Route 76
Route: Oldham Mumps - Coalshaw Green - Failsworth - Piccadilly
Service changes and timetables
| Date | Change details |
|---|---|
| no change listed | |
| 26/10/1986 | 1086 reprint |
| 26/10/1986 | MF daytime ev30mins, S daytimes ev20mins, hrly ESuBH |
| 29/03/1987 | no apparent changes |
| 15/06/1987 | RIBBLE M-S E Mcr - Failsworth (Day Drive) |
| 21/06/1987 | times changed: ESu addtl hrly shorts Picc-Failsworth |
| 06/09/1987 | times changed |
| 03/05/1988 | no apparent changes |
| 31/05/1988 | Rerouted between Oldham & Hollinwood to operate direct via Manchester Rd (Not Ashton Rd & Chamber Rd) |
| 22/08/1988 | Manchester - FAILSWORTH (Day Drive) (CITIBUS) (5662) MS Day |
| 14/11/1988 | GM Buses leaflet: no apparent changes |
| 18/03/1989 | Failsworth shorts CITIBUS to GM BUSES |
| 20/03/1989 | 489 reprint |
| 20/03/1989 | Some short jnys withdrawn. MF daytime ev30mins, S ev20mins, plus supported shorts Failsworth - Picc hrly 1850 - 2250. Commercial hrly fullroute plus hrly shorts as E service. |
| 24/09/1989 | City Centre route revised (Metrolink) Terminus now Stevenson Sq |
| 29/11/1989 | NORTH WESTERN t/a BEELINE to BEELINE BUZZ COMPANY (7976) |
| 11/12/1989 | MF Failsworth Shorts GMB to NORTH WESTERN(T/a BEELINE) (7754) |
| 11/12/1989 | Not sure about this entry: 18/12/1989 has two lots of half-hourly short journyes, one GM Buses, one Bee Line. Suspect Bee Line started theirs this date, GM Buses added competing ones 4 minutes earlier following week |
| 18/12/1989 | Addtl MF daytime commercial BEE jnys ev30mins Failsworth - Stevenson Sq |
| 05/03/1990 | BEE short MF jnys withdrawn after 1600, |
| 29/05/1990 | BEELINE service withdrawn . Commercial hrly Su E service withdrawn |
| 02/12/1990 | Commercial GMB SuE full route hrly service reinstated |
| 22/04/1991 | Addtl commercial Su 0723 from OM |
| 22/04/1991 | Timetable revised: MF ev30mins daytime. S ev20mins daytime. Supported ESu hrly. |
| 11/11/1991 | minor timetable change |
| 24/11/1991 | minor timetable change |
| 12/04/1992 | City Centre route revised (Now from Bradford Rd via Old Mill St, Great Ancoats St, Newton St, Newton St, Timetable revised: S now ev30mins daytime. |
| 03/05/1992 | ESu jnys extended from Oldham (West St) to Mumps |
| 09/11/1992 | Failsworth Shorts reintroduced following withdrawal of 424 by GMB |
| 11/01/1993 | 0553 from Failsworth to Manchester is withdrawn, M-F. The timetable is also slightly revised, with some early morning and peak period journeys operating slightly earlier than at present - please see |
| Oldham - Limeside - Failsworth - Manchester | |
| 07/06/1993 | commercial M-S daytime route revised MOST serve Limeside and Garden Suburb. Timetable revised. |
| 03/10/1993 | ESu 76 service withdrawn and replaced by new 78 |
| 22/11/1993 | addtl M-S E hrly Mcr- Failsworth |
| 13/12/1993 | GMB now GM NORTH & GM SOUTH |
| 21/02/1994 | 76: Timetable completely revised with some additional peak hour journeys extended to start or finish at Hollinwood. Addtl peak jnys Hollinwood - Mcr withflow. GMS MS daytime. Commercial hrly MS E Fail-Stev by GMN. |
| 06/03/1994 | Rerouted via Chambres Rd & Ashton Rd (Vandalism) |
| 05/04/1994 | Timetable revised: Addtl MTL full route MS daytime ev30mins to/from Lever St not Stenson Sq.. |
