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Route 33

Route: Wigan - Castle Hill - Atherton - Boothstown - Eccles - Weaste - Picc

Route history

Operator Route Change date Change Leaflet job no. Routes listed Envelope code Licence no./notes In collection E-Version Link
FM Mcr - Wigan Other section of route is covered by New Routes V1 & V2
Mcr - Wigan WARDLEY. Also Park & Ride - Mosley Common Road - Tyldesley (Square) - Atherton (Punch Bowl) - Castle hill (Broadway) - Hindley (Bird I'th Hand) - Belle Green (Windermere Road) - WIGAN (Bus Station)
BEE Wigan - Atherton - Mcr Arndale Stopping places revised, Sunday service BeeLine BUZZ COMPANY to WIGAN BUS COMPANY
GMB Wigan - Castle Hill - Atherton - Boothstown - Eccles - Weaste - Picc 26/10/1986 MS ev30mins full route plus ESu Boothstown- WN hrly 5033 33 33 brown Y
GMB Wigan - Castle Hill - Atherton - Boothstown - Eccles - Weaste - Picc 26/10/1986 MS ev30mins full route plus ESu Boothstown- WN hrly G861026 33 33 green Y E
GMB Wigan - Castle Hill - Atherton - Boothstown - Eccles - Weaste - Picc 23/02/1987 no apparent changes G870223 33 606 33 Y E
RIB Wigan 29/03/1987 Two evening journeys added by Ribble: 1833/1933 Atherton-MCR, 1930/2030 MCR-Atherton
GMB Wigan - Castle Hill - Atherton - Boothstown - Eccles - Weaste - Picc 29/03/1987 no apparent changes 5960 33 33 Y E
GMB Wigan - Castle Hill - Atherton - Boothstown - Eccles - Weaste - Picc 11/05/1987 no apparent changes G870511 33 606 33 Y P
GMB Wigan - Castle Hill - Atherton - Boothstown - Eccles - Weaste - Picc 11/05/1987 no apparent changes G871207 33 606 33 N E
GMB Wigan - Castle Hill - Atherton - Boothstown - Eccles - Weaste - Picc 03/08/1987 no apparent changes G870803 33 606 33 Y P
GMB RIB Wigan - Castle Hill - Atherton - Boothstown - Eccles - Weaste - Picc 29/11/1987 Addtl ESu hrly supported Atherton - Picc; Su hrly by Ribble 6426 33 33 188 reprint Y E
GMB Wigan - Castle Hill - Atherton - Boothstown - Eccles - Weaste - Picc 07/12/1987 no apparent changes G871207 33 606 33 Y E
GMB Wigan - Castle Hill - Atherton - Boothstown - Eccles - Weaste - Picc 29/02/1988 no apparent changes G880229 33 606 33 Y E
GMB Wigan - Castle Hill - Atherton - Boothstown - Eccles - Weaste - Picc 05/06/1988 Revised supported ESu hrly full route 6873 33 33 Y E
GMB Wigan - Castle Hill - Atherton - Boothstown - Eccles - Weaste - Picc 05/06/1988 no apparent changes G880605 33 606 33 Y E
GMB Wigan - Castle Hill - Atherton - Boothstown - Eccles - Weaste - Picc 19/09/1988 no apparent changes 8608 33 33 Y
GMB Wigan - Castle Hill - Atherton - Boothstown - Eccles - Weaste - Picc 19/09/1988 290 reprint 9306 33 33 290 reprint Y
GMB Wigan - Castle Hill - Atherton - Boothstown - Eccles - Weaste - Picc 19/09/1988 no apparent changes G880919 33 33 Y E
GMB Wigan - Castle Hill - Atherton - Boothstown - Eccles - Weaste - Picc 29/04/1991 MF peak times changed 10933 33 33 Y E
GMB Wigan - Castle Hill - Atherton - Boothstown - Eccles - Weaste - Picc 29/07/1991 minor timetable revision. Some peak jnys marked as "not from last Mon in July to last Friday in August inclusive" 11292 33 33 Y
