Home Current routes Archive search Operators

Route 163

Route: Mcr - Middleton - Heywood - Darn Hill

Route history

Operator Route Change date Change Leaflet job no. Routes listed Envelope code Licence no./notes In collection E-Version Link
GMB Mcr - Middleton - Heywood - Darn Hill 26/10/1986 commercial MS ev30mins daytime paired with 164. ESu ev30mins. 5163 163 164 165 167 762 163 1186 reprint y E
GMB Mcr - Middleton - Heywood - Darn Hill 26/10/1986 commercial MS ev30mins daytime paired with 164. ESu ev30mins. 5163 163 164 165 167 762 163 scruffy y P
GMB Mcr - Middleton - Heywood - Darn Hill 26/01/1987 times changed 5816 163 164 165 167 762 163 y E
GMB Mcr - Middleton - Heywood - Darn Hill 30/03/1987 no apparent change 5941 163 164 165 167 762 163 y E
GMB YEL Mcr - Middleton - Heywood - Darn Hill 30/03/1987 Supported MF 0450 0520 from DH by Yelloways 6049 163 164 163 y E
GMB Mcr - Middleton - Heywood - Darn Hill 30/03/1987 G861026 163 164 165 167 762 163 N
GMB Mcr - Middleton - Heywood - Darn Hill 30/08/1987 no apparent change G870830 163 164 165 167 762 163 y E
GMB Mcr - Middleton - Heywood - Darn Hill 30/08/1988 no apparent change G880830 163 164 165 167 762 163 y E
GMB Mcr - Middleton - Heywood - Darn Hill 28/05/1989 no apparent change 8253 163 164 165 167 163 y E
GMB CRO Mcr - Middleton - Heywood - Darn Hill 30/05/1989 supported jnys and run by CRO: MF 0507 MS 0520 IN 8056 163 164 165 167 163 y E
GMB CRO Mcr - Middleton - Heywood - Darn Hill 21/04/1991 Supported Su by GMB: 0520 0643 0743 2243 2313 IN 10929 163 164 165 167 163 y
GMB Mcr - Middleton - Heywood - Darn Hill 28/12/1991 All jnys by GMB. Supported early and late jnys on Su 12040 163 164 163 y
GMB Mcr - Middleton - Heywood - Darn Hill 05/04/1992 Timetable revised 12254 163 164 163 y
GMB Mcr - Middleton - Heywood - Darn Hill 29/06/1992 Supported Su E jnys retimed 12503 163 164 163 y
GMB Mcr - Middleton - Heywood - Darn Hill 10/08/1992 no apparent change 12720 163 164 163 y
GMB Mcr - Middleton - Heywood - Darn Hill 21/09/1992 no apparent change 12829 163 164 163 y
GMB ROS Mcr - Middleton - Heywood - Darn Hill 16/11/1992 timetable revised. MF 0450 from DH now by ROS 12985 163 164 163 y
GMB ROS Mcr - Middleton - Heywood - Darn Hill 22/03/1993 Minor Timetable revision 13309 163 164 163 y E
GMB ROS Mcr - Middleton - Heywood - Darn Hill 17/05/1993 no change 13526 163 164 163 y E
GMB ROS CIT Mcr - Middleton - Heywood - Darn Hill 05/09/1993 Minor Timetable revision, Supported Su E by CITIBUS 13780 163 164 163 y E
GMB ROS CIT Mcr - Middleton - Heywood - Darn Hill 22/11/1993 Timetable revised 14016 163 164 163 y E
GMB ROS CIT Mcr - Middleton - Heywood - Darn Hill 04/01/1994 no change 14147 163 164 163 y E
GMN ROS CIT Mcr - Middleton - Heywood - Darn Hill 25/07/1994 Timetable and route revised 14758 163 164 163 y E
GMN ROS CIT Mcr - Middleton - Heywood - Darn Hill 27/03/1995 Minor timetable revisions. Most Su jnys now commercial. 15411 163 164 163 y E
GMN ROS Mcr - Middleton - Heywood - Darn Hill 05/02/1996 Supported CIT jnys now run by GMN 16525 163 164 163 y E
GMN ROS Mcr - Middleton - Heywood - Darn Hill 30/09/1996 City centre routes revised 17099 163 164 163 y E
FM ROS Mcr - Middleton - Heywood - Darn Hill 02/12/1996 297 reprint 17507 163 164 163 297 reprint y E
FM ROS Mcr - Middleton - Heywood - Darn Hill - Bury 17/05/1998 Timetable revised. ESu jnys extended to Bury 18579 163 164 163 y E
FM ROS Mcr - Middleton - Heywood - Darn Hill - Bury 06/09/1998 2320 from Bury curtailled at Middleton. 18838 163 164 163 y E
