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Route 171

Route: Belle Vue - Newton Heath

Route history

Operator Route Change date Change Leaflet job no. Routes listed Envelope code Licence no./notes In collection E-Version Link
MAY Belle Vue - Newton Heath 26/10/1986 MS daytime ev2hrs. NESuPH 5171 171 172 175 171 Y
MAY Belle Vue - Newton Heath 18/05/1987 G870518 171 172
YEL Belle Vue - Newton Heath 25/01/1988 supported service hrly MS daytime 6418 171 171 188 reprint Y P
YEL Levenshulme - Belle Vue - Newton Heath - Cheetham Hill 23/05/1988 supported service extended at both ends: hrly NESu 6672 171 171 Y P
21/08/1988 G880821 171 172
YEL Chorlton - Withington Hosp - Levenshulme - Belle Vue - Newton Heath - Cheetham Hill 23/10/1988 Further extended to Withington Hosp - Chorlton. Now ev30mins Chorllton - Droysden, hrly extn Cheetham Hill. ESu hrly Withington Hosp - Belle Vue 7190 171 171 Y P
EM GMB Chorlton - Withington Hosp - Levenshulme - Belle Vue - Newton Heath - Cheetham Hill 14/11/1988 Operators revised: MS daytime by East Midlands. ESu by GMB 7712 171 171 189 reprint ?? Y P
EM GMB Chorlton - Withington Hosp - Levenshulme - Belle Vue - Newton Heath - Cheetham Hill 14/11/1988 Operators revised: MS daytime by East Midlands. ESu by GMB 8104 171 171 Y E
BEE GMB Chorlton - Withington Hosp - Levenshulme - Belle Vue - Newton Heath - Cheetham Hill 23/10/1989 890 reprint 10022 171 171 890 reprint Y
BEE GMB Chorlton - Withington Hosp - Levenshulme - Belle Vue - Newton Heath - Cheetham Hill 23/10/1989 EM replaced by BEE. 8836 171 171 Y
BEE GMB Chorlton - Withington Hosp - Levenshulme - Belle Vue - Newton Heath - Cheetham Hill 15/07/1991 Minor route revision 11891 171 171 Y
BEE RED MAY Cornbrook - Chorlton - Withington Hosp - Levenshulme - Ryder Brow - Newton Heath - Cheetham Hill 09/11/1992 Timetable and route revised. Some jnys via Belle Vue Mount Rd renumbered 172. Commercial BEE jnys run to/ from Cornbrook depot to Cheetham Hill. Supported MAY jnys MS daytime Withington - Newton Heath. Supported E jnys With - NH hrly by Red Rider. Supported Su jnys With - NH MAY 13002 171 172 171 Y
BEE RED MAY Cornbrook - Chorlton - Withington Hosp - Levenshulme - Ryder Brow - Newton Heath - Cheetham Hill 28/02/1993 timetables revised 13325 171 172 171 Y E
BEE RED MAY Cornbrook - Chorlton - Withington Hosp - Levenshulme - Ryder Brow - Newton Heath - Cheetham Hill 28/02/1993 Service withdrawn. New supported 170 replacing 171 172 349 ??? 13335 170 170 Y E
BEE RED MAY Cornbrook - Chorlton - Withington Hosp - Levenshulme - Ryder Brow - Newton Heath - Cheetham Hill 05/04/1993 timetable revised: supported hrly NH - With and hrly shorts NH - Ryder Brow. MS daytime by MAY. Occaisional BEE Cornbrook - Chill.ESu no change 13448 171 170 171 Y E
RED MAY Withington Hosp - Levenshulme - Ryder Brow - Newton Heath 05/09/1993 minor timetable and route revision. BEE jnys withdrawn 13699 171 170 171 Y
RED MAY Withington Hosp - Levenshulme - Ryder Brow - Newton Heath 27/09/1993 Timetable revised replacing service 170. MS daytime ev30mins full route. 13932 171 171 Y P
BEE MAY Withington Hosp - Levenshulme - Ryder Brow - Newton Heath 17/01/1994 supported MS E RED jnys replaced by BEE 14130 171 171 Y E
BEE MAY Withington Hosp - Levenshulme - Ryder Brow - Newton Heath 30/01/1994 Timetable revised with jnys via Ryder Brow renumbered 172. MS daytime hrly. 14235 171 172 171 Y P