GMB Wigan - Castle Hill - Atherton - Boothstown - Eccles - Weaste - Picc 12/08/1991 Some early jnys WITHDRAWN 11456 33 33 Y E
GMB Wigan - Castle Hill - Atherton - Boothstown - Eccles - Weaste - Picc 11/11/1991 minor timetable revision 11768 33 33 Y E
GMB Wigan - Castle Hill - Atherton - Boothstown - Eccles - Weaste - Picc 24/11/1991 Some Su jnys shown as 33X Castle Hill - Wigan G911124 33 33 Y
GMB Wigan - Castle Hill - Atherton - Boothstown - Eccles - Weaste - Picc 30/03/1992 MF peak jny WITHDRAWN 12220 33 33 Y E
GMB Wigan - Castle Hill - Atherton - Boothstown - Eccles - Weaste - Picc 10/08/1992 Addtl jnys 12634 33 33 Y E
GMB Wigan - Castle Hill - Atherton - Boothstown - Eccles - Weaste - Picc 02/11/1992 Minor timetable revision 12950 33 33 Y E
GMB Wigan - Atherton - Manchester 15/11/1992 0613 from Wigan to Mcr will commence from Atherton at 0641, M-F 0709 from Boothstown to Mcr will commence from Hindley at 0630, M-F 2305 from Wigan to Tyldesley is withdrawn, M-F and Sunday GA921115 33 33 Y
GMB NW Wigan - Castle Hill - Atherton - Boothstown - Eccles - Weaste - Picc 13/03/1993 Timetable revised: Supported daily 2245 from Wigan by NW 13223 33 33 Y E
GMB Wigan - Castle Hill - Atherton - Boothstown - Eccles - Weaste - Picc 15/03/1993 2315 Wigan - Atherton introduced, M-S. following Jnys withdrawn: M-F 1559 Boothstown - Mcr. S 2305 Wigan - Atherton. Su 0822 Atherton - Wigan, 1035 Wigan - Atherton. GA930315 33 33 Y
GMB NW Wigan - Castle Hill - Atherton - Boothstown - Eccles - Weaste - Picc 12/06/1993 Minor timetable revision 13567 33 33 Y E
GMB NW Wigan - Castle Hill - Atherton - Boothstown - Eccles - Weaste - Picc 16/08/1993 0642 Atherton - Wigan retimed to 0631, M-F. 13679 33 33 Y E
GMB NW Wigan - Castle Hill - Atherton - Boothstown - Eccles - Weaste - Picc 16/08/1993 0642 Atherton - Wigan retimed to 0631, M-F. 14352 33 33 294 REPRINT Y
GMN NW BEE Wigan - Castle Hill - Atherton - Boothstown - Eccles - Weaste - Picc 25/07/1994 Addtl commercial BEE Worsley - Picc MS daytime ev30mins 14706 33 33 Y E
GMN NW Wigan - Castle Hill - Atherton - Boothstown - Eccles - Weaste - Picc 25/07/1994 495 reprint - BEE jnys not listed 15625 33 33 495 reprint Y
GMN NW Wigan - Castle Hill - Atherton - Boothstown - Eccles - Weaste - Picc 19/06/1995 Addtl commercial GMN Picc - Monton Grn MS daytime ev30mins . MS 2345 WITHDRAWN Su not changed 15701 33 33 Y E
GMN NW Wigan - Castle Hill - Atherton - Boothstown - Eccles - Weaste - Picc 09/10/1995 Timetable revised 16105 33 33 Y E
GMN WGB Wigan - Castle Hill - Atherton - Boothstown - Eccles - Weaste - Picc 15/04/1996 Supported Su 2345 by Wigan Bus not NW. Supported 683 MS 2205 from WN & 2315 from Ath-Astley by GMN 16627 33 33 Y E
GM WGB Wigan - Castle Hill - Atherton - Boothstown - Eccles - Weaste - Picc 01/07/1996 Minor timetable revision 16832 33 33 Y E
GM WGB Wigan - Castle Hill - Atherton - Boothstown - Eccles - Weaste - Picc 30/09/1996 Minor timetable revision 17100 33 33 Y
F-GM Wigan - Castle Hill - Atherton - Boothstown - Eccles - Weaste - Picc 06/01/1997 Supported Su 2345 by Wigan Bus WITHDRAWN 17362 33 33 Y
F-GM Wigan - Castle Hill - Atherton - Boothstown - Eccles - Weaste - Picc 03/08/1997 Timetable revised with addtl hrly Su jnys Monton Grn - Piccadilly. Giving ev30mins shopping times. M-S morning times changed. 17877 33 33 Y
