Route 25
Route: Bolton - Arndale
Route history
| Operator | Route | Change date | Change | Leaflet job no. | Routes listed | Envelope code | Licence no./notes | In collection | E-Version | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RIB | Bolton - Arndale | 23/01/1986 | 23.1.86 Route revised | pre dreg | ||||||
| RIB | Swinton - Manchester | 26/10/1986 | First two entries for Ribble are both prior to 26/10/86: I have a 25 timetable (sent to you) from January 1986 which was just Swinton-Manchester. Was there two 25s? Obviously the second entry 25/11/86 isn’t pre-dereg. | |||||||
| RIB | Bolton - Arndale | 25/11/1986 | Revised via Chapel St, Deansgate, John Dalton St. Port St, Portland St, Chorlton St BUS STATION, Portland St, Oxford St, Peter St, Deansgate & Blackfriars St. | |||||||
| RIB | Bolton - Walkden - Swinton Park - Weaste - Oldfield Rd - Arndale | 30/01/1987 | Su Ribble introduced | no tt | 3697 | N | ||||
| RIB | Bolton - Thinned St - Nelson St - Bradford Rd - Plodder La - Gwynne St -Farnworth - Albert Rd - Worsley Rd - Bolton Rd - Walkden - Mcr Rd -Chorley Rd - Swinton - Mcr Rd - Barton Rd - Lancaster Rd - Eccles Old Rd - Tootal Drive - Weaste Rd - Weaste - Eccles New Rd - Regent Rd - Oldfield Rd -Salford Crescent - Chapel St - Arndale | 11/04/1987 | Supported MS daytime ev30mins plus hrly ESuPH | 5963 | 25 29 | 25B | 3697 | Y | P | |
| RIB | Bolton - Walkden - Swinton Park - Weaste - Oldfield Rd - Arndale | 11/04/1987 | 1187 reprint | 6380 | 25 29 | 25B | 1187 reprint | Y | ||
| RIB | Bolton - Walkden - Swinton Park - Weaste - Oldfield Rd - Arndale | 11/04/1987 | no change listed | R41 | 25 29 560 | 25B | y | |||
| RIB | Bolton - Walkden - Swinton Park - Weaste - Oldfield Rd - Arndale | 20/06/1987 | commercial MS daytime ev30mins plus supported hrly ESuPH | R41 | 3 25 29 557 560 | 3 | y | |||
| RIB | Bolton - Walkden - Swinton Park - Weaste - Oldfield Rd - Arndale | 12/01/1988 | no apparent change | R41 | 25 29 129 557 | 3697 | y | |||
| RIB | Bolton - Walkden - Swinton Park - Weaste - Oldfield Rd - Arndale | 21/03/1988 | ??? Corporation Farnworth to King St Bus Station, HIgMr u.rtcet St Md Long c-y. In Walkden now Bolton ROM! (Not Walkden Station) In Salford will divert in Ordsall via Robert Hall St, Phoebe St & Trafford Rd)(Not Liverpool St) Some peak jnys via South Langworthy Rd and Broadway - serving Salford Enterprise Zone | no tt | ???? | 3697 | N | |||
| RIB | Bolton - Walkden - Swinton Park - Weaste - Oldfield Rd - Arndale | 26/03/1988 | no apparent change | R41 | 25 29 129 | 3697 | y | E | ||
| GMB | Bolton - Walkden - Swinton Park - Weaste - Oldfield Rd - Arndale | 11/04/1988 | ESu hrly only now GMB. MS daytime RIB WITHDRAWN. Now GMB. | G880411 | 25 | 25B | 3697 | Y | E | |
| GMB RIB | Bolton - Walkden - Swinton Park - Weaste - Oldfield Rd - Arndale | 13/06/1988 | Addtl commercial RIB full route MS daytime ev30mins. Peak via Salford Enterprise Zone. | 6705 | 25 29 | 25B | Y | E | ||
