Route 168
Route: Mcr - Abbey Hey - Longsight - Hgr Openshaw
Route history
| Operator | Route | Change date | Change | Leaflet job no. | Routes listed | Envelope code | Licence no./notes | In collection | E-Version | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LG | Mcr - Abbey Hey - Longsight - Hgr Openshaw | 21/04/1987 | Little Gem service: ev7/8 mins MS daytime. NESu | LG870419 | 168 205 | 168 | Y | P | ||
| LG | Longsight - Hgr Openshaw - Droylsden | 22/06/1987 | revised route: still MS ev7/8 mins NESu | LG870622 | 168 | 168 | Y | |||
| LG | Longsight - Hgr Openshaw - Droylsden | 21/09/1987 | revised route: via Matthews La Gorton still MS ev7/8 mins NESu | LG870921 | 168 | 168 | Y | E | ||
| LG | Longsight - Hgr Openshaw - Droylsden | 10/01/1988 | Addtl ESu ev15mins. | LG880110 | 168 | 168 | Y | E | ||
| LG | Longsight - Hgr Openshaw - Droylsden | 03/05/1988 | times changed | LG880110 | 168 | 168 | CL | Y | ||
| LG | Longsight - Abbey Hey - Droylsden | 18/02/1991 | Route revised: MS daytime ev10mins . ESu ev20mins. | LG910218 | 168 | 168 | Y | |||
| 13/04/1992 | Most MS 188 daytime jnys Chorlton - Gorton withdrawn and replaced by 168. | 12171 | 188 | 188 | Y | |||||
| GMB | Tameside GH - Ashton - Droylsden - Chorlton | 07/06/1993 | Timetable revised. Commercial Ev30mins MS daytime. Hrly supported E AS-Chorl. Commercial hrly Littlemoss - BV. Su hrly AS-LS and hrly Liitlemoss - BV. | 13587 | 166 168 | 168 | Y | E | ||
| GMS | Tameside GH - Ashton - Droylsden - Chorlton | 31/01/1994 | no change | 14340 | 166 168 | 168 | Y | E | ||
| GMS | 31/01/1994 | 14671 | 166 168 | 694 reprint | y | |||||
| GMS PEN | Ashton - Droylsden - Chorlton | 19/09/1994 | Timetable and routes revised. No longer serves TGH. Commercial ev20mins MS daytime. Supported MS E hrly. Supported MF0635 by Pennine. Commercial hrly LS-AS and hrly BV-Droy. | 14942 | 167 168 169 | 168 | Y | |||
| GMS PEN | Ashton - Droylsden - Chorlton | 10/10/1994 | no change | 14995 | 167 168 169 | 168 | Y | E | ||
| GMS PEN | Ashton - Droylsden - Chorlton | 21/11/1994 | Minor timetable and route revision | 15101 | 167 168 169 | 168 | Y | E | ||
| GMS | Ashton - Droylsden - Chorlton | 21/11/1994 | Services 168 169 improved to ev 10mins BV - AS. Extended to AS Msarket M-S daytime; most jnys from AS call at Bus Stn | GS941121 | 168 169 | 168 | Y | P | ||
| GMS PEN | Ashton - Droylsden - Chorlton | 30/01/1995 | no change | 15268 | 167 168 169 | 168 | Y | E | ||
| 27/02/1995 | Supported GMS 188 MS E service extended to Chorlton replacing 168. | 15373 | 188 | 188 | Y | |||||
| GMS PEN | Ashton - Droylsden - Chorlton | 06/03/1995 | Minor timetable and route revision. E now LS-AS hrly | 15438 | 167 168 169 | 168 | Y | E | ||
| GMS PEN | Ashton - Droylsden - Chorlton | 23/04/1995 | Su jnys divert via Clock House Av, Droylsden - double run | 15578 | 167 168 169 | 168 | Y | E | ||
| GMS PEN | Ashton - Droylsden - Chorlton | 04/09/1995 | Timetables and Ashton town centre routes revised | 15948 | 167 168 169 | 168 | Y | E | ||
| GMS | Ashton - Droylsden - Chorlton | 03/03/1996 | supported PEN MF0635 now GMS. | 16489 | 168 169 | 168 | Y | E | ||
| SM | Ashton - Droylsden - Chorlton | 01/09/1996 | Minor timetable revision | 17009 | 168 169 | 168 | Y | |||
| SM | Ashton - Droylsden - Chorlton | 05/01/1997 | no change | 17388 | 168 169 | 168 | Y | |||
| SM MAY | Ashton - Droylsden - Chorlton | 14/04/1997 | Timetables revised: now ev30mins MS daytime. Addtl 167 service. Supported S0652 by MAY | 17598 | 167 168 169 | 168 | Y | |||
