Route 288
Route: Service 288
Route history
| Operator | Route | Change date | Change | Leaflet job no. | Routes listed | Envelope code | Licence no./notes | In collection | E-Version | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHR | Altrincham - Wilmslow - Knutsford | 27/06/1988 | New commercial SHR service : MS hrly daytime. Plus supported infill jnys at MS 0810 1745 1915 from KNU | C5.19.4 | E17 287 288 | 287 | y | E | ||
| SHR STA | Altrincham-Wilmslow | 10/10/1988 | Most 288 terminate at Wilmslow for connections into E17. Some jnys now by Star Line | C5.19.5 | E17 287 288 | 287 | y | E | ||
| SHR STA | Altrincham - Wilmslow - Knutsford | 03/01/1989 | minor time changes | C5.19.6 | E17 287 288 | 287 | y | E | ||
| SHR STA | Altrincham - Wilmslow - Knutsford | 13/03/1989 | minor time changes | C5.19.7 | E17 287 288 | 287 | y | E | ||
| SHR STA | Altrincham - Wilmslow - Knutsford | 24/04/1989 | minor time changes | C5.19.8 | E17 287 288 | 287 | y | E | ||
| SHR STA | Altrincham - Wilmslow - Knutsford | 23/10/1989 | no change listed | C5.19.9 | E17 287 288 | 287 | y | E | ||
| SHR STA | Altrincham - Wilmslow - Knutsford | 06/08/1990 | Revised timetable MF peaks and S | C5.19.11 | E17 287 288 | 287 | y | E | ||
| SHR STA | Altrincham - Wilmslow - Knutsford | 04/11/1990 | Addtl Su STA Knutsford - Styal Country Park: 0845 1245 OUT 1444 1744 RTN | C5.19.12 | E17 287 288 | 287 | y | E | ||
| SHR STA | Altrincham - Wilmslow - Knutsford | 11/02/1991 | SHR Commercial 287 /288 services replaced by Commercial STA 288 jnys, plus CB 287by STA and Cline | C5.19.13 | E17 287 288 | 287 | Y | E | ||
| STA CL | Altrincham - Hale - Wilmslow - Knutsford | 06/04/1992 | Addtl supported jnys replacing 285 286 plus Cline sch | 12360 | 288 | 288 | Y | |||
| STA | Altrincham - Hale - Wilmslow - Knutsford | 06/09/1993 | no apparent change | 288 | 288 | Y | ||||
| STA | Altrincham - Hale - Wilmslow - Knutsford | 04/03/1996 | Timetable and route revised. hrly full route. NESu | 16566 | 285 286 288 | 285 | Y | E | ||
| STA | Altrincham - Hale - Wilmslow - Knutsford | 15/04/1996 | MF peak service revised | 16658 | 285 286 288 | 285 | Y | E | ||
| GMS | Altrincham - Well Green - Warburton Grn - Hale circ | 15/04/1996 | 1296 reprint | 17342 | 285 286 288 | 285 | 1296 reprint | Y | ||
| BEE | Altrincham - Hale - Wilmslow - Knutsford | 01/12/1997 | minor timetable revision | 18157 | 285 286 288 | 285 | Y | E | ||
| BEE | Altrincham - Hale - Wilmslow - Knutsford | 05/01/1998 | minor timetable revision | 18219 | 285 286 288 | 285 | Y | E | ||
| Amcr | Altrincham - Hale - Wilmslow - Knutsford | 05/09/1998 | timetable revision | 18869 | 285 286 288 | 285 | Y | E | ||
| Amcr | Altrincham - Hale - Wilmslow - Knutsford | 04/01/1999 | Minor timetable revision. No longer via Canute Place Knutsford | 19201 | 285 286 288 | 285 | Y | E | ||
| Amcr | Altrincham - Hale - Wilmslow - Knutsford | 28/06/1999 | no change listed | 19704 | 285 286 288 | 285 | Y | E | ||
| Amcr | Altrincham - Hale - Wilmslow - Knutsford | 29/11/1999 | Most jnys rerouted via Well Green minor timetable changes, replacing 19 and 19A. One pm 288 jny remains via Hale Barns centre running as 287 | 20290 | 285 286 287 288 | 285 | Y | E | ||
| ANW | 06/12/1999 | no change listed | 20979 | 285 286 287 288 | 285 | Y | E | |||
| ANW | Altrincham - Hale - Wilmslow - Knutsford | 06/12/1999 | All jnys by ANW: 1000 reprint | 21467 | 285 286 287 288 | 285 | 1000 reprint | Y | E | |
| ANW | Altrincham - Hale - Wilmslow - Knutsford | 04/08/2001 | All jnys by ANW. Times changed on S | 22221 | 285 286 287 288 | 285 | Y | |||
| ANW | Altrincham - Hale - Wilmslow - Knutsford | 04/08/2001 | S0715 from AM and 0812 return run with Cheshire CC support | 22263 | 288 | 285 | y | |||
