Route 1
Route: Manchester City Centre circular (Metroshuttle / Free Bus)
Route history
| Operator | Route | Change date | Change | Leaflet job no. | Routes listed | Envelope code | Licence no./notes | In collection | E-Version | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUL | VICTORIA STN - SALFORD Stn | 09/08/1993 | MS | no tt | 13145 | N | ||||
| BUL | VICTORIA STN - SALFORD Stn | 14/08/1993 | WITHDRAWN | no tt | N | |||||
| FM | PICCADILLY STN - London Rd - Portland St - Charlotte St - Spring Gardens - King St - Cross St - John Dalton St - Deansgate - St Mary's Gate - Cross St - King St - Spring Gardens - York St - Portland St - Chorlton St - Aytoun St -Piccadilly STN | 22/09/2002 | MS 0700-1900 about ev5mins. Su 1000-1800 ev10mins. Free Metroshuttle service. Funded by Mcr City Council, PTE, City Centre management company, Spinningfields , First , NCP. Replaces Centreline Route No 4. Branded as METRO SHUTTLE. | MS020922 | MS1 2 | 1 MS | 11 | Y | ||
| FM | Piccadilly Stn – Deansgate circular | 01/10/2003 | no apparent change | MS0310 | MS 1 2 | 1 MS | Y | |||
| FM | 01/09/2005 | no apparent change | MS0509 | MS 1 2 3 | 1MS | y | ||||
| FM | Piccadilly Stn – Deansgate circular | 29/09/2006 | Rerouted to operate via Spinningfields MF peaks 0700-0945, 1630-1910. | MS0609 | MS 1 2 3 | 1 MS | Y | |||
| FM | Piccadilly Stn – Deansgate circular | 20/07/2009 | MF E journeys Introduced | no tt | MS 1 2 3 | 1 MS | N | |||
| FM | Piccadilly Stn – Deansgate circular | 01/11/2010 | Times changed: MF 0700-1800 S 0800-1900 ev6mins, MF 1800-2100 SuPH 1000-1800 ev10mins | 100964 | MS 1 2 3 | 1 MS | Y | E | ||
| FM | Piccadilly Stn – Deansgate circular | 01/02/2011 | Times changed: MF 0700-1800 S 0800-1900 ev6mins, MF 1800-1900. Nov-Jan until 2100, SuPH 1000-1800 ev10mins | 110068 | MS 1 2 3 | 1 MS | Y | E | ||
| FM | Piccadilly Stn – Deansgate circular | 01/12/2012 | no apparent change | 120716 | MS 1 2 3 | 1 MS | Y | P | ||
| FM | 23/05/2013 | 13-0850 | MS 1 2 3 | E | View timetable | |||||
| FM | Piccadilly Stn – Deansgate circular | 27/10/2013 | Temporary timetable introduced until 26 Jan 2014 with later E journeys also introduced. | no tt | MS 1 2 3 | 1 MS | N | |||
| FM | Piccadilly Stn – Deansgate circular | 26/01/2014 | Normal timetable reintroduced following the Christmas and New Year period. | no tt | MS 1 2 3 | 1 MS | N | |||
| FM | Piccadilly Stn – Deansgate circular | 26/10/2014 | Later MF E journeys until January 2015. | no tt | MS 1 2 3 | 1 MS | N | |||
| FM | Piccadilly Stn – Deansgate circular | 26/01/2015 | Normal timetable reintroduced following the Christmas and New Year period. | no tt | MS 1 2 3 | 1 MS | N | |||
| FM | Piccadilly Stn – Deansgate circular | 28/06/2015 | Route changed via Victoria St, High St, Church St & Dale St (Not St Mary's Gate, Cross St, King St, Spring Gardens, New York St and Chorlton St | 150628 | MS 1 2 3 | 1 MS | N | E | ||
| FM | Piccadilly Stn – Deansgate circular | 13/11/2016 | Addtl E jnys to 23/12/2016: ev12mins: MF to 2100; S to 2030; SuPH to1955. | 161113 | MS 1 2 3 | 1 MS | Y | E | ||
| FM | Piccadilly Stn – Deansgate circular | 01/01/2017 | Revert to pre- Christmas services | 170101 | MS 1 2 3 | 1 MS | Y | E | ||
| FM | 01/01/2018 | ??? | 181928 | FB 1 2 3 | E | |||||
| FM | Piccadilly Stn – Deansgate circular | 28/10/2018 | Replacement for Metroshuttle: MF 0700 S 0830 ev10mins 1830 ev15mins 2200 Su 0930 ev12mins 1800 | 191156 | FB 1 2 | 1FB | Y | E | ||
| FM | Piccadilly Stn – Deansgate circular | 28/10/2018 | FreeBus replacement for Metroshuttle: new route: new look buses | FB181028 | FB 1 2 | 1FB | Y | P | ||
| 27/04/2019 | 19-0427 | FB 1 2 3 | E | View timetable | ||||||