| SM MAY | Ashton - Droylsden - Chorlton | 21/07/1997 | Timetable revised | 17844 | 167 168 169 | 168 | Y | E | ||
| SM MAY UNI | Ashton - Droylsden - Belle Vue - Levenshulme - Chorlton | 02/03/1998 | operator revision. MS daytime ev30mins. ESu LS - AS hrly. MF 0635 supported UNI jny Droy-AS; Supported S 0652 Droy-LS by Mayne. | 18353 | 167 168 169 | 169 | Y | E | ||
| SM MAY UNI | Ashton - Droylsden - Chorlton | 07/09/1998 | no change | 18829 | 168 169 | 168 | Y | |||
| 29/08/1999 | 19930 | 166 168 | 168 | Y | ||||||
| SM MAY UNI | Ashton - Droylsden - Chorlton | 05/09/1999 | Most MS daytime jnys retimed | 20016 | 168 169 | 168 | Y | |||
| SM FP MAY UNI | Ashton - Droylsden - Chorlton | 21/11/1999 | ESu hrly LS-AS jnys now by Fpennine. MF0727 from BV mow starts at Hgh Opernshaw. S 0909 fromm BV and daily 2323 from AS withdrawn. | 20349 | 168 169 | 168 | Y | |||
| SM MAY UNI | Ashton - Droylsden - Chorlton | 26/03/2000 | ESu jnys withdrawn and replaced by diverted 169 | 20445 | 166 168 169 | 168 | Y | |||
| SM MAY UNI | Ashton - Droylsden - Chorlton | 16/04/2000 | S times slightly changed | 20445 | 166 168 169 | 168 | Y | |||
| FP SM | 28/08/2000 | no change listed | 21184 | 166 168 169 | 168 | Y | P | |||
| SM MAY | Ashton - Droylsden - Chorlton | 28/08/2000 | UNI jny now by SM | 21184 | 166 168 169 | 168 | Y | E | ||
| FP SM | 28/08/2000 | no change | 21459 | 166 168 169 | 168 | 1000 reprint | Y | |||
| 12/11/2000 | 21538 | 166 168 | 168 | Y | ||||||
| FP SM UKN | 24/06/2001 | 1809 from Chorlton now curtailed at Belle Vue. Addtl 1845 BV- Ashton. Connections not guarenteed run by UKN | 22153 | 166 168 169 | 168 | CL | Y | |||
| SM MAY | Ashton - Droylsden - Chorlton | 02/09/2001 | no change | 22392 | 166 168 169 | 168 | cl | Y | ||
| SM MAY | Ashton - Droylsden - Chorlton | 17/09/2001 | MF 0635 from Clock House Av now from B at 0618. 1813 from Chorlton extended to Droy. S 0801 0830 0901 from BV retimed | 22392 | 166 168 169 | 168 | cl | Y | ||
| FP SM | 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 | 29/03/2002 | no change listed | 22829 | 166 168 169 | 168 | Y | E | |||
| SM MAY UKN | Ashton - Droylsden - Chorlton | 01/09/2002 | Supported E jny by UKN | 23299 | 167 168 169 | 168 | Y | |||
| SM MAY UKN | Ashton - Droylsden - Chorlton | 22/09/2002 | Times changed | 23334 | 167 168 169 | 168 | Y | |||
| SM MAY UKN | Ashton - Droylsden - Chorlton | 24/02/2003 | no change | 23671 | 168 169 | 168 | Y | |||
| SM MAY | Ashton - Droylsden - Chorlton | 27/04/2003 | UKN jnys not listed | 23810 | 168 169 | 168 | Y | |||
| SM MAY | Ashton - Droylsden - Chorlton | 14/09/2003 | Times changed | 24005 | 168 169 | 168 | Y | E | ||
| SM MAY | Ashton - Droylsden - Chorlton | 14/06/2004 | MF times changed during Summer to 3 Sept | 24382 | 168 169 | 168 | summer | Y | ||
| SM MAY | Chorlton - Belle Vue - Droylsden - Ashton | 03/04/2005 | Times changed: commercial MS daytime ev30mins NESuPH. Supported S 0652 by MAY. | 24787 | 168 169 | 168 | Y | p | ||
| SM MAY | Chorlton - Belle Vue - Droylsden - Ashton | 13/06/2005 | MF times changed during Summer to 2 Sept | 24888 | 168 169 | 168 | summer | Y | ||
| SM MAY | Chorlton - Belle Vue - Droylsden - Ashton | 03/09/2005 | Normal service resumes after Summer | 25059 | 168 169 | 168 | Y | E | View timetable | |
| SM MAY WYT | Chorlton - Belle Vue - Droylsden - Ashton | 03/09/2006 | Addtl ESu jnys by Wythenshawe Mobile: Chorlton - BelleVue replacing 188 | 25507 | 168 169 | 168 | Y | E | ||
