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Route 409

Route: Ashton - Oldham - Royton - Rochdale

Route history

Operator Route Change date Change Leaflet job no. Routes listed Envelope code Licence no./notes In collection E-Version Link
GMB Ashton - Oldham - Royton - Rochdale 26/10/1986 Linked to 410: each ev15mins daytime. ESu ev20mins 5409 409 410 409 Y P
GMB Ashton - Oldham - Royton - Rochdale 26/10/1986 1086 reprint 5409 409 410 409 1086 reprint Y P
GMB Ashton - Oldham - Royton - Rochdale 26/10/1986 1286 reprint 5409 409 410 409 1286 reprint Y P
GMB Ashton - Oldham - Royton - Rochdale 26/10/1986 387 reprint 5942 409 410 409 387 reprint Y
GMB Ashton - Oldham - Royton - Rochdale 06/09/1987 no change listed G870906 409 410 409 Y E
GMB 27/09/1987 no change listed G870927 409 410 409 Y E
GMB Ashton - Oldham - Royton - Rochdale 06/12/1987 no change listed G871206 409 410 409 Y E
GMB Ashton - Oldham - Royton - Rochdale 02/01/1989 timetables revised 7468 409 410 409 Y E
GMB Ashton - Oldham - Royton - Rochdale 02/01/1989 689 reprint 8317 409 410 409 689 reprint Y
GMB Ashton - Oldham - Royton - Rochdale 02/01/1989 timetables revised G890102 409 410 409 Y E
GMB Ashton - Oldham - Royton - Rochdale 08/01/1990 409 timetable revised 410 withdrawn and replaced by occasional 410 Oldham - Rochdale 9076 409 410 409 Y E
??? Oldham - Royton - Rochdale 26/02/1990 409 M-S daytime ev30mins0755 - 1605 from RE typed 409 409 Y
Ashton - Oldham - Royton - Rochdale 15/10/1990 409 timetable revised Main 409 410 service GMB with addtl ROS and Pennine Blue jnys. 10073 409 410 409 Y
Ashton - Oldham - Royton - Rochdale 17/12/1990 MF jnys withdrawn
BEE Ashton - Oldham - Royton - Rochdale 06/01/1991 Additional jny introduced
DEN Ashton - Oldham - Royton - Rochdale 04/03/1991 NEW; Ashton-Under-Lyne - Oldham jnys introduced
Ashton - Oldham - Royton - Rochdale 22/04/1991 Some jnys now Beeline
GMB Ashton - Oldham - Royton - Rochdale 05/08/1991 Some 409 jnys withdrawn. Addtl Bee Line, Pennine Blue and Dennis services 11313 409 410 409 Y
BEE Ashton - Oldham - Royton - Rochdale 23/09/1991 Rochdale to Ashton Additional MF Daytime jnys introduced
GMB Ashton - Oldham - Royton - Rochdale 24/11/1991 Additional jnys introduced Bee GMB DEN ROS HYN all operate on these routes 11829 409 410 409 Y
Ashton - Oldham - Royton - Rochdale 06/01/1992 Additional jnys: DEN GMB HYN ROS BEE 12010 409 410 409 Y E
Ashton - Oldham - Royton - Rochdale 06/07/1992 minor tt revised 409 12571 409 410 409 Y E
BEE Ashton - Oldham - Royton - Rochdale 09/11/1992 Some BEE jnys withdrawn 12929 409 410 409 Y E
BBC ROS Ashton - Oldham - Royton - Rochdale 29/03/1993 minor tt revised 409. DEN BEE GMB ROS 13386 409 410 409 Y E
Ashton - Oldham - Royton - Rochdale 26/07/1993 Minor tt revision 409 13659 409 410 409 Y p
GMB Ashton - Oldham - Royton - Rochdale 20/09/1993 Additional jnys introduced between Thornham & Ashton under Lyne. GMB BEE ROS 13875 409 410 409 Y p
GMB Ashton - Oldham - Royton - Rochdale 14/11/1993 ESu revised Additional jnys introduced. GMB ROS BEE 14004 409 410 409 Y p
GMB Ashton - Oldham - Royton - Rochdale 14/11/1993 ESu revised Additional jnys introduced. GMB ROS BEE 14004 409 410 409 Y E
Ashton - Oldham - Royton - Rochdale 21/03/1994 409 410 revised tt. BEE GMN ROS 14420 409 410 409 Y p
GMN Ashton - Oldham - Royton - Rochdale 07/11/1994 M-S E service revised 409. 15061 409 410 409 Y E
