Route 81
Route: Piccadilly - Moston - White Moss - Blackley circ
Service changes and timetables
| Date | Change details |
|---|---|
| 26/10/1986 | Licence No 0516 MF Early journeys 4020 |
| 26/10/1986 | MS commercial ev30mins plus hrly ESu. Addtl Su hrly WM - Picadilly. Reverse = 79 |
| 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 79 |
| 30/08/1987 | Between Manchester and Cheetham Hill operates via Waterloo Rd not Cheetham Hill Rd. MS daytime ev30mins full route. ESuBH hrly full route plus hrly WM - Picc. |
| 31/05/1988 | Commercial ev30mins MS daytime. E hrly plus hrly shorts WM - Picc. Supported Su as E. |
| 31/05/1988 | MS ev30mins plus ESuBH hrly full route plus hrly Picc-White Moss. Reverse = 79 |
| 30/08/1988 | no apparent change |
| 30/08/1988 | revised timetable |
| 13/02/1989 | Manchester terminus now Arndale |
| 05/06/1989 | 889 reprint |
| 15/01/1990 | City centre route revised : reverse = 79. ev30mins daytime: ESu hrly fuly route plus hrly White Moss - Cheetham - Arndale |
| 24/03/1991 | CITIBUS Sunday (9541) GMBuses 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 WM - ARN |
| 23/06/1991 | Su jnys revised. Short jnys withdrawn. |
| 29/12/1991 | Su jnys revised. All now supported |
| 02/03/1992 | CITIBUS (10896) GMBuses-Su s (10898) |
| 21/09/1992 | no change listed |
| 16/11/1992 | MS E now runs commercial Blackley- Moston-Collyhurst - Arndale by GMB plus supported hrly BLUEBIRD WM - ARN |
| 16/11/1992 | M-S evening service curtailed to operate Manchester _ Moston - Blackley only |
| 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 | GM BUSES to GM NORTH |
| 25/07/1994 | timetable revised |
| 25/07/1994 | Timetable says only service 79 times are revised |
| 30/01/1995 | timetable revised |
| 05/05/1995 | GMBuses taken over by GM NORTH (15813) Sunday |
| 06/05/1995 | As mentioned under 79 suspect this is transfer of Citibus (GMN) journeys on Sundays to GMN proper |
| 02/12/1996 | City centre route revised: Terminus Cannon St via Victoria Stn. All jnys by GM (First) |
| 17/05/1998 | Service withdrawn and partly replaced by new 51 &57 |
| 05/09/1999 | New commercial route replacing 404 405 OM-Moston. MS daytime ev30mins. NESu . Services before 0900 to Piccadilly - rest to Cannon St. Supported MF 0600 from Moston by Bluebird |
| 25/10/1999 | Addtl MS daytime hrly FM service Chadderton - Oldham competing with UNI 423 |
| 30/01/2000 | Jnys to/from Whitegate Ln withdrawn following withdrawal of competing 423 service |
| 30/07/2000 | no change listed |
| 31/07/2000 | MF 0600 Moston - Oldham withdrawn |
| 25/02/2001 | Times changed with addtl jnys replacing 79 and 423. All jnys run via Mough Lane and Owl Lane . Commercial MS daytime ev10mins, ES ev30mins |
| 26/02/2001 | Minor time changes |
| 23/09/2001 | times changed: Alternate jnys ev20mins curtailed at Moston - city. E curtailed OM- Moston ev30mins |
| 28/01/2002 | Times changed with all daytime jnys full route MS ev10mins, Su ev30mins. Supported E ev30mins OM-Moston |
| 29/03/2002 | PH times changed to match Su |
| 01/09/2002 | 1002 reprint |
| 01/09/2002 | 412 Replaced by 81 between Derker and Oldham and 80 between Middleton and Oldham |
| 01/09/2002 | Route extended to Derker partially replacing 412. Times changed. MS daytime ev10mins. Supported hrly E Derker - Moston. Commercial Su daytime ev30mins. All by FM |
| 31/08/2003 | 1004 reprint |
| 31/08/2003 | 104 reprint |
| 31/08/2003 | Times changed with all jnys terminate at Piccadilly Gardens (Not Cannon St) |
| 21/07/2005 | Route revised between Perk., and Oldham |
