Route 217
Route: Manchester - Droylsden - Audenshaw - Ashton-u-Lyne
Route history
| Operator | Route | Change date | Change | Leaflet job no. | Routes listed | Envelope code | Licence no./notes | In collection | E-Version | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May | Manchester - Droylsden - Audenshaw - Ashton-u-Lyne | E jnys curtailed to Mcr - Droylsden via Bradford Rd - all jnys now by MAYNES | 23670 | 217 230 | 217 | N | E | |||
| GMB | Manchester - Droylsden - Audenshaw - Ashton-u-Lyne | 08/05/1988 | Commercial from Piccadilly hrly to Audenshaw, hrly to Ashton MS daytime; hrly E. Supported hrly Su | 6607 | 217 | 217 | Y | |||
| GMB | AlbertSq - Ashton - Tameside GH | 23/10/1989 | timetable revised: MS daytime ev30mins 0932-1502 full route, Peak As-ASq ev30mins. Esu hrly. | 8787 | 208 216 217 | 208 | Y | E | ||
| GMB | AlbertSq - Ashton - Tameside GH | 02/01/1990 | no obvious change | 9062 | 208 216 217 | 208 | Y | E | ||
| GMB | AlbertSq - Ashton - Tameside GH | 23/04/1990 | no obvious change | 9588 | 208 216 217 | 208 | Y | E | ||
| GMB | Manchester - Droylsden - Audenshaw - Ashton-u-Lyne - Tameside GH | 02/12/1990 | All MS daytime jnys extended Albert Sq and to/fromTameside General Hospital ev30mins. Esu still to/from Piccadilly | G901202 | 217 | 217 | Y | E | ||
| GMB | Manchester - Droylsden - Ashton | 28/02/1991 | 216 217 236 237 summary timetable ; bus ev10mins common section AS-Albert Sq | 216 217 236 237 | 216 | Y | ||||
| GMB | Manchester - Droylsden - Audenshaw - Ashton-u-Lyne - Tameside GH | 22/04/1991 | City terminus now Stevenson Square. MS daytime now ev20mins . ESu hrly | G910422 | 217 | 217 | Y | |||
| GMB | Manchester - Droylsden - Audenshaw - Ashton-u-Lyne - Tameside GH | 13/04/1992 | no apparent change: Doesn't appear to serve Tameside GH | G920413 | 217 | 217 | Y | E | ||
| GMB | Manchester - Droylsden - Audenshaw - Ashton-u-Lyne - Tameside GH | 11/01/1993 | ESu run to/from Piccadilly | G930111 | 217 | 217 | Y | E | ||
| GMB | Manchester - Droylsden - Audenshaw - Ashton-u-Lyne - Tameside GH | 07/06/1993 | M-S timetable revised | G930607 | 217 | 217 | Y | E | ||
| GMB | Manchester - Droylsden - Audenshaw - Ashton-u-Lyne - Tameside GH | 03/10/1993 | ESu revised: Picc- AS 1900 hrly 2300; Su 1000 hrly 2300 | G931003 | 217 | 217 | Y | E | ||
| GMB | Ashton-Manchester | 29/01/1996 | 186 timetable shows 217 times slightly revised | |||||||
| GMB | Manchester - Droylsden - Audenshaw - Ashton-u-Lyne - Stalybridge - Mottram - Hattersley - Hyde | 14/04/1997 | Service extended to Hyde replacing 219 off peak; no longer serves TGH. Peak service Piccadilly - Edge Lane. Off peak ev30mins. Esu hrly Ashton - Piccadilly direct via Droylsden Rd. Diversion via Manchester Rd - Ashton Hill La - Williamson Lane supported. All rest is commercial services | 17592 | 217 | 217 | Y | E | ||
| GMB | Manchester - Droylsden - Audenshaw - Ashton-u-Lyne - Stalybridge - Mottram - Hattersley - Hyde | 14/04/1997 | Addtl 217 replacing withdrawn 186. Service extended to Hyde replacing 219 off peak; no longer serves TGH. Peak service Piccadilly - Edge Lane. Off peak ev30mins. Esu hrly Ashton - Piccadilly direct via Droylsden Rd. Diversion via Manchester Rd - Ashton Hill La - Williamson Lane supported. All rest is commercial services | SM970414 | 217 | 217 | Y | E | ||
| ANW May Fpen | Manchester - Droylsden - Audenshaw - Ashton-u-Lyne | 21/11/1999 | MS daytime jnys curtailed to Piccadilly - Ashton only. Diverted in Droylsden. Timetable changed. Now run by ANW: 0847 Bank St - Droylsden, Fpennine: Esu hrly Mcr-Ash and Mayne: MS daytime ev30mins Ashton - Picc plus peak Edge Ln - Piccadilly. | 20315 | 217 | 217 | Y | E | ||