BEE MAY Withington Hosp - Levenshulme - Ryder Brow - Newton Heath 30/01/1994 294 reprint 14373 171 172 171 294 reprint Y
BEE MAY Withington Hosp - Levenshulme - Ryder Brow - Newton Heath 30/08/1994 Minor timetable revision 14861 171 172 171 Y
MAY BEE Withington Hosp - Levenshulme - Ryder Brow - Newton Heath 30/08/1994 minor timetable revision 14861 171 172 y
BEE MAY Withington Hosp - Levenshulme - Ryder Brow - Newton Heath 30/08/1994 1194 reprint 15125 171 172 171 1194 reprint Y
MAY Withington Hosp - Levenshulme - Ryder Brow - Newton Heath 30/01/1995 reprint?? ?950130 171 172 171 reprint?? Y
MAY Withington Hosp - Levenshulme - Ryder Brow - Newton Heath 30/01/1995 Minor timetable revision. All jnys now by Mayne 15287 171 172 171 Y P
MAY Withington Hosp - Levenshulme - Ryder Brow - Newton Heath 30/01/1995 595 reprint - POOR PRINT 15746 171 172 171 595 reprint Y P
MAY Withington Hosp - Levenshulme - Ryder Brow - Newton Heath 30/01/1995 696 reprint 16839 171 172 171 696 reprint Y
MAY Withington Hosp - Levenshulme - Ryder Brow - Newton Heath 30/01/1995 297 reprint 17464 171 172 171 297 reprint Y
MAY Withington Hosp - Levenshulme - Ryder Brow - Newton Heath 31/08/1997 Su timetable revised 17939 171 172 171 Y
MAY Withington Hosp - Levenshulme - Ryder Brow - Newton Heath 01/03/1998 Timetables revised. 172 extended to Newton Heath 18303 171 172 171 Y
MAY Withington Hosp - Levenshulme - Ryder Brow - Newton Heath 01/03/1998 1298 reprint 19202 171 172 171 1298 reprint Y E
MAY Withington Hosp - Levenshulme - Ryder Brow - Newton Heath 01/03/1998 699 reprint 19778 171 172 171 699 reprint Y
MAY Withington Hosp - Levenshulme - Ryder Brow - Newton Heath 25/06/2000 All jnys now via Ryder Brow Rd and run as 171 21036 171 171 Y E
MAY Withington Hosp - Levenshulme - Ryder Brow - Newton Heath 18/03/2001 E jnys now Withington - Clayton running as 172 21875 171 172 171 Y p
MAY Withington Hosp - Levenshulme - Ryder Brow - Gorton - Newton Heath 24/02/2003 Times changed. E jnys East Didsbury - Clayton partially replacing 172 via Belle Vue not Ryder Brow. MS daytime and ESu hrly. Some peak jnys exyended to Monsall and Phillips Park 23679 171 172 171 Y
MAY Withington Hosp - Levenshulme - Ryder Brow - Gorton - Newton Heath 27/02/2005 Route change in Brookdale Park via Assheton Rd not Graver Lane. Minor change to times 24756 171 172 171 Y
MAY Withington Hosp - Levenshulme - Ryder Brow - Gorton - Newton Heath 19/06/2005 MF peak jnys changed in NH and extended to Ashburys. Cavendish Rd and Lapwing La no longer served. Times changed 24933 171 172 171 Y P View timetable
MAY Withington Hosp - Levenshulme - Ryder Brow - Gorton - Newton Heath 19/06/2005 1705 SuPH from NH now finishes at East Didsbury 1746, no longer to Withington Hosp 24950 171 171 cl Y P
MAY West Didsbury - Levenshulme - Ryder Brow - Gorton - Newton Heath 28/01/2007 Divert via Millgate Lane. Ashburys and Miles Platting no longer served. Times changed. Daily daytime hrly. E hrly ED-Clayton. 25865 171 172 171 y View timetable
MAY Withington Hosp - Levenshulme - Ryder Brow - Gorton - Newton Heath 23/04/2007 MF 1842 from ED now 1830 from With; 1720 from NH extended to With Hosp 25989 171 172 171 Y
MAY Withington Hosp - Levenshulme - Ryder Brow - Gorton - Newton Heath 02/07/2007 MF1615 from NH now runs as 172, from NH at 1620 26144 171 172 171 Y
MAY Withington Hosp - Levenshulme - Ryder Brow - Gorton - Newton Heath 27/01/2008 E jnys withdrawn 26462 171 172 171 Y View timetable