| 25/07/1994 | MERSEYBUS to MTLM (14459) E service introduced. Manchester terminal now Lever St (Australia House)timetable revised. MTL now MS ev15mins daytime, E ev30mins. |
| 30/08/1994 | MS daytime Mcr-FAlLSWORTH short workings renumbered 78 & rerouted via Amos Av ev30mins |
| 12/09/1994 | GM NORTH MS Evening service withdrawn |
| 02/12/1994 | Early morning jnys introduced |
| 30/01/1995 | timetable revised: MS daytime ev15mins, Peak ev30mins full route, addtl Holl- Mcr. NESu |
| 03/04/1995 | Timetable and minor route revision: MS daytime ev15mins GMS, 4bph MTLM, E ev30mins MTLM. City centre terminus now Stevenson Square |
| 03/07/1995 | Addtl GMS M-S E hrly full route plus hrly shorts Fail-Stev. Addtl early morning jnys |
| 24/07/1995 | Addtl 78 replacing service 89 |
| 24/07/1995 | Some peak 76 jnys divert to Woodhouses replacing service 89 |
| 29/10/1995 | ESu service revised. MS daytime ev15mins. NESu |
| 30/10/1995 | GMS Some E jnys Renumbered 78 |
| 03/12/1995 | Timetable and city centre routes revised. Terminates Piccadilly. |
| 01/09/1996 | Timetables and operators changed. GMS=SM |
| 21/10/1996 | Peak jnys from city revised: ev20mins full route, ev20mins to Hollinwood |
| 14/04/1997 | MF times revised |
| 01/03/1998 | minor timetable revision |
| 31/05/1998 | no change listed |
| 08/03/1999 | ASHALLS New MF AM journey FAlLSWORTH to MCR (19933) |
| 04/05/1999 | Minor route change in City Centre for SM jnys IN via Newton St |
| 27/06/1999 | no change listed |
| 06/09/1999 | Sch 0820 from Failsworth withdrawn |
| 27/09/1999 | Times changed: MS daytime now ev20mins |
| 16/04/2000 | times changed |
| 04/09/2000 | Times changed with addtl MF peak jnys. Jnys to/from Hollinwood now run as 76X |
| 30/10/2000 | no change listed |
| 14/01/2001 | Terminus at Oldham now new Central Bus Stn Minor times changed |
| 17/09/2001 | 1201 reprint |
| 17/09/2001 | Daytime buses now ev15mins. 76 76X Terminus at Oldham Central BusStn. Addtl BH service |
| 17/09/2001 | Terminal now Oldham Bus Station (Not Mumps) |
| 22/09/2002 | 22.9.02 City Centre route revised |
| 22/09/2002 | City Centre route revised. Inbound via Oldham St not Newton St Minor changes to times |
| 30/06/2003 | E jnys retimed |
| 15/09/2003 | Morning peak and E jnys retimed. Divert via Butler St both ways |
| 27/10/2003 | 104 reprint |
| 03/04/2005 | 1005 reprint |
| 03/04/2005 | no change listed |
| 03/04/2005 | 74 76 76X 78 Timetable - 24796 |
| 19/04/2006 | Additional MF AM jnys introduced . Public Holiday jnys withdrawn |
| 03/09/2006 | 76 Stagecoach web timetable |
| 04/09/2006 | PH jnys withdrawn. Sch 0805 76X by UKN. |
| 29/07/2007 | no change listed |
| 03/09/2007 | Times of some early morning and early E jnys changed |
| 30/03/2008 | Addtl ESuPH jnys Mcr- Failsworth hrly. Addtl MF 0715 from Mcr. Sch 0805 76X by FM. |
| 22/08/2008 | Mcr - FAlLSWORTH (Day Drive) (CITIBUS) (5662) |
| 25/08/2008 | 76 76X no change listed |
| 01/11/2008 | BLUEBIRD - City terminus revised Now Church St not Shudehill lnterchange |
| 19/04/2009 | MF early jnys and peak jnys changed. Some extra early jnys |
| 25/01/2010 | Times changed, 76X renumberred 76 |