| GNW | Piccadilly Rail Stn - Deansgate | 02/06/2019 | Operator change from FM to Go North West on sale of QS depot. No change to timetables or routes. All tickets mutually accepted. | no tt | FB 1 2 | FB | N | |||
| GNW | Piccadilly Station - Chinatown - Deansgate - Spinningfields - Albert Square | 27/10/2019 | Routes 1 and 2 are changed with a new E route 3 introduced. Route changed to serve Salford Central Station during MFpeak period and MOSI at the weekend. E jnys replaced by bus 2 and new bus 3. | 191793 | 1 2 3 | E | ||||
| GNW | Piccadilly Station - Chinatown - Deansgate - Spinningfields - Albert Square | 27/10/2019 | Route changed to serve Salford Central Station during M-F peak and MOSI at the weekend. E jnys replaced by bus 2 and new bus 3. Run by Go North West. Routes 1 and 2 are changed as below with a new E route 3 introduced. Route changed to run from Piccadilly Station via Dale St, Church St, Shudehill Interchange, Victoria Stn, Deansgate, Peter St, Oxford St and Whitworth St to Piccadilly Stn. Later M-S E jnys running until approximately midnight. now serves Salford Central Stn during M-F peak 0700-0900 & 1600-1915 and MOSI at weekend. E jnys replaced by bus 2 and new bus 3. M-F: ev10mins: 0700-1915 S: ev10mins: 0820-1915 SuPH: ev12mins: 1100–1800 | 191793 | 1 2 3 | E | ||||
| GNW | Piccadilly - Chinatown - Spinningfields circular | 23/03/2020 | Free Bus 1,2 & 3 will operate as normal : may be subject to changes. | no tt | 1 FB | |||||
| GNW | Piccadilly - Chinatown - Spinningfields circular | 29/03/2020 | Free Bus: continue Normal services | no tt | 1 FB | |||||
| GNW | Piccadilly - Chinatown - Spinningfields circular | 10/04/2020 | Easter PH Timetable ev12mins 1059-1759 | 246679 | 1 | 1 FB | y | |||
| GNW | Piccadilly - Chinatown - Spinningfields circular | 14/04/2020 | ev10mins daily from 7.05am from Piccadilly Station and finishing at 5pm. | 246643 | 1 2 3 | 1 FB | y | E | ||
| GNW | Piccadilly - Chinatown - Spinningfields circular | 26/04/2020 | services suspended from Su 26 April. | 246643 | 1 | 1 FB | y | |||
| 05/07/2020 | 200705 | FB 1 2 3 | E | |||||||
| GNW | Piccadilly - Chinatown - Spinningfields circular | 20/07/2020 | revised Times | 265678 | 1 2 3 | 1 FB | y | E | ||
| GNW | Piccadilly - Chinatown - Spinningfields circular | 20/07/2020 | TfGM Timetable issued | 266598 | 1 2 3 | 1 FB | y | |||
| GNW | 21/09/2020 | 200921 | FB 1 2 3 | E | ||||||
| GNW | Piccadilly - Chinatown - Spinningfields circular | 21/09/2020 | Times changed | 266502 | 1 | 1 FB | y | E | ||
| GNW | 14/06/2021 | 210614 | FB 1 2 3 | E | ||||||
| 01/08/2021 | 210801 | FB 1 2 3 | E | |||||||
| GNW | Manchester City Centre - Salford - Spinningfields circular | 24/04/2022 | Times changed | 22-SC-0287 | 1 2 3 | 284598 | Y | E | View timetable | |
| GNW | Manchester City Centre - Salford - Spinningfields circular | 24/04/2022 | Times changed | 22-SC-0287 | 1 2 3 | Y | E | View timetable | ||
| GNW | Manchester City Centre - Salford - Spinningfields circular | 24/04/2022 | Times changed | 22-SC-0287 | 1 2 3 | Y | E | View timetable | ||
| GNW | free bus | 13/10/2022 | Due to the one-way closure of Deansgate between Bridge St and Quay St. Buses now serve Quay St, Gartside St and Bridge St in the opposite direction. Also serve the section of Deansgate between Quay St and Bridge St in the opposite direction. S services no longer service the Museum of Science and Industry. | no tt | ||||||
| GNW | 16/04/2023 | Change in contract - route revised. Addtl E jnys | 23-SC-0133 | 1 2 3 | REPLACEMENT | Y | E | View timetable | ||
| GNW | 16/04/2023 | Change in contract - route revised. Addtl E jnys | 23-SC-0133 | 1 2 3 | Y | E | View timetable |