| JPT MCT MAY SM | Chorlton - Belle Vue - Droylsden - Ashton | 03/09/2006 | 207 reprint | 25926 | 168 169 | 207 reprint | y | |||
| SM MAY MCT | Chorlton - Belle Vue - Droylsden - Ashton | 22/04/2007 | Su jnys extended Littlemoss, now via Nortmoor Rd and not Greenside La and Sunnyside Rd. MCT = Wythenshawe Mobile. | 26020 | 168 169 | 168 | Y | E | ||
| SM MAY MCT | Chorlton - Belle Vue - Droylsden - Ashton | 02/09/2007 | MF afternoon times changed | 26238 | 168 169 | 168 | Y | E | View timetable | |
| SM MAY MCT | Chorlton - Belle Vue - Droylsden - Ashton | 02/09/2007 | 208 reprint | 26565 | 168 169 | 168 | 208 reprint | Y | ||
| SM MAY MCT | Chorlton - Belle Vue - Droylsden - Ashton | 27/04/2008 | no change listed | 26649 | 168 169 | 168 | Y | E | ||
| SM MAY MCT | Chorlton - Belle Vue - Droylsden - Ashton | 31/08/2008 | Some MF morning peak times changed | 26848 | 168 169 | 168 | Y | E | ||
| SM MAY MCT | Chorlton - Belle Vue - Droylsden - Ashton | 30/08/2009 | Some MF peak jnys retimed. | 27446 | 168 169 | 168 | Y | E | ||
| SM MAY MCT | Chorlton - Belle Vue - Droylsden - Ashton | 05/09/2010 | Times changed SuPH, daytime jnys extended to Chorlton - Ashton via Greenside Lane and Sunnyside Rd | 28022 | 168 169 | 168 | Y | E | ||
| SM MAY MCT | Chorlton - Belle Vue - Droylsden - Ashton | 24/10/2010 | MF 0654 BV- Ashton retimed 0644, 0741 Ashton - Chorlton retimed 0731 | 28144 | 168 169 | 168 | Y | E | View timetable | |
| SM MAY MCT | Chorlton - Belle Vue - Droylsden - Ashton | 01/05/2011 | MS daytime extended to Hardy Lane. Now via Oldham Rd not Taunton Rd towards Ashton. Times changed | 28376 | 168 169 | 168 | Y | E | ||
| SM FM MCT | Chorlton - Belle Vue - Droylsden - Ashton | 04/09/2011 | Due to Metrolink works, curtailed at Chorlton BStn no longer serve Hardy Lane. Times changed. SuPH now run by FM | 28564 | 168 169 | 168 | Y | View timetable | ||
| SM FM MCT | Chorlton - Belle Vue - Droylsden - Ashton | 29/01/2012 | Some M-S journeys are retimed. | 11-1209 | 168 169 | 168 | Y | View timetable | ||
| SM FM MCT | Chorlton - Belle Vue - Droylsden - Ashton | 17/06/2012 | Temporary Summer timetable until 1 September. | no tt | 168 169 | 168 | summer | Y | ||
| SM FM MCT | Chorlton - Belle Vue - Droylsden - Ashton | 02/09/2012 | Times changed. | 12-1245 | 168 169 | 168 | Y | View timetable | ||
| SM FM MCT | Chorlton - Belle Vue - Droylsden - Ashton | 07/04/2013 | no change | 13-0323 | 168 169 | 168 | Y | View timetable | ||
| SM FM MCT | Chorlton - Belle Vue - Droylsden - Ashton | 01/07/2013 | Times changed during Summer to 31 August 2013 | no tt | 168 169 | 168 | summer | |||
| SM | Chorlton-Ashton | 21/07/2013 | Check details as these changes (change leaflet not summer ttable) are identical to change leaflet dated 1/9/2013 | |||||||
| SM | Chorlton-Ashton | 21/07/2013 | Is summer timetable from 1/7/2013 or 21/7/2013? | |||||||
| SM FM MCT | Chorlton - Belle Vue - Droylsden - Ashton | 21/07/2013 | sch 0721 BV-Chorlton also runs MF SchHol. MF0756 from Ashton retimed to give longer jny time | 131525 | 168 169 | 168 | cl | Y | E | |
| SM FM MCT | Chorlton - Belle Vue - Droylsden - Ashton | 21/07/2013 | Run by Stagecoach Manchester. Times changed during the Summer period from 21 July to 31 August 2013 | no tt | 168 169 | 168 | summer | |||
| FM JPT MCT SM | Chorlton - Belle Vue - Droylsden - Ashton | 01/09/2013 | sch 0721 BV-Chorlton also runs MF SchHol. MF0756 from Ashton retimed to give longer jny time | 140137 | 168 169 | 168 | 114 reprint | y | ||