| 12/04/2010 | MF morning peak revised |
| 24/10/2010 | MF 0750 from city now 0745. sch 76X not listed |
| 01/05/2011 | MF afternoon times changed |
| 04/09/2011 | Addtl SuPH 1820 from city to Failsworth |
| 31/10/2011 | MF 0805 from OM now 0758 |
| 31/10/2011 | 76 Change Leaflet - 28646 |
| 29/01/2012 | Minor changes to early MF morning jnys |
| 15/04/2012 | Times changed with addtl E jnys |
| 15/04/2012 | 74 76 78 Timetable - 12-0461 |
| 23/07/2012 | no change listed |
| 02/09/2012 | times changed with addtl jnys |
| 02/09/2012 | 74 76 78 Timetable - 12-1249 |
| 27/01/2013 | MF morning peak jnys retimed. MF 1835 from MCR is extended to Oldham. |
| 03/03/2013 | 74 76 78 Timetable - 13-0104 |
| 21/07/2013 | Times changed during the Summer to 31 August 2013 |
| 22/07/2013 | 1445 from city revised during summer to 31Aug |
| 01/09/2013 | 114 reprint |
| 01/09/2013 | Minor timetable changes. |
| 01/09/2013 | 74 76 78 Timetable - 13-1440 |
| 01/09/2013 | 74 76 78 Timetable - 14-0061 (January 2014 reprint) |
| 27/07/2014 | no change listed |
| 27/07/2014 | 74 76 78 Timetable - 14-1000 |
| 31/08/2014 | MF 0825 76 from Oldham now from Hollinwood at 0838 and run as 74 |
| 31/08/2014 | MF 0825 76 from Oldham now from Hollinwood at 0838 and run as 74. 0851 from OM now 0850. Sch 1508 NTh now 1455. |
| 31/08/2014 | 74 76 78 Timetable - 14-1421 (Web only) |
| 25/01/2015 | 1115 reprint |
| 25/01/2015 | 815 reprint |
| 25/01/2015 | Some MS daytime jnys divert hrly via Amos Ave and Scotland Hall Rd as supported 76A |
| 25/01/2015 | 74 76 76A Timetable - 15-0088 (Includes early morning bus 77) |
| 25/01/2015 | 74 76 76A Timetable - 15-1654 (November 2015 reprint. Includes early morning bus 77) |
| 24/07/2016 | Times changed during the Summer to 3 September 2016 |
| 24/07/2016 to 03/09/2016 | 74 76 76A Timetable (Summer Times) - 16-0764 (web only. Includes early morning bus 77) |
| 04/09/2016 | Normal timetable reintroduced at end of Summer. |
| 29/01/2017 | MS evening jnys are retimed. |
| 29/01/2017 | 74 76 76A Timetable - 16-1644 (Includes early morning bus 77) |
| 23/04/2017 | Some MF peak period and early evening jnys are retimed. |
| 23/04/2017 | 74 76 76A Timetable - 17-0352 (Includes early morning bus 77) |
| 23/07/2017 | Summer tt M-F until 2/9/2017 |
| 23/07/2017 to 02/09/2017 | 74 76 76A Timetable (Summer Times) - 17-0986 (Includes early morning bus 77) |
| 03/09/2017 | Normal timetable reintroduced at end of summer. |
| 28/01/2018 | 76 MF 1736 retimed |
| 28/01/2018 | 74 76 76A Timetable - 17-1917 (Includes early morning bus 77) |
| 08/04/2018 | Times changed with addtl early jnys |
| 08/04/2018 | 74 76 76A Timetable - 18-0392 |
| 22/07/2018 | Summer tt M-F until 1/9/2018 |
| 22/07/2018 to 01/09/2018 | 74 76 76A Timetable (Summer Times) - 18-0903 |
| 02/09/2018 | Times of some M-F early morning and peak jnys changed. Addtl M-S 2350 from Mcr to Failsworth |
| 02/09/2018 | 74 76 76A Timetable - 18-1107 |
| 28/10/2018 | Times changed: addtl SuPH to/from Oldham. 76A no change listed |
| 28/10/2018 | 74 76 76A Timetable - 18-1568 |
| 27/01/2019 | Times of some early morning and peak jnys from Manchester changed on M-F. Additional S 2152 from Failsworth to Manchester |