| GMB | Bolton - Walkden - Swinton Park - Weaste - Oldfield Rd - Arndale | 13/06/1988 | Addtl MS daytime service Bolton - Walkden ev30mins | G880613 | 25 | 25B | Y | E | ||
| GMB RIB | Bolton - Walkden - Swinton Park - Weaste - Oldfield Rd - Arndale | 18/06/1988 | Addtl commercial RIB full route MS daytime ev30mins. Peak via Salford Enterprise Zone. | R41 | 25 29 129 | 25B | Y | E | ||
| GMB RIB | Bolton - Walkden - Swinton Park - Weaste - Oldfield Rd - Arndale | 13/08/1988 | GMB MS Day Shorts extended from Farnworth to Walkden Addtl MF and S jnys Swinton - Bolton by GMB | no tt | 25 29 | 25B | 3697 | N | ||
| GMB RIB | Bolton - Walkden - Swinton Park - Weaste - Oldfield Rd - Arndale | 19/09/1988 | timetable revised: Addtl Rib early jnys | 7100 | 25 29 | 25B | Y | E | ||
| GMB | Bolton - Walkden - Swinton Park - Weaste - Oldfield Rd - Arndale | 19/09/1988 | no apparent changes (GMB Only) | G880919 | 25 | 25B | Y | E | ||
| GMB RIB | Bolton - Walkden - Swinton Park - Weaste - Oldfield Rd - Arndale | 19/12/1988 | Short ShM journeys to Walkden loop via Campbell Way, Stansfield Dr & High St (Positioning jny to Swinton) | no tt | 25 29 | 25B | N | |||
| GMB RIB | Bolton - Walkden - Swinton Park - Weaste - Oldfield Rd - Arndale | 31/12/1988 | no changes listed | 7463 | 25 29 | 25B | Y | |||
| GMB RIB | Bolton - Walkden - Swinton Park - Weaste - Oldfield Rd - Arndale | 10/04/1989 | MS E operators revised: now by RIB. Su continue by GMB | 7918 | 25 29 | 25B | Y | E | ||
| GMB | Bolton - Walkden - Swinton Park - Weaste - Oldfield Rd - Arndale | 10/04/1989 | MS E operators revised: now by RIB. Su continue by GMB | G890410 | 25 | 25B | N | E | ||
| GMB RIB | Bolton - Walkden - Swinton Park - Weaste - Oldfield Rd - Arndale | 11/09/1989 | GMB short workings Bolton to Walkden WITHDRAWN. RIB full route ev30mins | 8493 | 25 29 | 25B | 3697 | Y | E | |
| GMB RIB | Bolton - Walkden - Swinton Park - Weaste - Oldfield Rd - Arndale | 12/10/1989 | Operation around Ordsall Estate M-S E WITHDRAWN due to vandalism | no tt | 25 29 | 25B | N | |||
| GMB RIB | Bolton - Walkden - Swinton Park - Weaste - Oldfield Rd - Arndale | 21/11/1989 | Rerouted In City Centre | no tt | 25 29 | 25B | N | |||
| GMB RIB | Bolton - Walkden - Swinton Park - Weaste - Oldfield Rd - Arndale | 02/12/1989 | Timetables and routes revised: E service not via Ordsall | 8832 | 25 29 | 25B | Y | E | ||
| RIB | 01/01/1990 | There’s a couple of extra Ribble Leaflet 41s I’ve sent you: I remember the one dated 1/1/1990 the only change I could see over the previous GM timetable was that the 1915 Manchester-Bolton terminated Farnworth. | ||||||||
| GMB RIB | Bolton - Walkden - Swinton Park - Weaste - Oldfield Rd - Arndale | 17/03/1990 | Route in Farnworth revised | L41 | 25 29 129 | 25B | Y | |||