F-GM Wigan - Castle Hill - Atherton - Boothstown - Eccles - Weaste - Picc 08/02/1998 Timetable revised: Most addtl Su short jnys WITHDRAWN 18332 33 33 Y
FM Wigan - Castle Hill - Atherton - Boothstown - Eccles - Weaste - Picc 20/07/1998 addtl MF 0742 Tyldesley - WN 18721 33 33 Y
FM Wigan - Castle Hill - Atherton - Boothstown - Eccles - Weaste - Picc 07/09/1998 Short jnys Mcr-Monton Green renumbered as 63. MS 1652 1722 from Mcr WITHDRAWN. Su no change. 18908 33 33 Y
FM Wigan - Castle Hill - Atherton - Boothstown - Eccles - Weaste - Picc 30/05/1999 Some MF peak jnys retimed. Some late E, S and Su jnys WITHDRAWN 19655 33 33 Y
FM Wigan - Castle Hill - Atherton - Boothstown - Eccles - Weaste - Picc 22/11/1999 Addtl MF0651 from Wigan - Mcr 20246 33 33 Y E
FM Wigan - Castle Hill - Atherton - Boothstown - Eccles - Weaste - Picc 29/05/2000 BH times added to Su daytimes. NSuE 20863 33 33 Y
FM Wigan - Castle Hill - Atherton - Boothstown - Eccles - Weaste - Picc 30/07/2000 Diverted via Atherton Rd not Castle Hill. Times changed 21118 33 33 Y E
FM Wigan - Castle Hill - Atherton - Boothstown - Eccles - Weaste - Picc 26/02/2001 no changes listed 21773 33 63 33 Y
FM Wigan - Castle Hill - Atherton - Boothstown - Eccles - Weaste - Picc 25/03/2001 minor changes to times 21878 33 63 33 N
FM Wigan - Castle Hill - Atherton - Boothstown - Eccles - Weaste - Picc 28/08/2001 no changes listed 22290 33 63 33 Y
FM Wigan - Castle Hill - Atherton - Boothstown - Eccles - Weaste - Picc 17/09/2001 MF morning peak times changed 22471 33 63 33 Y
FM Wigan - Castle Hill - Atherton - Boothstown - Eccles - Weaste - Picc 26/11/2001 MF 0706 arrives Wigan 5 mins later at 0848. Addtl 0817 from Ath - WN 22565 33 33 CL Y
FM Wigan - Castle Hill - Atherton - Boothstown - Eccles - Weaste - Picc 30/01/2002 MF morning peak times changed 22797 33 63 33 Y
FM Wigan - Castle Hill - Atherton - Boothstown - Eccles - Weaste - Picc 24/06/2002 minor changes to times 23047 33 63 33 Y
FM Wigan - Castle Hill - Atherton - Boothstown - Eccles - Weaste - Picc 24/06/2002 1102 reprint 23500/9 33 63 33 1102 reprint Y
FM Wigan - Castle Hill - Atherton - Boothstown - Eccles - Weaste - Picc 31/01/2003 E route into Wigan changed 23721 33 63 33 Y
FM Wigan - Castle Hill - Atherton - Boothstown - Eccles - Weaste - Picc 29/06/2003 MF 0706 from Mcr now 0656 23914 33 63 33 Y
FM Wigan - Castle Hill - Atherton - Boothstown - Eccles - Weaste - Picc 29/06/2003 1103 reprint 24135 33 63 33 1103 reprint Y
FM Wigan - Castle Hill - Atherton - Boothstown - Eccles - Weaste - Picc 29/06/2003 204 reprint 24239 /4 33 63 33 204 reprint Y
FM Wigan - Castle Hill - Atherton - Boothstown - Eccles - Weaste - Picc 30/01/2005 no changes listed 24680 33 63 33 Y
FM Wigan - Castle Hill - Atherton - Boothstown - Eccles - Weaste - Picc 25/07/2005 MF times changed during summer to 2 Sept 24956 33 63 33 summer Y
FM Wigan - Castle Hill - Atherton - Boothstown - Eccles - Weaste - Picc 31/07/2005 no change listed 25084 33 63 33 Y
FM Wigan - Castle Hill - Atherton - Boothstown - Eccles - Weaste - Picc 29/01/2006 times changed 25219 33 63 33 Y E
