Route 188
Route: Gorton - Openshaw - Clayton - Beswick - Piccadilly
Route history
| Operator | Route | Change date | Change | Leaflet job no. | Routes listed | Envelope code | Licence no./notes | In collection | E-Version | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GMB | Gorton - Openshaw - Clayton - Beswick - Piccadilly | 26/10/1986 | hrly ESu - day service 185 | 5185 | 185 186 187 188 189 | 185 | Y | E | ||
| GMB | Gorton - Openshaw - Clayton - Piccadilly | 26/01/1987 | no apparent change | 5185 | 185 186 187 188 189 | 185 | Y | E | ||
| GMB | Gorton - Openshaw - Clayton - Beswick - Piccadilly | 29/03/1987 | no apparent change | G870329 | 185 186 187 188 189 | 185 | brown | Y | E | |
| GMB | Gorton - Openshaw - Clayton - Beswick - Piccadilly | 29/03/1987 | no apparent change | G870329 | 185 186 187 188 189 | 185 | pink | Y | E | |
| GMB | Chorlton-Levenshulme - Belle Vue - Beswick - Mcr | 11/01/1988 | extended to Chorlton via Levenshulme: ESu supported full route. | 6411 | 185 188 | 185 | Y | E | ||
| GMB | Chorlton-Levenshulme - Belle Vue - Beswick - Mcr | 03/05/1988 | MS daytime hrly full route plus hrly Chorlton - BV. ESu hrly full route | G880503 | 188 | 188 | Y | |||
| GMB EM | Chorlton-Levenshulme - Belle Vue - Beswick - Mcr | 08/05/1988 | Commercial daytime service Supported ESu. Commercial MF 1607 EM supported jnys | 6606 | 188 | 188 | Y | E | ||
| GMB | Chorlton-Levenshulme - Belle Vue - Beswick - Mcr | 01/08/1988 | Daytime jnys via Ancoats Hosp as ESu. | G880801 | 188 | 188 | Y | E | ||
| GMB EM | Chorlton-Levenshulme - Belle Vue - Beswick - Mcr | 28/08/1988 | Supported Su service now by EM. Plus single jnys thru day. | 7061 | 188 | 188 | Y | E | ||
| GMB EM CRO | Chorlton-Levenshulme - Belle Vue - Beswick - Mcr | 24/09/1989 | City terminus now Stevenson Sq not Picc. Su now by CRO | 8452 | 188 | 188 | Y | E | ||
| GMB BEE | Chorlton-Levenshulme - Belle Vue - Beswick - Mcr | 25/11/1989 | Change operators: Su now BEE, | 8924 | 188 | 188 | Y | |||
| GMB BEE HAY | Chorlton-Levenshulme - Belle Vue - Beswick - Mcr | 02/04/1990 | change operators: some sch jnys by HAY | 9457 | 188 | 188 | Y | E | ||
| GMB BEE HAY SHR | Chorlton-Levenshulme - Belle Vue - Beswick - Mcr | 04/09/1990 | Minor operator revision: some jnys by SHR | 9905 | 188 | 188 | Y | E | ||
| GMB BEE HAY SHR | Chorlton-Levenshulme - Belle Vue - Beswick - Mcr | 01/12/1990 | Minor timetable evision | 10336 | 188 | 188 | Y | E | ||
| GMB CL MAY HAY SHR PAC | Chorlton-Levenshulme - Belle Vue - Beswick - Mcr | 25/03/1991 | Service operates in two overlapping parts: Chorlton - Gorton by GMB ev30mins, Longsight - City - Fallowfield hrly by Pacer. E hrly by Mayne. Su by CLine | 10855 | 188 | 188 | Y | |||
| GMB BEE MAY HAY SHR PAC | Stockport / Chorlton-Levenshulme - Belle Vue - Beswick - Mcr | 08/07/1991 | Some jnys extended to Stockport. Timetable revised. Su by BEE | 11161 | 188 | 188 | Y | |||
