Route 39
Route: Leigh - Atherton - Tyldesley - Boothstown - Swinton - Mcr Arndale
Route history
| Operator | Route | Change date | Change | Leaflet job no. | Routes listed | Envelope code | Licence no./notes | In collection | E-Version | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GMB | Leigh - Atherton - Tyldesley - Boothstown - Swinton - Mcr Arndale | 26/10/1986 | MF peak; 0652 0715 0745 1515 ev30mins 1645 IN; 1600 ev30mins 1730 OUT. First set down Swinton Market Place OUT | 5035 | 35 36 37 38 39 | 35L | 464 | Y | E | |
| GMB | Leigh - Atherton - Tyldesley - Boothstown - Swinton - Mcr Arndale | 02/02/1987 | Addtl football matches from Atherton S1325, midweek 1815 returns 1710S only. Haydock Races: from Arndale 2hrs before first race, return 30mins after last race | G870202 | 35 36 37 38 39 | 35L | Y | E | ||
| GMB | Leigh - Atherton - Tyldesley - Boothstown - Swinton - Mcr Arndale | 25/04/1987 | no apparent change | 5981 | 35 36 37 38 39 | 35L | Y | E | ||
| GMB | 27/09/1987 | no apparent change | G870927 | 35 36 37 38 39 | 35L | Y | ||||
| GMB | Leigh - Atherton - Tyldesley - Boothstown - Swinton - Mcr Arndale | 26/10/1987 | no apparent change | 6283 | 35 36 37 38 39 | 35L | Y | E | ||
| GMB | Leigh - Atherton - Tyldesley - Boothstown - Swinton - Mcr Arndale | 03/05/1988 | no apparent change | G880503 | 35 39 | 35L | Y | E | ||
| GMB | Leigh - Atherton - Tyldesley - Boothstown - Swinton - Mcr Arndale | 30/10/1988 | no change listed | 7215 | 35 36 37 38 39 | 35L | Y | E | ||
| GMB | Leigh - Atherton - Tyldesley - Boothstown - Swinton - Mcr Arndale | 04/02/1989 | no change listed | 7880 | 35 36 37 38 39 | 35L | Y | E | ||
| GMB | Leigh - Atherton - Tyldesley - Boothstown - Swinton - Mcr Arndale | 24/07/1989 | Commercial all stops MS peak: 0652 0705 1505 ev30mins 1635 IN. 0805 1605 ev30mins OUT plus Race and football buses | 9288 | 26 35 39 | 26L | Y | E | ||
| GMB | Leigh - Atherton - Tyldesley - Boothstown - Swinton - Mcr Arndale | 02/07/1990 | no changes listed | 9687 | 26 35 39 | 26L | Y | E | ||
| GMB | Leigh - Atherton - Tyldesley - Boothstown - Swinton - Mcr Arndale | 11/11/1991 | Timetable revised | 11738 | 26 35 39 | 26L | Y | E | ||
| GMB | Leigh - Atherton - Boothstown - Arndale | 24/11/1991 | no apparent change | G911124 | 35 39 | 35L | Y | |||
| GMB | Leigh - Atherton - Tyldesley - Boothstown - Swinton - Mcr Arndale | 30/03/1992 | Minor timetable revision | 12310 | 26 35 39 | 26L | Y | E | ||
| GMB | Leigh - Atherton - Tyldesley - Boothstown - Swinton - Mcr Arndale | 10/08/1992 | Addtl jnys | 12633 | 26 35 39 | 26L | Y | E | ||
| GMB | Leigh - Atherton - Tyldesley - Boothstown - Swinton - Mcr Arndale | 14/09/1992 | MF 1605 from Mcr WITHDRAWN | 12755 | 26 35 39 | 26L | Y | E | ||
| GMB | Leigh - Atherton - Tyldesley - Boothstown - Swinton - Mcr Arndale | 25/10/1992 | no changes listed | 12859 | 26 35 39 | 26L | Y | E | ||
| GMB | Leigh - Atherton - Tyldesley - Boothstown - Swinton - Mcr Arndale | 25/01/1993 | no changes listed | 13154 | 26 35 39 | 26L | Y | |||
| GMB | Leigh - Atherton - Tyldesley - Boothstown - Swinton - Mcr Arndale | 25/01/1993 | no changes listed | 13187 | 26 35 39 | 26L | Y | E | ||
| GMB | Leigh - Atherton - Tyldesley - Walkden - Swinton - Mcr Arndale | 15/03/1993 | Route & timetable revised, MS daytime ev30mins NESu | G930315 | 39 | 39L | Y | |||
