Route 246
Route: Service 246
Route history
| Operator | Route | Change date | Change | Leaflet job no. | Routes listed | Envelope code | Licence no./notes | In collection | E-Version | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GMB | Bowdon Vale - Altrincham | Hrly daytime with addtl hrly TF jnys. 0905 -1405. MS E hrly. | computer | 245 | Y | |||||
| GMB | Bowdon Vale - Altrincham - Urmston / Flixton | 26/10/1986 | MS daytme ev30mins alternate via Davyhulme Rd or Broadway. MS E hrly Bowdon Vale - AM, Su 1520 1950 from URM. FS 2305 NH- AM. Reverse = 245 | 5245 | 245 246 247 248 | 245 | Y | E | ||
| GMB | Bowdon Vale - Altrincham - Urmston / Flixton | 05/01/1987 | no obvious change | 5845 | 245 246 247 248 | 245 | Y | |||
| GMB | 05/01/1987 | 387 reprint | 5976 | 245 246 247 248 | 245 | 387 reprint | Y | |||
| GMB | Eccles - Partington - Altrincham | 05/01/1987 | G870105 | 245 246 247 248 | 245 | N | E | |||
| GMB | Bowdon Vale - Altrincham - Urmston / Flixton | 08/06/1987 | Addtl jnys AM-BV. Now ev30mins MS day plus hrly E. | 6162 | 245 246 | 245 | 687 reprint | Y | ||
| GMB | Bowdon Vale - Altrincham - Urmston / Flixton | 03/08/1987 | no obvious change | G870803 | 245 246 247 248 | 245 | Y | |||
| GMB | Bowdon Vale - Altrincham - Urmston / Flixton | 26/10/1987 | no obvious change | G871026 | 245 246 247 748 | 245 | Y | |||
| GMB | Bowdon Vale - Altrincham | 11/01/1988 | Commercial MS daytime ev30mins plus supported hrly E service all by GMB. | 6400 | 246 | 246 | Y | P | ||
| GMB | Bowdon Vale - Altrincham - Urmston / Flixton | 11/01/1988 | Not listed - replaced by revised 245. | 6408 | 245 | 245 | Y | |||
| GMB | Bowdon Vale - Altrincham | 11/01/1988 | Printed as A21 - apparently runs as 246?? | G880111 | 246 | 246 | Y | |||
| GMB | Bowdon Vale - Altrincham | 11/04/1988 | no apparent change | G880411 | 246 | 246 | Y | |||
| GMB | Bowdon Vale - Altrincham | 20/06/1988 | MS daytime ev30mins plus supported hrly E jnys | 6678 | 246 | 246 | Y | E | ||
| GMB | Bowdon Vale - Altrincham | 20/06/1988 | MS daytime ev30mins plus supported hrly E jnys | G880620 | 246 | 246 | Y | E | ||
| GMB | Bowdon Vale - Altrincham | 14/11/1988 | timetable revised: Hrly MS daytime plus addtl hrly TFS service. Supported E jnys hrly. NSu | 7378 | 246 | 246 | Y | P | ||
| GMB | Bowdon Vale - Altrincham | 14/11/1988 | Hrly daytime with addtl hrly TF jnys. MS E hrly. | G881114 | 245 246 248 | 245 | Y | |||
| GMB | Bowdon Vale - Altrincham | 14/11/1988 | G881114 | 245 246 248 | 245 | 1151 | Y | |||
| GMB BBC | Bowdon Vale - Altrincham | 03/01/1989 | Timetable and operators revised, Supported E service by Bluebird | 7484 | 246 | 246 | Y | |||
| GMB BBC | Bowdon Vale - Altrincham | 03/01/1989 | 889 reprint | 8512 | 246 | 246 | Y | |||
| GMB BBC | Bowdon Vale - Altrincham | 09/01/1989 | no obvious change | G890109 | 245 246 248 | 245 | Y | |||
| GMB BBC | Bowdon Vale - Altrincham | 22/10/1989 | addtl Supported Su jnys: running as 245. | 8772 | 246 | 246 | Y | |||
| GMB | Bowdon Vale - Altrincham | 02/04/1990 | MS E service withdrawn and replaced by extended 245 | 9357 | 246 | 246 | Y | |||
| GMB STA | Bowdon Vale - Altrincham | 29/07/1991 | operators revised. Supported MF daytime jnys now operated by Starline | 11330 | 246 | 246 | Y | E | ||
| GMB STA | Bowdon Vale - Altrincham | 10/11/1991 | Supported Esu hrly service reintroduced replacing 245. However 245 timetable states 24/11 replaced to Bowden Vale and GM Buses timetable (see below) suggests this date too | 11733 | 246 | 246 | Y | E | ||
| GMB | Altrincham-Bowden Vale | 24/11/1991 | GMB timetable. Date of 24th correlates to 245 timetable unlike GMPTE 246 timetable above | G911124 | 246 | 246 | Y | E | ||
| GMB STA | Bowdon Vale - Altrincham | 12/04/1992 | Minor timetable and operator revision. Main daytime service now supported by Starline, Supported Esu service | 12326 | 246 | 246 | Y | E | ||
| GMB STAR | Altrincham-Bowden Vale | 29/06/1992 | Actual changes are 0705 (subsidised) retimed to 0716 and 0816 now by GM Buses instead of Star Line | |||||||
