Route 166
Route: Boarshaw - Middleton - Cheetham Hill - City - Rusholme
Route history
| Operator | Route | Change date | Change | Leaflet job no. | Routes listed | Envelope code | Licence no./notes | In collection | E-Version | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YEL | Boarshaw - Middleton - Cheetham Hill - City - Rusholme | 23/03/1987 | Supported ev30mins MS daytime , ESu City to Middleton | 6063 | 166 | 166 | y | E | ||
| YEL | Boarshaw - Middleton - Cheetham Hill - City - Rusholme | 30/03/1987 | New Supported ev30mins MS daytime , ESu City to Middleton | typed | 166 | 166 | y | |||
| YEL | Boarshaw - Middleton - Cheetham Hill - City - Univ - MRI - Belle Vue | 28/09/1987 | Service extended from Mcr - Belle Vue ev30mins daytime. Addtl Su jnys from Albert Sq to Rusholme MRI 1455 1655 2025 from Albert Sq start from MRI at 1447 1647 2017: 1357 1557 1757 1927 from MIDD extended to MRI for visiting times | 6261 | 166 | 166 | y | E | ||
| YEL | Boarshaw - Middleton - Cheetham Hill - City - Univ - MRI | 23/11/1987 | Addtl Su ev30mins. Rusholme and MRI at visiting times only | 6384 | 166 | 166 | 1187 reprint | y | E | |
| YEL | Boarshaw - Middleton - Cheetham Hill - City - Univ - MRI | 19/03/1988 | Extended to Platt Lane all jnys. | 6523 | 166 | 166 | y | E | ||
| CIT | Middleton - Cheetham Hill - City - Univ - Platt La | 08/01/1989 | Curtailed at Middleton via Crumpsall Green. Revised timetable. Ev30mins daily incl E. Mow by Citibus. | 7435 | 166 | 166 | y | E | ||
| CIT GMB | Middleton - Cheetham Hill - Albert Sq | 03/04/1989 | Curtailed at Albert Sq. Supported late E daily Su now by GMB | 7956 | 166 | 166 | y | E | ||
| CIT GMB | Middleton - Cheetham Hill - Albert Sq | 24/09/1989 | MS daytime extended to Rochdale via Castleton | 8431 | 166 | 166 | y | |||
| CIT GMB | Middleton - Cheetham Hill - Albert Sq | 20/11/1989 | Service 161 166 withdrawn and replaced by new 160 161 | 8967 | 160 161 | 160 | Y | |||
| CIT | Whiefield - Cheetham Hill - Andale / Albert Sq - Fallowfield - Withington | 17/08/1991 | Timetable revised: Supported MS daytime ev30mins service: Curtailed at Whitefield. MF peak extn to Withington NESu | 11316 | 166 | 166 | y | E | ||
| CIT | Manchester - Whitefield - Fishpool - Bury | 27/12/1991 | Service extended to Mcr- Bury. Ev30mins. Some early MF jnys. NESu | 11982 | 135 136 166 | 135 | Y | E | ||
| CIT | Manchester - Whitefield - Fishpool - Bury | 09/02/1992 | no apparent change | 12127 | 135 137 138 | 135 | Y | E | ||
| CIT | Manchester - Whitefield - Fishpool - Bury | 05/04/1992 | not listed | 12243 | 135 136 | 135 | Y | |||
| GMB | Ashton - Crowhill - Droylsden - Longsight | 07/06/1993 | Timetable and route revised. Partly replacing 338. MS daytime ev30mins. NESu | 13587 | 166 168 | 168 | Y | E | ||
| GMB | Ashton - Crowhill - Droylsden - Longsight | 07/06/1993 | 793 reprint | 13695 | 166 168 | 168 | 793 reprint | Y | ||
| GMB | Tameside GH - Ashton - Droylsden - Chorlton | 07/06/1993 | 793 reprint | 13695 | 166 168 | 168 | 793 reprint | Y | ||
| GMS | Ashton - Crowhill - Droylsden - Longsight | 31/01/1994 | minor timetable and route revision. BEE jnys withdrawn | 14340 | 166 168 | 168 | Y | E | ||
| GMS | 31/01/1994 | 694 reprint | 14671 | 166 168 | 694 reprint | y | ||||
| GMS | Ashton - Crowhill - Droylsden - Longsight | 19/09/1994 | Service withdrawn | 14942 | 167 168 169 | 168 | Y | |||
| FP SM | Ashton - Droylsden - BelleVue - Southern Cemetry | 26/03/2000 | ESu 169 jnys direct via Market St Droylsden renumbered 166. Supported ESu hrly by FP and SM. FP accept other operators pre-paid tickets on 166 169 | 20445 | 166 168 169 | 168 | Y | |||
| FP SM | Ashton - Droylsden - BelleVue - Southern Cemetry | 16/04/2000 | no change | 20445 | 166 168 169 | 168 | Y | |||
| FP SM | Ashton - Droylsden - BelleVue - Southern Cemetry | 28/08/2000 | no change listed | 21184 | 166 168 169 | 168 | Y | |||
| FP SM | Ashton - Droylsden - BelleVue - Southern Cemetry | 28/08/2000 | no change | 21184 | 166 168 169 | 168 | Y | E | ||
| FP SM | Ashton - Droylsden - BelleVue - Southern Cemetry | 28/08/2000 | no change | 21459 | 166 168 169 | 168 | 1000 reprint | Y | ||
| FP SM UKN | Ashton - Droylsden - BelleVue - Southern Cemetry | 24/06/2001 | M-S jnys by SM withdrawn and replaced by addtl 169 jnys. Remaining E jnys by SM FP now run by UKN | 22153 | 166 168 169 | 168 | CL | Y | P | |
| FP SM | Ashton - Droylsden - BelleVue - Southern Cemetry | 02/09/2001 | Su 1252 from With Hosp, 1150 from AS no longer easy access bus. | 22392 | 166 168 169 | 168 | cl | Y | ||
| FP SM | Ashton - Droylsden - BelleVue - Southern Cemetry | 17/09/2001 | no change | 22392 | 166 168 169 | 168 | cl | Y | ||
| FP SM | Ashton - Droylsden - BelleVue - Southern Cemetry | 17/09/2001 | no change | 22482 | 166 168 169 | 168 | 0901 reprint | Y | E | |
| MAY SM UKN | Chorlton-Ashton | 29/03/2002 | New entry under 166, eve jnys added on 166/169 on Bank Holidays | |||||||
| FP SM | Ashton - Droylsden - BelleVue - Southern Cemetry | 29/03/2002 | Add E jnys on PH | 22829 | 166 168 169 | 168 | Y | E | ||
| SM UKN DEN | Ashton - Droylsden - BelleVue - Southern Cemetry | 01/09/2002 | SuPH times changed with 166 jny replaced by addtl 169 jnys. Supported hrly Su jnys now by DEN plus MAY. | 23299 | 167 168 169 | 168 | Y | |||
| SM UKN DEN | Ashton - Droylsden - BelleVue - Southern Cemetry | 22/09/2002 | no change | 23334 | 167 168 169 | 168 | Y | |||
| MAY SM UKN | Chorlton-Ashton | 24/02/2003 | Showing 166 withdrawn this date but appears withdrawn 1/9/2002 and replaced by extra 169 | |||||||
| SM UKN DEN | Ashton - Droylsden - BelleVue - Southern Cemetry | 24/02/2003 | Service withdrawn | 23671 | 168 169 | 168 | Y |