| GMB BEE MAY HAY SHR PAC | Stockport / Chorlton-Levenshulme - Belle Vue - Beswick - Mcr | 27/08/1991 | timetable revised. | 11448 | 188 | 188 | Y | |||
| GMB BEE MAY HAY PAC | Stockport / Chorlton-Levenshulme - Belle Vue - Beswick - Mcr | 11/11/1991 | Addtl jny. No SHR listed, | 11744 | 188 | 188 | Y | |||
| BEE MAY HAY PAC | Stockport / Chorlton-Levenshulme - Belle Vue - Beswick - Mcr | 13/04/1992 | Most MS daytime jnys Chorlton - Gorton withdrawn and replaced by 168. Irreg daytime service from Chorlton. | 12171 | 188 | 188 | Y | |||
| BEE MAY HAY PAC MID | Chorlton-Levenshulme - Belle Vue - Beswick - Mcr | 26/06/1992 | MS daytime jnys curtailed Mcr - Gorton with addtl MF hrly jnys. ESu continues to Chorlton | 12578 | 188 | 188 | Y | E | ||
| GMB HAY RED BEE | Chorlton-Levenshulme - Belle Vue - Beswick - Mcr | 22/03/1993 | Timetable revised. MS daytime service hrly Mcr-Gorton. Supported E hrly bu GMB. Su by BEE full route | 13259 | 188 | 188 | Y | E | ||
| GMS HAY PEN BEE | Chorlton-Levenshulme - Belle Vue - Beswick - Mcr | 27/02/1995 | Supported GMS MS E service extended to Chorlton replacing 168, PEN replaces RED rider jnys. | 15373 | 188 | 188 | Y | E | ||
| BEE GMS HAY JPT PEN | Chorlton-Levenshulme - Belle Vue - Ryder Brow - Beswick - Mcr | 20/05/1995 | Timetable and route revised. All supported. Extended to NMGH replacing 144 147. Main MS service JPT Ryder Brow - NMGH hrly. E hrly Chorlton - Newton St by GMS. Su hrly by BEE . Times changed | 15799 | 188 | 188 | Y | |||
| BEE GMS PEN HAY | Chorlton - Levenshulme - Gorton - Manchester | 30/10/1995 | Some 188 jnys renumbered 144. Supported Su hrly 188 by BEE. E hrly by GMS. MF 0830 1635 1735 by Pennine. Sch 0810 1530 HAYTons | 16184 | 144 188 | 144 | Y | E | ||
| SM HAY | Chorlton - Levenshulme - Gorton - Manchester | 01/04/1996 | Peak jnys withdrawn and replaced by addtl 144 jnys. GMS = SM. | 16648 | 144 188 | 144 | Y | E | ||
| BBC | Piccadilly - Ancoats - Clayton - Beswick circ | 15/08/1996 | 297 REPRINT M-S daytime ev30mins. NESu | 17502 | 185 188 | 297 reprint | N | E | ||
| SM HAY JPT | Chorlton - Levenshulme - Gorton - Manchester | 21/10/1996 | Supported Main E hrly service by SM, Su hrly by JPT; plus 0820 1530 sch by HAY. | 17163 | 144 188 | 144 | Y | |||
| SM HAY JPT | Chorlton - Levenshulme - Gorton - Manchester | 20/01/1997 | no listed change | 17527 | 144 188 | 144 | Y | E | ||
| BBC JPT SM | Chorlton-Levenshulme - Belle Vue - Ryder Brow - Beswick - Mcr | 21/07/1997 | 188 reintroduced replacing 144 MS daytime Ryder Brow - Mcr. 144 still operates Mcr - Plant Hill | 17883 | 188 | 188 | Y | E | ||
| SM HAY JPT | Chorlton - Levenshulme - Gorton - Manchester | 27/10/1997 | not listed | 18094 | 144 | 144 | Y | |||
| FM JPT | Chorlton-Levenshulme - Belle Vue - Ryder Brow - Beswick - Mcr | 28/06/1999 | MF peak jnys by Bluebird withdrawn | 19677 | 188 | 188 | Y | E | ||
| FM JPT | Chorlton-Levenshulme - Belle Vue - Ryder Brow - Beswick - Mcr | 25/04/2000 | Minor change to times | 20843 | 188 | 188 | Y | |||
