Route 96
Route: Manchester - Broughton Bridge - Sedgeley Park - PRESTWICH - Heywood Road - Polefield - SIMISTER
Service changes and timetables
| Date | Change details |
|---|---|
| 26/10/1986 | 1086 reprint |
| 26/10/1986 | 1186 reprint |
| 26/10/1986 | commercial MF peak withflow ev30mins: 0739 0809 IN, 1610 1640 1710 1740 OUT |
| 26/10/1986 | Commercial SuF daytime ev30mins, S addtl ARN-Bury Old Rd ev30mins, E hrly. |
| 26/01/1987 | no apparent change |
| 03/08/1987 | no apparent change |
| 11/10/1987 | |
| 11/10/1987 | no apparent change |
| 30/08/1988 | no apparent change |
| 19/12/1988 | |
| 19/12/1988 | no change listed |
| 10/04/1989 | |
| 10/04/1989 | Times changed: MS daytime ev30mins. ESu hrly. |
| 10/04/1989 | Timetables revised. Peak commercial, supported daytime ev30mins ESu hrly. Saturday shorts are withdrawn |
| 30/05/1989 | Supported daytime ev30mins ESu hrly. Peak withflow commercial MF 0730 0800 0830 IN 1625 1655 1725 1755 OUT |
| 24/09/1989 | no change listed |
| 25/11/1989 | no change listed |
| 02/04/1990 | MS Day GM BUSES to BEELINE BUZZ COMPANY (8215) |
| 12/05/1990 | no change listed |
| 22/04/1991 | Alternate MS daytime jnys divert via Carr clough as 396. MS daytime hrly plus supported ESu hrly. |
| 17/06/1991 | Service 95 appears to have been withdrawn, not 96 |
| 17/06/1991 | service withdrawn |
| 19/08/1991 | no change listed |
| 27/12/1991 | no change listed |
| 21/03/1992 | |
| 21/03/1992 | no change listed |
| 20/07/1992 | timetable revised replacing withdrawn 396. Now MS ev30mins daytime Supported ESu hrly. |
| 20/07/1992 | Timetable revised: M-S daytime xx31 xx55 from ARN: Supported ESu hrly |
| 02/11/1992 | no change listed |
| 16/11/1992 | Service reduced to every hour, M-F daytime and all day Saturday- no change to evening or Sunday service. |
| 16/11/1992 | Timetable revised: M-S daytime hrly. Supported ESu hrly |
| 29/03/1993 | ESu diverted via Carr Clough replacing 139. Su GMB to MAYNE (See also Route 135 &139) |
| 29/03/1993 | ESu diverted via Carr Clough replacing 139. Supported ESu GMB to MAYNE to/from Picc Bus Stn |
| 24/05/1993 | M-S journeys which leave Manchester at 31 minutes past each hour will now leave at 25 minutes past each hour. No Change to times from Simister. |
| 24/05/1993 | Timetable revised: ESu by MAYNES extended to/from Piccadilly |
| 06/09/1993 | no change listed |
| 05/09/1994 | no change listed |
| 07/11/1994 | no change listed |
| 19/06/1995 | Times changed: M-S daytime hrly by GMN; Supported ESu hrly by MAY |
| 04/09/1995 | Addtl jny partly replacing 139 |
| 01/09/1996 | timetable and route revision |
| 30/09/1996 | Timetable and city route revision: terminus Shudehill daytime / Fennel St ESu |
| 18/11/1996 | Terminus now Corporation Street |
| 18/11/1996 | Two entries saying terminus Corporation Street, other being 18/11/1998. Presume one is wrong |
| 17/02/1997 | Minor city revision : now Cannon St |
| 01/03/1998 | Supported ESu MAYNE to ROSSENDALE TRANSPORT ESu. GMf = FM |
| 30/09/1998 | City Centre route revised. Terminal now Shudehill M-S Day & Fennel St ESu |
| 18/11/1998 | Terminal now Corporation St |
| 01/02/1999 | no change listed |
| 25/04/1999 | Most MS daytime jnys withdrawn and replaced by new 95. commercial MF peak jnys with flow. Supported ESu hrly by ROS |
| 26/07/1999 | no change listed |
| 30/10/2000 | no change listed |
| 25/02/2001 | M-S Daytime jnys added |
| 25/02/2001 | replacement |
| 25/02/2001 | Supported new M-S Daytime hrly partly replacing withdrawn 95 139 operated by BUVAL . Supported ESu hrly by FM |
| 25/02/2002 | minor time changes |
| 22/02/2003 | ESu FIRST Manchester to JP TRAVEL. PH jnys withdrawn. Minor MS E times changed |
| 31/08/2003 | M-S Day City terminus now Stevenson Square (Not Cannon St) . ESu terminus Exchange Bus Stn |
| 29/09/2003 | BuVal - City Centre route revised, terminus Chapel St outside Exchange BStn not StevSq |
| 24/10/2004 | FM MS E service withdrawn |
| Simister - Higher Broughton - Manchester Including Sunday and Public Holiday journeys via Prestwich |
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| 27/02/2005 | JPT replaced by BuV. Route changed . Su now serving Prestwich not Carr Clough. Su E withdrawn. Addtl day jnys on PH to Su times |
