Route 31
Route: Farnworth - Little Hulton - Walkden - Pendleton - Manchester
Route history
| Operator | Route | Change date | Change | Leaflet job no. | Routes listed | Envelope code | Licence no./notes | In collection | E-Version | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mcr - Farnworth | Diverted In Little HuIton via Amblecote Rd. Also serves PendIeton Precinct. | |||||||||
| Mcr - Farnworth | MS Evening RlBBLE to GMB | |||||||||
| GMB | Farnworth - Clegg La - Old La - Little Hulton - Longshaw Drive - WALKDEN - Old Clough La - East Lancs Rd - Irlams o' th Height - Pendleton - Mcr | 26/10/1986 | 1186 reprint | 5030 | 30 31 | 30F | 1186 reprint | Y | E | |
| GMB | Mcr - Walkden - Farnworth | 26/10/1986 | MS Daytime hrly. ESu hrly | 5030 | 30 31 | 30F | Y | E | ||
| GMB | Mcr - Walkden - Farnworth | 02/02/1987 | Most journeys operate 5 minutes earlier | G870202 | 30 31 | 30F | Y | E | ||
| GMB | Mcr - Walkden - Farnworth | 30/03/1987 | no apparent changes | G870330 | 30 31 | 30F | Y | E | ||
| GMB | Mcr - Walkden - Farnworth | 13/06/1988 | no changes listed | G880613 | 30 31 | 30F | Y | E | ||
| GMB | Mcr - Walkden - Farnworth | 06/11/1988 | Supported Su service. | 7375 | 30 31 | 30F | Y | |||
| GMB BEE | Mcr - Little Hulton - Farnworth | 30/05/1989 | 990 reprint | 10079 | 30 31 | 30F | 990 REPRINT | N | E | |
| GMB RIB | Mcr - Walkden - Farnworth | 30/05/1989 | 990 reprint | 10079 | 30 31 | 30F | 990 reprint | N | E | |
| GMB RIB | Mcr - Walkden - Farnworth | 30/05/1989 | Peak jnys revised. Supported E jnys by RIB | 8110 | 30 31 | 30F | Y | |||
| GMB RIB | Mcr - Walkden - Farnworth | 19/06/1989 | Rerouted via long Causeway In Farnworth | no tt | 31 | 30F | N | |||
| GMB BEE | Mcr - Walkden - Farnworth | 03/11/1990 | MS Evening GMB to RIBBLE t/a BeeLine BUZZ COMPANY (6930) | no tt | 31 | 30F | N | |||
| GMB | Mcr - Walkden - Farnworth | 05/11/1990 | All jnys by GMB | 10213 | 30 31 | 30F | Y | E | ||
| GMB | Mcr - Walkden - Farnworth | 11/11/1991 | timetables revised | 11701 | 30 31 | 30F | Y | E | ||
| GMB | Mcr - Walkden - Farnworth | 06/04/1992 | timetables revised | 12219 | 30 31 | 30F | Y | |||
| GMB | Mcr - Walkden - Farnworth- Bolton - Markland Hill | 13/07/1992 | Services extended to Markland Hill via Bolton - Gilnow; competing with 505. | 12577 | 30 31 505 | 30F | Y | |||
| GMB | Mcr - Walkden - Farnworth- Bolton - Markland Hill | 14/09/1992 | MF 0827 from Farnworth WITHDRAWN | 12776 | 30 31 505 | 30F | Y | E | ||
| GMB | Mcr - Walkden - Farnworth- Bolton - Markland Hill | 28/09/1992 | MS E services revised | 12869 | 30 31 505 | 30F | Y | E | ||
| GMB BEE | Mcr - Walkden - Farnworth- Bolton - Markland Hill | 25/01/1993 | Minor timetable revision ESu, operators revised. ESu by BEE | 13124 | 30 31 505 | 30F | Y | E | ||
| GMB BEE | Mcr - Walkden - Farnworth- Bolton - Markland Hill | 15/03/1993 | Revised to operate via AIbert Rd, Farnworth (Not Long Causeway, Mcr Rd & Market St. MS Day | 13278 | 30 31 505 | 30F | Y | E | ||
| GMB | MANCHESTER - Farnworth - Bolton - MARKLAND HILL | 15/03/1993 | These services will be rerouted in Farnworth via Albert Rd (omitting Longcauseway and Market St). Routes will also be revised in Little Hulton, with service 30 now operating via Amblecote Drive replacing service 31. Timetables revised as a result | GA930315 | ||||||