| FM JPT MCT SM | Chorlton - Belle Vue - Droylsden - Ashton | 01/09/2013 | 514 reprint | 140675 | 168 169 | 168 | 514 reprint | y | ||
| SM FM MCT | Chorlton - Belle Vue - Droylsden - Ashton | 01/03/2014 | Route changed between Newmarket Road and Ashton due to road works on Oldham Road. | no tt | 168 169 | 168 | ||||
| SM FM MCT | Chorlton - Belle Vue - Droylsden - Ashton | 20/07/2014 | M-F times changed during Summer to 30 August. | no tt | 168 169 | 168 | summer | |||
| SM FM MCT | Chorlton - Belle Vue - Droylsden - Ashton | 31/08/2014 | MF times changed. | 14-1281 | 168 169 | 168 | Y | View timetable | ||
| SM FM MCT | Chorlton - Belle Vue - Droylsden - Ashton | 12/04/2015 | MF times changed. | 15-0325 | 168 169 | 168 | Y | View timetable | ||
| SM MCT | Chorlton - Belle Vue - Droylsden - Ashton | 26/07/2015 | MS E jnys now Chorlton - Longsight. ESuPH journeys now run by Stagecoach Manchester. Times changed including temporary changes during the Summer to 29 August 2015. | 151011 | 168 169 | 168 | summer | Y | ||
| SM MCT | Chorlton - Belle Vue - Droylsden - Ashton | 30/08/2015 | MF times changed. | 15-1239 | 168 169 | 168 | Y | View timetable | ||
| SM MCT | Chorlton - Belle Vue - Droylsden - Ashton | 25/01/2016 | M-S daytime journeys retimed. | 15-1902 | 168 169 | 168 | Y | View timetable | ||
| SM MCT | Chorlton - Belle Vue - Droylsden - Ashton | 03/04/2016 | Some M-F morning journeys are retimed | 16-0308 | 168 169 | 168 | Y | View timetable | ||
| SM MCT | Chorlton - Belle Vue - Droylsden - Ashton | 24/07/2016 | Times changed during Summer to 3 September 2016 | no tt | 168 169 | 168 | summer | Y | ||
| SM MCT | Chorlton - Belle Vue - Droylsden - Ashton | 04/09/2016 | MF times are changed | 16-1053 | 168 169 | 168 | Y | View timetable | ||
| SM MCT | Chorlton - Belle Vue - Droylsden - Ashton | 30/10/2016 | no change | 161271 | 168 169 | 168 | Y | |||
| SM MCT | Chorlton - Belle Vue - Droylsden - Ashton | 29/01/2017 | Times are changed. | 16-1736 | 168 169 | 168 | Y | View timetable | ||
| SM MCT | Chorlton - Belle Vue - Droylsden - Ashton | 23/04/2017 | Times changed | 170517 | 168 169 | 168 | Y | |||
| SM MCT | Chorlton - Belle Vue - Droylsden - Ashton | 23/07/2017 | MF times changed during Summer to 2 Sept. Addtl SuPH jnys: hrly with E jnys via Market St Droy. | 17-0912 | 168 169 | 168 | summer | Y | View timetable | |
| SM MCT | Chorlton - Belle Vue - Droylsden - Ashton | 03/09/2017 | Addtl MF 1800 from Ashton to Chorlton | ??? | ||||||
| 08/04/2018 | 168 Times are changed with M-S daytime jnys running ev20 min. E jnys extended to run to/from Ashton, partly replacing bus 169. 169 Route withdrawn | 17-1246 | 168 169 | 168 | Y | P | View timetable | |||
| SM | Chorlton-Ashton | 22/07/2018 | Extra entry (web only timetable) Summer ttable M-F until 1/9/2018 also 0654 ex Higher Openshaw now starts Ashton | |||||||
| SM | Chorlton - Belle Vue - Droylsden - Ashton | 02/09/2018 | Normal timetable after Summer: commercial M-S daytime ev20mins; Supported ESuPH hrly | 18-1086 | 168 | 168 | Y | E | View timetable | |
| SM | Ashton - Droylsden - Gorton - Longsight - Levenshulme - Fallowfield - Chorlton | 27/01/2019 | Service withdrawn. New 150 from Hyde to Trafford Centre replaces the 168 between Gorton and Chorlton. New service 230 from Mancheter to Ashton replaces the 168 between Droylsden and Ashton. Existing service 7 services retimed and increased, replacing the 168 between Gorton and Droylsden. |