Route 281
Route: Altrincham local service
Route history
| Operator | Route | Change date | Change | Leaflet job no. | Routes listed | Envelope code | Licence no./notes | In collection | E-Version | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GMB | Altrincham - Timperley Stn - Timperley Grange | 26/10/1986 | ev30mins NESu. | 5281 | 281 | 281 | brown | y | E | |
| GMB | Altrincham - Timperley Stn - Timperley Grange | 15/02/1987 | no change listed | 5281 | 281 285 286 | 281 | blue | y | P | |
| GMB | Altrincham - Timperley Stn - Timperley Grange | 15/02/1987 | no change listed | G870215 | 281 285 286 | 281 | N | E | ||
| GMB | Altrincham - Timperley Stn - Timperley Grange | 30/08/1987 | no change listed | G870830 | 281 285 286 | 281 | y | E | ||
| GMB | Altrincham - Timperley Stn - Grange - Village circ | 23/11/1987 | Extended Grange - Timperley Village - Thorley Lane - Shaftsbury Ave. MS daytime hrly circular service | G871123 | 281 282 285 286 | 281 | y | |||
| GMB | Altrincham - Timperley Stn - Grange - Village circ | 10/01/1988 | no apparent change | G880110 | 281 285 286 | 281 | y | |||
| GMB | Altrincham - Timperley Stn - Grange - Village circ | 14/11/1988 | 0920 hrly 1820. Reverse = 282 | G881114 | 281 282 285 286 298 299 | 281 | y | E | ||
| GMB | Altrincham - Timperley Stn - Grange - Village circ | 05/12/1988 | no change listed | G881205 | 281 282 285 286 298 299 | 281 | y | |||
| GMB BLU | Altrincham - Timperley Stn - Grange - Village circ | 03/01/1989 | ESu by Bluebird Bus and Coach on reprint leaflet. Minor changes | 7442 | 281 282 | 281 | 89 Reprint | y | E | |
| GMB | Altrincham - Timperley Stn - Grange - Village circ | 03/01/1989 | Addtl supported ESu hrly 281 out Altrincham to Village, 282 back | 7442 | 281 282 | 281 | y | E | ||
| GMB BLU | Altrincham - Timperley Stn - Grange - Village circ | 03/01/1989 | ESu by Bluebird Bus and Coach on reprint leaflet | 8515 | 281 282 | 281 | 889 Reprint | y | ||
| GMB | 08/01/1989 | 23/6/90?? | G890108 | 281 282 285 286 298 299 | 281 | 289 print | y | |||
| GMB | 30/07/1990 | no change listed | 10124 | 281 282 | 281 | 990 print | y | E | ||
| GMB | Altrincham - Timperley Stn - Grange - Village circ | 03/08/1991 | ESu withdrawn. | 11329 | 281 282 | 281 | y | E | ||
| GMB BEE CL | Altrincham - Brook Lane - Grange - Village Stockport Rd circ | 12/04/1992 | Timetable and route revised partly replacing 298 299. hrly daytime plus supported hrly E by BEE line, Su by C-Line out to Vilage as 281 return as 282 | 12329 | 281 282 | 281 | y | E | ||
| GMB BEE STA CL | Altrincham - Brook Lane - Grange - Village Stockport Rd circ | 04/07/1992 | Early S revised: Supported S 0720 0820 by Starline | 12551 | 281 282 | 281 | y | E | ||
| GMB BEE STA CL | Altrincham - Brook Lane - Grange - Village Stockport Rd circ | 18/01/1993 | Minor route revision. Now via Ellesmere Rd and Grosvenor Rd not Gladstone Rd | 13211 | 281 282 | 281 | y | |||
| GMB BEE STA | Altrincham - Brook Lane - Grange - Village Stockport Rd circ | 08/03/1993 | Operators revised. ESu now operated by BEE. | 13331 | 281 282 | 281 | y | E | ||
| GMB TIM STA | Altrincham - Brook Lane - Grange - Village Stockport Rd circ | 05/09/1993 | ESu revised. Now full route. MS E by GMB. Su by Starline. Early S supported jnys by TIM | 13850 | 281 282 | 281 | y | E | ||
| GMB TIM | Altrincham - Brook Lane - Grange - Village Stockport Rd circ | 09/01/1994 | Su service withdrawn. Replaced by 298 299 | 14213 | 281 282 | 281 | y | E | ||
