Route 42
Route: Stockport - Heaton Mersey - East Didsbury -Rusholme - Picc/Cross St
Route history
| Operator | Route | Change date | Change | Leaflet job no. | Routes listed | Envelope code | Licence no./notes | In collection | E-Version | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUL | Stockport - Levenshulme - Longsight - Piccadilly - Univ - Withington - Didsbury - East Didsbury - Stockport | 02/04/1991 | New MS daytime circular service in both directions | no tt | 42 | 42S | 9477 | N | ||
| BUL | Stockport - Levenshulme - Longsight - Piccadilly - Univ - Withington - Didsbury - East Didsbury - Stockport | 06/08/1991 | Addtl Stockport - Mcr service (which way??) | no tt | 42 | 42S | 9930 | N | ||
| BUL | Stockport - Levenshulme - Longsight - Piccadilly - Univ - Withington - Didsbury - East Didsbury - Stockport | 24/02/1992 | MS daytime ev20mins NESu: IN VIA Piccadilly - terminus Cross St OUT via Albert Sq | B920224 | 42 | 42S | 9477 | Y | E | |
| BUL | Stockport - Levenshulme - Longsight - Piccadilly - Univ - Withington - Didsbury - East Didsbury - Stockport | 11/01/1993 | no apparent change | B930111 | 42 | 42S | 9477 | Y | ||
| BUL | Stockport - Heaton Mersey - East Didsbury -Rusholme - Picc - Cross St - Albert Sq - circ | 12/09/1994 | Now MS daytime ev13/17 mins; plus E ev30mins to ED. Nsu | B940912 | 42 | 42S | 9477 | Y | E | |
| SM | Piccadilly - Univ - Withington - Didsbury - East Didsbury - Stockport | 02/03/1995 | M-F 0805 0815 0935 from Stockport; 1015-1815 ev30mins from ED; E frequent service from Owens Park plus 1910 hrly 0210 from ED plus Night 0220 0230 0240 from Picc - ST. | SM950302 | 42 43 | 42S | 15827 | Y | ||
| BUL FIN M&W | Stockport - Heaton Mersey - East Didsbury -Rusholme - Picc/Cross St | 23/03/1995 | Commercial MS daytime combined at lEast ev 5mins: BUL to Picc or Cross St. FIN to Picc. ESu BULL ev30mins to Picc. Mayall&Walsh run two withflow jnys to Stockport MF0741 0801 S 0956 1016 SuBH 1005 1035 IN; MS 1650 1710 SuPH 1646 1716 OUT | 16341 | 42 45 | 42S | Y | |||
| FIN | Stockport - East Didsbury - Rusholme - Piccadilly | 17/09/1995 | 42 42X 49 summary timetable: M-F daytime bus ev 10mins ED-Picc: extn Stockport ev30mins 42; extn Cheadle ev30mins 49; rest 42X, M-S E 42X ED-Picc ev30mins. upto 0226 from Picc. SSu daytime ev30mins 42X | F950995 | 42 42X 49 | 42E | 11439 | Y | ||
| BUL | Piccadilly - Univ - Withington - Didsbury - East Didsbury - Stockport | 18/09/1995 | Addtl service Mcr - ED 15827 | no tt | 42 | 42S | 15827 | N | ||
| BUL | Piccadilly - Univ - Withington - Didsbury - East Didsbury - Stockport | 05/11/1995 | Su service added Mcr - Stockport Warren St 0935-1635 ev30mins : E ev30mins from ED1835 - 2235 | BU951105 | 42 | 42S | 16188 | Y | ||
| BUL FIN SM | Stockport - Heaton Mersey - East Didsbury -Rusholme - Picc/Cross St | 02/09/1996 | timetables revised | 16990 | 42 45 | 42S | Y | N | ||