| ANW SM May Fpen | Manchester - Droylsden - Audenshaw - Ashton-u-Lyne | 26/03/2000 | Su service now via Ashton Hill Lane and run by MAY, Some E jnys by SM | 20718 | 217 | 217 | Y | E | ||
| ANW SM May Fpen | Manchester - Droylsden - Audenshaw - Ashton-u-Lyne | 24/07/2000 | BH service added: hrly shopping hours by MAY | 21057 | 217 | 217 | Y | E | ||
| SM May Fpen | Manchester - Droylsden - Audenshaw - Ashton-u-Lyne | 11/09/2000 | ANW 0847 jny withdrawn | 21355 | 217 | 217 | Y | E | ||
| May | Manchester - Droylsden - Audenshaw - Ashton-u-Lyne | 23/02/2002 | E service now Mcr - Droylsden via Bradford Rd. All jnys now by MAY. PH now same as Su. ESu supported. | 23670 | 217 230 | 217 | 203 reprint | Y | E | |
| May | Manchester - Droylsden - Audenshaw - Ashton-u-Lyne | 09/06/2002 | MS daytime divert via new Asda, Alan Turing Way. | 22962 | 217 230 | 217 | Y | E | ||
| May | Manchester - Droylsden - Audenshaw - Ashton-u-Lyne | 23/02/2003 | E jnys curtailed to Mcr - Droylsden via Bradford Rd - all jnys now by MAYNES | 23866 | 217 230 | 217 | 503 reprint | N | E | |
| May | Manchester - Droylsden - Audenshaw - Ashton-u-Lyne - TamesideGH | 25/07/2004 | Summer time changes til 5 September. 217 extended MS off peak to Tameside GH hrly 0907 - 1337. | 24457 | 217 218 220 221 | 217 | summer | Y | ||
| May | Manchester - Droylsden - Audenshaw - Ashton-u-Lyne - TamesideGH | 06/09/2004 | no change listed | 24513 | 217 218 220 221 | 217 | Y | |||
| May | Manchester - Droylsden - Audenshaw - Ashton-u-Lyne - TamesideGH | 31/01/2005 | no change listed | 24701 | 217 218 220 221 | 217 | Y | E | ||
| May | Manchester - Droylsden - Audenshaw - Ashton-u-Lyne - TamesideGH | 03/04/2005 | no change listed | 24832 | 217 218 220 221 | 217 | Y | E | View timetable | |
| May | Manchester - Droylsden - Audenshaw - Ashton-u-Lyne - TamesideGH | 13/06/2005 | no change listed | 24919 | 217 218 220 221 | 217 | summer | Y | E | |
| May | Manchester - Droylsden - Audenshaw - Ashton-u-Lyne - TamesideGH | 03/09/2006 | E jnys extended to Shudehill interchange. Times changed | 25624 | 217 218 220 221 | 217 | Y | E | View timetable | |
| May | Manchester - Droylsden - Audenshaw - Ashton-u-Lyne - TamesideGH | 10/12/2006 | E jnys diverted direct via Ashton New Rdd and Pollard St | 25861 | 217 218 220 221 | 217 | Y | E | ||
| May | Manchester - Droylsden - Audenshaw - Ashton-u-Lyne - TamesideGH | 02/07/2007 | no change listed | 26086 | 217 218 220 221 | 217 | Y | |||
| May SPH | Manchester - Droylsden - Audenshaw - Ashton-u-Lyne - TamesideGH | 02/01/2008 | E jnys now by Speedwell PH. | 26458 | 217 218 220 221 | 217 | Y | E | View timetable | |
| SM SPH | Manchester - Clayton - Droylsden - Ashton-u-Lyne - TamesideGH - Mossley circ | 26/10/2008 | Service extended to Mossley, Micklehurst and Brushes est replacing 232 233 234 235. Hrly full route plus SPH ESuPH Mcr- Droylsden hrly. | 26952 | 217 218 | 217 | Y | E | ||
| SM SPH | Manchester - Clayton - Droylsden - Ashton-u-Lyne - TamesideGH - Mossley circ | 25/01/2009 | Route changed in Ancoats: now via Butler St and Oldham Road not Pollard St or Gt Ancoats St | 27151 | 217 218 | 217 | Y | E | ||
| SM SPH | Manchester - Clayton - Droylsden - Ashton-u-Lyne - TamesideGH - Mossley circ | 19/04/2009 | MF 0739 from Edge Lane is withdrawn. MF 0649 from TGH now 0639. | 27236 | 217 | 217 | CL | Y | E | |
| SM FM | Manchester - Clayton - Droylsden - Ashton-u-Lyne - TamesideGH - Mossley circ | 25/10/2009 | E jnys now run by FM not SPH | 27541 | 217 218 | 217 | Y | E | ||