| GMB | Leigh - Atherton - Tyldesley - Walkden - Swinton - Mcr Arndale | 15/03/1993 | Route and timetable revised | G930315 | 26 35 39 | 26L | Y | |||
| GMB | MANCHESTER - WALKDEN - LITTLE HULTON - Leigh | 15/03/1993 | Service revised to operate as service 37 to Little Hulton Labour Club, then via , Kenyon Way, Peel Lane, Mort Lane and as service 35 to Leigh. Basic half hourly frequency, M-S daytime. * Services 36-39 combine to provide a bus every 10 minutes between Manchester, Swinton and Walkden, M-S daytime, and a bus every 5 minutes during M-F peak periods. | GA930315 | 39 | 39L | Y | |||
| GMB | Leigh - Boothstown - Arndale | 12/06/1993 | timetable revised: M-S ev30mins. NESu. (combined Mcr- Walkden ev10mins daytime ; ESu ev20mins: 36 37 38 39) | G930612 | 39 | 39L | Y | |||
| GMB | Leigh - Tyldesley - Walkden - Mcr | 16/08/1993 | timetable revised. MS daytime ev30mins . NESu | G930816 | 39 | 39L | Y | |||
| GMB | Leigh - Boothstown - Arndale | 16/08/1993 | timetable revised | G930816 | 26 35 39 | 26L | Y | |||
| GMB | Leigh -ATHERTON - LITTLE HULTON - MANCHESTER | 16/08/1993 | The following journeys are withdrawn: 0729 Walkden - Leigh (M-F). 1708 Leigh - Swinton (M-F) 1738 Leigh - Walkden (M-S) 1808 Leigh - Tyldesley (M-F) | GA930816 | 39 | 39L | Y | |||
| GMB | Leigh - Tyldesley - Walkden - Mcr | 15/11/1993 | timetable revised. | G931115 | 39 | 39L | Y | |||
| GMN | Leigh - Tyldesley - Walkden - Mcr | 13/12/1993 | GMB to GMN | no tt | N | |||||
| GMN | Leigh - Tyldesley - Walkden - Mcr | 05/02/1996 | timetable revised. MS daytime ev10mins . ESu ev20mins | GN960205 | 39 | 39L | Y | |||
| GMN | Leigh - Tyldesley - Walkden - Mcr | 05/02/1996 | Timetable reissued | GN960205 | 39 | 39L | reissued | Y | E | |
| FM | Leigh - Tyldesley - Walkden - Mcr | 23/05/1996 | GM to FM | no tt | N | |||||
| FM | Leigh - Tyldesley - Walkden - Mcr | 01/07/1996 | Revised timetable : M-S daytime ev30mins. NESu | GM960701 | 39 | Y | ||||
| GM TIM | Wigan - Tamar - Leigh - Tyldesley - Walkden - Mcr | 30/09/1996 | Timetables and city routes changed. Extended to Wigan replacing service 658. MS daytime ev30mins. E hrly WN - LH 39 and LH - Picc 35. Su supported 35 Picc-LH GMB / TIM 39 LH- WN. Sch JIM Stones | 17103 | 35 39 | 35W | Y | |||
| GMB TIM | 30/09/1996 | 397 reprint | 17549 | 35 39 | 35W | 203 | Y | |||
| GMB | 30/09/1996 | Timetables and city routes changed. Extended to Wigan replacing service 658. Terminus in Mcr changed to Piccadilly | GM960930 | 35 39 | 35W | 203 | Y | |||
| GM TIM | Leigh - Tyldesley - Walkden - Mcr | 03/08/1997 | Curtailed LH - MCR. Replaced by 658. NESu | 17885 | 35 39 | 35W | Y | |||
| GM | Leigh - Tyldesley - Walkden - Mcr | 03/08/1997 | 298 reprint | 18331 | 35 39 | 35W | 298 reprint | Y | ||
| FM | Leigh - Tyldesley - Walkden - Mcr | 22/06/1998 | Timetable revised | 18612 | 35 39 | 35W | Y | |||
| FM | Leigh - Atherton - Tyldesley - Walkden - Swinton - Piccadilly | 07/09/1998 | reduced to hrly MS daytime. NESu. Some jnys divert at Atherton to Hag Fold and Bolton as route 29 | 18938 | 29 35 39 552 | 29B | Y | |||
| 07/09/1998 | 599 reprint | 19735 | 29 35 39 552 | 29B | 599 reprint | Y | ||||
| FM | Leigh - Atherton - Tyldesley - Walkden - Swinton - Piccadilly | 21/11/1999 | Journeys from Mcr no longer via Deansgate, now via Bridge Street & Salford Central Station. Times unchanged | 20312 | 29 35 39 552 | 29B | Y | |||