BEE/GMN/ ROS Ashton - Oldham - Royton - Rochdale 27/03/1995 Operator revised
GMN Ashton - Oldham - Royton - Rochdale 15/05/1995 Timetable reissued GN950515 409 410 409 Y E
GMN Ashton - Oldham - Royton - Rochdale 29/01/1996 Timetable reissued GN960129 409 409 Y E
GMN Ashton - Oldham - Royton - Rochdale 13/05/1996 Timetable reissued GN960513 409 409 Y E
GMN Ashton - Oldham - Royton - Rochdale 30/09/1996 Timetable reissued GN960930 409 409 Y E
GMN Ashton - Oldham - Royton - Rochdale 13/10/1997 Timetable reissued GN971013 409 409 Y
FM ROS Ashton - Oldham - Royton - Rochdale 27/04/1998 Additional jnys introduced on MF F980427 409 409 Y
GMB Uni Ashton - Oldham - Royton - Rochdale 29/06/1998 MF daytime frequency slightly reduced. 18680 409 409 Y E
Pioneer Ashton - Oldham - Royton - Rochdale 09/10/1998
Ashton - Oldham - Royton - Rochdale 24/01/1999 Minor tt changes. Addtl UNI jnys 19302 409 409 Y E
Ashton - Oldham - Royton - Rochdale 27/06/1999 UNI revised with some jnys withdrawn 19761 409 409 Y P
FM UNI Ashton - Oldham - Royton - Rochdale 09/10/1999 UNI jnys retimed 20119 409 409 Y E
FM UNI Ashton - Oldham - Royton - Rochdale 09/10/1999 100 reprint 20537 409 409 100 reprint Y P
FM SM Ashton - Oldham - Royton - Rochdale 24/07/2000 Stagecoach having taken over Universal buses. Jnys retimed 21086 409 409 Y E
FM SM Ashton - Oldham - Royton - Rochdale 03/09/2000 Stagecoach MF jnys withdrawn 21266 409 409 CL Y E
FM MRT Ashton - Oldham - Royton - Rochdale 14/01/2001 Stagecoach jnys withdrawn . Minor time changes 21888 409 409 Y
FM MRT Ashton - Oldham - Royton - Rochdale 27/05/2001 Stagecoach jnys withdrawn . Minor time changes 22045 409 409 Y E
FM MRT Ashton - Oldham - Royton - Rochdale 29/07/2001 Minor timetable changes . 0835 Sch by MRT Om to RE 22349 409 409 Y E
FM MRT Ashton - Oldham - Royton - Rochdale 29/07/2001 1001 reprint 22496 409 409 1001 reprint Y
FM Ashton - Oldham - Royton - Rochdale 29/03/2002 Minor change to PH Times 22938 409 409 Y E
FM Ashton - Oldham - Royton - Rochdale 02/09/2002 MF Times changed 23287 409 409 Y E
FM Ashton - Oldham - Royton - Rochdale 01/09/2003 Unknown change: change leaflet 24307 amends timetable of this date 409
FM Ashton - Oldham - Royton - Rochdale 01/03/2004 Changes to S jnys. 24307 409 409 CL Y E
FM Ashton - Oldham - Royton - Rochdale 01/03/2004 2325 RE to Oldham extended to Ashton MS 24426 409 409 /25 Y E
FM Ashton - Oldham - Royton - Rochdale 03/04/2005 Addtl SuPH daytime jnys now ev15mins not ev20 mins 24780 409 409 Y E
FM Ashton - Oldham - Royton - Rochdale 18/04/2005 MF Times changed 24873 409 409 Y E
FM Ashton - Oldham - Royton - Rochdale 18/04/2005 206 reprint 25338 /2 409 409 206 reprint Y P
FM Ashton - Oldham - Royton - Rochdale 18/04/2005 506 reprint 25451 /17 409 409 506 reprint Y
FM Ashton - Oldham - Royton - Rochdale 18/04/2005 806 reprint 25642 /04 409 409 806 reprint Y P
FM Ashton - Oldham - Royton - Rochdale 18/04/2005 407 reprint 26037 409 409 407 reprint Y
FM Ashton - Oldham - Royton - Rochdale 29/01/2007 Extra early and late pm jnys 25858 409 409 Y E View timetable
FM Ashton - Oldham - Royton - Rochdale 29/10/2007 Addtl MF jnys 0459 0529 from OM to Ashton; 0450 0520 OM to RE 26300 409 409 CL Y E
FM Ashton - Oldham - Royton - Rochdale 29/10/2007 108 reprint 26540 409 409 108 reprint Y E
FM Ashton - Oldham - Royton - Rochdale 29/10/2007 Extra early MF jnys 26540 409 409 Y