| BUL FIN SM | Stockport - Heaton Mersey - East Didsbury -Rusholme - Picc/Cross St | 08/09/1997 | Addtl SM service replacing 45 ev10mins, FIN ev30mins, BUL 4per hr. All to Piccadilly. ESu ev30mins SM, BUL E hrly. ev30 mins Su daytime, | 18274 | 42 | 42S | Y | |||
| SM | Stockport - Heaton Mersey - East Didsbury - Rusholme - Victoria Stn | 08/09/1997 | 45 WITHDRAWN and replaced by addtl SM 42 jnys. | SM970908 | 42 | 42S | Y | |||
| BUL FIN SM | Stockport - Heaton Mersey - East Didsbury -Rusholme - Picc/Cross St | 01/03/1998 | E jnys from Mcr to Stockport retimed | 18302 | 42 | 42S | Y | |||
| SM | Stockport - Heaton Mersey - East Didsbury -Rusholme - Picc/Cross St | 01/03/1998 | E jnys from Mcr to Stockport retimed | SM980301 | 42 | 42S | Y | |||
| BUL | Piccadilly - Univ - Withington - Didsbury - East Didsbury - Stockport | 25/04/1998 | Some jnys diverted to Albert Sq | no tt | 42 | 42S | 15827 | N | ||
| BUL FIN SM | Stockport - Heaton Mersey - East Didsbury -Rusholme - Picc/Cross St | 06/09/1998 | Times changed E and early mornings | 18860 | 42 | 42S | Y | |||
| BUL | Piccadilly - Univ - Withington - Didsbury - East Didsbury - Stockport | 01/11/1998 | Addtl jnys diverted to Albert Sq. Su service no longer serves Warren St | no tt | 42 | 42S | 15827 | N | ||
| BUL FIN SM | Stockport - Heaton Mersey - East Didsbury -Rusholme - Picc/Cross St | 30/11/1998 | Minor timetable changes to SM jnys | 19101 | 42 | 42S | Y | |||
| BUL FIN SM | Stockport - Heaton Mersey - East Didsbury -Rusholme - Picc/Cross St | 25/04/1999 | no change listed | 19551 | 42 142 | 42S | Y | |||
| BUL FIN SM | Stockport - Heaton Mersey - East Didsbury -Rusholme - Picc/Cross St | 05/09/1999 | Some MS daytime FIN jnys retimed. E BUL jnys after 1910MF 1800 S WITHDRAWN. Some BUL jnys ev20mins terminate at Albert Sq. | 20008 | 42 | 42S | Y | E | ||
| BUL FIN SM | Stockport - Heaton Mersey - East Didsbury -Rusholme - Picc/Cross St | 21/11/1999 | Some BUL jnys to Albert Sq extend to Cross St. MF 0658 Stockport - Picc run 5 mins earlier. Other minor timetable changes | 20307 | 42 | 42S | Y | |||
| BUL | Piccadilly - Univ - Withington - Didsbury - East Didsbury - Stockport | 29/11/1999 | Some jnys extended to Cross St | no tt | 42 | 42S | 15827 | N | ||
| BUL FIN SM | Stockport - Heaton Mersey - East Didsbury -Rusholme - Picc/Cross St | 23/04/2000 | BUL jnys to Cross St now via Fountain St and Cannon St not Albert Sq and renumbered 142. Times changed | 20822 | 42 142 | 42S | Y | |||
| BUL FIN SM | Stockport - Heaton Mersey - East Didsbury -Rusholme - Picc/Cross St | 23/04/2000 | Replacement | 21034 | 42 142 | 42S | Replacement | Y | p | |
| BUL FIN SM | Stockport - Heaton Mersey - East Didsbury -Rusholme - Piccadilly | 04/09/2000 | Some FIN jnys WITHDRAWN - no S jnys. Times of BUL jnys revised, all to/from Piccadilly as 42 replacing 142. Addtl PH services by Fin ev20mins, SM ev30mins, BUL 2 per hr. NE. | 21319 | 42 142 | 42S | Y | |||
| BUL FIN SM | Stockport - Heaton Mersey - East Didsbury -Rusholme - Piccadilly | 17/09/2000 | minor timetable revisions | 21319 | 42 142 | 42S | Y | |||