| FM | Leigh - Atherton - Tyldesley - Walkden - Swinton - Piccadilly | 21/02/2000 | MF0707 0807 retimed | 20656 | 29 39 | 29B | CL | Y | ||
| FM | Leigh - Atherton - Tyldesley - Walkden - Swinton - Piccadilly | 29/05/2000 | no change listed | 20874 | 29 35 39 552 | 29B | Y | |||
| FM | Leigh - Tyldesley - Walkden - Mcr | 03/09/2000 | Times changed - divert via Salford Shopping Precinct | 21235 | 35 39 | 35W | Y | E | ||
| FM | Leigh - Tyldesley - Walkden - Mcr | 07/09/2000 | S times republished | 21315 | 35 39 | 35W | CL | Y | ||
| FM | Leigh - Tyldesley - Walkden - Mcr | 29/01/2001 | no change listed | 21609 | 35 39 | 35W | Y | |||
| FM | Leigh - Tyldesley - Walkden - Mcr | 02/11/2001 | Late FS NIGHT supported jnys added: 0030 ev30mins 0200 to LHulton; 0230 0300 to Leigh. OUT only | 22531 | 35 39 | 35W | Y | |||
| FM | Leigh - Tyldesley - Walkden - Mcr | 30/11/2001 | All NIGHT jnys extended to Leigh: return jnys at 0130 0200 0230 to Picc | 22620 | 39 | 35W | CL | Y | ||
| FM | Leigh - Tyldesley - Walkden - Mcr | 25/02/2002 | Times changed. Divert via Salford Shopping City | 22837 | 35 39 | 35W | Y | E | ||
| FM | Leigh - Tyldesley - Walkden - Mcr | 29/03/2002 | no change listed | 23107 | 35 39 | 35W | Y | |||
| FM | Leigh - Tyldesley - Walkden - Mcr | 27/10/2002 | no change listed | 23427 | 35 39 | 35W | Y | |||
| FM | Leigh - Tyldesley - Walkden - Mcr | 27/06/2004 | no change listed | 24433 | 35 39 | 35W | Y | E | ||
| FM | Leigh - Tyldesley - Boothstown - Mcr | 25/07/2005 | MF times changed during summer to 2 Sept | 24957 | 35 39 | 35W | summer | Y | ||
| FM | Leigh - Tyldesley - Walkden - Mcr | 29/01/2006 | no change listed | 25236 | 35 39 | 35W | Y | E | View timetable | |
| FM | Leigh | 23/07/2006 | You have timetable for this (listed under 12). No apparent change to 39 | |||||||
| FM | Leigh - Tyldesley - Walkden - Mcr | 04/09/2006 | MF times changed: FS Night 0030 ev30mins 0330 OUT, 0130 0200 0230 IN | 25612 | 12 39 | 12L | Y | E | View timetable | |
| FM | Leigh - Tyldesley - Boothstown - Mcr | 04/09/2006 | 1206 reprint | 25814 /2 | 12 39 | 12L | Y | |||
| FM | Leigh - Tyldesley - Walkden - Mcr | 15/04/2007 | no change listed | 25951 | 12 39 | 12L | Y | E | View timetable | |
| FM | Leigh - Tyldesley - Walkden - Mcr | 23/07/2007 | MF peak times changed during Summer to 31 Aug | 26124 | 12 39 | 12L | summer | Y | ||
| FM | Leigh - Tyldesley - Walkden - Mcr | 28/10/2007 | no change listed | 26303 | 12 39 | 12L | Y | |||
| FM | Leigh - Tyldesley - Boothstown - Mcr | 28/10/2007 | 508 reprint | 26704 | 12 39 | 12L | 508 reprint | Y | ||
| FM | Leigh - Tyldesley - Walkden - Mcr | 06/07/2008 | Jnys from Mcr serve Shudehill interchange | 26760 | 12 39 | 12L | Y | E | ||
| FM | Leigh - Tyldesley - Walkden - Mcr | 20/07/2008 | 909 reprint | 27506 | 12 39 | 12L | 909 reprint | Y | ||
| FM | Leigh - Tyldesley - Boothstown - Mcr | 20/07/2008 | 509 reprint | 27506 | 12 39 | 12L | 509 reprint | Y | ||
| FM JPT | Leigh - Tyldesley - Walkden - Mcr | 14/02/2010 | Addtl JPT FS night jnys 0025 ev30mins 0325 OUT, 0125 ev30mins 0255 IN | 27736 | 12 39 | 12L | CL | Y | E | |
| FM | Leigh - Tyldesley - Walkden - Mcr | 14/05/2010 | Service 39 JPT journeys are withdrawn | 27878 | 12 39 | 12L | Y | E | ||
| FM | Leigh - Tyldesley - Walkden - Mcr | 31/08/2010 | no changes listed | 28045 | 12 39 | 12L | Y | |||
| FM | Leigh - Tyldesley - Walkden - Mcr | 04/09/2011 | no changes listed | 28500 | 12 39 | 12L | Y | E | ||