FM ROS Mcr - Middleton - Heywood - Darn Hill - Bury 25/04/1999 Times some early jnys MS revised and addtl 163 from Bury on Su 19535 163 164 163 y E
FM ROS Mcr - Middleton - Heywood - Darn Hill - Bury 05/01/2000 Addtl sch 0820 from Hopwood 20446 163 164 163 y E
FM ROS Mcr - Middleton - Heywood - Darn Hill - Bury 29/05/2000 Add BH service to Su times - NE. 20872 163 164 163 y E
FM ROS Mcr - Middleton - Heywood - Darn Hill - Bury 12/11/2000 Terminus now Piccadilly 21464 163 164 163 y
FM Mcr - Middleton - Langley - Heywood - Darn Hill - Bury 25/02/2001 Buses 160 163 replace 509 510 RE-Darnhill / Heywood. 21717 510 509 509 y
FM Mcr - Middleton - Langley - Heywood - Darn Hill - Bury 25/02/2001 Diverted via Langley replacing 164. Now ev10mins daytime. 21784 163 163 y
FM Bury-Manchester 26/02/2001 Check entry
FM Mcr - Middleton - Langley - Heywood - Darn Hill - Bury 26/02/2001 21708 162 163
FM Mcr - Middleton - Langley - Heywood - Darn Hill - Bury 27/05/2001 Some E jnys withdrawn: now hrly 22082 163 163 y E
FM Mcr - Middleton - Langley - Heywood - Darn Hill - Bury 27/08/2001 Some PH E jnys withdrawn: now hrly as Su 22382 163 163 y E
FM Mcr - Middleton - Langley - Heywood - Darn Hill - Bury 27/08/2001 1201 reprint 22651 163 163 1201 reprint y
FM Bury-Manchester 23/09/2001 Check entry
FM Mcr - Middleton - Langley - Heywood - Darn Hill - Bury 23/09/2001 22419 162 163
FM Mcr - Middleton - Langley - Heywood - Darn Hill - Bury 28/07/2002 Route changed in city: Out via Church St. 23179 163 163 y E
FM Mcr - Middleton - Langley - Heywood - Darn Hill - Bury 28/07/2002 203 reprint 23661 163 163 203 reprint y
FM Mcr - Middleton - Langley - Heywood - Darn Hill - Bury 31/08/2003 times changed 24037 163 163 y E
FM Mcr - Middleton - Langley - Heywood - Darn Hill - Bury 01/03/2004 addtl MF 1840 1900 from Bury 24305 163 163 y
FM Mcr - Middleton - Langley - Heywood - Darn Hill - Bury 01/03/2004 Addtl MF jnys from BY 1840 1900 24703 163 y E
FM Mcr - Middleton - Langley - Heywood - Darn Hill - Bury 27/07/2005 MF times changed during summer to 2 Sept 24965 163 163 summer y
FM Mcr - Middleton - Langley - Heywood - Darn Hill - Bury 29/01/2006 Times changed: at frequent intervals not more than 10mins 25235 163 163 y E View timetable
FM Mcr - Middleton - Langley - Heywood - Darn Hill - Bury 29/01/2006 306 reprint 25361 /6 163 163 306 reprint y
FM Mcr - Middleton - Langley - Heywood - Darn Hill - Bury 24/07/2006 M-F peak changes from Bury during Summer to 1 Sep. addtl M-F 1950 from Mcr 25514 163 163 summer y
FM Mcr - Middleton - Langley - Heywood - Darn Hill - Bury 04/09/2006 Times changed 25660 163 163 y
FM Mcr - Middleton - Langley - Heywood - Darn Hill - Bury 28/01/2007 SuPH times changed: now 0820 ev30mins 1120 ev20mins 1720 ev30mins 2320 25857 163 163 y E View timetable
FM Mcr - Middleton - Langley - Heywood - Darn Hill - Bury 15/04/2007 MS early E times from Manchester 25957 163 163 y E View timetable
FM Mcr - Middleton - Langley - Heywood - Darn Hill - Bury 02/09/2007 Minor changes to times 26210 163 163 y
FM Mcr - Middleton - Langley - Heywood - Darn Hill - Bury 27/01/2008 Minor changes to times 26475 163 163 y E
FM Mcr - Middleton - Langley - Heywood - Darn Hill - Bury 30/03/2008 Minor changes to times 26594 163 163 y E
FM Mcr - Middleton - Langley - Heywood - Darn Hill - Bury 25/05/2008 Minor changes to SuPH times from Bury 26732 163 163 CL y E
FM Mcr - Middleton - Langley - Heywood - Darn Hill - Bury 25/05/2008 Minor changes to SuPH times 26990 163 163 908 reprint y