FM Wigan - Castle Hill - Atherton - Boothstown - Eccles - Weaste - Picc 24/04/2006 MF 0533 from Wigan retimed 25386 33 33 CL Y
FM Wigan - Castle Hill - Atherton - Boothstown - Eccles - Weaste - Picc 04/09/2006 MF times changed 25629 33 63 33 Y E
FM Wigan - Castle Hill - Atherton - Boothstown - Eccles - Weaste - Picc 30/10/2006 MF peak times changed 25744 33 63 33 Y
FM Wigan - Castle Hill - Atherton - Boothstown - Eccles - Weaste - Picc 15/04/2007 MS daytime curtailed Worsley - Mcr ev15mins. Supported E jnys remain full route as do Su daytime. 26001 33 63 33 Y
FM Wigan - Castle Hill - Atherton - Boothstown - Eccles - Weaste - Picc 23/07/2007 MF peak times changed during summer to 1 Sept. S jnys from Mcr retimed 26127 33 63 33 summer Y
FM Wigan - Castle Hill - Atherton - Boothstown - Eccles - Weaste - Picc 03/09/2007 MF 1753 from Wigan and most S jnys from city retimed 26256 33 63 33 Y
FM Wigan - Castle Hill - Atherton - Boothstown - Eccles - Weaste - Picc 29/10/2007 MS E jnys from Mcr now 2 mins later 26298 33 63 33 CL Y
FM Wigan - Castle Hill - Atherton - Boothstown - Eccles - Weaste - Picc 27/01/2008 times changed 26469 33 63 33 Y E
FM Wigan - Castle Hill - Atherton - Boothstown - Eccles - Weaste - Picc 31/08/2008 Some MF peak times revised 26746 33 63 33 Y E
FM Wigan - Castle Hill - Atherton - Boothstown - Eccles - Weaste - Picc 25/01/2009 no changes listed 27208 33 63 33 Replacement Y E
FM Wigan - Castle Hill - Atherton - Boothstown - Eccles - Weaste - Picc 25/01/2009 110 reprint 27711 33 63 33 110 reprint Y
FM Wigan - Castle Hill - Atherton - Boothstown - Eccles - Weaste - Picc 29/08/2010 Times changed: MS daytime ev15mins Worsley - City. Supported E hrly full route. Commercial SuPH daytime hrly full route. 28010 33 63 33 Y E
FM Wigan - Castle Hill - Atherton - Boothstown - Eccles - Weaste - Picc 13/03/2011 no change listed 28276 33 63 33 Y E
FM Wigan - Castle Hill - Atherton - Boothstown - Eccles - Weaste - Picc 29/01/2012 no change listed 11-1204 33 63 33 Y View timetable
FM Wigan - Castle Hill - Atherton - Boothstown - Eccles - Weaste - Picc 03/09/2012 MF 0653 from Worsley to Mcr is retimed to run 1 minute earlier. no tt 33 33 N
FM SM Wigan - Castle Hill - Atherton - Boothstown - Eccles - Weaste - Picc 02/12/2012 ESuPH now run by SiW having taken over Wigan depot from FM. 12-1812 33 63 33 Y View timetable
FM SM Wigan - Castle Hill - Atherton - Boothstown - Eccles - Weaste - Picc 27/01/2013 MF 1908 from Mcr retimed to run 5 minutes later. no tt 33 33 N
FM SM Wigan - Castle Hill - Atherton - Boothstown - Eccles - Weaste - Picc 21/07/2013 Times changed during Summer to 31 August no tt 33 63 33 summer N
FM SM Wigan - Castle Hill - Atherton - Boothstown - Eccles - Weaste - Picc 01/09/2013 Times changed. Addtl supported hrly SuPH FM daytime jnys Eccles and Mcr. 13-1437 33 63 33 Y E View timetable
FM SM Wigan - Castle Hill - Atherton - Boothstown - Eccles - Weaste - Picc 26/01/2014 Some MF peak times changed. 13-2186 33 63 33 Y E View timetable
FM SM Wigan - Castle Hill - Atherton - Boothstown - Eccles - Weaste - Picc 27/07/2014 MF times changed during Summer to 30 August 2014 no tt 33 63 33 summer N
