Route 261
Route: Altrincham - Ashton Mersey - Stretford - Chorlton - 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 - Chorlton - Brooks Bar - Piccadilly | 05/10/1987 | Main service diverted via Chorlton and renumbered 261. MS daytime ev30mins, hrly ESu | G871005 | 230 261 | 230 | Y | |||
| GMB | Altrincham - Ashton Mersey - Stretford - Chorlton - Brooks Bar - Piccadilly | 10/01/1988 | Alternate jnys now divert via Glebelands Rd as 260. Now hrly daily. | G880110 | 230 260 261 | 230 | Y | |||
| GMB | Altrincham - Sale - Chorlton - Manchester | 11/01/1988 | commercial MS daytime hrly. Esu hrly | 6473 | 260 261 | 260 | Y | |||
| 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 SHE | Altrincham - Sale - Chorlton - Manchester | 14/11/1988 | Timetable revised. Addtl S0720 AM-Picc by Shearings. Most MS daytime jnys Stretford - Arndale hrly. | 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 SHE VAL | Altrincham - Sale - Chorlton - Manchester | 12/03/1989 | Timetable ammended: Sch jny by Vale | 7695 | 260 261 | 260 | Y | E | ||
| GMB SHE | Altrincham - Sale - Chorlton - Manchester | 04/09/1989 | timetable revised: sch jny withdrawn | 8516 | 260 261 | 260 | Y | E | ||
| GMB | Altrincham - Sale - Chorlton - Manchester | 25/09/1989 | no apparent change | G890925 | 114 115 230 260 261 | 114 | y | |||
| GMB | Altrincham - Sale - Chorlton - Manchester | 25/09/1989 | no apparent change | G890925 | 114 115 230 260 261 | 230 | 131050 | y | ||
| GMB VAL | Altrincham - Sale - Chorlton - Manchester | 01/07/1991 | timetable and route revised: via Moss Lane East. Supported Coll jny by Vale. Esu hrly by GMB | 11225 | 260 261 | 260 | Y | E | ||
| GMB | Altrincham - Sale - Chorlton - Manchester | 01/07/1991 | Times revised. | G910701 | 260 261 | 260 | Y | |||
| GMB | Altrincham - Sale - Chorlton - Manchester | 10/11/1991 | Timetables revised. All operated by GMB. | 11749 | 260 261 | 260 | Y | E | ||
| GMB | Altrincham - Chorlton - Manchester | 10/11/1991 | Revised timetable: M-S daytime hrly. ESu hrly | G911110 | 260 261 | 260 | N | E | ||
| GMB | Altrincham - Chorlton - Manchester | 24/11/1991 | Revised timetable | G911124 | 260 261 | 260 | N | E | ||
| GMB | Altrincham - Sale - Chorlton - Manchester | 12/04/1992 | Timetables revised | 12306 | 260 261 | 260 | Y | E | ||
| GMB | Altrincham - Sale - Chorlton - Manchester | 08/03/1993 | Some jnys curtailed. 1803 terminate Woodhouse La. 0652 MF 0749 S start | 13312 | 260 261 | 260 | Y | E | ||
| GMB | Altrincham - Sale - Chorlton - Manchester | 06/06/1993 | route revised in MossSide via Claremont Rd | 13555 | 260 261 | 260 | Y | E | ||
| GMB | Altrincham - Sale - Chorlton - Manchester | 18/10/1993 | no change listed | 13984 | 260 261 749 | 260 | Y | E | ||
| GMS | Altrincham - Sale - Chorlton - Manchester | 21/02/1994 | Minor timetable changes. | 14305 | 260 261 749 | 260 | Y | |||
| GMS | Altrincham - Sale - Chorlton - Manchester | 25/04/1994 | Esu services revised | 14454 | 260 261 749 | 260 | Y | E | ||
| GMS | 25/04/1994 | 994 reprint | 15003 | 260 261 749 | 260 | 994 reprint | Y | |||
| GMS | Altrincham - Sale - Chorlton - Manchester | 05/03/1995 | timetables revised | 15379 | 260 261 749 | 260 | Y | E | ||
| GMS | Altrincham - Sale - Chorlton - Manchester | 05/03/1995 | 995 reprint | 16093 | 260 261 749 | 260 | 995reprint | Y | ||
| 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 - Sale - Chorlton - Manchester | 03/03/1996 | 796 reprint MS E now by BEE | 16928 | 260 261 749 | 260 | 796reprint | Y | ||
| SM BEE | Altrincham - Sale - Chorlton - Piccadilly | 01/09/1996 | minor timetable revision: commercial hrly MS daytime Supported hrly ESu | 16981 | 87 103 260 261 749 | 87 | Y | E | ||
| SM BEE | Altrincham - Sale - Chorlton - Piccadilly | 21/10/1996 | minor timetable revision | 17166 | 87 103 260 261 749 | 87 | Y | E | ||
| SM BEE | Altrincham - Sale - Chorlton - Piccadilly | 27/05/1997 | Minor timetable revision | 17693 | 87 103 260 261 749 | 260 | y | E | ||