| GMS TIM STA | Altrincham - Brook Lane - Grange - Village Stockport Rd circ | 21/02/1994 | Minor timetable changes. 0720 MF now supported by STARline | 14308 | 281 282 | 281 | y | E | ||
| GMS STA | Altrincham - Brook Lane - Grange - Village Stockport Rd circ | 05/09/1994 | E service reduced and replaced by 298 299. Early S jnys by STA | 14895 | 281 282 | 281 | Y | E | ||
| GMS STA | Altrincham - Brook Lane - Grange - Village Stockport Rd circ | 04/09/1995 | Minor timetable and operator revised. Early S now by GMS. 0720MF by STA | 16057 | 281 282 | 281 | 995 print | y | ||
| GMS STA | Altrincham - Brook Lane - Grange - Village Stockport Rd circ | 04/09/1995 | Minor timetable and operator revised. Early S now by GMS. 0720MF by STA | 16087 | 281 282 | 281 | ???? | y | E | |
| GMS STA | Altrincham - Brook Lane - Grange - Village Stockport Rd circ | 04/03/1996 | Minor S timetable and operator revision. 0720 MF 0920S by Starline | 16565 | 281 282 | 281 | y | E | ||
| STA | Altrincham - Brook La - Timperley Grange circ | 21/10/1996 | Service curtailed to operate Altrincham - Grange circ. Ev30mins. NESu. Supported 0720-0920 | 17150 | 281 | 281 | y | E | ||
| STA | Altrincham - Stockport Rd - Timperley Grange circ | 18/11/1996 | Route revised: out via Stockport Rd to Village then round Grange. | 17369 | 281 | 281 | y | |||
| STA | Altrincham - Stockport Rd - Timperley Grange circ | 18/11/1996 | 697 reprint | 17815 | 281 | 281 | 697 reprint | y | E | |
| SM | Altrincham - Ashton - Sale - Stretford - Chorlton - Piccadilly | 05/01/1998 | Services 260 /261 now 16 / 16A. Timetable revised | 18240 | 16 16A 87 103 | 16A | Y | |||
| STA | Altrincham - Stockport Rd - Timperley Grange circ | 03/04/1999 | S 0720 0750 0820 withdrawn | 19367 | 281 | 281 | y | E | ||
| ANW | 26/05/2002 | no change listed | A020526 | 13 246 281 298 299 | 13 | y | E | |||
| LAC | Altrincham - Stockport Rd - Timperley Grange circ | 29/01/2007 | Circular commercial routes reintroduced. Ev30mins | 25870 | 281 298 299 | 281 | y | E | View timetable | |
| LAC ANW | Altrincham - Stockport Rd - Timperley Grange circ | 12/11/2007 | Addtl ANW jnys. Ev30mins NESu | 26345 | 281 298 299 | 281 | y | E | ||
| ANW | Altrincham - Stockport Rd - Timperley Grange circ | 31/03/2008 | Route changed via Mossgrove Rd Grove Lane and full length of Heyes La. Times changed | 26638 | 281 | 281 | y | E | ||
| ANW | Altrincham - Stockport Rd - Timperley Grange circ | 28/04/2008 | no change listed | A080428 | 13 20 281 | 13 | y | |||
| GOO | Sale - Brooklands - Timperley - Broadheath - Altrincham | 23/04/2017 | New supported MS daytime route. Hrly NESu. Partly replaces buses 1 and 267. | 17-0331 | 280 281 | 280 | y | View timetable | ||
| GOO | Broadheath ASDA – Altrincham | 23/04/2017 | 118 reprint | 17-1968 | 280 281 | 280 | 118 reprint | y | View timetable | |
| DIA | Sale - Brooklands - Timperley - Broadheath - Altrincham | 08/04/2018 | Times changed. Route in Broadheath changed | 18-0366 | 281 | 281 | y | View timetable | ||
| DIA | Sale - Brooklands - Timperley - Broadheath - Altrincham | 08/04/2018 | Replacement | 180567 | 281 | 281 | Replacement | y | ||
| DIA | Sale - Brooklands - Timperley - Broadheath - Altrincham | 08/04/2018 | Replacement | 181765 | 281 | 281 | Replacement | y | ||
| DIA | Sale - Brooklands - Timperley - Broadheath - Altrincham | 28/04/2019 | M-F: 0628 from Sale 1833 from Altrincham withdrawn | 19-0422 | 281 | 281 | y | View timetable | ||