SM Withington Hosp - Levenshulme - Ryder Brow - Gorton - Newton Heath 31/08/2008 addtl 171 jnys replacing 172 jnys. All operated by SM 26849 171 171 Y
SM Withington Hosp - Levenshulme - Ryder Brow - Gorton - Newton Heath 31/08/2008 109 reprint 27162 171 171 109 reprint Y
SM Withington Hosp - Levenshulme - Ryder Brow - Gorton - Newton Heath 31/08/2008 909 reprint 27511 171 171 909 reprint y
SM Withington Hosp - Levenshulme - Ryder Brow - Gorton - Newton Heath 01/09/2008 New MS daytime 195 196 service. Partly replacing 196 East Dids - Burnage circularby new 197 196 diverted 171 26894 195 196 196 Y
SM Withington Hosp - Gatley - East Didsbury - Levenshulme - Clayton - Newton Heath 05/09/2010 SuPH jnys changed to run NH-East Didsbury only. Times changed. Hrly 28062 171 171 Y View timetable
SM Withington Hosp - Gatley - East Didsbury - Levenshulme - Clayton - Newton Heath 05/09/2010 711 reprint 28477 171 171 711 reprint y
SM Withington Hosp - Gatley - East Didsbury - Levenshulme - Clayton - Newton Heath 29/01/2012 M-F peak period journeys are retimed 11-1210 171 171 Y View timetable
SM Withington Hosp - Gatley - East Didsbury - Levenshulme - Clayton - Newton Heath 02/09/2012 Route changed in Openshaw. MS jnys no longer serve Millgate Lane. Times changed. 12-1191 171 171 Y View timetable
SM Withington Hosp - Gatley - East Didsbury - Levenshulme - Clayton - Newton Heath 03/09/2012 Divert 188 via Edge La and North Rd not Greenside St and Clayton La , partially replacing 171 121336 188 188 Y
SM Withington Hosp - Gatley - East Didsbury - Levenshulme - Clayton - Newton Heath 27/01/2013 Journeys terminating at Green End are extended to Lane End Road. 171 171
SM Withington Hosp - Gatley - East Didsbury - Levenshulme - Clayton - Newton Heath 21/07/2013 Times changed during Summer to 31 August 2013 no tt 171 171 summer Y
SM Withington Hosp - Gatley - East Didsbury - Levenshulme - Clayton - Newton Heath 01/09/2013 M-F 1757 from Newton Heath retimed 10 mins later. Early morning/early E jnys extended to/from Newton Heath. 13-1336 171 171 Y View timetable
SM Withington Hosp - Gatley - East Didsbury - Levenshulme - Clayton - Newton Heath 20/07/2014 M-F times changed during Summer to 30 August. no tt 171 171 summer Y
SM Withington Hosp - Gatley - East Didsbury - Levenshulme - Clayton - Newton Heath 31/08/2014 Normal timetable following the Summer period. no tt 171 171 summer Y
SM Withington Hosp - Gatley - East Didsbury - Levenshulme - Clayton - Newton Heath 12/04/2015 Rerouted to serve Highgate Crescent in Ryder Brow. Times changed. 15-0248 171 171 Y View timetable
SM Withington Hosp - Gatley - East Didsbury - Levenshulme - Clayton - Newton Heath 26/07/2015 M-F times changed during Summer to 29 August . no tt 171 171 summer Y
SM Withington Hosp - Gatley - East Didsbury - Levenshulme - Clayton - Newton Heath 30/08/2015 normal timetable at the end of the Summer period. no tt 171 171 summer Y
SM Withington Hosp - Gatley - East Didsbury - Levenshulme - Clayton - Newton Heath 04/04/2016 Some M-F journeys are retimed 16-0207 171 171 Y View timetable
SM Withington Hosp - Gatley - East Didsbury - Levenshulme - Clayton - Newton Heath 24/07/2016 Times are changed during the Summer period from 24 July to 3 September 2016 no tt 171 171 summer Y
SM Withington Hosp - Gatley - East Didsbury - Levenshulme - Clayton - Newton Heath 04/09/2016 Run by Stagecoach. Times are changed on M-F. 16-0881 171 171 Y View timetable