| GMB RIB | Bolton - Walkden - Swinton Park - Weaste - Oldfield Rd - Arndale | 09/04/1990 | Late E jny WITHDRAWN LB 2200 MS, 2100 Su | 9498 | 25 29 | 25B | Y | E | ||
| GMB RIB | Bolton - Walkden - Swinton Park - Weaste - Oldfield Rd - Arndale | 26/05/1990 | no changes listed | 9582 | 25 29 | 25B | Y | |||
| GMB RIB | Bolton - Walkden - Swinton Park - Weaste - Oldfield Rd - Arndale | 02/02/1991 | Timetables revised: GMB S E peak journeys WITHDRAWN | 10499 | 25 29 | 25B | 3697 | Y | E | |
| GMB RIB | Bolton - Walkden - Swinton Park - Weaste - Oldfield Rd - Arndale | 07/10/1991 | Minor timetable revision. Supported Su by GMB hrly | 11789 | 25 29 | 25B | Y | |||
| GMB RIB | Bolton - Walkden - Swinton Park - Weaste - Oldfield Rd - Arndale | 07/10/1991 | RIB ev30mins MS daytime plus hrly ESu. | Ribble 41 | 25 29 129 | 25B | Y | |||
| TIM RIB GMB | Bolton - Walkden - Swinton Park - Weaste - Oldfield Rd - Arndale | 12/04/1992 | Supported Su from GMB to TlMELINE TRAVEL | 12246 | 25 29 | 25B | Y | E | ||
| TIM RIB GMB | Bolton - Walkden - Swinton Park - Weaste - Oldfield Rd - Arndale | 01/03/1993 | No change listed. M10 27 separate leaflet | L41 | 25 29 | 25B | 113141 | Y | E | |
| TIM RIB GMB | Bolton - Walkden - Swinton Park - Weaste - Oldfield Rd - Arndale | 25/10/1993 | Late MS E RlBBLE to GMB (113141) | 13975 | 25 29 | 25B | 113141 | Y | E | |
| TIM RIB GMB | Bolton - Walkden - Swinton Park - Weaste - Oldfield Rd - Arndale | 13/12/1993 | GMBUSES now GMBuses NORTH | no tt | 25 29 | 25B | 113141 | N | ||
| TIM RIB GMN | Bolton - Walkden - Swinton Park - Weaste - Oldfield Rd - Arndale | 03/04/1994 | Su TIMELINE TRAVEL jnys rerouted via Salford Quays | 14418 | 25 29 | 25B | Y | E | ||
| TIM RIB GMN | Bolton - Walkden - Swinton Park - Weaste - Oldfield Rd - Arndale | 07/11/1994 | timetable revised | 15067 | 25 27 | 25B | Y | E | ||
| TIM RIB | Bolton - Walkden - Swinton Park - Weaste - Oldfield Rd - Arndale | 05/06/1995 | Minor timetable and operator revision. Supported hrly ESu by Timeline. No GMN jnys | 15749 | 25 27 | 25B | 115685 | Y | E | |
| TIM RIB | Bolton - Walkden - Swinton Park - Weaste - Oldfield Rd - Arndale | 03/07/1995 | no changes listed | 15819 | 25 27 | 25B | Y | |||
| TIM SRIB | Bolton - Walkden - Swinton Park - Weaste - Oldfield Rd - Arndale | 03/07/1995 | 596 reprint | 16756 | 25 27 | 25B | 596 reprint | Y | ||
| TIM SRIB | Bolton - Walkden - Swinton Park - Weaste - Oldfield Rd - Cannon St | 25/11/1996 | city centre routes revised: to Cannon St | 17326 | 25 27 | 25B | Y | |||
| TIM SRIB | Bolton - Walkden - Swinton Park - Weaste - Oldfield Rd - Cannon St | 28/04/1997 | city centre routes revised | 17659 | 25 27 | 25B | Y | E | ||
| SRIB FM | Bolton - Walkden - Swinton Park - Weaste - Oldfield Rd - Cannon St | 05/10/1998 | ESu now run by FM | 19317 | 25 27 | 25B | Y | |||
| SRIB FM | Bolton - Walkden - Swinton Park - Weaste - Oldfield Rd - Cannon St | 08/03/1999 | MS E jnys 9mins earlier from BN and 6 mins from Mcr | 19561 | 25 27 | 25B | Y | |||