| GMB STA | Bowdon Vale - Altrincham | 29/06/1992 | Timetable and operators revised. MS daytime ev30mins service commercial by StarLine, Supported Esu hrly service by GMB. Occaisional peak commercial jnys by GMB | 12587 | 246 | 246 | Y | E | ||
| GMB STA NW | Bowdon Vale - Altrincham | 15/11/1992 | Operators revised. Supported MS daytime by StarLine and hrly Esu now by North Western | 13000 | 246 | 246 | Y | E | ||
| STA NW | Altrincham - Bowdon Vale - Hale - Altrincham | 04/05/1993 | MS daytime Timetable and route revised at Bowdon Vale loop via BowGreen Rd Vicarage Lane anti clockwise. Return to Altrincham via South Downs Drive and Ashley Rd Hale MS daytime commercial daytime by Starline, Supported Esu hrly by NW | 13601 | 246 | 246 | Y | E | ||
| GMB STA TIM | Altrincham - Bowdon Vale - Hale - Altrincham | 05/09/1993 | Supported Esu hrly service revised. Now via daytime route at Bowdon and via Hale, MS E by GMB, Su by Timeline. Commercial ev30mins MS daytime. | 13849 | 246 | 246 | Y | E | ||
| GMS STA TIM | Altrincham - Bowdon Vale - Hale - Altrincham | 05/09/1993 | 694 reprint | 14660 | 246 | 246 | 694 reprint | Y | E | |
| GMS STA | Altrincham - Bowdon Vale - Hale - Altrincham | 05/09/1994 | Supported Esu service revised with addtl jnys now ev30mins. MS E now by GMS. Su by StarLine | 14893 | 246 | 246 | Y | E | ||
| GMB STA | Altrincham - Bowdon Vale - Hale - Altrincham | 04/09/1995 | Revised Esu route not via Hale. | 16019 | 246 | 246 | Y | E | ||
| GMB STA | Bowdon Vale - Altrincham | 07/01/1996 | Timetable and route revised. No longer via loop at Bowdon Vale or return via Hale. | 16408 | 246 | 246 | Y | |||
| GMB STA | Bowdon Vale - Altrincham | 07/01/1996 | Replacement: Loop at Bowdon Vale reinstated. | 16513 | 246 | 246 | replace ment | Y | E | |
| SM STA | Bowdon Vale - Altrincham | 24/02/1997 | MS E service revised. Now hrly | 17483 | 246 | 246 | Y | E | ||
| SM BEE | Bowdon Vale - Altrincham | 26/07/1997 | Timetable revised. MS E StarLine jnys replaced by BeeLine. | 17876 | 246 | 246 | Y | |||
| SM BEE | Bowdon Vale - Altrincham | 26/07/1997 | Timetable revised. MS E StarLine jnys replaced by BeeLine. | 17921 | 246 | 246 | replacement | Y | E | |
| SM ANW | Bowdon Vale - Altrincham | 28/03/1999 | Supported Su service now by SM. Reduced to hrly and Esu runs direct to Bowdon Vale via Vicarage Lane. A-Mcr runs all BEE jnys. | 19413 | 246 | 246 | Y | E | ||
| SM ANW | Bowdon Vale - Altrincham | 26/09/1999 | Su jnys now by ANW Some peak jnys now supported and run by ANW | 20082 | 246 | 246 | Y | E | ||
| ANW | Bowdon Vale - Altrincham | 25/04/2000 | All jnys by ANW | 20765 | 246 | 246 | CL | Y | ||
| ANW | Bowdon Vale - Altrincham | 25/04/2000 | All jnys by ANW | 21462 | 246 | 246 | 1000 reprint | Y | E | |
| ANW | Bowdon Vale - Altrincham | 25/04/2000 | Supported M-S E jnys by ANW | 22920 | 246 | 246 | CL | Y | View timetable | |
| ANW | Bowdon Vale - Altrincham | 26/05/2002 | no change listed | A020526 | 13 246 281 298 299 | 13 | y | E | ||
| ANW | Bowdon Vale - Altrincham | 25/01/2009 | New route replacing service 20. All jnys supported. MS daytime ev30mins. Esu hrly all by daytime loop. | 27137 | 246 | 246 | Y | E | ||
| ANW | Bowdon Vale - Altrincham | 19/04/2009 | 0738 MS from Altrincham now 0728 | 27250 | 246 | 246 | Y | E | ||
| ANW | Bowdon Vale - Altrincham | 25/10/2009 | MS times changed. | 27565 | 246 | 246 | Y | E | ||
| MTV | Bowdon Vale - Altrincham | 31/10/2011 | All jnys now by Mtravel. | 28621 | 246 | 246 | Y | View timetable | ||
| MTV | Bowdon Vale - Altrincham | 14/07/2013 | Times changed | 13-1359 | 246 | 246 | Y | View timetable | ||
| BV | Bowdon Vale - Altrincham | 26/10/2014 | Times changed. All journeys will be run by Belle Vue. | 14-1400 | 246 | 246 | Y | View timetable | ||
| BV | Bowdon Vale - Altrincham | 26/10/2014 | 1015 reprint | 151600 | 246 | 246 | 1015 reprint | Y | ||
| GOO | Altrincham – Bowdon Vale circular | 03/04/2016 | Times are changed with MS daytime now hrly. All journeys will be run by Go Goodwins | 16-0143 | 246 | 246 | Y | P | View timetable | |
| GOO | Altrincham – Bowdon Vale circular | 23/04/2017 | Service renumbered 287. Times are also changed. | 17-0315 | 246 | 287 | y | View timetable |