| 24/07/2005 | Minor route change in Oldham. Addtl MS1853 from Mcr - OM. PH jnys added at Su times |
| 29/01/2006 | 606 reprint |
| 29/01/2006 | S1853 from Mcr - OM withdrawn |
| 29/01/2006 | 79 81 Timetable - 25315 |
| 15/04/2007 | E jnys from Moston - Derker now 2mins later |
| 15/04/2007 | 79 81 Timetable - 25970 |
| 28/10/2007 | Extra early morning and evening jnys introduced |
| 27/01/2008 | Additi0nai Early AM •• Early Pm jnys introduced |
| 20/07/2008 | Addtl early and E jnys: MF0456 0526 0556 0614 0624, S 0540 0614 from OM. Supported E now ev30mins full route. Su E hrly |
| 19/04/2009 | Alternate jnys divert to Waterhead not Derker as 81A to Waterhead. Inbound jnys run as 81. Times changed. Each ev20mins daytime, Supported E jnys all 81 hrly supported. Su jnys all 81. |
| 30/08/2009 | Addtl MS E jnys from Waterhead to Oldham 1757 1817 1837 1857 1912 1936 2028 2128. |
| 25/01/2010 | times changed 1911 1938 from Waterhead |
| 11/04/2010 | Times changed with addtl commercial early, ESu jnys Moston-Mcr: MF 0600 0623 0655 0708 MS2101 2201 2301 from Moston. SuPH 1104 ev30mins 1804 hrly 2304. MS 2035 hrly 2235 from city. Su 1134 ev30mins 1804, 1835 hrly 2335 |
| 29/08/2010 | MF morning peak times changed. 81 to Derker ev20mins daytime ESu ev30mins, Su daytime ev30mins full route ev30mins Picc- Moston shorts. 81A to Waterhead ev20mins daytime NESu. All IN jnys run as 81. |
| 08/05/2011 | MF times changed due to Metrolink works |
| 08/05/2011 | 81 81A Timetable - 28426 |
| 05/09/2011 | 612 reprint |
| 05/09/2011 | MF 0703 from Mcr curtailed at Mumps not Derker |
| 03/09/2012 | MS times changed. |
| 28/10/2012 | Times changed. 81A Extended to Holts via Lees, partly replacing 415. Buses show 81A both directions. Ev20mins MS daytime, Supported E Holts - OM hrly. |
| 27/01/2013 | Rerouted to/from Stevenson Square due to construction work in Piccadilly Gardens. Times changed |
| 01/09/2013 | Times changed. |
| 09/03/2014 | Rerouted to run to/from stop B on Oldham St instead of Stevenson Square |
| 27/04/2014 | Addtl MF 0657 from Manchester. |
| 27/07/2014 | Addtl MS daytime short jnys Picc-WM, partly replacing 88 89 |
| 27/07/2014 | Times changed with short 88 89 MS daytime jnys Picc-WM, partly replaced by bus 81 |
| 31/08/2014 | Some MS daytime jnys retimed |
| 26/10/2014 | Jnys between White Moss and Manchester retimed with addtl jnys: now ev20mins, plus ev20mins full 81A route. 81 ev20mins from Derker |
| 25/01/2015 | Times changed. 81A diverted via Greenacres not Huddesfield Rd replacing 350. times changed |
| 12/04/2015 | 81 Jnys to/from White Moss retimed. 81A SuPH E times changed andw run by SM |
| 22/06/2015 | MF 0528 from Oldham to Mcr extended to start from Derker at 0520. |
| 19/07/2015 | Times changed. Buses no longer run to/from White Moss. |
| 30/08/2015 | normal timetable at end of the Summer period. |
| 25/10/2015 | Times changed with addtl early E jnys. |
| 24/01/2016 | To help improve timekeeping, on M-F, some peak jnys will be re-timed, with some jnys revised to start/finish at Nuthurst Rd instead of Moston, Gardeners Arms. 0713-0757 and 1527-1727 from Mcr and 0745-0828 and 1604-1711 from Nuthurst Rd. SuPH daytime ser |
| 24/01/2016 | 81 81A Timetable - 16-0024 |
| 03/04/2016 | 81A times changed. SuPH jnys Holts-OM withdrawn and replaced by new 340 service. Most ESuPH jnys curtailed to run Moston - Manchester only. E tender withdrawn and replaced by new tendered 340 between Lees, Greenacres and Oldham. Su 81A withdrawn between M |
| 03/04/2016 | 81 81A Timetable - 16-0346 |
| 24/07/2016 | MF 1900 1927 S 1914 from Mcr are withdrawn. MF 1648 1718 1747 retimed along route |