| SRIB FM | Bolton - Walkden - Swinton Park - Weaste - Oldfield Rd - Cannon St | 24/05/1999 | All jnys via Regent Rd - no longer serving Phoebe St and Robert Hall St | 19747 | 25 27 | 25B | Y | p | ||
| SRIB FM | Bolton - Walkden - Swinton Park - Weaste - Oldfield Rd - Cannon St | 21/11/1999 | Route changed in city centre | 20347 | 25 27 | 25B | Y | |||
| FM | Bolton - Walkden - Swinton Park - Weaste - Oldfield Rd - Cannon St | 04/01/2000 | Route and times changed: Daytime curtailed to Farnworth - Mcr. ESu serves Bolton. All jnys by FM. | 20486 | 25 27 | 25B | Y | |||
| FM VAL | Bolton - Walkden - Swinton Park - Weaste - Oldfield Rd - Cannon St | 27/03/2000 | MS daytime jnys and 1705 1805 Mcr-BN now by Vales. Supported ESu by FM. No longer serve Salford Quays | 20693 | 25 | 25B | CL | Y | ||
| FM VAL | Bolton - Walkden - Swinton Park - Weaste - Oldfield Rd - Cannon St | 27/03/2000 | replacement | 20768 | 25 27 | 25B | replacement | Y | p | |
| FM VAL | Bolton - Walkden - Swinton Park - Weaste - Oldfield Rd - Cannon St | 22/05/2000 | Addtl 0725 MF Farnworth - Mcr | 20889 | 25 | 25B | CL | Y | ||
| FM VAL | Bolton - Walkden - Swinton Park - Weaste - Oldfield Rd - Cannon St | 24/07/2000 | Morning peak jnys from Farnworth 5 mins later. | 21130 | 25 27 | 25B | Y | E | ||
| FM VAL | Bolton - Walkden - Swinton Park - Weaste - Oldfield Rd - Cannon St | 30/10/2000 | Times changed: all MS daytime jnys Farnworth - Mcr | 21438 | 25 27 | 25B | Y | |||
| FM VAL | Bolton - Walkden - Swinton Park - Weaste - Oldfield Rd - Cannon St | 28/01/2001 | Revised to _ Shudehill Interchange | no tt | 25B | N | ||||
| FM VAL | Bolton - Walkden - Swinton Park - Weaste - Oldfield Rd - Cannon St | 21/02/2001 | Route In Farnworth now Long Causeway not Albert Rd | 21828 | 25 27 | 25B | Y | |||
| FM VAL | Bolton - Walkden - Swinton Park - Weaste - Oldfield Rd - Cannon St | 11/03/2001 | MF 0730 Farnworth - Mcr | 21828 | 25 27 | 25B | Y | |||
| FM VAL | Bolton - Walkden - Swinton Park - Weaste - Oldfield Rd - Cannon St | 24/06/2001 | ESu by FM now bu LU. Su times changed: still hrly 1010-2110 | 22181 | 25 | 25B | CL | Y | ||
| LU | Bolton - Swinton - Weaste - Manchester | 26/08/2001 | M-S ev30min, Su hrly | L41 | 25 27 M10 | 25 | Y | E | ||
| LU | Bolton - Walkden - Swinton Park - Weaste - Oldfield Rd - Cannon St | 28/08/2001 | Route change in city and Salford. Times changed. All jnys by Lancashire United | 22277 | 25 27 | 25B | Y | E | ||
| LU | Bolton - Walkden - Swinton Park - Weaste - Oldfield Rd - Cannon St | 28/10/2001 | WITHDRAWN (Partly replaced by Local Link door to door service) ?????? | no tt | Withdrawn? Wrong route? | N | ||||
| LU | Bolton - Walkden - Swinton Park - Weaste - Oldfield Rd - Cannon St | 19/11/2001 | MF 0640 from Bolton divert via Salford Enterprise zone. MF 0745 25 from Mcr replaced by 0745 27 jny | 22532 | 25 27 | 25B | Y | E | ||