| BUL FIN SM | Stockport - Heaton Mersey - East Didsbury -Rusholme - Piccadilly | 23/04/2001 | Some BUL jnys WITHDRAWN on Sch days | 21972 | 42 | 42S | Y | |||
| UKN | 14/09/2001 | At lEast ev10mins | UK010914 | 41 42 43 44 46 | 41S | Y | E | |||
| BUL FIN SM | Stockport - Heaton Mersey - East Didsbury -Rusholme - Piccadilly | 16/09/2001 | Times of SM jnys changed | 22417 | 42 | 42S | Y | |||
| BUL FIN SM | Stockport - Heaton Mersey - East Didsbury -Rusholme - Piccadilly | 23/09/2001 | Times of BUL jnys changed | 22492 | 42 | 42S | Y | E | ||
| BUL FIN SM | Stockport - Heaton Mersey - East Didsbury -Rusholme - Piccadilly | 29/03/2002 | Addtl PH 0905 from Stockport to Mcr | 23084 | 42 | 42S | Y | |||
| BUL SM | Stockport - Heaton Mersey - East Didsbury -Rusholme - Piccadilly | 22/07/2002 | FIN jnys WITHDRAWN | 23146 | 42 | 42S | Y | |||
| BUL SM | Stockport - Heaton Mersey - East Didsbury -Rusholme - Piccadilly | 22/07/2002 | SM times changed | 23352 | 42 | 42S | Y | E | ||
| BUL SM | Stockport - Heaton Mersey - East Didsbury -Rusholme - Piccadilly | 27/04/2003 | Times of E jnys revised | 23755 | 42 | 42S | Y | |||
| BUL SM | Stockport - Heaton Mersey - East Didsbury -Rusholme - Piccadilly | 14/09/2003 | Times changed | 24016 | 42 | 42S | Y | |||
| BUL SM | Piccadilly - Univ - Withington - Didsbury - East Didsbury | 25/01/2004 | BUL jnys no longer serve Stockport - curtailed at Eddisbury | 24170 | 42 | 42S | 15827 | Y | E | |
| SM | Stockport - Heaton Mersey - East Didsbury -Rusholme - Piccadilly | 25/01/2004 | 204 reprint | 24239 /21 | 42 | 42S | 204 reprint | Y | ||
| SM | Stockport - Heaton Mersey - East Didsbury -Rusholme - Piccadilly | 14/06/2004 | MF times changed during Summer to 3 Sept | 24361 | 42 | 42S | summer | Y | ||
| SM | Stockport - Heaton Mersey - East Didsbury -Rusholme - Piccadilly | 03/04/2005 | times changed | 24800 | 42 | 42S | Y | |||
| SM | Stockport - Heaton Mersey - East Didsbury -Rusholme - Piccadilly | 13/06/2005 | MF times changed during Summer to 2 Sept | 24880 | 42 | 42S | CL Summer | Y | ||
| SM UKN | Stockport - Heaton Mersey - East Didsbury -Rusholme - Piccadilly | 23/09/2005 | addtl FS NIGHT jnys by UKN 0200 ev20mins 0300 from Palace Theatre | 25036 | 42 | 42S | Y | View timetable | ||
| SM UKN | Stockport - Heaton Mersey - East Didsbury -Rusholme - Piccadilly | 23/09/2005 | 206 reprint | 25338 /4 | 42 | 42S | 206 reprint | Y | ||
| SM UKN | Stockport - Heaton Mersey - East Didsbury -Rusholme - Piccadilly | 03/09/2006 | MF morning times changed. PH times changed with addtl E jnys - all to Su times. NIGHT jnys now 0242 02458 from Palace Theatre - ST | 25613 | 42 | 42S | Y | E | ||
| SM | Stockport - Heaton Mersey - East Didsbury -Rusholme - Piccadilly | 16/02/2007 | UKN jnys WITHDRAWN | 25920 | 42 | 42S | Y | E | ||
| SM | Stockport - Heaton Mersey - East Didsbury -Rusholme - Piccadilly | 02/07/2007 | MF times changed during Summer to 2 Sept | 26067 | 42 | 42S | summer | Y | ||