FM Ashton - Oldham - Royton - Rochdale 29/10/2007 408 reprint 26679 409 409 408 reprint Y
FM Ashton - Oldham - Royton - Rochdale 29/10/2007 708 reprint 26837 409 409 708 reprint Y
FM Ashton - Oldham - Royton - Rochdale 29/10/2007 1108 reprint 27047 409 409 1108 reprint Y P
FM Ashton - Oldham - Royton - Rochdale 19/04/2009 Times changed 27254 409 409 Y P
FM Ashton - Oldham - Royton - Rochdale 19/04/2009 210 reprint 27778 409 409 210 reprint Y E
FM Ashton - Oldham - Royton - Rochdale 19/04/2009 510 reprint 27909 409 409 510 reprint Y
FM Ashton - Oldham - Royton - Rochdale 24/10/2010 No change listed 28125 409 S49 409 Y E View timetable
FM Ashton - Oldham - Royton - Rochdale 08/05/2011 Route change at Oldham Town Centre due to Metrolink works. Times changed 28424 409 409 Y E
FM Ashton - Oldham - Royton - Rochdale 04/09/2011 Times changed 28517 409 409 Y E
FM Ashton - Oldham - Royton - Rochdale 15/04/2012 Minor changes MF Times 12-0384 409 409 Y P View timetable
FM Ashton - Oldham - Royton - Rochdale 15/04/2012 213 reprint 130160 409 409 213 reprint Y
FM Ashton - Oldham - Royton - Rochdale 15/04/2012 913 reprint 131673 409 409 913 reprint Y P
FM Ashton - Oldham - Royton - Rochdale 01/03/2014 Route changed between Oldham Road/Wilshaw Lane and Ashton due to road works on Oldham Road.
FM Ashton - Oldham - Royton - Rochdale 27/07/2014 Times changed during the Summer period from 27 July to 30 August 2014 no tt 409 409 summer n
FM Ashton - Oldham - Royton - Rochdale 31/08/2014 Times changed with Addtl jnys 14-1192 409 409 Y View timetable
FM Ashton - Oldham - Royton - Rochdale 31/08/2014 415 reprint 150593 409 409 415 reprint Y E
FM Ashton - Oldham - Royton - Rochdale 02/11/2014 Addtl MF 1852 from Rochdale to Oldham. MF jnys at 1836 and 1844 from Ashton to Oldham are replaced by a single jny at 1840. 
FM Ashton - Oldham - Royton - Rochdale 25/10/2015 Times changed with additional early morning and late evening jnys introduced throughout the week. 15-1453 409 409 Y View timetable
FM Ashton - Oldham - Royton - Rochdale 24/01/2016 Minor timetable changes on SuPH. daytime jnys from Oldham towards Ashton and towards Rochdale will run two mins later throughout the jny. 16-0041 409 409 Y View timetable
FM Ashton - Oldham - Royton - Rochdale 24/07/2016 Times changed including temporary changes during the Summer period from 24 July to 3 September 2016. Times changed MS E now ev30mins. 16-0695 409 409 Y View timetable
FM Ashton - Oldham - Royton - Rochdale 29/01/2017 Some MF jnys are retimed. 16-1654 409 409 Y View timetable
FM Ashton - Oldham - Royton - Rochdale 08/04/2018 Times changed 18-0269 409 409 Y View timetable
FM Ashton - Oldham - Royton - Rochdale 22/07/2018 Summer timetable M-F until 1/9/2018 18-0740 409 View timetable
FM Ashton - Oldham - Royton - Rochdale 28/10/2018 by First ManchesteMinor timetable changes. New 409 timetable 18-1381 409 409 Y View timetable
FM Ashton - Oldham - Royton - Rochdale 27/01/2019 Times changed on MF 18-1811 409 409 Y View timetable
FM Ashton - Oldham - Royton - Rochdale 28/04/2019 Minor timetable changes on M-F. New 409 timetable 19-0393 409 409 Y P View timetable
FM Ashton - Oldham - Royton - Rochdale 21/07/2019 Summer service MF changes untiLCC 31 August 19-SC-0020 summer View timetable
FM Rochdale - Oldham -Ashton 27/10/2019 Minor M-F times changed 19-SC-0356 409 409 246612 Y View timetable