FM SM Wigan - Castle Hill - Atherton - Boothstown - Eccles - Weaste - Picc 31/08/2014 Normal timetable following the Summer period. no tt 33 63 33 summer N
FM SM Wigan - Castle Hill - Atherton - Boothstown - Eccles - Weaste - Picc 26/10/2014 no change listed 14-1498 33 63 33 Y E View timetable
FM SM Wigan - Castle Hill - Atherton - Boothstown - Eccles - Weaste - Picc 19/07/2015 no change listed 15-0847 33 63 33 Y E
FM SM Wigan - Castle Hill - Atherton - Boothstown - Eccles - Weaste - Picc 30/08/2015 Times changed. FM jnys rerouted in  city centre to via Bridgewater Viaduct, Chester Rd, Egerton St and Dawson St instead of Liverpool Rd and Water St. 15-1172 33 63 33 Y E View timetable
FM SM Wigan - Castle Hill - Atherton - Boothstown - Eccles - Weaste - Picc 25/10/2015 Early E and SuPH daytime SM jnys rerouted in city centre as FM now via Bridgewater Viaduct, Chester Rd, Egerton St and Dawson St instead of Liverpool Rd and Water St. Times changed with addtl early morning journeys. 15-1455 33 63 33 Y E View timetable
FM SM Wigan - Castle Hill - Atherton - Boothstown - Eccles - Weaste - Picc 24/01/2016 FM jnys to help improve timekeeping, most jnys from Worsley to Mcr leave up to five mins later, with addtl time added to the timetable, jnys from Mcr to Worsley have addtl time added to the timetable. Trips towards Mcr revert via Water St and Liverpool Rd; no route change for jnys from Mcr. SM jnys now via Water St and Liverpool Rd in both directions. Times changed. 15-1883 33 63 33 Y E View timetable
FM SM Wigan - Castle Hill - Atherton - Boothstown - Eccles - Weaste - Picc 03/04/2016 SM ESuPH to improve punctuality, times along the route revised without altering the start and end times of the journeys. 16-0188 33 63 33 Y E View timetable
FM SM Wigan - Castle Hill - Atherton - Boothstown - Eccles - Weaste - Picc 30/10/2016 Times changed on SuPH 16-1190 33 63 33 Y E View timetable
FM SM Wigan - Castle Hill - Atherton - Boothstown - Eccles - Weaste - Picc 23/04/2017 Minor MF timetable changes. 17-0366 33 63 33 Y E View timetable
FM SM Wigan - Castle Hill - Atherton - Boothstown - Eccles - Weaste - Picc 23/07/2017 MF times changed during Summer to 2Sep plus ESuPH from WN retimed 17-0910 33 63 33 summer Y E View timetable
FM SM Wigan - Castle Hill - Atherton - Boothstown - Eccles - Weaste - Picc 03/09/2017 Normal tt at end of summer 17-1331 33 63 33 summer Y E View timetable
FM DIA Wigan - Castle Hill - Atherton - Boothstown - Eccles - Weaste - Picc 29/10/2017 Times changed MS E: 1752 MF 1753 S 1932 M-S WITHDRAWN. Remaining E by DIA 17-1451 33 63 33 Y E View timetable
FM DIA Wigan - Castle Hill - Atherton - Boothstown - Eccles - Weaste - Picc 28/01/2018 Times changed 17-1869 33 63 33 Y E View timetable
FM DIA Wigan - Castle Hill - Atherton - Boothstown - Eccles - Weaste - Picc 08/04/2018 33 Times changed on some M-S journeys 63 0517 M-F journey from Brookhouse now runs at 0513 18-0386 33 63 33 Y E View timetable
FM Wigan - Castle Hill - Atherton - Boothstown - Eccles - Weaste - Picc 22/07/2018 M-F times revised for summer until 1/9/2018 18-0909 33 63 33 summer N E View timetable