| GMB BEE | Mcr - Walkden - Farnworth- Bolton - Markland Hill | 03/07/1993 | no changes listed | 13581 | 30 31 505 | 30F | Y | E | ||
| GMB BEE | Mcr - Walkden - Farnworth- Bolton - Markland Hill | 26/07/1993 | Minor timetable and route revision. Now via Pendleton services will be rerouted to operate via Pendleton Shopping Centre and Churchill Way, providing new links to the Shopping Centre from the Little Hulton and Walkden areas. In addition, service 31 will revert to operating via Amblecote Drive in Little Hulton. The timetable will not change. | 13665 | 30 31 505 | 30F | Y | E | ||
| GMB BEE | Mcr - Walkden - Farnworth- Bolton - Markland Hill | 31/08/1993 | no changes listed | 13736 | 30 31 505 | 30F | Y | E | ||
| GMB BEE | Mcr - Walkden - Farnworth- Bolton | 22/11/1993 | Curtailed to operate Mcr to Bolton only (Markland Hill See Route No 505) | 13996 | 30 31 | 30F | Y | E | ||
| GMB | Mcr - Walkden - Farnworth- Bolton | 30/01/1994 | ESu BeeLine BUZZ COMPANY to GM NORTH on revised_ routeing Some jnys WITHDRAWN ESu all jnys by GMB. | 14238 | 30 31 | 30F | Y | E | ||
| GMN | Mcr - Walkden - Farnworth- Bolton | 29/01/1995 | Addtl Su jnys | 15247 | 30 31 | 30F | Y | E | ||
| GMN | Mcr - Walkden - Farnworth- Bolton | 30/05/1995 | 496 reprint | 16275 | 30 31 | 30F | 496 reprint | Y | ||
| GM | Mcr - Mount Skip - Farnworth | 30/09/1996 | Curtailed to operate Mcr to Farnworth only & revised In City to operate via Bridge St, John Dalton St, Princess St | 17076 | 30 31 | 30F | Y | E | ||
| GM | 30/09/1996 | 397 reprint | 17544 | 30 31 | 30F | 489 | Y | |||
| GM | Mcr - Mount Skip - Farnworth | 05/05/1998 | timetables revised | 18485 | 30 31 | 30F | Y | E | ||
| FM | Mcr - Mount Skip - Farnworth - Bolton GH - Daubhill | 20/07/1998 | extended to Bolton GH - Daubhill replacing WITHDRAWN 581 | 18802 | 30 31 | 30F | Y | |||
| FM | Mcr - Mount Skip - Farnworth - Bolton GH - Daubhill - Bolton | 07/09/1998 | Most MF extended to Bolton via Morris Green Ln, St HeIens Rd, HuIton Ln, Kirkbrook Rd, Willows Ln & Derby St | 18975 | 30 31 | 30F | Y | |||
| FM | Mcr - Mount Skip - Farnworth - Bolton GH - Daubhill - Bolton | 19/08/1999 | Rerouted via Market St& Long Causeway Farnworth | 19676 | 30 31 | 30F | Y | |||
| FM | Mcr - Mount Skip - Farnworth - Bolton GH - Daubhill - Bolton | 21/11/1999 | Rerouted In City Centre | 20322 | 30 31 | 30F | Y | E | ||
| FM | Mcr - Mount Skip - Farnworth - Bolton GH - Daubhill - Bolton | 21/02/2000 | timetables revised | 20674 | 30 31 | 30F | Y | |||
| FM | Mcr - Mount Skip - Farnworth | 26/06/2000 | Curtailed to run Farnworth to Mcr only . Partly replaced by APT shared taxi | 20955 | 30 31 | 30F | Y | E | ||
| FM | Mcr - Mount Skip - Farnworth | 03/09/2000 | MS daytime jnys from Farnworth run by Mcr Rd and Old Clough La in Walkden. All jnys via Duchy Rd and Brindle Heath. Times changed replacing 30. Daily hrly full route and MS daytime hrly Walkden-Picc. WITHDRAWN - replaced by 31 | 21295 | 31 | 30F | Y | E | ||
| FM | Mcr - Mount Skip - Farnworth | 10/09/2000 | Correction to 3/9/00 leaflet: 2215 from Farnworth and 2315 from Mcr NSu | 21409 | 31 | 30F | CL | Y | ||
| FM | Mcr - Mount Skip - Farnworth | 24/06/2001 | ESu journeys routed to Pendleton Shopping Centre & Churchill Way | no tt | 31 | 30F | N | |||
