Route 715
Route: Wigan - Westhoughton - Bolton
Service changes and timetables
| Date | Change details |
|---|---|
| 12/04/1987 | Additional Wigan to Bolton journeys introduced (Replacing withdrawn Route 700) |
| Wigan - Aspull - Westhoughton - Bolton | |
| 18/11/1991 | New commercial MS daytime hrly BLU service |
| 01/03/1992 | Route revised in Bolton Town Centre |
| 11/05/1992 | Minor timetable and route revision: Addtl supported TIM MS E & Su daytime; plus SuE by NW run direct via Mcr Rd Bolton; daytime jnys via Church St, Market St and Bolton Rd |
| 10/08/1992 | Timetable and Bolton town centre route changed via Trinity St, Black Horse St and Moor La |
| 14/12/1992 | NEW SERVICE, M-S daytime hrly, providing new links for the residents of Aspull, Wingates and Lostock. Buses will leave Wigan at xx40 and Bolton at xx35. Service 715 is ideal for shopping in Bolton, as it operates from Bolton Bus Stn via Great Moor St, Bra |
| 29/12/1992 | timetable and minor route revision. commercial MS daytime hrly GMB; NW M-S daytime WN - ASP by NW. |
| 15/03/1993 | All journeys will operate 15 minutes earlier than at present. |
| 15/03/1993 | timetables revised: commercial MS daytime hrly GMB WN-BN; BLU hrly WN-BN; supported ESu hrly BLU |
| 27/06/1993 | ESu service revised. All by NW. MS daytime now WN-BN: hrly GMB BLU |
| 06/09/1993 | Route and timetable revised |
| 29/11/1993 | no change listed |
| 31/01/1994 | minor timetable revision |
| 11/04/1994 | minor timetable revision |
| 26/06/1994 | minor timetable and operator revision: Su by GMN |
| 30/07/1994 | 1095 reprint |
| 30/07/1994 | Composite 515 715 Wigan - Bolton - Bury M-S daytime hrly. |
| 30/07/1994 | minor timetable revision |
| 28/01/1996 | Minor timetable and operator revision: Su now by BLU |
| 15/04/1996 | Minor timetable changes |
| 02/09/1996 | no change listed |
| 04/11/1996 | Timetable and operator revised: all jnys by BLU. No GM jnys listed |
| 24/02/1997 | Minor timetable revision |
| 01/09/1997 | Addtl 0820 Bolton - Wigan. M-S daytime now ev30mins.Composite tt WN - Aspull: by 315 515 575 615 715 M-S daytime xx10 19 30 50. |
| 01/09/1997 | Minor timetable revision |
| 24/05/1998 | Commercial MS Daytime ev30mins by BLU. Supported MS E hrly by FM. Su hrly TIM |
| 01/09/1998 | Minor timetable changes: |
| 24/10/1998 | Some 715 jnys extended MS daytime ev2hrs via Morris Green to Trafford Centre and run as 700 |
| 12/04/1999 | 899 reprint |
| 12/04/1999 | Addtl jnys replacing curtailed 700 jnys |
| 30/07/2000 | ESu revised: supported hrly by FM. BH commercial Bolton - Chorley Rd hrly 1045 -1745 |
| 04/09/2000 | Minor changes to times |
| 24/06/2001 | FM ESu rerouted via Park Rd in Westhoughton partially replacing withdrawn 558. Times changed: Now ESu hrly |
| 27/08/2001 | 1001 reprint |
| 27/08/2001 | PH times changed:hrly BN-Wingates by BLU. Commercial MS daytime ev30mins by BlueBus. Supported ESu hrly by FM. |
| 29/03/2002 | PH times changed: now to Su times supported FM hrly |
| 26/05/2002 | ESu FM jnys divert via New Springs replacing 614 |
| 02/09/2002 | Minor changes to route in Bolton town centre and times |
| 07/10/2002 | No change listed |