FM Worsley - Eccles - Weaste - Piccadilly 28/10/2018 Route curtailed Worsley- Mcr. Replaced by 132 Wigan - Worsley - Trafford Centre. All jnys FM 18-1358 33 63 33 Y E View timetable
FM Worsley - Eccles - Weaste - Piccadilly 09/12/2018 Diverted via Liverpool Rd and Water St due to congestion caused by road works MSIRR 181721 33 63 33 cl Y
FM Worsley - Eccles - Weaste - Piccadilly 27/01/2019 times changed 18-1837 33 63 33 Y E View timetable
GNW Worsley - Eccles - Weaste - Piccadilly 02/06/2019 Operator change from FM to Go North West on sale of QS depot. No change to timetables or routes. 19-0618 33 63 33 y View timetable
GNW Worsley - Eccles - Weaste - Piccadilly 21/07/2019 Summer timetable between 21 July and 31 August.  19-SC-0045 33 63 33 summer N E View timetable
GNW Worsley - Eccles - Weaste - Piccadilly 27/10/2019 Times changed – still ev30mins MS daytime. ESu hrly 19-SC-0331 33 63 33 Y E View timetable
GNW Worsley - Eccles - Weaste - Piccadilly - Shudehill 26/01/2020 Extended to serve Shudehill Interchange in Mcr city centre via 18 route. Times changed. 63 renumbered 33B 19-SC-0586 33 33B 33 Y E View timetable
GNW Worsley - Manchester 23/03/2020 33 will run to and from Worsley, M-S, and only as far as Eccles on Su. Su Timetable daily , with enhancements during the morning peak. 246746 33 33B 33 COVID y
GNW Worsley - Manchester 29/03/2020 M-S daytime to Worsley, and hrly E. Su hrly as far as Eccles incl E 246747 33 33B 33 COVID y
GNW Worsley - Manchester 14/04/2020 will run hrly, M-S daytime to Worsley, and hrly on E and Su as far as Eccles no tt COVID
GNW Worsley 31/05/2020 Ttable not back to normal: Ev30mins to Worsley but no variations in times M-F peaks. Hrly on Su to Eccles
GNW Worsley - Manchester 31/05/2020 largely return to normal, with some shorter running Times to reflect the level of traffic on the roads. M-S daytime ev30mins plus hrly ESu 246748 33 33B 33 COVID y
GNW Worsley 15/06/2020 No change from 31/5/2020
GNW Worsley - Manchester 15/06/2020 Now ev30mins, M-S, and every hr ESu 266008 33 33B 33 COVID y
GNW Eccles / Worsley - Manchester 01/08/2020 M-S daytime ev30mins; ESu hrly 266236 33 33B 33 COVID y
GNW Worsley 03/08/2020 GNW timetable: M-F 0715 ex MCR 5 mins earlier, Sat 1915 ex MCR 5 mins later
GNW Worsley - Manchester 01/09/2020 M-F times changed 20-SC-0428 33 33B 33 266431 y View timetable
GNW Worsley - Manchester 01/09/2020 M-F times changed 266345 33 33B 33 COVID y
GNW 31/01/2021 1848 M-F from Worsley is withdrawn. All other jnys remain unchanged. 21-SC-0041 33 33B 33 266816 Y View timetable
GNW Worsley 28/02/2021 You have GNW timetable: Day reduced to hourly (same as 2020 lockdown)
GNW 28/02/2021 STRIKE TT: hrly M-S daytime; Normal ESu service 266978 33 33B 33 COVID Y
GNW 19/04/2021 ev30mins M-S daytime; hrly ESu 21-SC-0360 33 33B 33 284054 Y View timetable
GNW Shudehill - Ordsall - Weaste - Eccles - Winton - Worsley 04/09/2022 Times changed.  22-SC-0474 33 33B 33 Y E View timetable
GNW Shudehill - Ordsall - Weaste - Eccles - Winton - Worsley 04/09/2022 Times changed.  22-SC-0474 33 33B E View timetable

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