Route 88
Route: Piccadilly - Cheetham Hill - Blackley - White Moss circ
Service changes and timetables
| Date | Change details |
|---|---|
| 26/10/1986 | MS commercial ev30mins plus hrly ESu. Reverse = 87 |
| 25/01/1987 | Revised ROUTE : Manchester - Oldham Rd - Monsall - Thorpe Roaad - Kenyon Lane - Moston Lane – Moston (Gardeners Arms) |
| 26/01/1987 | no apparent change |
| 30/03/1987 | MS daytime ev30mins . ESu hrly |
| 30/03/1987 | no apparent change |
| 05/04/1987 | Esu ev30mins |
| 22/04/1987 | WITHDRAWN (See Route No 86) ESu run as 86 |
| 20/05/1987 | service withdrawn. Replaced by Esu 86 |
| 14/06/1987 | WITHDRAWN (See New Route No’s 77 & 87) |
| 21/06/1987 | Daily MS daytime ev30mins ESu hrly |
| 30/08/1987 | not listed |
| 30/08/1988 | MS daytime ev30mins, ESu hrly |
| 18/12/1988 | no apparent change |
| 20/03/1989 | no change listed: Supported Su hrly |
| 24/10/1989 | Some jnys withdrawn |
| 30/03/1990 | no change listed |
| 24/03/1991 | CITIBUS (9540) Sunday Manchester - White Moss from GM BUSES |
| 22/04/1991 | Timetable revised: MS ev30mins plus hrly ESu. Supported E hrly MS by GMB SuE by CIT. Commercial Su daytime by CIT |
| 23/06/1991 | GMB Sunday jnys extended back to Arndale operating via Cheetham Hill & Delaunheys Rd to White Moss then via |
| 15/07/1991 | print problem |
| 25/11/1991 | no change listed |
| 29/12/1991 | CITIBUS Sunday extension withdrawn (Again White Moss - Manchester) Supported hrly by CITIBUS |
| 22/03/1992 | CITIBUS Sundays Manchester to White Moss (10897) |
| 05/04/1992 | Timetable revised |
| 21/04/1992 | no change listed |
| 15/06/1992 | no change listed |
| 21/09/1992 | no change listed |
| 16/11/1992 | Frequency increased to every 20 minutes during M-S daytime |
| 16/11/1992 | Timetable revised: ev20mins, hrly ESu |
| 22/03/1993 | minor timetable revision |
| 17/05/1993 | S morning revised |
| 13/12/1993 | Main service by GMN, E by GMS. Supported Su by CIT |
| 02/04/1995 | operator revised : E by GMS; Supported Su E by GMS; Su early jnys by BBC; Su daytime by CIT |
| 09/05/1995 | GMS deregistered all commecial journeys. Supported E by BBC; Su by BBC; supported Su E by GMS |
| 14/01/1996 | No change listed: Commercial M-S daytime ev20mins: ESu hrly M-S E by BBC; supported SuE by GMS. |
| 07/04/1996 | JP TRAVEL (18647) Sunday Manchester - White Moss |
| 09/06/1996 | no change listed: JPT run supported SuE. E early Su by BBC |
| 30/09/1996 | New services replacing 88 and parts of 60 and 61 |
| 30/09/1996 | Timetable and route 88 revised to form new circular services 88 and 89. Commercial MS daytime service 60 61 withdrawn and partly replaced by 88 and 89. MS daytime commercial ev20mins. MS E hrly commercial Picc - WM by BBC. Supported Su E by JPT hrly. Com |
| 07/10/1996 | Timetable reissued |
| 09/12/1996 | no change listed |
| 17/05/1998 | ev30mins daytime fyll circle Picc- Cannon St; E BBC Picc- WM. Early Su BBC Picc-WM. Supported Su daytime hrly full circ by GMN; E by JPT. Reverse = 89 |
| 14/06/1998 | no change listed |
| 30/11/1998 | no change listed |
| 28/03/1999 | Additional MS Evening & Sunday journeys introduced (Replacing Route No 56) |
| 25/04/1999 | Some early MS jnys revised or withdrawn |
| 27/06/1999 | Su jnys operate in two halves: daytime BBC hrly Picc- WM; Supported E hrly by JPT; Supported ev30mins daytime and hrly E PH- Cannon St. Supported MS E by UNI PH- Cannon St not FM |
| 06/09/1999 | no change listed |
| 09/10/1999 | addtl irreg UNI jnys MS 0903 -1633 Sch /sch H |
| 09/10/1999 | Operational Details: MS Day |
| 24/10/1999 | Some journeys withdrawn |
| 24/12/1999 | Some UNI jnys withdrawn |
| 03/01/2000 | WITHDRAWN |
| 25/06/2000 | All Su E jnys by FM. UNI = SM |
| 04/09/2000 | no change listed |
| 25/02/2001 | Addtl MS daytime jnys. Now ev10mins daytime. Route changed to serve Bank House and Monsall |
| 27/05/2001 | |
| 29/05/2001 | 0530 MF 149 from Hollinwood now runs as 88 via Plant Hill not Heaton Park. |
| 23/09/2001 | times changed |
| 25/11/2001 | no change listed |
| 06/05/2002 | ESu retimed. Add PH jnys |
| 23/06/2002 | ESu slightly retimed: Addtl PH jnys. FM run all HB- Cannon St. Supported MF 0530 Hollinwood - Mcr now by BBC. E jnys rerouted via Bank House - HB. |