| 28/04/2003 | early morning and early E times changed |
| 29/06/2003 | ESu divert to omit New Springs (Replaced by Route 614) All jnys now Blue Bus. Times changed ev20/40mins with 615 to give ev20mins common section. Supported ESuPH hrly. |
| 05/09/2003 | FS Night 615 service withdrawn- replaced by 715 at similar times |
| 05/09/2003 | supported FS NIGHT service by FM replacing 615 jnys: 2335 0035 0135 0235 from Wigan - Aspull |
| 23/02/2004 | F&S late evening journeys withdrawn |
| 23/02/2004 | Timetable and route in Wigan revised |
| 20/09/2004 | no change listed |
| 09/01/2006 | no changes made |
| 23/04/2006 | no changes made : linked to 515: M-S daytime ev30mins. Supported ESu hrly |
| 28/01/2008 | no changes made : linked to 515 :M-S ev30mins. NESu |
| 31/03/2008 | M-F 0820 from BN now S & SchHol. Sch now from Aspull 0856. M-F 0848 from WN now also S. |
| 27/04/2008 | ESu no longer by ANW. PH jnys withdrawn |
| 31/08/2008 | no change listed: linked to 515 |
| 26/10/2009 | no change listed: linked to 715 |
| 02/05/2010 | no change listed: linked to 515 |
| 01/05/2011 | BLU = ANW; Supported ESu by Maytree Travel. SuPH 2140 from BN & 2240 from WN withdrawn |
| 01/05/2011 | 715 Timetable - 28384 |
| 30/10/2011 | Early E times changed. MF1820 from BN withdrawn. Commercial MS daytime ev30mins by ANW: supported ESu hrly by Maytree Travel |
| 30/10/2011 | 715 Timetable - 28638 |
| 30/01/2012 | 912 reprint |
| 30/01/2012 | M-S 1750 from Bolton, 1845 from Wigan now run by Maytree Travel: |
| 30/01/2012 | 715 Change Leaflet - 12-0093 |
| 27/01/2013 | MS 1720 from BN 1755 from Wigan withdrawn |
| 27/01/2013 | 715 Timetable - 13-0081 |
| 07/04/2013 | Emergency 90 day ESu daytimes contract awarded after Maytree Travel suddenly ceased trading |
| 15/04/2013 | Addtl MS1755 from WN to BN |
| 15/04/2013 | 715 Timetable - 13-0525 |
| 27/10/2013 | Times changed with MS daytime jnys running hrly |
| 28/10/2013 | Commercial MS daytime hrly jnys now by SLT; hrly by ANW. Supported ESu hrly by ANW. |
| 28/10/2013 | 715 Timetable - 13-1894 |
| 715: Wigan - Aspull - Westhoughton - Ladybridge - Bolton / 715A: Middlebrook - Ladybridge - Bolton | |
| 27/04/2014 | 613 No longer serve St Stephens Av, Durham St and Platt La - replaced by rerouted 715 by SLT. |
| 27/04/2014 | New early morning/early evening route 715A between Middlebrook, Ladybridge and Bolton. |
| 27/04/2014 | SLT jnys now via Platt Lane, Durham St, St Stephens Av in Whelley. Addtl SLT hrly MS daytime jnys Ladybridge - BN. Times changed. Addtl 715A peak Middlebrook - Ladybridge - Bolton MS0744 S 0844IN MS1750 MF1850 1950 OUT |
| 27/04/2014 | 715 715A Timetable - 14-0257 |
| 31/08/2014 | SLT 715 early E times changed. Addtl Coll jnys by WCW: 1635 from WN to Westhaughton; 0744 reverse |
| 31/08/2014 | 715 715A Timetable - 14-1098 |
| Wigan - Aspull - Ladybridge - Deane - Bolton | |
| 12/04/2015 | MS daytime SLT no longer via Durham St Whelley - replaced by 613. ESuPH now run by SLT not via Chequerbent. Times changed. 715A withdrawn - partly replaced by 715 and 574 |
| 01/06/2015 | 715 Timetable - 15-0000 (possibly wrong job no) |