| DIA | Sale - Brooklands - Timperley - Broadheath - Altrincham | 01/09/2019 | MS times changed | 19-SC-0165 | 281 | 281 | 246471 | y | View timetable | |
| DIA | Sale – Brooklands - Timperley - Broadheath - Altrincham | 14/04/2020 | Tu-S ev2hrs daytime | 265870 | 281 | 281 | Y | |||
| DIA | Sale – Brooklands - Timperley - Broadheath - Altrincham | 19/04/2020 | Daily and PH daytime ev2hrs | 265871 | 281 | 281 | Y | |||
| DIA | Sale – Brooklands - Timperley - Broadheath - Altrincham | 08/05/2020 | PH Su services on supported TfGM services | no tt | 281 | |||||
| DIA | Sale – Brooklands - Timperley - Broadheath - Altrincham | 10/05/2020 | Daily and PH daytime ev2hrs | 265225 | 281 | 281 | Y | |||
| DIA | Sale – Brooklands - Timperley - Broadheath - Altrincham | 26/05/2020 | Daily and PH daytime ev2hrs | 265226 | 281 | 281 | Y | |||
| DIA | Sale – Brooklands - Timperley - Broadheath - Altrincham | 14/06/2020 | hrly M-S daytime services (Sale-Altrincham); hrly M-S E services (Broadheath-Altrincham); ev30mins Su daytime (Broadheath-Altrincham) | 266140 | 281 | 281 | Y | |||
| DIA | Sale – Brooklands - Timperley - Broadheath - Altrincham | 26/07/2020 | diverted in Sale via Broad rd and Sale Moor; also via Sinderland Rd / Mcr Rd . Times changed. ESu PH withdrawn | 20-SC-0270 | 281 | 281 | 266205 | Y | View timetable | |
| DIA | Sale – Brooklands - Timperley - Broadheath - Altrincham | 26/07/2020 | Following a review of contracted services by TfGM, this services will be re Routed to serve Sale Moor. services to no longer serve Broadheath Asda/Industrial Etate, meaning no ESu services. M-S daytime services covered by services 5A. services 281 re-Routed via Sale Moor, partly replacing services 272. No longer operate via Broadheath Industrial Etate/ ASDA and will operate direct via Manchester Rd to Sinderland Rd. Customers wishing to travel to ASDA and the retail/industrial Etate are requested to use Warrington's Own Buses services CAT5A. Timetable revised: M-S daytime hrly NESu. following journeys are removed from the Timetable: 0620 (M-F), 0731 (S), 0922 (Su), 2250 (M-Th). | 266189 | 281 | 281 | Y | |||
| DIA | Sale - Timperley - Altrincham | 25/10/2020 | Minor Timetable changes. | 20-SC-0514 | 281 | 281 | 266869 | y | View timetable | |
| DIA | Sale - Sale Moor - Brooklands - Broadheath - Altrincham | 31/01/2021 | minor timetable alterations to improve punctuality or reliability | 20-SC-0758 | 281 | 281 | 284021 | Y | View timetable | |
| LG | Sale - Sale Moor - Brooklands - Broadheath - Altrincham | 11/04/2021 | Supported Diamond service replaced by Little Gem on retender. Revised times | 21-SC-0199 | 281 | 281 | Y | View timetable | ||
| ANW | Altrincham – Timperley – Brooklands - Sale | 24/04/2022 | hrly M-S daytime, with no ESu service. Addtl M-F 0645, S 0752, 1752 Altrincham – Sale M-F 1852, S 0739, 1739 Sale – Altrincham | 22-SC-0115 | 281 | 284649 | Y | E | View timetable | |
| LG | Altrincham - Mossbrow - Partington - Carrington - Sale | 20/07/2022 | Due to Arriva strike: Little Gem resumed services M-S daytime only: From Altrincham to Sale Metrolink stop - Departing at: 0645 0748 0850 0952 1152 1252 1352 1452 1555 1657 and 1800. From Sale Metrolink stop to Altrincham: Departing at: 0634 0735 0838 0939 1039 1239 1339 1439 1540 1644 1746 and 1852pm. | NO TT | N | |||||
| LG | Altrincham - Mossbrow - Partington - Carrington - Sale | 18/08/2022 | Following end of Arriva staff strike, service reverts to Arriva NW and service levels | NO TT | N |