| ANW | Altrincham - Hale - Wilmslow - Knutsford | 04/08/2001 | 0102 reprint | 22712 | 285 286 287 288 | 285 | 0102 reprint | y | E | |
| ANW | 05/01/2003 | Sch Hol 1510 from Alt curtailed at Wilmslow 1541 | A030105 | 285 286 287 | 285 | Y | ||||
| ANW | 03/11/2003 | no change listed | A031103 | 285 286 287 | 285 | Y | ||||
| ANW | Altrincham - Hale - Wilmslow - Knutsford | 24/09/2006 | Times changed | 25741 | 285 286 287 288 | 285 | Y | E | ||
| ANW | Altrincham - Hale - Wilmslow - Knutsford | 04/12/2006 | Times changed | 25809 | 285 286 287 288 | 285 | Y | E | View timetable | |
| ANW | Altrincham - Hale - Wilmslow - Knutsford | 03/03/2007 | MF1730 from AM now 1735 | 25945 | 285 286 287 288 | 285 | Y | E | ||
| ANW | Altrincham - Hale - Wilmslow - Knutsford | 20/06/2007 | no change listed. Supported hrly NE. | 26049 | 283 285 286 287 288 | 283 | Y | |||
| ANW | Altrincham - Hale - Wilmslow - Knutsford | 20/06/2007 | 1007 reprint | 26373 | 283 285 286 287 288 | 283 | 1007 reprint | Y | ||
| ANW | Altrincham - Hale - Wilmslow - Knutsford | 19/01/2008 | no change listed | 26567 | 285 286 287 288 | 285 | Y | E | ||
| ANW | Altrincham - Hale - Wilmslow - Knutsford | 28/04/2008 | no change listed | 26664 | 285 286 287 288 | 285 | y | E | ||
| ANW | Altrincham - Hale - Wilmslow - Knutsford | 05/07/2008 | no change listed | 26802 | 285 286 287 288 | 285 | y | E | ||
| ANW | Altrincham - Hale - Wilmslow - Knutsford | 03/01/2009 | MS daytime hrly | 288 | 288 | Y | ||||
| ANW | Altrincham - Hale - Wilmslow - Knutsford | 12/01/2009 | Timetable and route changed.Now run by Vale Travel. All renumbered 88. Separate leaflet | 27041 | 21 285 286 | 21A | Y | |||
| ANW MCT | Airport - Halebarns - Hale - Altrincham | 30/10/2016 | New supported route replacing bus 18. MS hrly by MCT incl E jnys via World Feight Terminal. SuPH daytime by MCT, E jnys via WTF by ANW | 16-1392 | 288 | 288 | Y | P | View timetable | |
| ANW MCT | Airport - Halebarns - Hale - Altrincham | 29/01/2017 | MCT times are changed. | 17-0039 | 288 | 288 | View timetable | |||
| ANW MCT | Airport - Halebarns - Hale - Altrincham | 03/09/2017 | Evening journeys are retimed. | 17-1315 | 288 | 288 | Y | View timetable | ||
| ANW MCT | Airport - Halebarns - Hale - Altrincham | 01/04/2018 | Times changed with buses running hrly. Generally jnys continue to Macclesfield as bus 88 or Northwich as bus 89. New MF daytime 88A btwn Colshaw Farm, Wilmslow, Mobberley and Knutsford. New MS daytime 89 route replacing bus 289 btwn Knutsford and Northwich with connecting buses to/from Altrincham via Wilmslow as bus 88. | Y | ||||||
| D&G | Airport - Halebarns - Hale - Altrincham | 08/04/2018 | Times changed. All jnys now run by D&G Bus. Some jnys rerouted to serve Airport City or Runway Viewing Park | Y | ||||||
| D&G | Airport - Altrincham - Timperley - Baguley -Northenden - West Didsbury - Didsbury - East Didsbury | 22/07/2018 | Times revised, and extended to East Didsbury to replace service 270. | 18-0933 | 288 737 | 288 | Y | P | View timetable | |
| D&G | East Didsbury – Manchester Airport | 28/10/2018 | MF times changed | 18-1549 | 288 737 | 288 | Y | View timetable | ||
| D&G | East Didsbury – Manchester Airport | 28/04/2019 | Times changed. ESuPH now ev2hrs with alternate jnys replaced by 88 between Wilmslow and Altrincham. E jnys no longer run via the World Freight Terminal | 19-0578 | 288 | 288 | Y | View timetable | ||
| D&G | Manchester Airport - Altrincham - Timperley - Northenden - Didsbury - East Didsbury | 27/10/2019 | Times changed: ESu every 2hrs. | 19-0578 | 288 737 | 288 | 246607 | Y | View timetable | |