| SM | Stockport - Heaton Mersey - East Didsbury -Rusholme - Piccadilly | 02/09/2007 | times changed | 26230 | 42 | 42S | Y | |||
| SM | Stockport - Heaton Mersey - East Didsbury -Rusholme - Piccadilly | 30/03/2008 | addtl jnys S morning times changed | 26579 | 42 | 42S | Y | E | ||
| SM | Stockport - Heaton Mersey - East Didsbury -Rusholme - Piccadilly | 30/03/2008 | 908 reprint | 26957 | 42 | 42S | 908 reprint | Y | ||
| SM | Stockport - Heaton Mersey - East Didsbury -Rusholme - Piccadilly | 30/03/2008 | 109 reprint | 27154 | 42 | 42S | 109 reprint | Y | ||
| BUL | Piccadilly - Univ - Withington - Didsbury - East Didsbury | 08/08/2008 | BUL jnys sold to SM and incorporated into SM service | no tt | 42 | 42S | 15827 | N | ||
| SM | Stockport - Heaton Mersey - East Didsbury -Rusholme - Piccadilly | 19/04/2009 | MS times changed | 27221 | 42 | 42S | Y | E | View timetable | |
| SM | Stockport - Heaton Mersey - East Didsbury -Rusholme - Piccadilly | 26/07/2010 | MF times changed during Summer to 2 Sept. Generally reduced to ev20mins | 27960 | 42 | 42S | summer | Y | E | |
| SM | Stockport - Heaton Mersey - East Didsbury -Rusholme - Piccadilly | 05/09/2010 | Times changed | 28054 | 42 | 42S | Y | E | ||
| SM | Stockport - Heaton Mersey - East Didsbury -Rusholme - Piccadilly | 04/09/2011 | 412 reprint | 120544 | 42 | 42S | 412 reprint | Y | ||
| SM | Stockport - Heaton Mersey - East Didsbury -Rusholme - Piccadilly | 04/09/2011 | MS early E jnys retimed. | 121391 | 42 | 42S | 912 reprint | Y | ||
| SM | Stockport - Heaton Mersey - East Didsbury -Rusholme - Piccadilly | 04/09/2011 | MS early E jnys retimed. Hybrid Green leaflet | 28545 | 42 | 42S | Y | E | View timetable | |
| FIN SM | Stockport - Mcr. | 17/06/2012 | Times changed. Temporary Summer also timetable introduced running until 1 September 2012. | no tt | 42 | 42S | summer | N | ||
| FIN | Stockport/East Didsbury – Mcr | 07/01/2013 | Times changed. E NIGHT SuPH jnys by Finglands WITHDRAWN. | 12-1887 | 42 | 42S | Y | E | View timetable | |
| SM | Stockport - Heaton Mersey - East Didsbury -Rusholme - Piccadilly | 27/01/2013 | Minor changes SuPH | 13-0096 | 42 | 42S | Y | E | View timetable | |
| SM | Stockport - Mcr | 27/01/2013 | Some early morning and early evening journeys are retimed on SuPH. | 13-0103 | 42 142 | 42S | Y | View timetable | ||
| SM | East Didsbury -Rusholme - Piccadilly | 27/01/2013 | 1113 reprint | 131946 | 42 | 42S | 1113 reprint | Y | ||
| SM | Stockport - Heaton Mersey - East Didsbury -Rusholme - Piccadilly | 27/01/2013 | 314 reprint | 140450 | 42 | 42S | 314 reprint | Y | ||
| SM | Stockport - Heaton Mersey - East Didsbury -Rusholme - Piccadilly | 27/01/2013 | 914 reprint | 141354 | 42 142 | 42S | 914 reprint | Y | ||
| SM | Stockport - Heaton Mersey - East Didsbury -Rusholme - Piccadilly | 27/01/2013 | 115 reprint | 150106 | 42 | 42S | 115 reprint | Y | ||
