Route 79
Route: Piccadilly - Cheetham Hill - Blackley - White Moss circ
Service changes and timetables
| Date | Change details |
|---|---|
| 26/10/1986 | Daily 0517 MF Early journeys (4020) |
| 26/10/1986 | MS commercial ev30mins plus hrly ESu. Addtl Su hrly Piccadilly - WM. Reverse = 81 |
| 26/01/1987 | no apparent change |
| 30/03/1987 | MS daytime ev30mins . ESu hrly |
| 30/03/1987 | times changed. Su now hrly - shorts not listed |
| 21/06/1987 | MS daytime ev30mins ESu hrly full circle plus hrly to WN via CH. Return as 81 |
| 30/08/1987 | Between Manchester and Cheetham Hill operates via Waterloo Rd not Cheetham Hill Rd. MS daytime ev30mins full route plus ev30mins Picc- WhiteMoss. ESuBH hrly full route plus hrly Picc- WM. |
| 31/05/1988 | Commercial ev30mins MS daytime. E hrly plus hrly shorts Picc-WM. Supported Su as E. |
| 31/05/1988 | MS ev30mins plus ESuBH hrly full route plus hrly Picc-White Moss. Reverse = 81 |
| 30/08/1988 | no apparent change |
| 30/08/1988 | revised timetable |
| 13/02/1989 | Manchester terminus now Arndale |
| 05/06/1989 | no apparent change |
| 15/01/1990 | City centre route revised : reverse = 81. ev30mins daytime: ESu hrly fuly route plus hrly Arndale - Cheetham - White Moss |
| 24/03/1991 | CITIBUS Sunday (9541) |
| 22/04/1991 | Timetable revised. MS daytime ev30mins, hrly E. Supported Su E hrly by CITIBUS. Su daytime comercial by CITIBUS hrly plus hrly shorts ARN-WM |
| 23/06/1991 | Su jnys revised. Short jnys withdrawn. |
| 29/12/1991 | Su jnys revised. All now supported |
| 21/09/1992 | Addtl jnys |
| 16/11/1992 | MS E now runs commercial Blackley- Moston-Collyhurst - Arndale by GMB plus supported hrly BLUEBIRD ARN - WM. 0607 from Hightown is withdrawn, M-F. 0624 from Manchester will commence from Hightown at 0636, M-F. Frequency reduced to every half hour during P |
| 17/05/1993 | timetable revised |
| 27/06/1993 | Supported Su E now by STUARTS (12763) . Early Su now by GMB. Commercial Su daytime by CIT. |
| 29/11/1993 | Supported M-S E BLUEBIRD to GMB |
| 13/12/1993 | GMB to GM NORTH |
| 05/05/1994 | CITIBUS taken over by GM NORTH (15012) |
| 08/06/1994 | One early evening journey now CITIBUS (14437) |
| 25/07/1994 | timetable revised |
| 08/08/1994 | One early evening journey now GMBuses (14437) |
| 30/01/1995 | timetable revised |
| 06/05/1995 | GMBuses taken over by GM NORTH (15012) ????? |
| 06/05/1995 | Not sure correct? Entry for service 81 mentions GMB taken over by GMN Sundays. Suspect it is transfer of Citibus (owned by GMN) journeys to GMN proper? |
| 30/09/1996 | City Centre route revised |
| 02/12/1996 | City centre route revised: Terminus Cannon St via Victoria Stn. All jnys by GM (First) |
| 22/03/1998 | GM NORTH to FIRST Manchester |
| 17/05/1998 | Service withdrawn and partly replaced by new 51 &57 |
| 30/09/1998 | 30.9.98 City Centre route revised |
| 06/09/1999 | New commercial route replacing 404 405 OM-Moston. MS daytime ev30mins. NESu . Services before 0900 to Piccadilly - rest to Cannon St. BBC FM |
| 25/10/1999 | no change listed |
| 30/01/2000 | no change listed |
| 30/07/2000 | no change listed |
| 25/02/2001 | service 79 withdrawn: replaced by addtl 81 and 415 |
| 27/05/2002 | New jnys Oldham - Werneth - Broad gate Employment Area - Moston MF0530 0630. Runs as route 81 to Broad way, then via Middleton Junc and Greengate |
| 01/09/2002 | no change listed |
| 31/08/2003 | 1004 reprint |
| 31/08/2003 | 104 reprint |
| 31/08/2003 | New commercial E peak outbound only: 1637 1707 1737. |
| 31/08/2003 | no change listed |
| 26/01/2004 | 1737 now from King St. |
| 27/02/2005 | service withdrawn - partly replaced by extra 77 jnys |
| 28/02/2005 | now run by JPT no timetable change |
| 09/05/2005 | times changed: 1630 1707 from Cross St, 1745 from King St |
| 24/07/2005 | MF 0530 from Oldham withdrawn. 0630 remains |
| 01/01/2006 | Can't see a withdrawal date for this 79 |
| 29/01/2006 | 606 reprint |
| 29/01/2006 | no change listed |
| 29/01/2006 | 79 81 Timetable - 25315 |
| 15/04/2007 | no change listed |
| 15/04/2007 | 79 81 Timetable - 25970 |
| 28/10/2007 | no change listed |
| 27/01/2008 | no change listed |
| 20/07/2008 | no change listed |
| 19/04/2009 | no change listed |
| 30/08/2009 | no change listed |
| 25/01/2010 | no change listed |
| 11/04/2010 | no change listed |
| 26/07/2010 | service withdrawn - one jny MF0630 |
| 24/09/2023 | Route replaced by TfGM Franchising - operated by Diamond Bus North West |