| ASH FM JPT | Chorlton-Levenshulme - Belle Vue - Ryder Brow - Beswick - Mcr | 25/02/2002 | MS E now run by Ashalls Coaches | 22758 | 188 | 188 | Y | |||
| ASH FM JPT | Chorlton-Levenshulme - Belle Vue - Ryder Brow - Beswick - Mcr | 24/06/2002 | Morning peak times changed | 23128 | 188 | 188 | Y | |||
| FM JPT | Chorlton-Levenshulme - Belle Vue - Ryder Brow - Beswick - Mcr | 19/08/2002 | MS E now by JPT | 23536 | 188 | 188 | Y | |||
| FM JPT | Chorlton-Levenshulme - Belle Vue - Ryder Brow - Beswick - Mcr | 19/08/2002 | 803 reprint | 24060 | 188 | 188 | 803 reprint | Y | ||
| FM JPT Wyth | Chorlton-Levenshulme - Belle Vue - Ryder Brow - Beswick - Mcr | 31/01/2005 | MS E now Chorlton - BV by Wythenshawe Mobile. Partly replaced by DRT | 24691 | 188 | 188 | Y | |||
| FM JPT Wyth | Chorlton-Levenshulme - Belle Vue - Ryder Brow - Beswick - Mcr | 29/01/2006 | MS daytime JPT hrly now Sport City - MRI via Gorton - Longsight. MS E by Wyth M. SuPH hrly by FM. | 25296 | 188 | 188 | Y | E | View timetable | |
| FM JPT Wyth | Chorlton-Levenshulme - Belle Vue - Ryder Brow - Beswick - Mcr | 04/02/2006 | MS daytime revert to old route Ryder Brow - Clayton - Mcr | 25343 | 188 | 188 | Y | |||
| HAY JPT | Chorlton-Levenshulme - Belle Vue - Ryder Brow - Beswick - Mcr | 03/09/2006 | MS E service replaced by 168 Chorlton - BelleVue. Su daytime RB- Mcr by HAY | 25426 | 188 | 188 | Y | E | View timetable | |
| JPT MCT MAY SM | 03/09/2006 | 207 reprint | 25926 | 168 169 | 207 reprint | y | ||||
| HAY SPH | Chorlton-Levenshulme - Belle Vue - Ryder Brow - Beswick - Mcr | 25/06/2007 | MS jnys by Speedwell Private Hire. S 0751 from RB now 0801 | 26188 | 188 | 188 | Y | E | ||
| BV SPH | Ryder Brow - Beswick - Mcr | 25/10/2009 | Diverted via Cambrian St and Old Mill St. Some MF jnys via Piccadilly Stn. MS daytime hrly by Speedwell (lunch break); Su hrly by Belle Vue. | 27591 | 188 | 188 | Y | E | ||
| HAY SPH | Ryder Brow - Beswick - Mcr | 12/04/2010 | S 1701 from Ryder Brow and 1729 from Picc withdrawn. Su by Haytons | 27818 | 188 | 188 | Y | E | View timetable | |
| SPH | Ryder Brow - Beswick - Mcr | 04/09/2011 | Su jnys withdrawn | 11-1175 | 188 | 188 | Y | E | View timetable | |
| MTV | Ryder Brow - Beswick - Mcr | 16/04/2012 | Run by Bluebird. All journeys will be run by M Travel. | 12-0581 | 188 | 188 | Y | P | View timetable | |
| MTV | Ryder Brow - Beswick - Mcr | 03/09/2012 | Divert via Edge La and North Rd not Greenside St and Clayton La , partially replacing 171 | 121336 | 188 | 188 | Y | P | ||
| MTV | Ryder Brow - Beswick - Mcr | 29/10/2012 | Revert to Greenside St and Clayton Lane between Higher Openshaw and Sportcity | 12-1589 | 188 | 188 | Y | P | View timetable | |
| MTV | Ryder Brow - Beswick - Mcr | 12/04/2015 | Route withdrawn. | 188 | ||||||
| D&G | 05/09/2022 | Sch 188 service - times varied = Route in Cheshire | DG220905 | 88 188 | E |