Route 97
Route: Bury – Radcliffe – Whitefield –Prestwich – Lower Broughton - Piccadilly
Service changes and timetables
| Date | Change details |
|---|---|
| 26/10/1986 | 1086 reprint |
| 26/10/1986 | 1186 reprint |
| 26/10/1986 | Commercial hrly daily incl E: ESu Mcr - Whitefield only |
| 26/10/1986 | commercial MF peak withflow ev30mins: 0739 0809 IN, 1610 1640 1710 1740 OUT |
| 26/01/1987 | Addtl 97X Bury - Radcliffe - Whitefield hrly ESu. Connects with 97 at Whitefield |
| 26/01/1987 | no apparent change |
| 03/08/1987 | no apparent change |
| 11/10/1987 | Sunday service extended from Whitefield to Bury |
| 30/08/1988 | MS E now two sections: Picc-Whitefield hrly plus Whitefield -Bury hrly. Su E continues hrly full route |
| 19/12/1988 | |
| 19/12/1988 | no change listed |
| 10/04/1989 | |
| 10/04/1989 | Times changed hrly daily. |
| 10/04/1989 | Timetables revised. Daily hrly. MS Evening now operate Manchester - Bury |
| 30/05/1989 | times changed |
| 24/09/1989 | Su jnys now by CRO |
| 01/10/1989 | M-S Evening & Sunday GMB to CROSVlLLE |
| 25/11/1989 | no change listed |
| 25/11/1989 | Su jnys now by BEE |
| 12/05/1990 | no change listed: MS hrly, Supported Su hrly by BEE. |
| 21/01/1991 | GMB Addtl jny daytime between Manchester & Prestwich |
| 01/02/1991 | no apparent change |
| 22/04/1991 | no change listed |
| 24/06/1991 | Rerouted in Radcliffe ?? : operators revised: all by GMB |
| 30/06/1991 | Sunday CROSVILLE T/a BEELINE BUZZ COMPANY to GM BUSES |
| 11/11/1991 | 1192 reprint |
| 11/11/1991 | 793 reprint |
| 11/11/1991 | minor timetable revision |
| 31/01/1994 | Minor timetable and operator revision.Supported Su by HYNdburn. |
| 17/10/1994 | Timetable revised |
| 05/02/1995 | no change listed |
| 27/03/1995 | Timetable revised |
| 01/04/1996 | minor timetable revision |
| 30/09/1996 | City Centre route revised : Terminus Church St. Supported E now by TIM |
| 03/02/1997 | Operator revised S-Rib not HYN |
| 16/02/1997 | City centre route revised: terminus Cannon St Supported Su now S-Ribble, E by ROS |
| 16/02/1997 | Replacement |
| 19/04/1998 | MS E minor timetable revision |
| 26/04/1999 | MF 0520 from Whitefield, 0555 from city withdrawn |
| 27/02/2000 | Operator revised : Supported Su by FM. Times changed |
| 06/08/2000 | no change listed |
| 25/02/2001 | replacement |
| 25/02/2001 | Rerouted to serve Carr Clough & Strangeways. . (Replaced in part by Route No's 98 & 513) . Hrly daytime plus supported ESu hrly BY-Whitefield by ROS |
| 25/02/2001 | Timetable and route revised - different leaflet |
| 15/04/2001 | Addtl MS 1829 Whitefield - BY |
| 24/02/2002 | ESu service withdrawn ROSSENDALE TRANSPORT (17604) |
| 29/03/2002 | no change listed |
| 25/05/2003 | Route changed to BY-PEN: MS daytime hrly. NESu |
| 29/06/2003 | no change listed |
| 31/08/2003 | 1003 reprint |
| 03/04/2005 | Service withdrawn. Partly replaced by extra 95 jnys |
| Bury - Unsworth - Prestwich - Manchester | |
| 12/04/2015 | New commercial MS daytime ev20mins, SuPH ev30mins. Linked to 98 ev10mins common route |
| 12/04/2015 | 97 98 Timetable - 15-0482 |
| 19/07/2015 | MF times changed during Summer to 29 August 2015. |
| 30/08/2015 | Times changed. |
| 30/08/2015 | 97 98 Timetable - 15-1208 |
| 24/01/2016 | To help improve timekeeping, jnys towards Manchester will be timed at Prestwich, Longfield Centre. |
| 03/04/2016 | Times changed. |
| 03/04/2016 | 97 98 Timetable - 16-0235 |
| 24/07/2016 | Times changed including temporary changes during Summer to 3 September 2016 |
| 24/07/2016 to 03/09/2016 | 97 98 Timetable - 16-0751 |
| 04/09/2016 | Times changed. |
| 04/09/2016 | 97 98 Timetable - 16-0963 |
| 30/10/2016 | Times changed. |
| 30/10/2016 | 97 98 Timetable - 16-1214 |
| 29/01/2017 | Times changed. |
| 29/01/2017 | 97 98 Timetable - 16-1639 |
| 23/04/2017 | M-F times changed |
| 23/04/2017 | 97 98 Timetable - 17-0383 |
| 23/07/2017 | MF times changed including temporary changes during summer to 2 Sept |
| 23/07/2017 to 02/09/2017 | 97 98 Timetable - 17-0974 |
| 03/09/2017 | Normal timetable introduced at the end of the summer period. |