| 01/09/2002 | no change listed: Commercial MS FM ev10mins daytime, E & Su daytime Picc-WM ev30mins by BBC: hrly supported / hrly commercial. ESu supported FM Plant Hill - CH- Cannon St ev30mins . Start Picc - end Cannon St circ - reverse = 89 |
| 31/08/2003 | City route and timetable changes: now Picc- Stevenson Square (Not Cannon St) |
| 23/02/2004 | replacement: MS E now hrly full circle plus hrly Plant Hill - SSq |
| 23/05/2004 | 1104 reprint |
| 23/05/2004 | E jnys now serve Bank House |
| 24/09/2005 | Early E jnys retimed |
| 29/01/2006 | 806 reprint |
| 29/01/2006 | Route change to serve NMGH and Shudeill interchange not Stevenson Sq. Times changed |
| 29/01/2006 | 88 89 Timetable - 25288 |
| 28/01/2007 | Times changed |
| 28/01/2007 | 88 89 Timetable - 25862 |
| 23/07/2007 | MF times changed during summer to 31 August |
| 02/09/2007 | FIRST Manchester Day jnys extended to White Moss on Sundays & Public Holidays |
| 28/10/2007 | MS early E times changed |
| 29/01/2008 | MF early times changed: City terminal now Shudehill lnterchange - North Manchester General Hospital now served |
| 31/08/2008 | Times changed: some individual commercial BBC jnys MS plus Su ev30mins Picc-WM. Hrly PH Picc-WM. |
| 26/10/2008 | times changed |
| 19/04/2009 | times changed |
| 30/08/2009 | times changed MF afternoons some start at Church St not Picc |
| 12/04/2010 | MF 0530 from Hollinwood withdrawn |
| 29/09/2010 | Bluebird jnys revised to operate Middleton, Moston and Manchester as 80. Some E Planthill to Shudehill by FM |
| 01/05/2011 | ESuPH now by JPT. |
| 04/09/2011 | 312 reprint |
| 04/09/2011 | Times of early MS jnys changed, some addtl jnys |
| 04/09/2011 | 88 89 Timetable - 28496 |
| 22/07/2012 | Times changed: ev30mins Picc-WM, 4/hr full circle. SuPH daytime WM-Picc |
| 02/09/2012 | Times changed. |
| 27/01/2013 | Run by First Manchester/Jpt. Rerouted to run from Stevenson Square due to construction work in Piccadilly Gardens. |
| 07/04/2013 | Supported hrly daytime SuPH jnys divert via Plant Hill Rd in Bank House as 88A 0840-1740. Minor timetable changes. Hrly 88 continue all SuPH daytime |
| 21/07/2013 | Times changed during Summer to 31 August 2013 |
| 27/10/2013 | M-S daytime FM times changed |
| 09/03/2014 | Rerouted to run from stop B on Oldham St instead of Stevenson Square |
| 27/04/2014 | SuPH daytime jnys with buses 88 and 89 running between Piccadilly Gardens, Moston, White Moss, Higher Blackley and Cheetham Hill and buses 88A and 89A running between Shudehill Interchange, Cheetham Hill and Higher Blackley. |
| 27/07/2014 | Times changed with some MS daytime jnys partly replaced by bus 81. MS E jnys changed to run between Piccadilly Gardens, Moston, White Moss and Cheetham Hill only. |
| 31/08/2014 | Times changed: 4ph full circle MS daytime |
| 26/10/2014 | Times changed. Ev20mins daytime |
| 12/04/2015 | Route changed with most MS daytime jnys changed to run between NMGH, Higher Blackley, White Moss, Moston, Monsall and Mcr only. Main commercial service by FM. MS daytime ev30mins full route plus ev30mins WM-Picc. Supported ESuPH hrly full route by SM. All |
| 19/07/2015 | Times changed. MS daytime Picc- NMGH ev30mins plus ev30mins Picc-WM. ESu Picc- CH hrly by SM |
| 30/08/2015 | Times changed. |
| 03/04/2016 | ESuPH jnys curtailed to NMGH-Moston-Mcr. All jnys now run by F-GM who gain ESu tender from SM |
| 03/04/2016 | 88 Timetable - 16-0281 |
| 24/07/2016 | MS daytime jnys changed to run between White Moss, Moston and Manchester only ev15mins. Supported ESu hrly continue to NMGH. Replaced by rerouted 42 between Higher Blackley and NMGH |
| 04/09/2016 | Some MF jnys are retimed after summer period |
| 04/09/2016 | 88 Timetable - 16-1008 |
| 23/04/2017 | ESuPH jnys curtailed to run White Moss and Manchester only. Supported E hrly, commercial Su daytime hrly. Partly replaced by bus 49 between Higher Blackley, Bank House and NMGH |
| 23/04/2017 | 88 Timetable - 17-0500 |
| 23/07/2017 | Weekday times changed for summer until 2/9/17 |
| 03/09/2017 | M-F morning jnys retimed. |
| 03/09/2017 | 88 Timetable - 17-1253 |
| 28/01/2018 | Early E times revised - some jnys withdrawn |
| 28/01/2018 | 88 Timetable - 17-1884 |
| 08/04/2018 | Route withdrawn and replacing by rerouted bus 114 between Moston, Monsall and Manchester. |