| D&G | East Didsbury – Manchester Airport | 27/10/2019 | Rerouted to run via Barlow Moor Rd between Didsbury and West Didsbury. Times changed | 19-SC-0454 | 288 | 288 | Y | View timetable | ||
| D&G | Manchester Airport - Altrincham - Timperley - Northenden - Didsbury - East Didsbury | 26/03/2020 | services 288 will operate to a normal Timetable but Buses from Manchester Airport to Altrincham at 1937, 2037 and 2237 will not run, and Buses from Altrincham to Manchester Airport at 1937 and 2037 will not run. | no tt | 288 | Y | ||||
| D&G | Manchester Airport - Altrincham - Timperley - Northenden - Didsbury - East Didsbury | 28/03/2020 | Times changed with ESuPH jnys withdrawn | 20-SC-0476 | 288 | 288 | 266520 | Y | View timetable | |
| D&G | Manchester Airport - Altrincham - Timperley - Northenden - Didsbury - East Didsbury | 29/03/2020 | M-S daytime ev2hrs: NESuPH version 1 | 265456 | 288 | 288 | ||||
| D&G | Manchester Airport - Altrincham - Timperley - Northenden - Didsbury - East Didsbury | 29/03/2020 | Version 2 - same Times: | 265824 | 288 | 288 | Y | |||
| D&G | Manchester Airport - Altrincham - Timperley - Northenden - Didsbury - East Didsbury | 10/04/2020 | There will be no services on the 88 and 288 on Good Friday, Easter Su or Easter Monday. | no tt | 288 | |||||
| D&G | Manchester Airport - Altrincham - Timperley - Northenden - Didsbury - East Didsbury | 19/04/2020 | M-S Hrly incl E Su ev2hrs incl E. NOT implemented | 265822 | 288 | 288 | ||||
| D&G | Manchester Airport - Altrincham - Timperley - Northenden - Didsbury - East Didsbury | 08/05/2020 | BH Fri 8th May. No Cheshire East or Greater Manchester services will operate. | no tt | 288 | Y | ||||
| D&G | Manchester Airport - Altrincham - Timperley - Northenden - Didsbury - East Didsbury | 15/06/2020 | Daily inc BH Hrly (M-S) 2 hrly (Su) DELAYED: still running to 29/3/20 | no tt | 288 | Y | ||||
| D&G | Manchester Airport - Altrincham - Timperley - Northenden - Didsbury - East Didsbury | 21/09/2020 | services returns to hrly M-F daytime. S continue ev2hrs. NESuPH | 266558 | 288 | 288 | y | |||
| LG D&G | East Didsbury - Timperley - Altrincham - Mcr Airport | 11/04/2021 | Run by D&G Bus. Times changed with addtl ESuPH jnys btwn Altrincham and Airport. All jnys will be run by Little Gem. S frequencies are restored back to their hrly frequency from 2hrly; M-F reverts to the pre-COVID tt which reduces the gap btwn services in the morning and mid-afternoon, as well as reinstating a 2 hrly E Altrincham to Airport service. Su daytime also serve the viewing park at the airport. The 88 Little Gem timetable is simply: S: 19:10 Altrincham to Wilmslow; 19:39 Wilmslow to Altrincham; Su: 09:00 Altrincham to Wilmslow, 09:29 Wilmslow to Altrincham then ev2hrs until 17:00 Altrincham to Wilmslow, 17:29 Wilmslow to Altrincham | 21-SC-0145 | 288 | 288 | y | View timetable | ||
| ANW | East Didsbury - Timperley - Altrincham - Manchester Airport | 24/04/2022 | ANW gain the D&G service, curtailed on retender to Altrincham - Airport only, hrly M-S daytime and ev2hrs ESu. Altrincham-East Didsbury section mostly covered by re-routed service 44. Service 288 diverted to serve World Freight Centre, a link which was removed a number of years ago to facilitate the through working to East Didsbury. The removal of the through service to East Didsbury of this permits the restored route. Su daytime variation via Runway Visitor Centre withdrawn to permit a standard route. Last bus from Airport to Altrincham now daily from 2132 – was 2237. All jnys operated by Arriva. | 22-SC-0085 | 288 | 284654 | Y | E | View timetable | |
| LG | Altrincham - Hale - Hale Barns - Manchester Airport | 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 | |||||
| BVC | 09/05/2023 | M-S now operated by Belle Vue | 23-SC-0197 | Y | E | View timetable |