Route 260
Route: Altrincham - Ashton Mersey - Stretford - Brooks Bar - Piccadilly
Route history
| Operator | Route | Change date | Change | Leaflet job no. | Routes listed | Envelope code | Licence no./notes | In collection | E-Version | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GMB | Altrincham - Ashton Mersey - Stretford - Brooks Bar - Piccadilly | 26/10/1986 | ev30mins MS daytime, hrly ESu | 5230 | 230 260 | 230 | Y | |||
| GMB | Altrincham - Ashton Mersey - Stretford - Brooks Bar - Piccadilly | 05/04/1987 | ESu now 10mins earlier | G870405 | 230 260 | 230 | Y | E | ||
| GMB | Altrincham - Ashton Mersey - Stretford - Brooks Bar - Piccadilly | 05/10/1987 | main service diverted via Chorlton and renumbered 261. Sch jnys remain. | G871005 | 230 261 | 230 | Y | |||
| GMB | Altrincham - Ashton Mersey - Stretford - Chorlton - Brooks Bar - Piccadilly | 10/01/1988 | Divert via Glebelands Rd not Sale : now hrly NESu via Chorlton | G880110 | 230 260 261 | 230 | Y | |||
| GMB | Altrincham - Chorlton - Manchester | 11/01/1988 | commercial MS daytime hrly. NESu | 6473 | 260 261 | 260 | Y | E | ||
| GMB | Altrincham - Ashton Mersey - Stretford - Chorlton - Brooks Bar - Piccadilly | 31/05/1988 | no apparent change | G880531 | 230 260 261 | 230 | Y | |||
| GMB | Altrincham - Ashton Mersey - Stretford - Chorlton - Moss Side - Piccadilly | 21/08/1988 | Divert via Withington Rd - Alexandra Rd not Brooks Bar. Times changed | G880821 | 230 | 230 | Y | |||
| GMB | Altrincham - Chorlton - Manchester | 14/11/1988 | Timetable revised | 7360 | 260 261 | 260 | Y | E | ||
| GMB | Altrincham - Ashton Mersey - Stretford - Chorlton - Moss Side - Piccadilly | 14/11/1988 | Divert via Withington Rd - Alexandra Rd not Brooks Bar. Times changed | G881114 | 230 260 261 | 230 | Y | |||
| GMB | Altrincham - Chorlton - Manchester | 12/03/1989 | Timetable ammended: | 7695 | 260 261 | 260 | Y | E | ||
| GMB | Altrincham - Chorlton - Manchester | 04/09/1989 | timetable revised: | 8516 | 260 261 | 260 | Y | E | ||
| GMB | Altrincham - Chorlton - Manchester | 25/09/1989 | no apparent change | G890925 | 114 115 230 260 261 | 114 | y | |||
| GMB | Altrincham - Chorlton - Manchester | 25/09/1989 | no apparent change | G890925 | 114 115 230 260 261 | 230 | 131050 | y | ||
| GMB | Altrincham - Chorlton - Manchester | 01/07/1991 | timetable and route revised: via Firs Rd. MS daytime full route hrly. 2252 daily Picc- AM supported jny GMB | 11225 | 260 261 | 260 | Y | E | ||
| GMB | Altrincham - Chorlton - Manchester | 01/07/1991 | Times revised: full route: MS daytime hrly NESu | G910701 | 260 261 | 260 | Y | |||
| GMB | Altrincham - Chorlton - Manchester | 10/11/1991 | Timetables revised. All operated by GMB. Now supported daily 2322 picc-AoM | 11749 | 260 261 | 260 | Y | E | ||
| GMB | Altrincham - Chorlton - Manchester | 10/11/1991 | Revised timetable: M-S daytime hrly. NESu other than last E jny | G911110 | 260 261 | 260 | N | E | ||
| GMB | Altrincham - Chorlton - Manchester | 24/11/1991 | Revised timetable | G911124 | 260 261 | 260 | N | E | ||
| GMB | Altrincham - Chorlton - Manchester | 12/04/1992 | Timetables revised. supported daily 2322 picc-AoM now 2320 | 12306 | 260 261 | 260 | Y | E | ||
| GMB | Altrincham - Chorlton - Manchester | 08/03/1993 | Some jnys curtailed. MS1733 1833 terminate Woodhouse La. S start 0724. | 13312 | 260 261 | 260 | Y | E | ||
| GMB | Altrincham - Chorlton - Manchester | 06/06/1993 | no change listed | 13555 | 260 261 | 260 | Y | E | ||
| GMB | Altrincham - Chorlton - Manchester | 18/10/1993 | no change listed | 13984 | 260 261 749 | 260 | Y | E | ||