| SM FM | Manchester - Clayton - Droylsden - Ashton-u-Lyne - TamesideGH - Mossley circ | 22/02/2010 | E jnys no longer serve Shudehill interchange and retimed | 27743 | 217 | 217 | CL | Y | E | |
| SM FM | Manchester - Clayton - Droylsden - Ashton-u-Lyne - TamesideGH - Mossley circ | 26/07/2010 | Daytime jnys extended in city to serve Shudehill Interchange. Diverted via Old Mill St and Gt Ancoats St not Butler St and Oldham St. Times changed | 27970 | 217 218 | 217 | Y | E | ||
| SM FM | Manchester - Clayton - Droylsden - Ashton-u-Lyne - TamesideGH - Mossley circ | 26/07/2010 | Replacement for FM E jnys correcting times Picc - Droylsden | 28051 | 217 218 | 217 | CL | Y | E | |
| SM FM JPT | Manchester - Clayton - Droylsden - Ashton-u-Lyne - TamesideGH - Mossley circ | 24/10/2010 | SuPH daytime jnys now run bu JPT | 28146 | 217 218 | 217 | Y | E | ||
| SM JPT | Manchester - Clayton - Droylsden - Ashton-u-Lyne - TamesideGH - Mossley circ | 01/05/2011 | All FM E jnys now by JPT | 28371 | 217 | 217 | CL | Y | ||
| SM JPT | Manchester - Clayton - Droylsden - Ashton-u-Lyne - TamesideGH - Mossley circ | 04/09/2011 | times changed | 28566 | 217 218 | 217 | Y | View timetable | ||
| SM JPT | Manchester - Clayton - Droylsden - Ashton-u-Lyne - TamesideGH - Mossley circ | 29/01/2012 | Times changed | 12-0016 | 217 218 | 217 | Y | View timetable | ||
| SM JPT | Manchester - Clayton - Droylsden - Ashton-u-Lyne - TamesideGH - Mossley circ | 17/06/2012 | MF 1445 from Manchester is retimed. Temporary Summer timetable until 1 September 2012. | no tt | 217 218 | 217 | summer | n | ||
| SM JPT | Manchester - Clayton - Droylsden - Ashton-u-Lyne - TamesideGH - Mossley circ | 02/09/2012 | Minor timetable changes. | 12-1313 | 217 218 | 217 | Y | View timetable | ||
| SM JPT | Manchester - Clayton - Droylsden - Ashton-u-Lyne - TamesideGH - Mossley circ | 02/09/2012 | 1012 reprint | 131866 | 217 218 | 217 | 1012 reprint | Y | ||
| SM JPT | Manchester - Clayton - Droylsden - Ashton-u-Lyne - TamesideGH - Mossley circ | 21/07/2013 | Times changed during the Summer period to 31 August 2013 | no tt | 217 218 | 217 | summer | n | ||
| S&S SM | Manchester - Clayton - Droylsden - Ashton-u-Lyne - Mossley circ | 27/04/2014 | changed to run between Ashton-Manchester only, with all journeys numbered 217. Replaced by extended bus 408 for journeys between Stalybridge, Dukinfield, Audenshaw and Droylsden and buses 343 and 344 which are rerouted to serve Brushes Estate. Daytime journeys run by S and S Travel Services and E jnys by SM | 14-0494 | 217 218 | 217 | Y | View timetable | ||
| S&S SM | Manchester - Clayton - Droylsden - Ashton-u-Lyne - Mossley circ | 27/07/2014 | S&S Travel Services: addtl S 0845 from Manchester. | 14-0743 | 217 | 217 | Y | View timetable | ||
| MCT | Manchester - Clayton - Droylsden - Ashton-u-Lyne - Mossley circ | 12/04/2015 | Times changed. All journeys will be run by Manchester Community Transport. | 15-0438 | 217 | 217 | Y | View timetable | ||
| MCT | Manchester - Clayton - Droylsden - Ashton-u-Lyne - Mossley circ | 03/04/2016 | E jnys now serve Williamson Lane. Minor change to times. | 16-0569 | 217 | 217 | Y | P | View timetable | |
| MCT | Manchester - Clayton - Droylsden - Ashton-u-Lyne - Mossley circ | 08/04/2018 | Journeys towards Ashton now call in Ashton Moss Leisure Complex | 18-0435 | 217 | 217 | Y | View timetable | ||
| DIA | Manchester - Clayton - Droylsden - Ashton | 27/01/2019 | Buses no longer serve Shudehill interchange. Divert via Fairfield Rd not Manchester Rd btwn Droyslden-Clayton | 19-0099 | 217 | 217 | 246131 | Y | View timetable | |
