Route 98
Route: Bury - Starling - Whitefield - Broughton - Piccadilly
Service changes and timetables
| Date | Change details |
|---|---|
| Bury - Starling - Radcliffe - Whitefield - Prestwich - Manchester | |
| 10/04/1989 | |
| 10/04/1989 | Commercial hrly NE. ESu Bury - Whitefield hrly. |
| 10/04/1989 | New commercial service partly replacing 137. MS daytime ev30mins plus supported hrly E by RIB, Su GMB |
| 30/05/1989 | Commercial MS daytime ev30mins by GMB. Supported ESu hrly- E by Ribble, Su by GMB |
| 17/06/1989 | ESu from Bury now xx05 thus 15mins later throughout. No change from Whitefield Bus Stn |
| 24/09/1989 | no change listed |
| 25/11/1989 | no change listed |
| 12/05/1990 | |
| 12/05/1990 | no change listed: MS hrly, Supported BY- WTFD: E by Ribble, Su hrly by GMB. |
| 24/08/1990 | BEELINE BUZZ PM jnys withdrawn (No replacement) |
| 01/02/1991 | |
| 22/04/1991 | ESu operates Bury - Whitefield (See route 137) |
| 22/04/1991 | Operators revised: Supported ESu all by RIB |
| 24/06/1991 | Rerouted in Radcliffe ?? ESu revised: all by GMB |
| 11/11/1991 | 1192 reprint |
| 11/11/1991 | 793 reprint |
| 11/11/1991 | no change listed |
| 31/01/1994 | Minor timetable and operator revision.Supported E by ROS |
| 17/10/1994 | Timetable revised |
| 05/02/1995 | Supported Su service extended from Whitefield to Piccadilly |
| 27/03/1995 | no change listed |
| 01/04/1996 | minor timetable revision |
| 30/09/1996 | City Centre route revised : Terminus Church St |
| 16/02/1997 | City centre route revised: terminus Cannon St Supported Su now GMf, E by ROS |
| 16/02/1997 | Replacement |
| 19/04/1998 | MS E minor timetable revision |
| 30/09/1998 | City Centre route revised |
| 26/04/1999 | no change listed |
| 27/02/2000 | Addtl Su 0815 from Bury. Su 2315 from city curtailed at Whitefield |
| 06/08/2000 | commercial BH jnys added hrly |
| 25/02/2001 | All jnys now via Bolton Rd & Coronation Rd in Radcliffe replacing 485. Timetable revised with addtl jnys. Commercial MS ev10mins, ESu ev30mins |
| 25/02/2001 | Most 509 jnys withdrawn and partly replaced by 98 along Ainsworth Rd. S |
| 25/02/2001 | replacement |
| 25/02/2001 | Rerouted 97 to serve Carr Clough & Strangeways. . (Replaced in part by Route No's 98 & 513) |
| 27/05/2001 | 1001 reprint |
| 27/05/2001 | Some M-S E jnys withdrawn |
| 24/02/2002 | Some daily E jnys withdrawn: hrly. PH shown Su day times . Su E now supported |
| 29/03/2002 | E jnys added to Su times |
| 13/05/2002 | Rerouted from Manchester via Victoria Station (Not Cross Street) |
| 25/05/2003 | times changed |
| 31/08/2003 | City Centre terminus now Exchange Bus Station not Cannon St |
| 29/02/2004 | SuPH 1905 withdrawn |
| 03/04/2005 | Rerouted in Manchester City Centre: inward via Corporation St |
| 25/07/2005 | MF times changed during summer to 2 Sept |
| 29/01/2006 | City route changed to Shudehill Interchange. Times changed. At frequent intervals, Supported Su Ehrly |
| 29/01/2006 | 98 Timetable - 25230 |
| 98: Bury - Starling - Radcliffe - Whitefield - Prestwich - Manchester 98L: Bury New Road - Carr Clough circular |
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| 24/07/2006 | MF times changed during summer to 3 Sept. New feeder service: 98L Carr Clough estate - Bury New Rd: MS requent intervals MF 0700 S 0830 - 1830 |
| 24/07/2006 to 03/09/2006 | 98 98L Summer Times - 25516 |
| 04/09/2006 | Normal MF times after Summer. 98L no change listed |
| 04/09/2006 | 98 98L Timetable - 25620 (First 'Overground' style) |
| Bury - Starling - Radcliffe - Whitefield - Prestwich - Manchester | |
| 28/01/2007 | 98L service withdrawn. Sch 0800 BuVal. |
| 28/01/2007 | 98 Timetable - 25869 (First 'Overground' style) |
| 23/07/2007 | MF times changed during summer to 31 Aug |
| 28/10/2007 | Addtl MF early am and early E jnys |
| 28/10/2007 | Replacement |
| 28/10/2007 | 98 Timetable (Replacement Guide) - 26406 (First 'Overground' style) |
| 30/03/2008 | Minor change to M-S times |