| GMS | Altrincham - Chorlton - Manchester | 21/02/1994 | Minor timetable changes. | 14305 | 260 261 749 | 260 | Y | |||
| GMS | Altrincham - Chorlton - Manchester | 25/04/1994 | Esu services revised: | 14454 | 260 261 749 | 260 | Y | E | ||
| GMS | Altrincham - Chorlton - Manchester | 25/04/1994 | 994 reprint | 15003 | 260 261 749 | 260 | 994 reprint | Y | ||
| GMS | Altrincham - Chorlton - Manchester | 05/03/1995 | timetables revised | 15379 | 260 261 749 | 260 | Y | E | ||
| GMS | Altrincham - Chorlton - Manchester | 05/03/1995 | 995 reprint | 16093 | 260 261 749 | 260 | 995 reprint | Y | P | |
| GMS BEE | Altrincham - Chorlton - Manchester | 03/03/1996 | E timetables changed now operated by BEE | 16486 | 260 261 749 | 260 | 995reprint | Y | E | |
| GMS | Altrincham - Chorlton - Manchester | 03/03/1996 | 796 reprint All MS E now run as 261 by BEE | 16928 | 260 261 749 | 260 | 796reprint | Y | ||
| SM | Altrincham - Sale - Chorlton - Piccadilly | 01/09/1996 | minor timetable revision | 16981 | 87 103 260 261 749 | 260 | y | |||
| SM | Altrincham - Sale - Chorlton - Piccadilly | 01/09/1996 | minor timetable revision: commercial hrly MS daytime. NESu | 16981 | 87 103 260 261 749 | 87 | Y | E | ||
| SM | Altrincham - Sale - Chorlton - Piccadilly | 21/10/1996 | no change listed | 17166 | 87 103 260 261 749 | 87 | Y | E | ||
| SM | Altrincham - Sale - Chorlton - Piccadilly | 27/05/1997 | no change listed | 17693 | 87 103 260 261 | 87 | Y | E | ||
| SM | Altrincham - Sale - Chorlton - Piccadilly | 27/05/1997 | no change listed | 17693 | 87 103 260 261 749 | 260 | y | E | ||
| SM | Altrincham - Sale - Chorlton - Piccadilly | 08/09/1997 | no change listed | 18047 | 87 103 260 261 | 87 | Y | E | ||
| SM | Altrincham-Manchester | 06/09/1998 | Both routes dissapear off spreadsheet after 8/9/1997. 6/9/1998 87/103 in timetable move to 85 timetable | 260 261 | ||||||
| ANW | Partington - Carrington - AshtonMersey - Sale | 01/09/2008 | New supported service partially replacing 266 267. MS offpeak hrly. | 26895 | 252 260 261 262 | 252.1 | Y | E | ||
| 01/09/2008 | 109 reprint | 27165 | 252 260 261 262 | 252.1 | 109 reprint | Y | ||||
| ANW | Partington - Carrington - AshtonMersey - Sale | 26/10/2009 | Route changed in Partington. Bucklow Av and Hardwick Rd no longer served. | 27593 | 252 260 261 262 | 252.1 | Y | E | ||
| GOO | Partington - Carrington - AshtonMersey - Sale | 31/08/2010 | Addtl jnys. All run by Go Goodwins | 28025 | 252 260 261 262 | 252.1 | Y | E | View timetable | |
| GOO | Partington - Carrington - AshtonMersey - Sale | 25/10/2010 | Times changed | 28128 | 252 260 261 262 | 252.1 | Y | E | ||
| GOO | Partington - Carrington - AshtonMersey - Sale | 05/09/2011 | 612 reprint | 12-0699 | 252 260 261 262 | 252.1 | 612 reprint | Y | View timetable | |
| GOO | Partington - Carrington - AshtonMersey - Sale | 05/09/2011 | Times changed | 28575 | 252 260 261 262 | 252.1 | Y | View timetable | ||
| GOO | Partington - Carrington - AshtonMersey - Sale | 27/10/2014 | no change listed | 14-1618 | 252 260 261 262 | 252.1 | Y | View timetable | ||
| GOO | Partington – Sale - Sale Moor | 04/04/2016 | Route extended to Sale Moor via Dane Rd partly replacing bus 99. Rerouted in Sale and Ashton upon Mersey partly replacing bus 262. Times changed | 16-0111 | 260 | 260 | Y | View timetable | ||
| GOO | Sale - Carrington - Partington - Sale | 23/04/2017 | Route changed to run between Sale town centre and Partington only and run direct via Ashton Lane and Carrington Lane. Times are also changed. Partly replaced by bus 262 between Sale and Ashton upon Mersey. Replaced by bus 278 between Sale Moor and Sale. | 17-0296 | 260 261 262 | 260 | Y | View timetable | ||