| 27/01/2019 | 74 76 76A Timetable - 18-1835 |
| 28/04/2019 | minor time changes to some M-F peak and early E jnys |
| 28/04/2019 | Minor timetable changes to some M-F 76A peak and early evening jnys. |
| 28/04/2019 | Minor timetable changes to some M-F peak period and early evening jnys. |
| 28/04/2019 | no change listed |
| 28/04/2019 | 74 76 76A Timetable - 19-0541 |
| 28/04/2019 | 74 76 76A Timetable - 19-0541 (correction) |
| 21/07/2019 | Summer service MF changes until 31 August |
| 21/07/2019 to 31/08/2019 | 74 76 76A Timetable (Summer Times) - 19-SC-0101 |
| 27/10/2019 | Minor timetable changes to some MFpeak period jnys from Manchester. |
| 27/10/2019 | no change listed |
| 27/10/2019 | 74 76 76A Timetable - 19-SC-0342 (should be 19-SC-0432?) |
| 27/10/2019 | 74 76 76A Timetable - 19-SC-0432 (shown as 19-SC-0342) |
| 26/01/2020 | Times changed |
| 26/01/2020 | Times changed. 76 76A |
| 26/01/2020 | 74 76 76A Timetable - 19-SC-0561 |
| 22/03/2020 | 76A: no services |
| 23/03/2020 | M-F ev10mins. E ev30mins |
| 28/03/2020 | 76: ev30mins daytime services, hrly E services |
| 11/04/2020 | 76: ev30mins daytime services, ev 2hrs E |
| 12/04/2020 | Easter SuPH |
| 14/04/2020 | Tu-S ev2hrs daytime |
| 19/04/2020 | Times changed |
| 19/04/2020 | 74 76 76A Timetable - 20-SC-0094 |
| 01/06/2020 | 76: Every 15 mins daytime services; every two hours E |
| 15/06/2020 | 76: ev10mins with hrly 76A; 76 ESuPH hrly full rte plus hrly Picc-Day Drive; 74: M-F peak withflow ev30mins as part of services ev10mins: |
| 29/11/2020 | 74 76 76A Timetable - 20-SC-0727 |
| 01/02/2021 | M-F reduced frequency due to covid. From ev10 mins to ev15 mins: No change SSu. |
| 01/02/2021 | No service IN: M-F1805 1905 OUT: S hrly daytime |
| 20/02/2021 | 76A not listed |
| 20/02/2021 | S timetables changed: some jnys withdrawn meaning services xx03 23 33 53 daytime from OM: (may have been corrected to ev15mins as per TfGM dated 080321). M-F & Su services no change |
| 08/03/2021 | M-F daytime times changed: 76 ev10mins with hrly running as 76A peak with flow |
| 08/03/2021 | M-F daytime times changed: addtl jnys74 peak with flow |
| 08/03/2021 | 74 76 76A Timetable - 21-SC-0182 |
| 11/04/2021 | 76A reintroduced on S. |
| 11/04/2021 | Times changed on S |
| 11/04/2021 | 74 76 76A Timetable - 21-SC-0255 |
| 25/07/2021 | Summer timetables on M-F from 25 July to 4 Sept 2021 |
| 25/07/2021 to 04/09/2021 | 74 76 76A Timetable (Summer Times) - 21-SC-0446 |
| 05/09/2021 | M-F peak times changed: service revert to pre-summer 25/7/21 |
| 05/09/2021 | 74 76 76A Timetable - 21-SC-0555 |
| 17/01/2022 | 74 76 76A Timetable - 22-SC-0024 |
| 24/07/2022 | Summer timetables effective from 24 July to 3 Sept 2022 |
| 24/07/2022 to 03/09/2022 | 74 76 76A Timetable (Summer Times) - 22-SC-0395 |
| 04/09/2022 | M-F Times changed. |
| 04/09/2022 | 74 76 76A Timetable - 22SC-0482 |
| 30/10/2022 | Tendered jnys removed: 76/76A, |
| 23/07/2023 to 02/09/2023 | 74 76 76A Timetable (Summer Times) - 23-SC-0289 |
| 21/07/2024 to 31/08/2024 | 74 76 76A Timetable (Summer Times) - 24-SC-0354 |
| 01/09/2024 | 74 76 76A Timetable - 24-SC-0380 |
| Bee Network: Oldham - Limeside - Failsworth - Manchester | |
| 05/01/2025 | 76 76A 76B Timetable - 24-SC-0648 |