| FM | Leigh - Tyldesley - Walkden - Mcr | 29/01/2012 | no changes listed | 11-1206 | 12 39 | 12L | Y | E | View timetable | |
| FM | Leigh - Tyldesley - Swinton - Mcr | 22/07/2012 | NIGHT Bus: FS 0030 ev30mins from Picc; 0130 0200 0230 from LH | 12-0899 | 12 25 26 39 | 12L | Y | View timetable | ||
| FM | Leigh - Tyldesley - Walkden - Mcr | 02/09/2012 | no change listed | 12-1208 | 12 25 26 39 | 12L | Y | E | View timetable | |
| FM | Leigh - Tyldesley - Walkden - Mcr | 27/01/2013 | Rerouted via Salford Shopping Centre. | 12-1967 | 12 25 26 39 | 12L | Y | E | View timetable | |
| FM | Leigh - Tyldesley - Walkden - Mcr | 21/07/2013 | no change listed | 131257 | 12 25 26 39 | 12L | Y | E | ||
| FM | Leigh - Tyldesley - Walkden - Mcr | 01/09/2013 | no change listed | 13-1405 | 12 25 26 39 | 12L | Y | E | View timetable | |
| FM | Leigh - Tyldesley - Walkden - Mcr | 26/01/2014 | no change listed | 13-2213 | 12 25 26 39 | 12L | Y | E | View timetable | |
| FM | Leigh - Tyldesley - Walkden - Mcr | 27/04/2014 | Addtl 39 MF peak journeys between Leigh and Walkden and Mcr. Partly replacing some 12 jnys | 14-0402 | 12 25 26 39 | 12L | Y | E | View timetable | |
| FM | Leigh - Tyldesley - Walkden - Mcr | 27/07/2014 | Times change. Late night journeys on FS nights are retimed. | 14-1001 | 12 25 26 39 | 12L | summer | Y | E | View timetable |
| FM | Leigh - Tyldesley - Walkden - Mcr | 31/08/2014 | Timetable reverts after Summer plus addtl 0825 from LH | 12-1647 | 39 | 12L | CL | Y | E | View timetable |
| 31/08/2014 | 14-1434 | 12 25 26 39 | ????? | E | View timetable | |||||
| FM | Leigh - Tyldesley - Walkden - Mcr | 25/01/2015 | Minor timetable changes. | no tt | 12L | N | ||||
| FM | Leigh - Tyldesley - Walkden - Mcr | 12/04/2015 | MF morning jnys retimed: 0627 0640 0702 from LH, 0825 from Little Hulton. | 150403 | 12 25 26 39 | 12L | Y | |||
| 12/04/2015 | 15-0561 | 12 25 26 39 | E | View timetable | ||||||
| FM | Leigh - Tyldesley - Walkden - Mcr | 19/07/2015 | Temporary changes during Summer to 29 August | 150750 | 12 25 26 39 | 12L | summer | Y | ||
| FM | Leigh - Tyldesley - Walkden - Mcr | 30/08/2015 | normal timetable at the end of the Summer period. | 15-1178 | 12 25 26 39 | 12L | summer | Y | E | View timetable |
| FM | Leigh - Tyldesley - Walkden - Mcr | 25/10/2015 | MF morning jnys now direct via Broad St not Irlam o'th 'heights renumbered X39 | 15-1458 | 12 25 26 39 X39 | 12L | Y | E | View timetable | |
| FM | Leigh - Tyldesley - Walkden - Mcr | 24/01/2016 | no changes listed to night services | 15-1888 | 12 25 26 39 X39 | 12L | Y | E | View timetable | |
| FM | Leigh – Tyldesley – Little Hulton – Walkden - Swinton - Mcr | 03/04/2016 | Service WITHDRAWN Commercial First Night services operating FS night/SSu early morning WITHDRAWN. TfGM removed the support for Night services 8 & 39 from 30/01/15 to achieve budgetary savings. First subsequently continued to provide the night 8, 36 and 39 on a commercial basis. Vantage V1 and V2 operate upto midnight outbound from the city. First outbound service 0500 M-F, 0700 S, 0800 SuPH. New M-F E peak jnys from Mcr-Leigh to complement the inbound am peak jnys. All jnys diverted via Old Clough La and East Lancashire Rd, no longer serving Swinton and renumbered X39. Alternative First services 36, 37 and 38 between Mcr and Swinton. Route WITHDRAWN | 16-0320 | 35 X39 | 35 | Y | E | View timetable |