| DIA | Sale - Carrington - Partington - Sale | 08/04/2018 | S0728 from Partington is withdrawn. 0752 Sale now starts from Partington at 0809. | 18-0378 | 260 261 262 | 260 | Y | View timetable | ||
| DIA | Sale - Carrington - Partington - Sale | 27/01/2019 | Daytime journeys introduced on SuPH | 19-0021 | 260 261 262 | 260 | Y | View timetable | ||
| DIA | Sale - Carrington - Partington - Sale | 28/04/2019 | S1712 from Sale extended to serve the full loop in Partington and to return to Sale | 19-0567 | 260 261 262 | 260 | Y | View timetable | ||
| DIA | Sale - Partington circular | 01/09/2019 | M-S TIMES CHANGED | 19-SC-0164 | 260 261 262 | 260 | 246469 | Y | View timetable | |
| DIA | Sale - Partington circular | 14/04/2020 | Tu-S ev2hrs daytime | 265862 | 260 | 260 | Y | |||
| DIA | Sale - Partington circular | 19/04/2020 | Daily incl PH ev2hrs daytime | 265863 | 260 | 260 | Y | |||
| DIA | Sale - Partington circular | 08/05/2020 | PH Su services on supported TfGM services | no tt | 260 | |||||
| DIA | Sale - Partington circular | 10/05/2020 | Daily incl PH ev2hrs daytime | 265216 | 260 | 260 | Y | |||
| DIA | Sale - Partington circular | 26/05/2020 | Daily incl PH ev2hrs daytime | 265217 | 260 | 260 | Y | |||
| DIA | Sale - Partington circular | 14/06/2020 | hrly M-S daytime services; ev2hrs Su daytime | 266136 | 260 | 260 | Y | |||
| DIA | Sale - Partington circular | 26/07/2020 | Rerouted via Cross St Glebelands rd Grosvenor Rd Firs Rd Manor Ave Epping Drive. Times changed: SuPH daytime withdrawn | 20-SC-0269 | 260 261 | 260 | 266212 | Y | View timetable | |
| DIA | Sale - Partington circular | 26/07/2020 | Following a review of contracted services by TfGM, the Route and Timetable revised. Route as current 262 Route btwn Sale and Ashton Epping Drive then via the current 260 Route to Partington. No longer serve Oak Rd turning circle in Partington. Timetable revised. Su services withdrawn. M-S daytime hrly NESu | 266192 | 260 | 260 | Y | |||
| DIA | Sale – Partington circular | 25/10/2020 | Minor Timetable changes. retimed | 260 | ||||||
| DIA | Sale - Carrington - Partington - Sale | 31/01/2021 | minor timetable alterations to improve punctuality or reliability | 20-SC-0757 | 260 261 | 260 | 266899 | y | View timetable | |
| LG DIA | Sale - Partington - Carrington circular | 11/04/2021 | Supported Diamond service replaced by Little Gem on retender. Revised times | 21-SC-0201 | 260 261 | 260 | 284101 | y | View timetable | |
| LG | Sale - Partington - Carrington circular | 24/04/2022 | Hrly M-S daytime service btwn Sale and Partington. Curtailed to run btwn Sale and Epping Dr only, direct via Ashton La instead of Glebelands Rd and Grosvenor Rd. Replaced by new 280 for jnys btwn Sale, Carrington and Partington and rerouted bus 18 along Glebelands Rd and Grosvenor Rd and for jnys btwn Carrington and Sale. | 22-SC-0099 | 260 261 | 284645 | Y | E | View timetable | |
| LG | Sale - Partington - Carrington circular | 24/04/2022 | Hrly M-S daytime service btwn Sale and Partington. Curtailed to run btwn Sale and Epping Dr only, direct via Ashton La instead of Glebelands Rd and Grosvenor Rd. Replaced by new 280 for jnys btwn Sale, Carrington and Partington and rerouted bus 18 along Glebelands Rd and Grosvenor Rd and for jnys btwn Carrington and Sale. | 22-SC-0099 | 260 261 | Y | E | View timetable | ||
| LG | 03/05/2022 | no change listed | 22-SC-0316 | 260 261 | E | View timetable | ||||
| LG | Sale - Ashton upon Mersey circular | 23/04/2023 | 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. | no tt | N | |||||
| D&G | 02/05/2023 | operated by D&G from Tues 2 May 2023 | N | E |