| SM BEE | Altrincham - Sale - Chorlton - Piccadilly | 27/05/1997 | minor timetable revision | 17693 | 87 103 260 261 | 87 | Y | E | ||
| SM BEE | Altrincham - Sale - Chorlton - Piccadilly | 08/09/1997 | no change listed | 18047 | 87 103 260 261 | 87 | Y | E | ||
| ANW | Sale - Manor Avenue circular | 01/09/2008 | New supported service partially replacing 266 267. MS offpeak hrly. | 26895 | 252 260 261 262 | 252.1 | Y | E | ||
| ANW | Sale - Manor Avenue circular | 01/09/2008 | 109 reprint | 27165 | 252 260 261 262 | 252.1 | 109 reprint | Y | ||
| ANW | Sale - Manor Avenue circular | 26/10/2009 | no change listed | 27593 | 252 260 261 262 | 252.1 | Y | E | ||
| GOO | Sale - Manor Avenue circular | 31/08/2010 | All run by Go Goodwins | 28025 | 252 260 261 262 | 252.1 | Y | E | View timetable | |
| GOO | Sale - Manor Avenue circular | 25/10/2010 | no change listed | 28128 | 252 260 261 262 | 252.1 | Y | E | ||
| GOO | Sale - Manor Avenue circular | 05/09/2011 | 612 reprint | 12-0699 | 252 260 261 262 | 252.1 | 612 reprint | Y | View timetable | |
| GOO | Sale - Manor Avenue circular | 05/09/2011 | Times changed | 28575 | 252 260 261 262 | 252.1 | Y | View timetable | ||
| GOO | Sale - Manor Avenue circular | 27/10/2014 | Times changed | 14-1618 | 252 260 261 262 | 252.1 | Y | View timetable | ||
| GOO | Sale – Ashton upon Mersey circular | 04/04/2016 | Withdrawn and replaced by extended bus 267 | 16-0111 | 260 | 260 | Y | View timetable | ||
| GOO | Sale – Manor Avenue circular | 23/04/2017 | New route introduced replacing bus 267 between Sale, Moss Lane and Manor Avenue. | 17-0296 | 260 261 262 | 260 | Y | View timetable | ||
| DIA | Sale – Manor Avenue circular | 08/04/2018 | MS 1752 from Sale is withdrawn | 18-0378 | 260 261 262 | 260 | Y | View timetable | ||
| DIA | Sale – Manor Avenue circular | 27/01/2019 | no change listed | 19-0021 | 260 261 262 | 260 | Y | View timetable | ||
| DIA | Sale – Manor Avenue circular | 28/04/2019 | no change listed | 19-0567 | 260 261 262 | 260 | Y | View timetable | ||
| DIA | Sale – Manor Avenue circular | 01/09/2019 | M-S TIMES CHANGED | 19-SC-0164 | 260 261 262 | 260 | 246469 | Y | View timetable | |
| DIA | Sale – Manor Avenue circular | 14/04/2020 | Tu-S ev2hrs daytime : 0852 - 1652 | 265865 | 261 | 261 | Y | |||
| DIA | Sale – Manor Avenue circular | 20/04/2020 | M-S daytime ev2hrs | 265864 | 261 | 261 | Y | |||
| DIA | Sale – Manor Avenue circular | 08/05/2020 | PH Su services on supported TfGM services | no tt | 261 | |||||
| DIA | Sale – Manor Avenue circular | 10/05/2020 | M-S daytime ev2hrs | 265218 | 261 | 261 | Y | |||
| DIA | Sale – Manor Avenue circular | 26/05/2020 | M-S daytime ev2hrs | 265219 | 261 | 261 | Y | |||
| DIA | Sale – Manor Avenue circular | 14/06/2020 | hrly M-S daytime services | 266137 | 261 | 261 | Y | |||
| DIA | Sale – Manor Avenue circular | 26/07/2020 | Times changed | 20-SC-0269 | 260 261 | 260 | 266212 | Y | View timetable | |
| DIA | Sale – Manor Avenue circular | 26/07/2020 | Timetable revised, jnys generally xx17 from Sale daytime with some further changes at peak Times. | 266191 | 261 | 261 | Y | |||
| DIA | Sale - Carrington - Partington - Sale | 31/01/2021 | no change listed | 20-SC-0757 | 260 261 | 260 | 266899 | y | View timetable | |
| LG DIA | Sale – Manor Avenue 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 - Ashton upon Mersey circular | 24/04/2022 | Supported hrly M-S daytime service with some gaps. Revised timetable with a more consistent hrly headway service but with a gap at the afternoon school peak. | 22-SC-0099 | 260 261 | Y | E | View timetable | ||
| LG | Sale - Ashton upon Mersey circular Little Gem | 24/04/2022 | Supported hrly M-S daytime service with some gaps. Revised timetable with a more consistent hrly headway service but with a gap at the afternoon school peak. | 22-SC-0099 | 260 261 | 284645 | Y | E | View timetable | |
| LG | Sale - Sale Moor - Brooklands circular | 03/05/2022 | 1622 from Sale withdrawn on Sch days | 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 |