| LU | Bolton - Swinton - Weaste - Cannon St | 24/02/2002 | M9 replaces 25 and 27. ESu hrly supported continues | LU020224 | M9 M10 M11 | 10P | Y | |||
| LU | Bolton - Walkden - Swinton Park - Weaste - Oldfield Rd - Cannon St | 25/02/2002 | MS daytime service WITHDRAWN and partly replaced by 27 and M9. Supported ESu hrly continues by LU | 22713 | 25 27 | 25B | Y | E | ||
| LU | Bolton - Walkden - Swinton Park - Weaste - Oldfield Rd - Cannon St | 25/02/2002 | 502 reprint | 23012 | 25 27 | 25B | 502 reprint | Y | ||
| BLU | Bolton - Walkden - Swinton Park - Weaste - Oldfield Rd - Cannon St | 07/10/2002 | Now run by Blue Bus, LANCASHIRE TRAVEL sold to BLUE BUS (541) | 23406 | 25 27 | 25B | Y | E | ||
| BLU | Bolton - Walkden - Swinton Park - Weaste - Oldfield Rd - Cannon St | 07/10/2002 | 303 reprint | 23745 /12 | 25 27 | 25B | 303 reprint | Y | ||
| BLU | Bolton - Walkden - Swinton Park - Weaste - Oldfield Rd - Cannon St | 29/06/2003 | Times changed. Now serves Victoria Stn OUT. | 23915 | 25 27 | 25B | Y | |||
| BLU | Bolton - Walkden - Swinton Park - Weaste - Oldfield Rd - Cannon St | 29/06/2003 | First SuPH from BN is 1010 not 0910 | 23993 | 25 | 25B | CL | Y | ||
| BLU | Bolton - Walkden - Swinton Park - Weaste - Oldfield Rd - Exchange BStn | 31/08/2003 | Route revised in City Centre - terminating at Exchange Bus Station | 23994 | 25 27 | 25B | Y | |||
| BLU | Bolton - Walkden - Swinton Park - Weaste - Oldfield Rd - Exchange BStn | 31/08/2003 | 404 reprint | 24323 /5 | 25 27 | 25B | 404 reprint | Y | ||
| BLU | Bolton - Walkden - Swinton Park - Weaste - Oldfield Rd - Exchange BStn | 31/08/2004 | no change listed | 24497 | 25 27 | 25B | Y | |||
| ANW | Bolton - Walkden - Swinton Park - Weaste - Oldfield Rd - Exchange BStn | 31/10/2005 | no change listed. ANW having taken over BlueBus | 25138 | 25 27 | 25B | Y | |||
| ANW | Bolton - Walkden - Swinton Park - Weaste - Oldfield Rd - Shudehill Interchange | 29/01/2006 | Routes changed: now terminate at Shudehill Interchange. Minor change to times | 25250 | 25 27 | 25B | Y | View timetable | ||
| ANW | Bolton - Walkden - Swinton Park - Weaste - Oldfield Rd - Shudehill Interchange | 24/07/2006 | no changes listed | 25571 | 25 27 | 25B | Y | E | View timetable | |
| ANW | Bolton - Walkden - Swinton Park - Weaste - Oldfield Rd - Shudehill Interchange | 25/09/2006 | no changes listed | 25814 /3 | 25 27 | 25B | 1206 reprint | Y | ||
| ANW | Bolton - Walkden - Swinton Park - Weaste - Oldfield Rd - Shudehill Interchange | 25/09/2006 | 507 reprint | 26051 | 25 27 | 25B | 507 reprint | Y | ||
| ANW | Bolton - Walkden - Swinton Park - Weaste - Oldfield Rd - Shudehill Interchange | 28/10/2007 | Curtailed to Swinton - Mcr - no longer serves Bolton. Times changed | 26344 | 25 27 | 25B | Y | E | ||
| ANW | Bolton - Walkden - Swinton Park - Weaste - Oldfield Rd - Shudehill Interchange | 26/10/2008 | Service withdrawn | 26966 | 27 | 27 | Y |