| VAL FM | Mcr - Mount Skip - Farnworth | 26/08/2001 | Supported MS daytime hrly curtailed to Little Hulton - Mcr via Pendleton operated by VALES COACHES. Supported ESu hrly by FM | 22284 | 31 | 30F | Y | |||
| VAL FM | Mcr - Mount Skip - Farnworth | 28/08/2001 | 1101 reprint | 22577 | 31 | 30F | 1101 reprint | Y | ||
| VAL FM | Mcr - Mount Skip - Farnworth | 24/06/2002 | City terminus now Cannon St. Haybrook Ave no longer served. Times changed | 23050 | 31 | 30F | Y | |||
| VAL FM | Mcr - Mount Skip - Farnworth | 31/08/2003 | Route in City Centre changed with buses terminating at Exchange Bus Station | 23994 | 31 | 30F | CL | Y | ||
| VAL FM | Mcr - Mount Skip - Farnworth | 31/08/2003 | Route in City Centre changed with buses terminating at Exchange Bus Station | 24239 /15 | 31 | 30F | Y | |||
| JPT FM | Mcr - Mount Skip - Farnworth | 31/08/2004 | MS Daytime from VALES of Mcr to JP EXECUTIVE | 24509 | 31 | 30F | Y | |||
| JPT | Mcr - Mount Skip - Farnworth | 28/08/2005 | All jnys by JPT. Some jnys extended from Walkden to Farnworth. PH WITHDRAWN | 25027 | 31 | 30F | CL | Y | ||
| JPT | Mcr - Mount Skip - Farnworth | 29/01/2006 | Route changed in city to serve Shudehill interchange not Exchange Bus Stn | 25243 | 31 | 30F | Y | View timetable | ||
| JPT | Mcr - Mount Skip - Farnworth | 29/01/2006 | 906 reprint | 25726 | 31 | 30F | 906 reprint | N | E | |
| JPT | Mcr - Mount Skip - Farnworth | 29/10/2007 | M-F 0748 from LH now 0740 | 26348 | 31 | 30F | CL | Y | E | |
| JPT | Mcr - Mount Skip - Farnworth | 27/01/2008 | Some early and E jnys WITHDRAWN | 26459 | 31 | 30F | Y | E | ||
| JPT MAY | Mcr - Mount Skip - Farnworth | 25/01/2009 | Su jnys retimed and run by MAYTREE TRAVEL | 27127 | 31 | 30F | Y | E | ||
| JPT MAY | Mcr - Mount Skip - Farnworth | 31/08/2009 | PH journey introduced by Maytree Travel | no tt | 31 | 30F | N | |||
| JPT ANW | Mcr - Mount Skip - Farnworth | 24/01/2010 | SuPH now by ARRlVA NORTH WEST. Times changed | 27705 | 31 | 30F | Y | E | View timetable | |
| JPT ANW | Mcr - Mount Skip - Farnworth | 13/03/2011 | SuPH times changed | 28275 | 31 | 30F | Y | E | ||
| FM MAY | Mcr - Mount Skip - Farnworth | 29/01/2012 | MS jnys now operated by Maytree Travel. SuPH now operated by FM | 111266 | 31 | 30F | Y | E | ||
| FM MAY | Mcr - Mount Skip - Farnworth | 07/04/2013 | Minor SuPH timetable changes | 13-0292 | 31 | 30F | Y | E | View timetable | |
| FM | Mcr - Farnworth | 08/04/2013 | Emergency 90 day MS daytimes contract awarded after Maytree Travel suddenly ceased trading: same job number as day before but now lists change to First | 13-0292 | 31 | 30F | N | E | View timetable | |
| FM | Mcr - Mount Skip - Farnworth | 01/09/2013 | Rerouted via Broad St instead of Churchill Way in Pendleton. Journeys from Mcr now via Blackfriars St instead of Bridge St. Times changed. All jnys by FM | 13-1436 | 31 | 30F | Y | E | View timetable | |
| FM | Mcr - Mount Skip - Farnworth | 26/01/2014 | Most jnys curtailed to Farnworth and Pendleton only. Times changed. Peak jnys serve Shudehill | 13-2190 | 31 | 30F | Y | E | View timetable | |
| FM | Farnworth – Mcr | 19/07/2015 | WITHDRAWN and partly replaced by bus 29 between Farnworth and Walkden. |