| SM | Stockport - Heaton Mersey - East Didsbury -Rusholme - Piccadilly | 27/01/2013 | 815 reprint | 151327 | 42 | 42S | 815 reprint | Y | ||
| SM | Stockport - Mcr | 21/07/2013 | Times changed during Summer to 31 August | no tt | 42 | 42S | summer | N | ||
| SM | Piccadilly - Phoenix - Rusholme - Didsbury (School Lane) - East Didsbury - Stockport (Bus Station) | 09/06/2014 | Dally early journeys between Mcr and East Didsbury (Three Jnys start at MiIlgate Lane) Some late-night Journeys WITHDRAWN during University holidays | no tt | 42 | 42S | summer | N | ||
| SM | Stockport - Mcr | 20/07/2014 | MF times changed during Summer to 30 August. | no tt | 42 | 42S | summer | N | ||
| SM | Stockport – Mcr | 31/08/2014 | Journeys towards Stockport are rerouted to run via Heaton Lane and Mersey Square. The normal timetable is also reintroduced following the Summer period. | 141334 | 42 142 | |||||
| SM | Stockport - Mcr | 26/07/2015 | MF times changed during Summer to 29 August | no tt | 42 | 42S | summer | N | ||
| SM | Stockport - Mcr | 30/08/2015 | Normal timetable is introduced at the end of the Summer period. FM jnys retimed incl changes to Night jnys | 15-1309 | 42 142 | 42E | Y | E | View timetable | |
| SM | Stockport – Mcr | 24/01/2016 | Some M-F peak period and early evening jnys are retimed. | 15-1898 | 42 | 42S | Y | E | View timetable | |
| SM | Stockport – Mcr | 24/01/2016 | 1016 reprint | 161389 | 42 | 42S | 1016 reprint | Y | ||
| FM | Bowdon - Mcr Sch | 24/01/2016 | To help improve timekeeping, schoolday morning jnys from Bowdon towards Mcr will start 10 mins earlier. | no tt | 42 | 42S | summer | N | ???? | |
| SM | Stockport/East Didsbury – Mcr | 24/07/2016 | Times changed including temporary changes during Summer to 3 September 2016 | no tt | 42 | 42S | summer | N | ||
| SM | Stockport – Mcr | 04/09/2016 | Normal timetable reintroduced at the end of the summer period. | no tt | 42 | 42S | summer | N | ||
| SM | Stockport – Mcr | 04/09/2016 | Normal timetable reintroduced at the end of the summer period. | no tt | 42 | 42S | summer | N | ||
| SM | Stockport - Didsbury - Withington - MRI - Mcr | 29/01/2017 | Times changed | 17-0104 | 42 | 42S | Y | E | View timetable | |
| SM | Piccadilly - Rusholme - East Didsbury - Heaton Mersey - Stockport | 23/04/2017 | 42 Times changed | 17-0462 | 42 | 42S | Y | E | View timetable | |
| SM | Stockport | 23/07/2017 | M-F times changed for summer until 2/9/17) | 17-0966 | 42 | 42S | summer | Y | E | View timetable |
| SM | Stockport - Didsbury - Withington - MRI - Mcr | 03/09/2017 | MF morning times changed. | 17-1252 | 42 | 42S | Y | E | View timetable | |
| SM | Stockport - Didsbury - Withington - MRI - Mcr | 28/01/2018 | Some MS times changed | 17-1928 | 42 | 42S | Y | E | View timetable | |
| SM | Stockport - Didsbury - Withington - MRI - Mcr | 22/07/2018 | Summer tt on weekdays until 1/9/18 | 18-0061 | 42 142 42A 42B | 42E | summary | Y | View timetable | |
