full route. Rerouted In City via Chapel St, Victoria Bridge, Withy Grove |
| 22/10/1990 | minor timetable revision. MS daytime ev30mins, hrly ESu full route plus supported Ecc-Farn hrly, Supported sch jny by ECG |
| 11/11/1991 | minor timetable revision. Supported sch jny by MID |
| 05/04/1992 | Su morning reduced: first bus 0933. |
| 25/05/1992 | Part route Ecc-Farn MS E jnys withdrawn |
| 29/06/1992 | Timetables revised: MS daytime ev30mins, Supported Su hrly Ecc-Farn 1043-1843; commercial hrly full route. |
| 16/11/1992 | no change listed |
| 15/03/1993 | Manchester - LITTLE HULTON - Farnworth Evening service revised daily, as follows: 21 35 and 2235 journeys from Farnworth will commence from Little Hulton (Spa Hotel) at 2147 and 2247. 2305 from Farnworth withdrawn. 1945, 2D45 and 2145 journeys from Manche |
| 15/03/1993 | Some evening service curtailed at LITTLE HULTON |
| 22/03/1993 | Late E revised: curtailed at Little Hulton - Picc |
| 24/05/1993 | no change listed |
| 27/06/1993 | Minor timetable and operator revision. Su short jnys service curtailed to Eccles - Little HuIton GMB to TIMELINE TRAVEL (12623) |
| 27/06/1993 | Sunday service Eccles - Little Hulton GM BUSES to TIMELINE TRAVEL (12623) |
| 13/09/1993 | no change listed |
| Bolton - Farnworth - Walkden - Eccles - Manchester | |
| 22/11/1993 | Extended via Plodder Lane & Bradford Rd to Bolton. Addtl ev30mins Picc- Little Hulton shorts partly replacing withdrawn 66 jnys. Hrly ESu plus supported TIM Ecc-LH |
| 13/12/1993 | GMB to GM NORTH |
| 16/05/1994 | MS DAYTIME Short working between Farnworth & Manchester are numbered Route 68X |
| 25/06/1994 | Sunday TIMELINE TRAVEL withdrawn (See New Route No 68A) |
| 26/06/1994 | Addtl commercial Lancs Travel jnys MS ev30mins BN to Cannon St plus ev30mins Farnworth - Cannon St. Supported Su TIMELINE TRAVEL jnys now operate as service 68A via Westwood Park |
| 01/08/1994 | Some E jnys curtailed at Little Hulton |
| 15/08/1994 | Alternate Farnworth - Piccadilly jnys terminate at Little Hulton (Amblecote Drive) |
| 07/11/1994 | All short GMN Piccadilly to Little HuIton jnys extended to Farnworth |
| 08/01/1995 | Rerouted in Farnworth & no longer serves Eastham Way & Coniston Avenue in Little Hulton |
| 09/01/1995 | timetable revised |
| 19/06/1995 | 68 timetable revised. MS daytime ev15mins. LT jnys not listed. Addtl 68A jnys Westwood Park - Piccadilly ev15mins MS daytime replacing D1 |
| 19/06/1995 | NEW 68A MS Day |
| 19/06/1995 | WITHDRAWN |
| 16/10/1995 | Timetable revised: 68A curtailed to Westwood Park - Eccles |
| 11/12/1995 | MS daytime 68A withdrawn and replaced by 1 2 5 6. 68 full route ev30mins, plus ev30mins Farn-Cannon St |
| 11/12/1995 | supported 68A: Su Eccles Westwood Park hrly 1040-1840 by TIM |
| 22/01/1996 | WALLS (17503) Sunday Farnworth - Manchester |
| 29/01/1996 | Addtl supported MF 0612 from Worsley replacing 66 jny |
| 25/03/1996 | GM NORTH to FIRST BUS T/a GREATER Manchester |
| 22/07/1996 | New MS Day |
| 30/08/1996 | City Centre route revised |
| 03/09/1996 | 68A no change |
| 04/09/1996 | Licence Number revises to 17247 |
| 30/09/1996 | 68A no change |
| 30/09/1996 | City Centre route revised. Timetable revised: M-S aytime ev15mins: alternate Farnworth / Bolton. Su hrly 1045-1945. NE |
| 06/10/1996 | TIMELINE TRAVEL (17373) Sunday 3 Journeys Little Hulton - Manchester |
| 04/11/1996 | BLU jnys withdrawn: E now supported hrly. Su E hrly supported now alternate Walls / TIM |
| 06/01/1997 | Supported Su daytime 68A jnys by TIM withdrawn |
| 17/02/1997 | 697 reprint |
| 17/02/1997 | City centre route revised: now terminates at Cannon St |
