Route 218
Route: Manchester - Ashton - Smallshaw
Route history
| Operator | Route | Change date | Change | Leaflet job no. | Routes listed | Envelope code | Licence no./notes | In collection | E-Version | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GMB | Manchester - Ashton - Smallshaw | 26/10/1986 | 1186 reprint | 5218 | 218 219 220 221 | 218 | 1186 reprint | Y | E | |
| GMB | Manchester - Ashton - Smallshaw | 26/10/1986 | hrly MS daytime. NESu. City terminal Victoria Rail Stn | 5218 | 218 219 220 221 | 218 | Y | |||
| GMB | Manchester - Ashton - Smallshaw | 26/10/1986 | no apparent change | G861026 | 218 219 220 221 | 218 | green | Y | p | |
| GMB | Manchester - Ashton - Smallshaw | 06/03/1988 | no obvious changes | G880306 | 218 219 220 221 | 218 | Y | |||
| GMB EM | Manchester - Ashton - Smallshaw | 03/05/1988 | Supported MF 1608 from Victoria now run by EM | 6636 | 218 219 220 221 | 218 | Y | |||
| GMB | Manchester - Ashton - Smallshaw | 03/05/1988 | G880503 | 218 219 220 221 | Y | E | ||||
| GMB | Manchester - Ashton - Smallshaw | 03/05/1988 | G880503 | 218 219 220 221 | Y | E | ||||
| GMB EM | Manchester - Ashton - Smallshaw | 04/07/1988 | Addtl ESu service Ashton - Hurst Cross - Smallshaw - Hartshead circ ev2hrs | G880704 | 218 219 220 221 | 218 | Y | |||
| GMB EM | Manchester - Ashton - Smallshaw | 13/11/1988 | no obvious changes | G881113 | 218 219 220 221 | 218 | Y | E | ||
| GMB EM CROS | Manchester - Ashton - Smallshaw | 05/12/1988 | Commercial MS E jnys by Crosville added hrly Mcr- AS. | 7514 | 218 219 220 221 | 218 | Y | |||
| GMB EM BBC CROS | Manchester - Ashton - Smallshaw | 26/06/1989 | Timetable revised: supported BBC S 0540 from GML, MS 0544 from SB, 0505 MF from Picc | 8271 | 218 219 220 221 | 218 | Y | |||
| GMB EM BBC | Manchester - Ashton - Smallshaw | 17/09/1989 | Timetable revised: Crosville jnys withdrawn | 8397 | 218 219 220 221 | 218 | Y | |||
| GMB BEE BBC | Manchester - Ashton - Smallshaw | 08/01/1990 | E jnys withdrawn: Smallshaw- AS | 9127 | 218 219 220 221 | 218 | Y | E | ||
| GMB BEE BBC NW | Manchester - Ashton - Smallshaw | 04/09/1990 | addtl sch jny by NW | 9831 | 218 219 220 221 | 218 | Y | E | ||
| GMB BEE BBC NW | Manchester - Ashton - Smallshaw | 30/12/1990 | no change listed | 10523 | 218 219 220 221 | 218 | Y | E | ||
| GMB BEE BBC NW | Manchester - Ashton - Smallshaw | 02/06/1991 | no obvious changes | 11084 | 218 219 220 221 | 218 | Y | E | ||
| PB | Ashton - Smallshaw - Hartshead circular | 03/01/1992 | no change listed: commercial hrly MS dayime plus hrly MF. NESu. Continue to Mcr | 13140 | 218 332 | 218 | summary timetable | Y | E | |
| PB | Ashton - Smallshaw - Hartshead circular | 27/02/1994 | no change listed: Commercial PB ev20mins NESu. | 14372 | 218 332 | 218 | Y | E | ||
| PEN | Ashton - Smallshaw - Hartshead circular | 01/08/1994 | no change listed | 14732 | 218 332 | 218 | Y | E | ||
| PEN | Ashton - Smallshaw - Hartshead circular | 30/08/1994 | All day service daytime 218 ev20mins MF 0725-1745 S 0905- 1705; E 332 2010 hrly 2310 | P940830 | 218 332 | 218 | Y | |||
| PEN | Ashton - Smallshaw - Hartshead circular | 07/11/1994 | no change listed: ev20mins MS daytime. NESu | 15049 | 56 218 332 | 332 | Y | E | ||
| PEN | Ashton - Smallshaw - Hartshead circular | 30/01/1995 | no change listed | 15273 | 55 56 218 332 | 332 | Y | |||
| PEN | Ashton - Smallshaw - Hartshead circular | 20/05/1995 | Area guide: no change | P950520 | 218 331 393 332 338 | 332 | Y | E | ||
| PEN | Ashton - Smallshaw - Hartshead circular | 23/10/1995 | no change listed | 16126 | 56 218 332 | 332 | Y | |||
| PEN | 25/02/1996 | no change listed | 16520 | 56 218 332 | 332 | Y | ||||