| 24/07/2016 | 81 Change Leaflet - 16-0768 |
| 04/09/2016 | Addtl reintroduced:MF1900 from Mcr to Moston, S1914 from Mcr to Moston |
| 23/04/2017 | FM E 81 jnys curtailed Moston and Manchester only. Addtl E jnys by Stagecoach between Derker and Mcr. 81A minor timetable changes |
| 23/04/2017 | 81 81A Timetable - 17-0622 |
| 23/07/2017 | FM E 81 jnys curtailed Moston and Manchester only. Addtl E jnys by Stagecoach between Derker and Mcr. 81A minor timetable changes. Summer timetable until 2 Sept |
| 23/07/2017 to 02/09/2017 | 81 81A Timetable (Summer Times) - 17-0821 |
| 03/09/2017 | Times changed. |
| 03/09/2017 | 81 81A Timetable - 17-1268 |
| 28/01/2018 | E times changed. Some jnys withdrawn. 81A MF 1810 1840 from Holts withdrawn |
| 28/01/2018 | 81 81A Timetable - 17-1962 |
| 08/04/2018 | 81 Times of some jnys changed with extra morning jnys introduced . 81A Times of some jnys changed |
| 28/04/2019 | 81 Times changed: ESuPH 81A jnys introduced between Holts and Oldham, partly replacing bus 340. These jnys are run by Stagecoach. |
| 21/07/2019 | Times are changed with some journeys withdrawn. Summer service MF changes until 31 August |
| 27/10/2019 | 81A M-S daytime ev30mins, service withdrawn - see revised 81. Supported hrly ESu renumbered 80 to match daytime service |
| 27/10/2019 | Daytime jnys changed to run between Oldham and Manchester only. Partly replaced by rerouted buses 410 and 411 between Derker and Oldham. |
| 27/10/2019 | Route 81A withdrawn and replaced by new bus 80 between Holts and Oldham. |
| 26/01/2020 | Addtl early E journeys are introduced on M-S. |
| 22/03/2020 | M-F: S services runs M-F with some extra morning journeys. Ev30mins |
| 22/03/2020 | Oldham - Derker (shorts) S : 0630 0705 0735 ; 1813 1852 1930 from Derker - OM; 1754 1833 1912 OM-Derker |
| 22/03/2020 | S services : ev30mins NE |
| 23/03/2020 | E hrly: 1950 hrly 2250 from Picc |
| 23/03/2020 | From OM: 2055 2155; from Holts Et 1845 1945 2045 2145 M-S E |
| 23/03/2020 | S services will be operate on M-Fs on Oldham depot services with some extra morning journeys. |
| 23/03/2020 | SuPH: ev30mins No late E services after 2025 from Picc |
| 28/03/2020 | 81: Normal E services |
| 30/03/2020 | Daily : ev30mins full Route: Addtl Oldham - Derker Daily daytime hrly; |
| 05/04/2020 | M-S: hrly NE |
| 09/04/2020 | SuBH: hrly (different Timetable on Su to BH) |
| 11/04/2020 | 81: hrly E services |
| 12/04/2020 | E hrly: 1950 hrly 2250 from Picc |
| 19/04/2020 | FM jnys btwn Derker and Oldham are withdrawn. due to tender expiry (no changes to 81 Oldham to Manchester) M-S daytime and E hrly Nsu |
| 19/04/2020 | FM short jnys btwn Derker and Oldham are withdrawn due to contract expiry (no changes to 81 Oldham to Mcr) Daily daytime and E hrly incl PH on different timings |
| 03/05/2020 | Daily daytime hrly NE |
| 31/05/2020 | M-S daytime ev30mins. Su daytime hrly NE |
| 01/06/2020 | M-S E hrly: 1950 hrly 2250 from Picc |
| 15/06/2020 | Daily E hrly |
| 30/08/2020 | no changes: M-S ev30mins; SuPH hrly. NE |
| 30/08/2020 | TfGM Bus Guide issued |
| 11/04/2021 | M-S early E times changed. First jnys no change |
| 25/07/2021 | M-S 1841 from Oldham is retimed. |
| 29/08/2021 | Times of some M-F peak jnys changed. |
| 24/04/2022 | Times changed with First buses running hrly on S. No changes to supported Stagecoach E jnys Oldham - Derker. |
| 30/10/2022 | Stagecoach TfGM E tender expiry. E jnys curtailed to Oldham - Mcr only. Replaced by bus 411 Derker and Oldham. All journeys will be run by First |
| Bee Network: Oldham - Werneth - Moston - Manchester | |
| 24/03/2024 | 81 Timetable - 24-SC-0041 |