| MCT | Manchester - Clayton - Droylsden - Ashton-u-Lyne - Mossley circ | 27/01/2019 | Buses will no longer serve Shudehill Interchange and are rerouted to run via Fairfield Road instead of Manchester Road between Droyslden and Clayton. | 19-0099 | 217 | 217 | Y | View timetable | ||
| MCT | Manchester - Droylsden -Ashton Bus Station | 06/04/2020 | M-S daytime ev2 hrs incl E | 265170 | 217 | 217 | Y | |||
| MCT | Manchester - Droylsden -Ashton Bus Station | 18/04/2020 | services cancelled on closure of company: services taken over by DIA | no tt | 217 | 217 | ||||
| DIA | Manchester - Clayton - Droylsden - Ashton | 19/04/2020 | ev 2hrs M-S daytime between Ashton and Mcr; ev 2hrs ESu between Droylsden and Manchester | 265859 | 217 | 217 | Y | |||
| DIA | Manchester - Clayton - Droylsden - Ashton | 08/05/2020 | PH Su services on supported TfGM services | no tt | 217 | |||||
| DIA | Manchester - Clayton - Droylsden - Ashton | 10/05/2020 | daily ev2hrs daytime plus E | 265171 | 217 | 217 | Y | |||
| DIA | Manchester - Clayton - Droylsden - Ashton | 26/05/2020 | No changes to current temporary timetable | 265172 | 217 | 217 | Y | |||
| DIA | Manchester - Clayton - Droylsden - Ashton | 26/05/2020 | daily ev2hrs daytime plus E | 265172 | 217 | 217 | Y | |||
| DIA | Manchester - Clayton - Droylsden - Ashton | 15/06/2020 | hrly M-S daytime services (Ashton-Mcr); hrly E and Su services (Droylsden-Mcr) | 266134 | 217 | 217 | Y | |||
| DIA | Manchester - Clayton - Droylsden - Ashton | 26/07/2020 | M-S daytime services extended from Mcr to Wythenshawe Hospital via MRI, Moss Side, Withington, Northenden and Baguley. Partly replacing withdrawn 44 and 179. Daily hrly plus part rte E. TfGM Bus Guide issued | 20-SC-0268 | 217 | 217 | 266211 | Y | View timetable | |
| DIA | Manchester - Clayton - Droylsden - Ashton | 30/08/2020 | Su PH hrly Mcr - Droylsden incl E | 266321 | 217 | 217 | Y | |||
| DIA | Ashton - Droylsden - Clayton - Mcr - Wythenshawe Hospital | 31/01/2021 | Minor timetable changes. Buses divert via Princess Parkway not Roundwood Rd in Sharston. | 20-SC-0759 | 217 | 217 | 266886 | Y | View timetable | |
| DIA | Ashton - Droylsden - Clayton - Mcr - Wythenshawe Hospital | 11/04/2021 | This pattern of operation has been in place since July 2020, as part of an operational efficiency introduced by Diamond following the closure of Mcr Comm Tpt who previously ran the service. From 11 April, service is split in Mcr with the Mcr-Wythenshawe section replaced by new supported service 44 and the Ashton – Mcr section reverts to the pre-July 2020 timetable. | 21-SC-0214 | 217 | 217 | 284094 | Y | View timetable | |
| DIA | Ashton-under-Lyne - Droylsden - Manchester City Centre | 24/04/2022 | M-S daytime jnys are now run by Little Gem. ESuPH jnys are now run by Stagecoach | 22-SC-0060 | 217 | Y | E | View timetable | ||
| LG SM | Manchester – Clayton - Droylsden - Ashton-under-Lyne | 24/04/2023 | Following demise of LG: contracted service not yet been covered by an alternative operator and will not operate until further notice. TfGM is tendering all Little Gem services, with a view to new contracts starting on Tuesday 2 May. Stagecoach continue ESu service | 23-SC-0196 | 217 | Y | E | View timetable | ||
| SM | Manchester – Clayton - Droylsden | 02/05/2023 | no replacement operator found; no immediate replacement is planned. Bid to replace 44, 84 or 217 bus services more than £500,000 higher than the previous contracts (for the 13-week period). As such, and with a range of alternative options for users of these services, no immediate replacement is planned. Stagecoach continue ESu service | no tt | 217 | N |