| 30/08/2015 | ANW jnys now curtailed to run ev30mins BN-Westhaughton . 715A not listed |
| 30/08/2015 | 715 Timetable - 15-1219 |
| 03/04/2016 | ANW times changed |
| 03/04/2016 | 715 Timetable - 16-0181 |
| 24/07/2016 | All ANW jnys withdrawn. Diamond jnys now hrly full route plus hrly Westhaughton - BN. Supported ESu hrly. Diverted in Aspull no longer serve north side of Ladybridge Est |
| 24/07/2016 | 715 Timetable - 16-0848 |
| 03/09/2017 | Rerouted in Bolton town centre to serve the new Interchange. |
| 03/09/2017 | 715 Timetable - 17-1217 |
| 30/10/2017 | MS1625 from Wigan retimed to 1615. 1730 from Westhoughton to Bolton now 1725. Addtl MF 0840 from Bolton to Westhoughton. |
| 30/10/2017 | 715 Timetable - 17-4197 |
| 28/01/2018 | 715 Timetable - 18-0005 |
| 02/09/2018 | M-S daytime times changed. Jnys towards Bolton diverted via Moor La and Ormrod St in Bolton town centre. |
| 02/09/2018 | 715 Timetable - 18-1051 |
| 27/01/2019 | Addtl S jnys: 0808 from Westhaughton - Bolton; 0840 Bolton - WH |
| 27/01/2019 | Times of M-S daytime journeys changed |
| 27/01/2019 | 715 Timetable - 18-1800 |
| 26/01/2020 | M-S daytime journeys changed to run between Westhoughton and Bolton only. Times are also changed. New 715 timetable |
| 26/01/2020 | 715 Timetable - 20-SC-0006 |
| 28/03/2020 | hrly S daytime services between Westhoughton and Bolton. Normal ESu services. hrly |
| 30/03/2020 | hrly S daytime services between Westhoughton and Bolton. Normal ESu services. hrly |
| 14/04/2020 | M-S daytime hrly Bolton - Westhaughton plus E hrly Wigan - Bolton |
| 19/04/2020 | Run by Diamond. All journeys will be run by Warrington’s Own Buses on SuPH. A temporary Timetable will also be in operation. 715 (Diamond/Warrington's Own Buses): All Su journeys between Wigan and Bolton taken over by Warrington's Own Buses. M-S journeys |
| 20/04/2020 | Run by Diamond M-S hrly no changes: SuPH journeys will be run by Warrington’s Own Buses on SuPH. All Su journeys between Wigan and Bolton taken over by Warrington's Own Buses. M-S journeys remain unchanged. |
| 11/05/2020 | M-S hrly daytime; E ev2hrs; |
| 26/05/2020 | ev30mins M-S daytime (Bolton-Westhoughton); ev2hrs M-S E (Bolton-Wigan) |
| 08/06/2020 | 715: Ev 130 mins Sunday services |
| 14/06/2020 | 715: ev30mins M-S daytime (Bolton-Westhoughton); hrly M-S E (Bolton-Wigan) |
| 15/06/2020 | ev30mins M-S daytime (Bolton-Westhoughton); hrly M-S E (Bolton-Wigan) |
| 22/06/2020 | SuPH hrly : 0950 - 2050; 1050 - 2150 from Wigan DIA M-S daytime hrly |
| 30/08/2020 | TfGM Bus Guide issued |
| 30/08/2020 | 715 Timetable - 20-SC-0462 |
| 07/09/2020 | SuPH hrly 0950 - 2050 |
| 25/10/2020 | 520/715: Looks like the Sunday 715 services is being continued to be operated by Warrington's Own Buses until 8 November, running to Wigan. Vision Bus are running the Monday-Saturday E journeys on services 520 until 8 November, when they start the Sunday |
| 25/10/2020 | This services will be renumbered to services 520. Combined with new services 20, there will be Buses along Deane Rd into Bolton ev15mins Mon-Sat daytime. There are also some minor Timetable changes. Following changes to TfGM contracts, the subsidised E jo |