| 02/11/1997 | WALLS Sunday journeys to STAGECOACH Manchester (186003) |
| 22/03/1998 | GREATER Manchester re-named FIRST Manchester |
| 05/05/1998 | minor timetable changes. WAL = SM. GM = FM |
| 22/06/1998 | timetable revised |
| 30/08/1998 | Some Su E joumeys now STAGECOACH RlBBLE (18512) |
| 07/09/1998 | 68A not listed |
| 01/11/1998 | Addtl MF 1915 from CS - Farn; 0844 from FAR withdrawn Some jnys withdrawn. Su E now by S-Ribble. |
| 08/03/1999 | GOLD: Farnworth BS reopens: minor changes to departture times. Now 4 mins early to Mcr: 2mins early to Mcr. |
| 19/07/1999 | Route restored via Churchill Way |
| 21/11/1999 | Additional journeys introduced over full route. Rerouted in City via Chapel St, Victoria Bridge, Withy Grove, Dantzic St, Miller St, Corporation St, Victoria Stn, Deansgate & Blackfriars Bridge. Most MS daytime jnys full route ev15mins. Some extra Su mor |
| 13/03/2000 | Route in Eccles revised |
| 28/08/2000 | Added PH to Su daytimes. NE. |
| 25/02/2001 | Timetable changed. MS daytime now ev20mins. Jnys towards city changed in Farnworth. E jnys no longer via Ellesmere Park. All jnys by FM. Su now curtailed LH-Cannon St. E hrly now commercial. |
| 02/09/2001 | Su jnys 2mins later from city |
| 18/11/2001 | Route in Eccles revised |
| 29/03/2002 | 1002 reprint |
| 29/03/2002 | 702 reprint |
| 29/03/2002 | PH service now to Su times |
| 31/08/2003 | 1103 reprint |
| 31/08/2003 | 204 reprint |
| 31/08/2003 | City terminus now Exchange Bus Station (Not Cannon Street) |
| 24/10/2004 | Times changed. All commercial. |
| 03/04/2005 | Daytime jnys on SuPH extended to Bolton. E daily supported hrly |
| 25/07/2005 | MF times changed during summer to 2 Sept |
| 25/09/2005 | SuPH times changed |
| 29/01/2006 | City terminus now Shudehill Interchange. Times changed |
| 29/01/2006 | 68 Timetable - 25232 |
| 24/04/2006 | 108 reprint |
| 24/04/2006 | 1108 reprint |
| 24/04/2006 | 1206 reprint |
| 24/04/2006 | 207 reprint |
| 24/04/2006 | 407 reprint |
| 24/04/2006 | 408 reprint |
| 24/04/2006 | 506 reprint |
| 24/04/2006 | 808 reprint |
| 24/04/2006 | MF 1845 MS 1915 from city now extended to Walkden. |
| 24/04/2006 | 68 Reprint - 25451 /7 (May 2006 reprint) |
| 24/07/2006 | MF peak times changed during summer to 1 Sept |
| 24/07/2006 | 68 Timetable - 25536 (Summer) |
| 23/07/2007 | MF peak times changed during summer to 31 Aug |
| 25/01/2009 | times changed |
| 25/01/2009 | 68 Timetable - 27088 |
| 20/07/2009 to 28/08/2009 | 68 Timetable (Summer Times) |
| Bolton - Farnworth - Walkden - Eccles - The Trafford Centre | |
| 30/08/2009 | Service diverted to Trafford Centre (Replaced by extra journeys on Route No 100 between Eccles and Manchester) |
| 30/08/2009 | 68 Timetable - 27425 |
| 25/10/2009 | S early E jnys revised |
| 25/01/2010 | 1210 reprint |
| 25/01/2010 | MS times changed |
| 26/07/2010 to 27/08/2010 | 68 Timetable (Summer Times) |
| 31/08/2010 | 211 reprint |
| 31/08/2010 | MF times changed |
| 04/09/2011 | MS jnys from TC retimed |
| 04/09/2011 | 68 Timetable - 28498 |
| 06/05/2012 | E times changed |
| 22/07/2012 to 01/09/2012 | 68 Timetable (Summer Edition) |
| 28/10/2012 | MS times changed |
| 28/10/2012 | 68 Timetable - 12-1423 |
| 27/01/2013 | MF 0845 from Bolton now 0840, 1635 from Trafford Centre retimed |
| 28/01/2013 | 68 Change Leaflet - 13-0029 |
| 21/07/2013 | SuPH times changed |
| 01/09/2013 | MF 0535 from New Bury to Trafford Centre retimed. |
| 01/09/2013 | 68 Timetable - 13-1566 (web only) |
| 27/04/2014 | Rerouted via Roe Green instead of Walkden Rd. Minor time changes |
| 27/04/2014 | 68 Timetable - 14-0451 |
| 27/07/2014 | Times changed. |