| 24/07/2005 | Times changed with SuPH now terminus at Urbis |
| 29/01/2006 | Terminus now Shudehill interchange |
| 29/01/2006 | 96 Timetable - 25305 (Including Sunday and Public Holiday journeys serving Prestwich) |
| 23/04/2006 | Some early E jnys withdrawn |
| 04/09/2006 | 1007 reprint |
| 04/09/2006 | 109 reprint |
| 04/09/2006 | 607 reprint |
| 04/09/2006 | Jnys from city 2 mins later |
| 24/01/2010 | 711 reprint |
| 24/01/2010 | Rerouted via Victoria Station approach in both directions. All jnys now Travel Master |
| 24/01/2010 | 96 Timetable - 27665 (Including Sunday and Public Holiday journeys serving Prestwich) |
| 15/04/2012 | 1012 reprint |
| 15/04/2012 | daily 1255 from Simister, 1327 from city withdrawn |
| 15/04/2012 | 96 Timetable - 12-0501 (Including Sunday and Public Holiday journeys serving Prestwich) |
| 27/01/2013 | Times changed. All jnys run by Maytree Travel. |
| 27/01/2013 | 96 Timetable - 12-1986 (Including Sunday and public holiday journeys serving Prestwich) |
| 07/04/2013 | MS 1746 from city retimed |
| 07/04/2013 | 96 Timetable - 13-0391 (not implimented - change of operator) |
| 08/04/2013 | Emergency 90 day MS daytimes contract awarded to SM after Maytree Travel suddenly ceased trading. Times unchanged, |
| 08/04/2013 | 96 Timetable - 13-0391 (Including Sunday and public holiday journeys serving Prestwich) |
| 21/07/2013 | 514 reprint |
| 21/07/2013 | Times changed. |
| 21/07/2013 | 96 Timetable - 13-1120 (Including Sunday and public holiday journeys serving Prestwich) |
| 21/07/2013 | 96 Timetable - 14-0545 (May 2014 reprint. Including Sunday and public holiday journeys serving Prestwich.) |
| 13/04/2015 | Addtl MS 1827 from Simister, 1857 from city. Some early morning and late afternoon jnys retimed |
| 13/04/2015 | 96 Timetable - 15-0155 (Including Sunday and public holiday journeys serving Prestwich) |
| 23/07/2017 | SSuPH times changed |
| 23/07/2017 | 96 Timetable - 17-0794 (Including Sunday and public holiday journeys serving Prestwich) |
| Simister - Higher Broughton - Manchester | |
| 08/04/2018 | Times changed. No longer via Prestwich town centre on SuPH. All jnys by Manchester Community Transport |
| 08/04/2018 | 96 Timetable - 18-0118 |
| 06/04/2020 | M-S daytime hrly. NESu |
| 18/04/2020 | services cancelled on closure of company |
| 19/04/2020 | Run by MCT. All journeys Run by Go North West. M-S daytime ev2hrs |
| 19/04/2020 | 96 Timetable - 20-SC-0041 |
| 20/04/2020 | Run by MCT. All journeys will be run by Go North West. M-S daytime ev2hrs |
| 31/05/2020 | no changes to Times |
| 15/06/2020 | Will now run up to every hour |
| 01/09/2020 | There will be no changes to Times on the 96, as this Route is already running to its normal Timetable (150620 ???) |
| Simister - Prestwich - Higher Broughton - Manchester | |
| 25/10/2020 | Rerouted via services to operate via Heys Rd , Farifax Rd , Bury New Rd to maintain the link between Simister to Prestwich due to the withdrawal of Tyrers 90 IN Prestwich town centre, with minor changes to Times. |
| 25/10/2020 | 96 GNW Timetable |
| 25/10/2020 | 96 Timetable - 20-SC-0518 |
| 96: Simister - Prestwich - Higher Broughton - Manchester 96 A: Simister - Prestwich |
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| 31/01/2021 | Times changed. Daily hrly |
| 31/01/2021 | 96 GNW Timetable |
| 31/01/2021 | 96 Timetable - 20-SC-0731 |
| 28/02/2021 | STRIKE TT: Normal service |
| 31/10/2021 | This new service will operate along the same route as 96 between Simister and Prestwich, Fairfax Rd . It will then serve Prestwich Tesco, offering new shopping opportunities to customers. The service will operate in the middle of the day on weekdays, with |
| 31/10/2021 | We will be introducing a revised timetable to improve service reliability. Buses will generally operate around every 90 minutes. Customers between Simister and Prestwich can also use new service 96A. |
| 31/10/2021 | 96 96A Timetable - 21-SC-0734 |
| 24/04/2022 | approx hrly from Simister to Prestwich btwn 0656-1808 (M-F); 0824-1824 (Ss) and 1024-1724 (Sus), with the peak time jnys and alternate off-peak jnys extended to Manchester city centre via Bury New Rd, a timetable that was introduced in October 2021 to add |