FM Mcr - Middleton - Langley - Heywood - Darn Hill - Bury 25/05/2008 109 reprint 27161 163 163 109 reprint y E
FM Mcr - Middleton - Langley - Heywood - Darn Hill - Bury 19/04/2009 Times changed 27227 163 163 y E View timetable
FM Mcr - Middleton - Langley - Heywood - Darn Hill - Bury 19/04/2009 110 reprint 27715 163 163 110 reprint y
FM Mcr - Middleton - Langley - Heywood - Darn Hill - Bury 31/08/2010 times changed 28092 163 163 y E
FM JPT Mcr - Middleton - Langley - Heywood - Darn Hill - Bury 12/09/2010 Addtl commercial hrly E and ev30mins SuPH jnys by JPT 28092 163 163 y E
FM JPT Mcr - Middleton - Langley - Heywood - Darn Hill - Bury 24/10/2010 Addtl SuPH JPT jnys withdrawn 28133 163 163 CL y E
FM JPT Mcr - Middleton - Langley - Heywood - Darn Hill - Bury 29/12/2010 Some early E JPT jnys withdrawn. 28196 163 163 y E View timetable
FM Mcr - Middleton - Langley - Heywood - Darn Hill - Bury 04/04/2011 All JPT jnys withdrawn 28306 163 163 CL y E View timetable
FM Mcr - Middleton - Langley - Heywood - Darn Hill - Bury 04/09/2011 Times from Manchester changed 28487 163 163 y E View timetable
FM Mcr - Middleton - Langley - Heywood - Darn Hill - Bury 29/01/2012 M-F 1922 from Bury is retimed during jny. 120092 163 163 CL y E
FM Mcr - Middleton - Langley - Heywood - Darn Hill - Bury 02/04/2012 Some MF peak jnys retimed 12-0287 163 163 y E View timetable
FM Mcr - Middleton - Langley - Heywood - Darn Hill - Bury 15/04/2012 Addtl MF 1857 from Mcr. S jnys withdrawn: 0732 1712 from Bury; 0845 from Mcr 12-0287 163 163 y E View timetable
FM Mcr - Middleton - Langley - Heywood - Darn Hill - Bury 03/09/2012 Some M-F peak jnys rerouted to run between Norden, Bamford, Heywood, Middleton and Mcr and renumbered 162. 12-1107 162 163 162 y View timetable
FM Bury - Heywood - Langley - Middleton - Mcr 27/01/2013 Times changed. Freq MS daytime plus hrly full route E and Addtl E jnys hrly Middleton - Mcr. 12-1968 162 163 162 Y View timetable
FM Bury - Heywood - Langley - Middleton - Mcr 01/09/2013 Times changed. 13-1501 162 163 162 Y View timetable
FM Bury - Heywood - Langley - Middleton - Mcr 26/01/2014 Times changed. 14-0006 162 163 162 Y View timetable
FM Bury - Heywood - Langley - Middleton - Mcr 27/07/2014 M-F times changed during Summer to 30 August 2014 no tt 162 163 162 summer Y
FM Bury - Heywood - Langley - Middleton - Mcr 31/08/2014 Normal timetable following the Summer period. no tt 162 163 162 summer Y
FM Bury - Heywood - Langley - Middleton - Mcr 26/10/2014 S 1922 from Bury now 1917, MF 1922 from Bury retimed on jny 141520 162 163 162 cl Y
FM Bury - Heywood - Langley - Middleton - Mcr 25/01/2015 no change 141961 162 163 162 Y
FM Bury - Heywood - Langley - Middleton - Mcr 12/04/2015 Some early MS jnys from BY depot now extended to start from Bury Interchange. 150329 163 162 cl Y
FM Bury - Heywood - Langley - Middleton - Mcr 19/07/2015 M-F times changed during Summer to 29 August no tt 162 163 162 summer Y
FM Bury - Heywood - Langley - Middleton - Mcr 30/08/2015 Minor changes to S times 15-1210 162 163 162 Y View timetable
FM Bury - Heywood - Langley - Middleton - Mcr 25/10/2015 Addtl daily 2352 from Manchester to Middleton. 151512 163 162 cl Y
FM Bury - Heywood - Langley - Middleton - Mcr 03/04/2016 M-F peak period journeys retimed. Daily 2322 from Bury will only run to Middleton 160242 162 163 162 Y
FM Bury - Heywood - Langley - Middleton - Mcr 03/04/2016 MF morning peak times changed BY to city. Daily 2322 from Bury curtailed at Middleton 16-0246 162 163 162 Y View timetable