FM Rochdale - Oldham -Ashton 23/03/2020 SuBH ev15mins daytime; E ev30mins 265636 409 409 Y
FM Rochdale - Oldham -Ashton 23/03/2020 S services will be operate on M-Fs on Oldham depot services with some extra morning journeys. S daytime at frequent intervals; E ev30mins 265637 409 409 Y
FM Rochdale - Oldham -Ashton 23/03/2020 M-F : S services will be operate on M-Fs on Oldham depot services with some extra morning journeys. 265638 409 409 Y
FM Rochdale - Oldham -Ashton 29/03/2020 M-F daytime ev15mins; E ev30mins 265639 409 409 Y
FM Rochdale - Oldham -Ashton 05/04/2020 Daily ev20mins daytime. E ev30mins 265640 409 409 Y
FM Rochdale - Oldham -Ashton 09/04/2020 Easter Daily ev20mins. E ev30mins 265641 409 409 Y
FM Rochdale - Oldham -Ashton 11/04/2020 Additional jnys on Good Friday and Easter M-support NHS key workers. 05:13 06:03 06:43 07:03 Rochdale to Ashton via Oldham 409 05:00 06:00 06:40 Ashton to Rochdale via Oldham no tt 409 409
FM Rochdale - Oldham -Ashton 19/04/2020 M-S daytime ev20mins. ESu ev30mins 265642 409 409 Y
FM Rochdale - Oldham -Ashton 03/05/2020 Daily ev20mins. E ev30mins 265643 409 409 Y
FM Rochdale - Oldham -Ashton 08/05/2020 409: 0515, 0545 ,0615, 0645, 0715 and 0743 from Rochdale to Ashton; 0540, 0610, 0640, 0710, 0740 and 0754 from Oldham to Ashton; 0500, 0600, 0630, 0700 and 0740 from Ashton to Rochdale; 0517, 0547, 0617, 0647, 0717 and 0741 from Oldham to Rochdale no tt 409
FM Rochdale - Oldham -Ashton 31/05/2020 Ev 7-8 mins M-F daytime services; ev15mins S daytime services; ev20mins Su daytime services; ev30mins E services 265420 409 409 Y
FM Rochdale - Oldham -Ashton 14/06/2020 0539 Oldham to Ashton extended to start from Thornham at 0520    266002 409 409 Y
FM Rochdale - Oldham -Ashton 27/07/2020 some changes to the M - F Timetable. Frequency not affected. 266232 409 409 Y
FM Rochdale - Oldham -Ashton 30/08/2020 Times changed 20-SC-0433 409 409 266549 Y View timetable
FM Rochdale - Oldham -Ashton 30/08/2020 services retimed: Earlier journeys introduced on Su 266270 409 409 Y
FM 31/01/2021 M-F daytime reduced to ev10mins (from ev 7/8 mins) 21-SC-0044 409 409 266938 Y View timetable
FM 11/04/2021 M-F daytime services increased to 7/8 mins 21-SC-0346 409 409 284130 Y View timetable
FM Rochdale - Royton - Oldham - Hathershaw - Ashton-under-Lyne 25/07/2021 Addtl journeys introduced 10 May 2021 to provide extra capacity at peak times are withdrawn 21-SC-0500 409 View timetable
FM Rochdale - Royton - Oldham - Hathershaw - Ashton-under-Lyne 29/08/2021 M-S E service improved with later jnys: 23:25 Rochdale to Oldham and Ashton 23:50 Oldham to Ashton 23:55 Rochdale to Oldham 23:10 Ashton to Oldham and Rochdale 23:27 Oldham to Rochdale 23:40 and 00:10 Ashton to Oldham  21-SC-0618 409 Y View timetable
FM Ashton-under-Lyne - Hathershaw - Oldham - Royton - Rochdale 03/10/2021 Times of M-F daytime journeys changed.  21-SC-0716 409 Y View timetable
FM Rochdale - Royton - Oldham - Hathershaw - Ashton-under-Lyne 16/01/2022 Times are changed. 21-SC-0816 409 E View timetable
FM Rochdale - Royton - Oldham - Hathershaw - Ashton-under-Lyne 30/10/2022 Some early morning and late evening jnys are withdrawn.  22-SC-0564 409 E View timetable
15/01/2023 Early morning and late evening jnys withdrawn in October are reinstated 23-SC-0038 409 N E View timetable

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