| PEN | Ashton - Smallshaw - Hartshead circular | 25/02/1996 | no change listed | 16557 | 56 218 332 | 332 | replacement | Y | E | |
| PEN | Ashton - Hartshead | 01/04/1997 | 218 no change listedd. 56 replaced by service 422 | 17543 | 218 332 | 218 | Y | E | ||
| PEN | Ashton - Hartshead | 01/03/1998 | no change listed | 18317 | 218 332 | 218 | Y | E | ||
| May | Manchester - Droylsden - Dukinfield - Stalybridge - Tameside GH | 25/07/2004 | New MS daytime hrly service partly replacing 220 | 24457 | 217 218 220 221 | 217 | summer | Y | ||
| May | Manchester - Droylsden - Dukinfield - Stalybridge - Tameside GH | 06/09/2004 | no change listed | 24513 | 217 218 220 221 | 217 | Y | |||
| May | Manchester - Droylsden - Dukinfield - Stalybridge - Tameside GH | 31/01/2005 | Route changed with RidgeHill and Sunnyside Rd no longer served. Times changed | 24701 | 217 218 220 221 | 217 | Y | E | ||
| May | Manchester - Droylsden - Dukinfield - Stalybridge - Tameside GH | 03/04/2005 | no change listed | 24832 | 217 218 220 221 | 217 | Y | E | View timetable | |
| May | Manchester - Droylsden - Dukinfield - Stalybridge - Tameside GH | 13/06/2005 | no change listed | 24919 | 217 218 220 221 | 217 | Y | E | ||
| May | Manchester - Droylsden - Dukinfield - Stalybridge - Tameside GH | 03/09/2006 | no change listed | 25624 | 217 218 220 221 | 217 | Y | E | View timetable | |
| May | Manchester - Droylsden - Dukinfield - Stalybridge - Tameside GH | 10/12/2006 | no change listed | 25861 | 217 218 220 221 | 217 | Y | E | ||
| May | Manchester - Droylsden - Dukinfield - Stalybridge - Tameside GH | 02/07/2007 | no change listed | 26086 | 217 218 220 221 | 217 | Y | |||
| May | Manchester - Droylsden - Dukinfield - Stalybridge - Tameside GH | 02/01/2008 | no change listed | 26458 | 217 218 220 221 | 217 | Y | E | View timetable | |
| SM | Manchester - Clayton - Droylsden - Dukinfield - Stalybridge - Mossley - Tameside GH circ | 26/10/2008 | Service extended to Mossley, Micklehurst and Brushes est replacing 232 233 234 235. SM Hrly full route MS daytime. | 26952 | 217 218 | 217 | Y | E | ||
| SM | Manchester - Clayton - Droylsden - Dukinfield - Stalybridge - Mossley - Tameside GH 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 | Manchester - Clayton - Droylsden - Dukinfield - Stalybridge - Mossley - Tameside GH circ | 25/10/2009 | no change listed | 27541 | 217 218 | 217 | Y | E | ||
| SM | Manchester - Clayton - Droylsden - Dukinfield - Stalybridge - Mossley - Tamside GH 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 | Manchester - Clayton - Droylsden - Dukinfield - Stalybridge - Mossley - Tameside GH circ | 24/10/2010 | SuPH daytime jnys now run bu JPT | 28146 | 217 218 | 217 | Y | E | ||
| SM | Manchester - Clayton - Droylsden - Dukinfield - Stalybridge - Mossley - Tameside GH circ | 04/09/2011 | times changed | 28566 | 217 218 | 217 | Y | View timetable | ||
| SM | Manchester - Clayton - Droylsden - Dukinfield - Stalybridge - Mossley - Tameside GH circ | 29/01/2012 | Times changed | 12-0016 | 217 218 | 217 | Y | View timetable | ||
| SM | Manchester - Clayton - Droylsden - Dukinfield - Stalybridge - Mossley - Tameside GH circ | 02/09/2012 | Minor timetable changes. | 12-1313 | 217 218 | 217 | Y | View timetable | ||
| SM | Manchester - Clayton - Droylsden - Dukinfield - Stalybridge - Mossley - Tameside GH circ | 27/04/2014 | changed to run between Ashton-Manchester only, with all journeys numbered 217. Replaced by extended bus 408 between Stalybridge, Dukinfield, Audenshaw and Droylsden and buses 343 and 344 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 |