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Route 172

Route: Belle Vue - Newton Heath - Oldham - Higginshaw

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 - Oldham - Higginshaw 26/10/1986 MS daytime ev2hrs. NESuPH 5171 171 172 175 171 Y
MAY Higginshaw - Oldham 18/01/1987 M-S daytime ev30mins, NESuPH M880118 172 171 Y
MAY Higginshaw - Oldham - Newton Heath - Belle Vue - Levenshulme - Stockport 12/04/1987 M-S daytime hrly with addtl peak shorts BV-HIG, NESuPH M870412 231 232 233 234 231 Y
MAY Belle Vue - Newton Heath - Oldham - Higginshaw 06/07/1987 Addtl jnys OM- Higginshaw giving bus ev30minsMS. All jnys to Stockport retimed with addtl MF arrival in Stockport 0856. PH to S times. 6047 172 171 Y P
DEN GMB MAY Oldham - Higginshaw 21/11/1988 Timetable and operators revised. Supported MF am peak by Dennis Coaches; S am by GMB; MS daytime by Maynes 7402 172 171 Y P
Oldham - Higginshaw 15/05/1989 Withdrawn and replaced by rerouted 397/398 7988 397 398
MAY BEE Cornbrook - Chorlton - Withington Hosp - Levenshulme - Ryder Brow - Newton Heath - Cheetham Hill 09/11/1992 Timetable 171 and route revised. Some jnys via Belle Vue Mount Rd renumbered 172. Supported MAY MF daytime hrly. Supported S jnys hrly Levenshulme - Droylsden. Commercial S jnys hrly Cornbrook - Cheetham Hill. 13002 171 172 171 Y
MAY BEE Cornbrook - Chorlton - Withington Hosp - Levenshulme - Ryder Brow - Newton Heath - Cheetham Hill 28/02/1993 timetables revised 13325 171 172 171 Y E
28/02/1993 Service withdrawn. New supported 170 replacing 171 172 349 ????? 13335 170 170 Y E
MAY BEE Cornbrook - Chorlton - Withington Hosp - Levenshulme - Ryder Brow - Newton Heath - Cheetham Hill 05/04/1993 not listed 13448 171 170 171 Y
MAY Withington Hosp - Levenshulme - Ryder Brow - Newton Heath 30/01/1994 Timetable 171 revised with jnys via Ryder Brow renumbered 172. Clayton depot - With Hosp. MS daytime hrly. 14235 171 172 171 Y
MAY Withington Hosp - Levenshulme - Ryder Brow - Newton Heath 30/01/1994 294 reprint 14373 171 172 171 294 reprint Y
MAY BEE 30/08/1994 minor timetable revision 14861 171 172 171 y
BEE MAY 30/08/1994 Minor timetable revision 14861 171 172 171 Y
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. 15287 171 172 171 Y
MAY 30/01/1995 595 reprint - POOR PRINT 15746 171 172 171 595 reprint Y
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 no change 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
MAY Withington Hosp - Levenshulme - Ryder Brow - Clayton 18/03/2001 E jnys now Withington - Clayton running as 172 21875 171 172 171 Y
MAY Withington Hosp - Gatley - East Didsbury - Levenshulme - Clayton - Newton Heath 24/02/2003 Now MS daytimes divert via East Didsbury. MS daytime hrly. NESu 23679 171 172 171 Y
MAY Withington Hosp - Gatley - East Didsbury - Levenshulme - Clayton - 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 - Gatley - East Didsbury - Levenshulme - Clayton - 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 View timetable
MAY West Didsbury - Heald green - Levenshulme - Gorton - Newton Heath 28/01/2007 Divert via Heald Green and Benchill. Ashburys and Miles Platting no longer served. Times changed. MS daytime hrly NESuPH 25865 171 172 171 y View timetable
MAY Withington Hosp - Gatley - East Didsbury - Levenshulme - Clayton - Newton Heath 23/04/2007 no change 25989 171 172 171 Y
MAY Withington Hosp - Gatley - East Didsbury - Levenshulme - Clayton - Newton Heath 02/07/2007 MF1615 from NH now runs as 172, from NH at 1620 26144 171 172 171 Y
MAY Withington Hosp - Gatley - East Didsbury - Levenshulme - Clayton - Newton Heath 27/01/2008 no change 26462 171 172 171 Y View timetable
MAY Withington Hosp - Gatley - East Didsbury - Levenshulme - Clayton - Newton Heath 31/08/2008 Service withdrawn - replaced by addtl 171 jnys With Hosp and NH; and 195 196 btwn With Hosp-Gatley 26849 171 171 Y
SM 31/08/2008 109 reprint 27162 171 171 109 reprint Y
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. 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
08/04/2018 Rerouted via Burnage La, Albert Rd and Barlow Rd and extended to Southern Cemetery replacing bus 169. No longer via Ryder Brow Rd. ESuPH jnys introduced Southern Cemetery and Newton Heath, with daytime jnys extending to Chorlton on SuPH. 18-0427 171 172 171 Y View timetable
SM 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 Southern Cemetery - West Didsbury - Newton Heath 23/03/2020 M-F hrly. NE 265102 171 172 171 Y
SM Southern Cemetery - West Didsbury - Newton Heath 28/03/2020 171/172: each hrly daytime: 172 hrly E 265099 171 172 171 Y
SM Southern Cemetery - West Didsbury - Newton Heath 05/04/2020 Su 5th: 172 hrly Su 265103 172 171 Y
SM Southern Cemetery - West Didsbury - Newton Heath 11/04/2020 172: ev 2hrs throughout day and E 265100 171 172 171 Y
SM Southern Cemetery - West Didsbury - Newton Heath 12/04/2020 Easter SuPH: 172 ev2hrs: not late E 265101 171 172 171 Y
SM Newton Heath - Withington Hospital 01/06/2020 172: Every two hours daytime and E services 265357 171 172 171 Y
SM Newton Heath - Withington Hospital 15/06/2020 171/172: each hrly daytime: 172 hrly ESu 266075 171 172 171 Y
SM Southern Cemetery - West Didsbury - Newton Heath 26/07/2020 Re-Routed btwn Levenshulme and Burnage via Errwood Rd, partly replacing services 171. Daily hrly incl E 20-SC-0254 171 172 171 266202 Y View timetable
SM Southern Cemetery - West Didsbury - Newton Heath 26/07/2020 Re-Routed btwn Levenshulme and Burnage via Errwood Rd, partly replacing services 171. Daily hrly incl E 266403 171 172 171 Y
SM Southern Cemetery - West Didsbury - Newton Heath 30/08/2020 Times changed 20-SC-0426 171 172 171 266473 Y View timetable
DIA Newton Heath - East Didsbury 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 Chorlton - Didsbury - 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 Chorlton - Didsbury - 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 Chorlton - Didsbury - 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 04/09/2022 Revert to times similar to those before the summer holidays: REVERT
SM Chorlton - Didsbury - Gorton - Droylsden - Newton Heath 04/09/2022 Reverts to pre-summer times NO TT N
SM Chorlton - Didsbury - Gorton - Droylsden - Newton Heath 30/10/2022 M-F 1749 from Newton Heath retimed to run 9 mins earlier.  22-SC-0586 171 172 E View timetable
SM Chorlton - Didsbury - Gorton - Droylsden - Newton Heath 29/01/2023 S 1856 Southern Cemetery to Newton Heath now 8 mins later.  22-SC-0713 171 172 Y E View timetable

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