| 27/07/2014 | 68 Timetable - 14-0936 |
| 31/08/2014 | Times changed. |
| 31/08/2014 | 68 Timetable - 14-1183 |
| 25/01/2015 | Times changed. |
| 12/04/2015 | Addtl MF 0503 from New Bury to intu Trafford Centre. MF 0610 from Eccles to Bolton extended to start from intu Trafford Centre. |
| 12/04/2015 | 68 Timetable - 15-0371 |
| Farnworth - Walkden - Eccles - intu Trafford Centre | |
| 19/07/2015 | Curtailed to run Farnworth and intu Trafford Centre |
| 25/10/2015 | E jnys retimed. |
| 25/10/2015 | 68 Timetable - 15-1528 |
| 24/01/2016 | MF 0803, 0813 and 0843 from intu Trafford Centre re-timed 10 mins later to improve timekeeping. S 0708 0738 from Eccles to Farnworth withdrawn, due to low usage. Addtl SuPH 0755 from Farnworth to intu Trafford Centre, following customer requests, for the |
| 24/01/2016 | Times changed |
| 24/01/2016 | 68 Timetable - 16-0008 (web only) |
| 03/04/2016 | Minor timetable changes |
| 03/04/2016 | 68 Timetable - 16-0307 |
| 24/07/2016 | Times changed including temporary changes during the Summer period from 24 July to 3 September 2016 |
| 24/07/2016 to 03/09/2016 | 68 Timetable - 16-0729 |
| 04/09/2016 | Some MF jnys retimed |
| 04/09/2016 | 68 Timetable - 16-0862 |
| 29/01/2017 | 118 reprint |
| 29/01/2017 | Times changed. |
| 29/01/2017 | 68 Timetable - 16-1758 |
| 29/01/2017 | 68 Timetable - 17-1964 (January 2018 reprint) |
| 23/07/2017 to 02/09/2017 | 68 Timetable - 17-0873 |
| 03/09/2017 | Normal timetable reintroduced at the end of the summer period. |
| 08/04/2018 | Times changed |
| 08/04/2018 | 68 Timetable - 18-0377 |
| 22/07/2018 | Summer tt M-F until 1/9/2018 |
| 22/07/2018 to 01/09/2018 | 68 Timetable (Summer Times) - 18-0871 |
| 23/07/2018 | Summer tt M-F until 2/9/2018 |
| 21/07/2019 | Summer service MF changes until 31 August |
| 21/07/2019 to 31/08/2019 | 68 Timetable (Summer Times) - 19-SC-0053 |
| 11/08/2019 | Service now operated by Diamond on sale of FM Bolton depot |
| 01/09/2019 | Returns to normal timetable after summer. Shows Diamond as running main service, though |
| 01/09/2019 | 68 Timetable - 19-SC-0278 |
| 27/10/2019 | Daily supported E Service gained from First- 2 Late turns. (Since First sold Bolton depot this service has been operated from Oldham depot. Similar supported service 2 is still operated by First Oldham depot) Supported E First jnys now run by Diamond. (Th |
| 27/10/2019 | 68 Timetable - 19-SC-0339 |
| 26/01/2020 | Times of some M-F morning journeys changed. |
| 26/01/2020 | 68 Timetable - 19-SC-0533 |
| 28/03/2020 | SSuPH: hrly throughout the day and E |
| 30/03/2020 | Daily: hrly throughout the day and E |
| 10/04/2020 | Good Friday Only the E journeys will run (no services before 8pm) |
| 14/04/2020 | M-S hrly daytime and E: SuPH E only |
| 19/04/2020 | Daily hrly daytime and E. incl E |
| 08/05/2020 | May PH E hrly |
| 10/05/2020 | Checked temporary tt: journey times all extended by a couple of minutes, no change to departure times |
| 10/05/2020 | M-S daytime hrly; hrly ESu services. |
| 24/05/2020 | ev30mins M-S daytime; hrly ESu |
| 14/06/2020 | ev30mins M-S daytime; hrly ESu |
| 26/07/2020 | addtl M-F 0525 from Farnworth and 0640 from intu Trafford Centre. M-S daytime ev30mins; ESu hrly |
| 30/08/2020 | Minor Timetable changes to some afternoon peak journeys. M-S ev30mins ESu hrly |
| 30/08/2020 | 68 Timetable - 20-SC-0447 |
| 25/10/2020 | RENUMBERED 20: Following a successful bid to the Better Deal for Bus Users fund, Diamond are pleased to extend the services from Little Hulton to Bolton via Logistics North. The services will operate via the current Route between intu Trafford Centre and |