SM Withington Hosp - Gatley - East Didsbury - Levenshulme - Clayton - Newton Heath 30/10/2016 Some M-S daytime jnys diverted via Parrs Wood Road, Fog Lane and Lapwing Lane to/from Withington Community Hospital and renumbered 172. Remaining bus 171 M-S jnys rerouted via Parrs Wood Road to Millgate Lane in East Didsbury, but no longer serve Elizabeth Slinger Road. Times are changed. Each hrly 16-1430 171 172 171 Y View timetable
SM Withington Hosp - Gatley - East Didsbury - Levenshulme - Clayton - Newton Heath 03/09/2017 Times changed. 17-1295 171 172 171 Y View timetable
SM Withington Hosp - Gatley - East Didsbury - Levenshulme - Clayton - Newton Heath 08/04/2018 Buses are rerouted from East Didsbury, Millgate La via Wilmslow Rd, Didsbury Village, School La, Parrs Wood Rd, Fog La, Burnage La, Errwood Rd and Albert Rd to Stockport Rd in Levenshulme. Then via current route to Newton Heath, but direct via Hemsworth Rd instead of Wayland Rd South in Ryder Brow. SuPH daytime jnys withdrawn and replaced by bus 172. 18-0427 171 172 171 Y P View timetable
SM Withington Hosp - Gatley - East Didsbury - Levenshulme - Clayton - Newton Heath 08/04/2018 1018 reprint 181563 171 172 171 Y
SM Newton Heath - Gorton - Levenshulme - West Didsbury - Withington Hospital 21/07/2019 Summer service MF changes until 31 August 19-SC-0083 summer View timetable
SM Newton Heath - Millgate Lane 23/03/2020 M-F hrly. NE 265102 171 172 171 Y
SM Newton Heath - Millgate Lane 28/03/2020 171/172: each hrly daytime: 172 hrly E 265099 171 172 171 Y
SM Newton Heath - Millgate Lane 11/04/2020 171: ev 2hrs daytime 265100 171 172 171 Y
SM Newton Heath - Millgate Lane 01/06/2020 171: Every two hours daytime services 265357 171 172 171 Y
SM Newton Heath - Millgate Lane 15/06/2020 171/172: each hrly daytime: 172 hrly ESu 266075 171 172 171 Y
SM Newton Heath - Millgate Lane 26/07/2020 Re-Routed btwn Levenshulme and Didsbury via Ladybarn and Parrs Wood Rd, partly replacing services 44 and 179.M-S hrly daytime NESu 20-SC-0254 171 172 171 266202 Y View timetable
SM Newton Heath - Millgate Lane 26/07/2020 Re-Routed btwn Levenshulme and Didsbury via Ladybarn and Parrs Wood Rd, partly replacing services 44 and 179.M-S hrly daytime NESu 266403 171 172 171 Y
SM Newton Heath - Millgate Lane 30/08/2020 Times changed 20-SC-0426 171 172 171 266473 Y View timetable
DIA East Didsbury - Burnage - Gorton - Droylsden - Newton Heath 11/04/2021 Times of some M-F peak jnys changed. All jnys will be run by Diamond 21-SC-0228 171 172 171 Y View timetable
DIA East Didsbury - Burnage - Gorton - Droylsden - Newton Heath 24/04/2022 Times changed. All jnys are now run by Stagecoach  22-SC-0070 171 172 Y E View timetable
SM East Didsbury - Burnage - Gorton - Droylsden - Newton Heath 24/07/2022 Summer timetables from 24 July to 3 Sept 2022 22-SC-0424 171 172 E View timetable
SM East Didsbury - Burnage - Gorton - Droylsden - Newton Heath 24/07/2022 Summer timetables effective from 24 July to 3 Sept 2022 22-SC-0424 171 172 E View timetable
SM East Didsbury - Burnage - Gorton - Droylsden - Newton Heath 04/09/2022 Reverts to pre-summer times NO TT N
SM 04/09/2022 Revert to times similar to those before the summer holidays: REVERT
SM Service 171: East Didsbury – Newton Heath 30/10/2022 no change listed 22-SC-0586 22SC0586 E View timetable
SM East Didsbury - Burnage - Gorton - Newton Heath 29/01/2023 No change listed 22-SC-0713 171 172 Y E View timetable

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