| 03/09/2017 | 97 98 Timetable - 17-1259 |
| 12/11/2017 | Some daytime and early E jnys towards Mcr are temporarily rerouted to run direct via Chapel St instead of Blackfriars St, Deansgate and Victoria Bridge St. The change applies from 12 Nov to 24 Dec 2017. |
| 28/01/2018 | MF times changed |
| 28/01/2018 | 97 98 Timetable - 17-1901 |
| 08/04/2018 | Times changed with all jnys now run by FM |
| 08/04/2018 | 97 98 Timetable - 18-0369 |
| 22/07/2018 | Summer timetable M-F until 1/9/2018 |
| 22/07/2018 to 01/09/2018 | 97 98 Summer Times - 18-0866 |
| 28/10/2018 | Times changed on some M-F SuPH jnys |
| 28/10/2018 | 97 98 Timetable - 18-1350 |
| 27/01/2019 | Times of peak period and evening jnys changed on M-F |
| 27/01/2019 | 97 98 Timetable - 18-1833 |
| 02/06/2019 | Operator change from FM to Go North West on sale of QS depot. 17 17A No change to timetables or routes. All tickets mutually accepted. |
| 02/06/2019 | 97 98 Timetable - 19-0624 |
| 21/07/2019 | Summer service MF changes until 31 August |
| 21/07/2019 to 31/08/2019 | 97 98 Timetable (Summer Times) - 19-SC-0051 |
| 01/09/2019 | |
| 23/03/2020 | will run to a Su Timetable, with enhancements during the morning peak. |
| 29/03/2020 | will run hrly through the daytime, every day |
| 10/04/2020 | Easter PH: hrly |
| 14/04/2020 | will run hrly through the daytime, every day |
| 31/05/2020 | ev30mins, M-S daytime. no changes to Su Times. |
| 15/06/2020 | Will continue to run ev30mins, combining with the 98 to create a bus ev15mins between Shudehill and Prestwich |
| 01/09/2020 | Returns to normal Times: M-S ev20mins SuPH ev30mins. NE |
| 01/09/2020 | 97 98 Timetable - 20-SC-0439 |
| 23/09/2020 | Omitting Deansgate / Blackfriars St 15:00 to 20:00 ONLY Normal route to Hunts Bank, Left Victoria St and continue along Chapel Street, At the Lights continue Ahead Chapel Street, Next Lights RIGHT onto Blackfriars Rd to resume normal route. To Manchester |
| 25/10/2020 | 97 GNW Timetable |
| 25/10/2020 | 97 98 Timetable - 20-SC-0610 |
| 31/01/2021 | M-S daytime service is reduced to ev30mins (from ev20mins) . Sun No change |
| 31/01/2021 | 97 GNW Timetable |
| 31/01/2021 | 97 98 Timetable - 21-SC-0045 |
| 28/02/2021 | STRIKE TT: As existing temporary timetable |
| 28/02/2021 | 97 GNW Timetable |
| 19/04/2021 | ev30mins daily daytime |
| 19/04/2021 | 97 GNW Timetable |
| 19/04/2021 | 97 98 Timetable - 21-SC-0354 |
| 30/05/2021 | Times changed - now ev20mins daytime |
| 30/05/2021 | 97 98 Timetable - 21-SC-0396 |
| 23/09/2021 | Omitting Deansgate / Blackfriars St 15:00 to 20:00 ONLY To Bury 93/97/98 Normal route to Hunts Bank, Left Victoria St and continue along Chapel Street, At the Lights continue Ahead Chapel Street, Next Lights RIGHT onto Blackfriars Rd to resume normal ro |
| 30/01/2022 | Times are changed. |
| 30/01/2022 | 97 98 Timetable - 21-SC-0811 |
| 24/04/2022 | Commercial revised timetable with the M-S daytime frequency btwn Bury and Manchester reduced from ev20mins to ev30mins. The Su daytime service remains at half hrly. This service currently runs tendered hrly daily Es, in the daytime the commercial servic |
| 24/04/2022 | 97 98 Timetable - 22-SC-0090 |
| 24/07/2022 | Summer timetables effective from 24 July to 3 Sept 2022 |
| 31/07/2022 | From Victoria Stn, these services will now operate along Chapel St, meeting up with the current route by Trinity Church. Buses leaving Manchester will now call at the following stops: Victoria Stn (Stop NY); Victoria St (Stop NI) - new stop, handy for Dea |
| 31/07/2022 | Route changed in Manchester city centre now direct via Chapel St instead of Deansgate and Blackfriars St. |
| 31/07/2022 | 97 98 Timetable - 22-SC-0440 |
| 29/01/2023 | Some minor changes to the daily timetable to improve timekeeping. |
| 29/01/2023 | 97 98 Timetable - 22-SC-0677 |
| 23/07/2023 | 97 98 Timetable - 23-SC-0306 |
| 03/09/2023 | 97 98 Timetable - 23-SC-0418 |
| Bee Network: Bury - Unsworth - Prestwich - Manchester | |
| 24/03/2024 | 97 98 Timetable - 24-SC-0066 |
| 21/07/2024 | 97 98 99 Timetable - 24-SC-0358 |
| 21/07/2024 | 97 98 99 Timetable - 24-SC-0358 (map amend) |