| SM | Stockport - Didsbury - Withington - MRI - Mcr | 27/01/2019 | Times of some M-F early morning and peak jnys changed | 18-1971 | 42 | 42S | Y | E | View timetable | |
| SM | Mcr - MRI - Withington - Didsbury - Stockport | 28/04/2019 | Times of some M-S journeys changed. | 19-0482 | 42 | 42S | Y | E | View timetable | |
| SM | Manchester - MRI - Withington - Didsbury - Stockport | 21/07/2019 | Summer service MF changes until 31 August | 19-SC-0072 | 42 | 42S | summer | N | E | View timetable |
| SM | Mcr - MRI - Withington - Didsbury - Stockport | 01/09/2019 | Times of some M-S journeys changed. | 19-SC-0169 | 42 | 42S | Y | E | View timetable | |
| SM | Mcr - MRI - Withington - Didsbury - Stockport | 26/01/2020 | 19-SC-0526 | 42 | 42S | Y | View timetable | |||
| SM | Manchester - Stockport | 23/03/2020 | M-F ev30mins E ev30mins | 246778 | 42 42A 42B | 42 | COVID | Y | ||
| SM | Manchester - Stockport | 28/03/2020 | 42/42A/42B: hrly services each daytime from Stockport (42), Reddish (42A) or Woodford (42B), combining to run ev20mins between East Didsbury and Manchester. ev30mins 42 services between Stockport and Manchester | 246780 | 42 42A 42B | 42 | COVID | Y | ||
| SM | Manchester - Stockport | 05/04/2020 | Su 5th: hrly incl E | 246779 | 42 42A 42B | 42 | COVID | Y | ||
| SM | Manchester - Stockport | 11/04/2020 | M-S hrly daytime services, every half hour E | 246781 | 42 42A 42B | 42 | COVID | Y | ||
| SM | Manchester - Stockport | 12/04/2020 | Easter SuPH: hrly incl E | 246782 | 42 42A 42B | 42 | COVID | Y | ||
| SM | Manchester - Stockport | 01/06/2020 | M-S hrly daytime services; every half hour E | 265326 | 42 42A 42B | 42 | COVID | Y | ||
| SM | Manchester - Stockport | 15/06/2020 | 42: M-S daytime ev30mins ; E ev30mins; SuPH hrly | 266048 | 42 42A 42B | 42 | COVID | Y | ||
| SM | Stockport - Manchester | 26/07/2020 | Full SM 42 42A 42B 42C print | 266397 | 42 42A 42B 42C | 42 | COVID | Y | ||
| SM | Stockport - Manchester | 30/08/2020 | Times changed. TfGM Bus Guide issued | 20-SC-0408 | 42 | 42 | 266370 | Y | View timetable | |
| SM | Stockport - Manchester | 30/08/2020 | Stagecoach tt Times changed | 266356 | 42 42A 42B 42C | 42 | COVID | Y | ||
| SM | Piccadilly - Didsbury - Heaton Mersey - Stockport | 25/07/2021 | Summer timetables on M-F from 25 July to 4 Sept 2021 | 21-SC-0440 | 42 | Summer | View timetable | |||
| SM | 29/08/2021 | Route change in Stockport town centre due to building new bus station. 050921 M-F peak times changed: service revert to pre-summer 25/7/21 | 21-SC-0549 | 42 | Y | P | View timetable | |||
| SM | 08/10/2021 | On Fri/Sat 8/9 15/16 22/23/29/30 October & 5/6 12/13 19/20 26/27 Nov Wilmslow Rd services will divert between 20:00/01:00hrs All services heading outbound Normal route then (Left) Hathersage Rd (Right) Upper Brook Street/Anson Rd (Right) Dickenson Rd resume normal route; All services Inbound Normal route then (Left) Platt Lane (Right) Lloyd Street (Right) Moss Lane East to resume normal route | SM211008 | 42 42A 42B 42C 142 143 | Y |