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Route 80

Route: Piccadilly - Monsall - Moston - Middleton

Service changes and timetables

Date Change details
26/10/1986 MS commercial ev30mins plus hrly ESu. Occasional Peak journeys operate to Manchester University
26/01/1987 no apparent change
16/03/1987 Daily AM journeys introduced (4021)
30/03/1987 MS daytime ev30mins . ESu hrly
30/03/1987 no apparent change
20/06/1987 WITHDRAWN (Replaced By New Route No 80)
21/06/1987 Daily MS daytime ev30mins ESu hrly
30/08/1987 not listed
17/05/1988 New 80A: MS Day
30/08/1988 Extended from Middleton - Hollin (Waverly Shops). MS daytime ev30mins, ESu hrly. Two peak jnys to/from UNIV.
18/12/1988 HoIlin loop modified, Instead of running from Waverley Shops in clockwise loop (WhaIley Rd & Tintern Rd) now anti clockwise
20/03/1989 no change listed: Supported E hrly
30/03/1990 no change listed
24/03/1991 CITIBUS Su Manchester – Hollin (9539) MS E Withdrawn Hollin to Middleton (See Route No 112) MS Evening Withdrawn Hollin to Middleton (See Route No 112)
24/03/1991 GMB Su Mcr - Hollin (9531) M-S E Withdrawn Hollin to Middleton (See Route No 112)
22/04/1991 Timetable and route revised, addtl BEE jnys Moston - Withington Hospital ev30mins. E BBC hrly Hollin - Midd; supported hrly Moston - Picc; Su commercial hrly Hollin - Picc by GMB and CIT. E CIT supported hrly. Licence : SALE - Withington Hospital - Manch
15/07/1991 BEE service to Withington Hosp curtailed to run Moston - Picc ev30mins than as 115 to Sale
15/07/1991 Service 80A revised to operate between HOLLIN - Manchester - SALE (Mcr-Sale over Route 115 service)
15/07/1991 Service revised to operate between HOLLIN – Manchester – SALE (Between Manchester & Sale operates over Route 115 service) MS daytime 115 service curtailed at Piccadilly no longer serves Rochdale but same bus continues to Moston as service 80. Thus Moston
25/11/1991 Timetable revised. Ev30mins GMB full route, ev30mins Moston - Picc by BEE. ESu by GMB and CIT
29/12/1991 Su service revised: commercial hrly full route plus supported E hrly by BBC
05/04/1992 GMB M-S curtailed to Middleton - Picc. Timetable revised. MS daytime 134 extended to Rochdale via Hollin partly replacing 19 80 719
21/04/1992 Most BEE jnys withdrawn. MF BEE 0823 continues to Trafford Bar as 115.
15/06/1992 Some BBC jnys withdrawn and partly replaced by 134
03/08/1992 Addtl Su jnys Middleton- Hollin hrly commercial GMB service 80 to/from Piccadilly.
21/09/1992 M-F 1810 Mcr - Middleton now 1820. 1830 Mcr - Moston withdrawn.
16/11/1992 Frequency increased to every 20 minutes during M-S daytime
16/11/1992 Hrly GMB 80 Middleton - Hollin Su daytime hrly
16/11/1992 Timetable revised: ev20mins, hrly ESu
27/02/1993 Not sure this is correct? Maybe some jnys withdarwn but two journeys to Uni remain in 17/5/1993 timetable
27/02/1993 Peak extras to University withdrawn
22/03/1993 minor timetable revision
09/05/1993 GM SOUTH Deregistered all commercial journeys replaced by BLUEBIRD Sunday Manchester to Hollin (15648)
09/05/1993 Not sure this is correct? It *could* refer to BEE as 17/5/1993 ttable still has GMB running 7 days a week but only two BEE jnys shown (one NS and one S)
17/05/1993 S morning revised
05/09/1993 MF journey withdrawn. One Saturday journey left
13/12/1993 Main service by GMN, Supported ESu by GMS. Individual BEE jnys
02/04/1995 no change listed
09/05/1995 operator revised: Supported E by BBC; Su by BBC; single S by BEE
14/01/1996 Su service curtailed to operate Middleton to Manchester and partly replaced by JP EXECUTIVE route 145
09/06/1996 Su revised: Supported Su E withdrawn, Daytime by BBC
30/09/1996 commercial MS daytime ev20mins plus supported ESu hrly BBC Moston - Picc.
09/12/1996 ESu revised: commercial hrly by Bluebird E to Moston, Su to Middleton
01/01/1998 BLUEBIRD Manchester – Middleton (18704) One Day Only
22/03/1998 GM NORTH to FIRST Manchester
17/05/1998 MS 63 daytime service withdrawn and replaced by 21 65 80A 164 412. Some 80 journeys rerouted via Alkrington (See 80A route)
17/05/1998 Timetable revised: Services 60 and 61 withdrawn and partly replaced by 56 64 65 88 89. New 80A Middleton - Alkrington - Mcr. Each ev30mins daytime, 80 ESu hrly BBC Moston - Picc. 80A NESu
14/06/1998 Su service from Middleton now all 20mis later. No change OUT.