FM Bury - Heywood - Langley - Middleton - Mcr 24/07/2016 Times changed including temporary changes during Summer to 3 September 2016 16-0739 162 163 162 Y View timetable
FM Bury - Heywood - Langley - Middleton - Mcr 04/09/2016 Times are changed on M-F. 16-0992 162 163 162 Y View timetable
FM Bury - Heywood - Langley - Middleton - Mcr 30/10/2016 Some M-F journeys are retimed. 16-1243 162 163 162 Y View timetable
FM Bury - Heywood - Langley - Middleton - Mcr 29/01/2017 Times are changed. 16-1636 162 163 162 Y View timetable
FM Bury - Heywood - Langley - Middleton - Mcr 23/04/2017 Some M-S morning journeys are retimed. 17-0384 162 163 162 Y View timetable
FM Norden-Manchester 23/07/2017 New entry: Summer timetable M-F until 2/9/2017
FM Bury - Heywood - Langley - Middleton - Mcr 03/09/2017 Normal timetable is introduced at the end of the summer period. 17-1161 162 163 X63 162 Y View timetable
FM 28/01/2018 minor timetable changes 17-1919 162 163 X63 162 y View timetable
FM 08/04/2018 Times changed 18-0263 162 163 X63 162 y View timetable
FM Norden-Manchester 22/07/2018 New entry: Summer timetable M-F until 1/9/2018
FM 28/10/2018 M-F times changed 18-1285 162 163 X63 162 y View timetable
27/01/2019 no change 18-1820 View timetable
FM Manchester - Collyhurst - Blackley - Middleton - Heywood - Darn Hill - Bury 02/06/2019 no change listed 19-0626 162 163 X63 162 y View timetable
FM Manchester - Collyhurst - Blackley - Middleton - Heywood - Darn Hill - Bury 21/07/2019 Summer service MF changes until 31 August 19-SC-0118 summer View timetable
DIA 11/08/2019 Service now operated by Diamond on sale of FM Bolton depot 19SC0240 2 8 36 37 38 68 162 163 471 472 474 501 507 511 524 561 562 582 X39 2 y
DIA Bury - Manchester 01/09/2019 Normal timetable at end of summer period 19-SC-0273 162 163 X63 162 y View timetable
DIA Mcr - Collyhurst - Blackley - Middleton - Heywood - Darn Hill - Bury 27/10/2019 Times of some MF jnys are changed.  19-SC-0344 162 163 X63 162 y View timetable
DIA Mcr - Collyhurst - Blackley - Middleton - Heywood - Darn Hill - Bury 26/01/2020 Some early M-F times changed 19-SC-0563 162 163 X63 162 y View timetable
DIA Bury to Manchester via Heywood 23/03/2020 services will changes from ev10min frequency to ev12 mins M-F daytime and ev15mins Sat daytime. 265848 162 163 162 Y
DIA Bury to Manchester via Heywood 28/03/2020 SSuPH: Every half hour daytime, hrly E 265852 163 162 Y
DIA Bury to Manchester via Heywood 30/03/2020 Daily daytime ev30mins E hrly 265853 163 162 Y
DIA Bury to Manchester via Heywood 10/04/2020 Good Friday hrly services throughout day and E 265854 163 162 Y
DIA Bury to Manchester via Heywood 14/04/2020 Tu-S daytime ev30mins E hrly 265849 265256 163 162 Y
DIA Bury to Manchester via Heywood 19/04/2020 Daily daytime ev30mins E hrly 265850 163 162 Y
DIA Bury to Manchester via Heywood 25/04/2020 Addtl M-F 163 between Langley Lane and Piccadilly to provides a services ev15 mins 265851 163 162 Y
DIA Bury to Manchester via Heywood 08/05/2020 May PH daytime and E hrly 265855 163 162 Y
DIA Bury to Manchester via Heywood 10/05/2020 M-F ev15mins Mcr - Langley; ev30mins to Bury. Peak ev15mins full Route; SSu ev30mins full Route; daily E hrly 265097 163 162 Y
DIA Bury to Manchester via Heywood 26/05/2020 163: ev12mins M-F daytime; ev30mins M-F E. (Weekend Timetable missing/not updated - presumably similar levels to services 8 or 471) 265098 162 163 162 Y