| 30/03/2008 | 98 Timetable - 26588 (First 'Overground' style) |
| 20/07/2008 | MS minor times changes |
| 20/07/2008 | 98 Timetable - 26768 (First 'Overground' style) |
| 19/04/2009 | MS minor times changes. Sch to The Coachmasters |
| 19/04/2009 | 98 Timetable - 27228 (First 'Overground' style) |
| 25/10/2009 | times changed: MS daytime now ev15mins |
| 25/10/2009 | 98 Timetable - 27551 |
| 25/01/2010 | MF mornings times changed |
| 25/01/2010 | 98 Timetable - 27666 |
| 17/05/2010 | MF times changed |
| 17/05/2010 | 98 Timetable - 27874 |
| 31/08/2010 | minor changes to times. Sch jny by ANW |
| 31/08/2010 | 98 Timetable - 28017 |
| 15/04/2012 | times changed |
| 15/04/2012 | 98 Timetable - 12-0302 |
| 22/07/2012 to 01/09/2012 | 98 Timetable (Summer Edition) |
| 28/10/2012 | times changed |
| 28/10/2012 | 98 Timetable - 12-1430 |
| 27/01/2013 | times changed: Daytime jnys IN via Chapel St |
| 27/01/2013 | 98 Timetable - 12-1977 |
| 07/04/2013 | 113 reprint |
| 07/04/2013 | 114 reprint |
| 07/04/2013 | 913 reprint |
| 07/04/2013 | Supported SuPH E jnys now by Jpt. 1905 now 1908 from Mcr |
| 07/04/2013 | 98 Change Leaflet - 13-0463 (relates to 12-1977) |
| 07/04/2013 | 98 Timetable - 13-0807 (September 2013 reprint) |
| 07/04/2013 | 98 Timetable - 14-0060 (January 2014 reprint) |
| 21/07/2013 | Times changed during Summer to 31 August 2013 |
| 27/07/2014 | MF times changed during Summer to 30 August 2014 |
| 27/07/2014 to 30/08/2014 | 98 Timetable (Summer Times) - 14-0878 |
| 31/08/2014 | MF 0715 from Bury is retimed. Other jnys are retimed following the end of the Summer period. |
| 31/08/2014 | 98 Timetable - 14-1253 |
| 25/01/2015 | MF jnys retimed: 0650 from Manchester, 0727 from Radcliffe to Bury |
| 12/04/2015 | reduced to ev20mins MS daytime. New 97 gives addtl jnys Besses o'th'barn - city. ev10mins common section |
| 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. Improved E service from city: M-F now 1920 1940 2000 and 2020 – thus an addtl jny. Some E minor timetable changes to improve reliability. |
| 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 | MF 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 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 | Bury |
| 23/03/2020 | will run to a Su Timetable, with enhancements during the morning peak. |
| 29/03/2020 | will run hrly through the daytime, including E |
| 10/04/2020 | Easter PH |
| 14/04/2020 | will run hrly through the daytime, including E |
| 04/05/2020 | Revised 98 services from 4th May – hrly daytime and E |
| 31/05/2020 | The 98 will run ev30mins, M-S daytime. There will be no changes to Su Times. |
| 15/06/2020 | Now ev30mins, M-S daytime |
| 01/08/2020 | M-S ev30mins ESu hrly |
| 01/09/2020 | Returns to normal Times: M-S ev20mins SuPH ev30mins. E hrly |
| 01/09/2020 | 98 GNW Timetable |
| 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 98 Timetable - 20-SC-0610 |
| 31/01/2021 | M-S daytime service is reduced to ev30mins (from ev20mins) . Sun No change |
| 31/01/2021 | 98 GNW Timetable |
| 31/01/2021 | 97 98 Timetable - 21-SC-0045 |
| 28/02/2021 | STRIKE TT: As existing temporary timetable |
| 28/02/2021 | 98 GNW Timetable |
| 19/04/2021 | ev30mins daily daytime; hrly E |
| 19/04/2021 | 98 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 daytime frequency btwn Bury and Manchester reduced from ev20mins to ev30mins. Times are changed, with 2 buses per hour running btwn Bury and Manchester and 4 buses per hour btwn Prestwich and Manchester on M-S daytim |
| 24/04/2022 | Commercial revised timetable with the daytime frequency btwn Bury and Manchester reduced from ev20mins to ev30mins. Times changed, with 2 buses per hour running btwn Bury and Manchester and 4 buses per hour btwn Prestwich and Manchester on M-S daytime A |
| 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. Minor changes to M-S times. |
| 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 - Radcliffe - Whitefield - 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) |