30/11/1998 no change listed
25/04/1999 Some early MS jnys revised or withdrawn. 80A withdrawn
27/06/1999 no change listed
06/09/1999 MF times changed with new 118 at peak times
24/12/1999 no change listed
25/06/2000 no change listed
04/09/2000 MS 2302 from Moston withdrawn. Addtl Su1940 from city
25/02/2001 All jnys rerouted via Thorp Rd & Oldham Rd . Times changed. MS daytime ev20mins. NE, Supported Su hrly Moston - Picc
16/03/2001 BLUEBIRD Rerouted to serve Central Business Park at MonsaII
27/05/2001 Some early morning & evening jnys from FM to BLUEBIRD
23/09/2001 S morning times changed. Addtl MS 1944 from Moston
25/11/2001 Su jnys withdrawn
06/05/2002 no change listed
23/06/2002 no chage listed
01/09/2002 1002 reprint
01/09/2002 104 reprint
01/09/2002 203 reprint
01/09/2002 extended to Oldham - separate leaflet
01/09/2002 Extended to Oldham via Mills Hill & Royton, replacing 412. Commercial MS daytime ev20mins, Supported ESu hrly OM-MID. Bluebird jnys Mcr-MIDD
25/04/2004 1104 reprint
25/04/2004 405 reprint
25/04/2004 BBC MS1905 from MIDD-Picc and MF0625 MIDD- OM withdrawn
29/01/2006 Curtailed to Middleton - Shudehill - all run by BBC. Times changed: commercial MS daytime ev20mins. (Replaced between Oldham & Middleton via Route No 412)
29/01/2006 80 Timetable - 25309
30/04/2006 MF 0659 from MID withdrawn, S 0815 exMID now 0805
21/01/2007 City Centre Route changed start/end at Church St
29/01/2007 80 Timetable - 25849
12/03/2007 Buses start finish at Church St.
13/03/2007 Buses start finish at Church St.
01/09/2008 no change listed
16/03/2009 divert via Central Park and Monsall
19/04/2009 times pm peak jnys revised
07/09/2009 no change listed
23/07/2010 no change listed
28/09/2010 Early E and Su jnys ev30mins introduced
29/09/2010 Bluebird 88 jnys revised to operate Middleton, Moston and Manchester as 80.
29/08/2011 PH jnys added Moston - Picc 1032 hrly 1632
05/09/2011 80 112 113 145 Timetable - 28571
08/04/2012 Some early morning, E and PH jnys are withdrawn.
16/09/2012 no change listed
27/01/2013 Su jnys rerouted to run to/from Stevenson Sq due to construction work in Piccadilly Gardens. Addtl Su morning jnys: 0825 0925 1825 IN 0855 OUT
27/02/2013 Peak E to University withdrawn
03/03/2013 All jnys will be run by SM. PH jnys now to Su times
07/04/2013 no change listed
21/07/2013 Times changed. Terminus now Lever Street in city
01/09/2013 Rerouted to run via White Moss and Charlestown instead of Middleton Junction. Times changed.
26/01/2014 Times changed
27/04/2014 Curtailed to run White Moss and Manchester only. SuPH jnys withdrawn and partly replaced by 88 and 89.
25/01/2015 Withdrawn.
27/10/2019 new service replacing 81A on this section of route. FMcr M-S daytime commercial service operating ev30mins. Buses depart 5 mins later from Oldham and 6 mins earlier from Holts compared to existing 81A service. Service runs a loop around Holts Estate, mean
26/01/2020 Minor changes to early morning journeys with Addtl journeys introduced between Oldham and Holts.
09/02/2020 Minor route change in Oldham.
23/03/2020 2055 2105
23/03/2020 M-F S services will be operate on M-F on Oldham depot services with some extra morning journeys.
23/03/2020 S services will run M-F with some extra morning journeys: ev30mins daytime: NESu
23/03/2020 S: ev30mins daytime
28/03/2020 From OM: 2055 2155; from Holts Et 1845 1945 2045 2145 M-S E; Su daytime 0955 1655 hrly NSuE
29/03/2020 M-S hrly
05/04/2020 M-S daytime ev 2hrs. NE
09/04/2020 M-S ev2hrs daytime. NESu
11/04/2020 80: Two E journeys
12/04/2020 M-S Ev2hrs: 1935 2135 from Holts; 2055 2155 from OM
12/04/2020 Su PH: ev2hrs 0955 - 1755 NE
19/04/2020 M-S daytime ev 2hrs NESu
03/05/2020 M-S ev2hrs daytime. NESu
31/05/2020 hrly M-S daytime services
01/06/2020 M-S Ev2hrs: 1935 2135 from Holts; 2055 2155 from OM
15/06/2020
15/06/2020 ESu hrly
15/06/2020 M-S E 2055 2155
30/08/2020 Commercial First services withdrawn with M-S journeys partly replaced by a Rerouted 184 via GreenacrE, which resume its M-S journeys instead of the 84.  Supported Stagecoach E services unchanged. 
11/04/2021 Supported Stagecoach hrly M-S E and Su daytime. No equivalent M-S daytime service, so service withdrawn and replaced by jnys on 184 at the same frequency.

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