DIA Bury to Manchester via Heywood 14/06/2020 163: ev12mins M-F daytime; ev15mins S daytime; ev30mins ESu 266155 162 163 162 Y
DIA Bury to Manchester via Heywood 26/07/2020 Extra M-F morning jnys: up to ev10mins all day. S ev15mins : ESu ev30mins 266194 162 163 162 Y
DIA Bury to Manchester via Heywood 30/08/2020 TIMES CHANGED 20-SC-0455 162 163 x63 162 266472 Y View timetable
DIA Bury to Manchester via Heywood 30/08/2020 services back to normal Timetable, with a NEW enhanced early E & Su daytime Timetable up to ev15mins. M-S daytime ev10mins 266279 162 163 162 Y
DIA Bury to Manchester via Heywood 31/08/2020 PH: 0820 ev30mins 1050 ev15mins 1620 ev30mins 1850 1923 hrly 2323 266320 163 162 Y
DIA Bury - Darn Hill - Heywood - Middleton - Blackley - Collyhurst - Manchester 25/10/2020 Addtl SuPH E jnys . Minor Timetable changes at other Times. 20-SC-0455 162 163 X63 162 266684 Y View timetable
DIA Bury - Darn Hill - Heywood - Middleton - Blackley - Collyhurst - Manchester 31/01/2021 To reflect quieter traffic conditions and fewer people travelling, M-S daytime service is reduced to ev12mins (from ev10mins) 21-SC-0061 162 163 162 266866 Y View timetable
DIA Bury - Darn Hill - Heywood - Middleton - Blackley - Collyhurst - Manchester 28/02/2021 ADDTL DUPLICATES during GNW strike. All M-S jnys duplicated Mcr-Middleton - normal service continues to Bury 266991 162 163 162 Y
DIA Bury - Darn Hill - Heywood - Middleton - Blackley - Collyhurst - Manchester 11/04/2021 Daytime service increased to ev10 mins.  21-SC-0136 162 163 162 284089 View timetable
DIA Piccadilly - Middleton - Langley - Heywood - Bury 29/08/2021 Timetable changes 21-SC-0617 162 163 X63 Y View timetable
DIA 30/01/2022 Due to COVID related driver shortages, reduced from ev10mins to ev12mins during M-S daytimes. Early mornings, ESu unchanged. 21-SC-0803 162 163 E View timetable
DIA 30/01/2022 Due to COVID related driver shortages, reduced from ev10mins to ev12mins during M-S daytimes. Early mornings, ESu unchanged. 21-SC-0803 162 163 Y E View timetable
DIA Piccadilly - Middleton - Langley - Heywood - Bury 24/07/2022 Summer timetables from 24 July to 3 Sept 2022 22-SC-0423 22SC0423 E View timetable
DIA Piccadilly - Middleton - Langley - Heywood - Bury 04/09/2022 Reverts to pre-summer times NO TT N
DIA Service 162-163 04/09/2022 Returns to normal after Summer Reductions   revert
DIA Bury –Heywood –Middleton –Mcr 29/01/2023 M-F times changed with addtl jnys partly replacing bus 162.  22-SC-0728 163 Y E View timetable
DIA GNW Bury - Heywood - Langley - Middleton - Piccadilly 16/04/2023 ev12mins M-S daytime, ev15mins Su daytime and ev30mins daily E. Deregistered M-F 0431 from Langley Lane, M-F 1855/ S1858 & M-S 2328 from Bury, M-F 0513 & M-S 2008 from Mcr withdrawn. Su daytime frequency reduced from ev15mins to 30 mins. Su short workings between Mcr and Middleton withdrawn. TfGM support: M-S morning and E jnys, Su daytime service retained at the same frequency: NOW BY GNW. No action to Su E reduction from 30 to 60 mins. Supported GNW service reduced to ev15 mins. DIA continue to operate some M-S early, E jnys and some Su daytime jnys 23-SC-0075 163 Y E View timetable
GNW Bury - Heywood - Langley - Middleton - Piccadilly Gardens 24/09/2023 Route replaced by TfGM Franchising - operated by Go North West
GNW Bury - Heywood - Langley - Middleton - Piccadilly Gardens 24/09/2023 Times change with M-S daytime jnys increased to run ev12mins (was ev15mins). 23-SC-0509 163 Y E View timetable

Return to route summary page