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Operator Route Change date Change Leaflet job no. Routes listed Envelope code Licence no./notes In collection E-Version Link
?? 13224 408 425 426 ??
GMB Oldham - Abbeyhills- Holt's Estate circ 26/10/1986 Each ev20mins MS daytime ESu ev40mins. 5425 425 426 425 Y E
GMB Oldham - Waterloo St - Holts Est circ 06/09/1987 408 hrly. 425 426 each ev20mins. MF daytime. G870906 408 425 426 408 Y E
GMB Oldham - Waterloo St - Holts Est circ 27/09/1987 Replacement early Su times at request of PTE: G870927 425 426 408 Y
GMB Oldham - Waterloo St - Holts Est circ 27/09/1987 408 hrly. 425 426 each ev30mins. MF daytime. G870927 408 425 426 408 Y E
GMB Oldham - Waterloo St - Holts Est Circ 29/02/1988 425/426 M-F daytime increased to combined 10 mins G880229 408 425 426 N E
GMB 06/11/1988 No change listed G881106 408 425 426 408 y E
GMB Fitton Hill - Oldham - Holts Estate 10/12/1989 Services 421 425 426 revised to replace 421 423 425 426. 425 now commercial MS daytime ev30mins, hrly Esu, plus hrly West St - Fitton Hill 8689 421 425 426 421 Y
GMB Fitton Hill - Oldham - Holts Estate 10/12/1989 No change listeds G891210 421 425 426 421 Y
GMB Fitton Hill - Oldham - Holts Estate 22/07/1990 timetables revised: 9827 421 425 426 421 Y E
GMB Fitton Hill - Oldham - Holts Estate 22/07/1990 timetables revised: G900722 421 425 426 421 Y
GMB Fitton Hill - Oldham - Holts Estate 03/03/1991 timetables revised: 10690 421 425 426 421 Y
GMB Fitton Hill - Oldham - Holts Estate 21/04/1991 ESu Times revised: Supported hrly. ESu now In two parts : Holts to West St and Town Sq to Fitton Hill. 10691 421 425 426 421 Y
GMB ???? 12/04/1992 Minor route revision with service now GM Buses ???
GMB SPO Fitton Hill - Oldham - Holts Estate 06/07/1992 timetables revised: addtl SPO jnys Oldham High St to Holts Est. ev30mins plus hrly competing SPOrts + GMB. Giving irreg service MF +S daytime. 12500 421 425 426 421 Y E
GMB SPO Fitton Hill - Oldham - Holts Estate 09/08/1992 ESu Times revised: Supported hrly. ESu: now In two parts : Holts to West St and Town Sq to Fitton Hill. 12676 421 425 426 421 Y E
GMB SPO Fitton Hill - Oldham - Holts Estate 07/12/1992 Competing GMB shorts High St - Fitton Hill withdrawn leaving irreg SPORTS jnys MF and S. 13020 421 425 426 421 Y E
GMB Fitton Hill - Oldham - Holts Estate 22/03/1993 Times changed 13387 421 423 425 426 421 Y
CIT GMB Fitton Hill - Oldham - Holts Estate 03/10/1993 Times changed: ESu now operated by CITIBUS. Supported Fitton Hill to Lord St, commecercial Holts to Town Sq 13953 421 423 425 426 421 Y E
CIT GMN Fitton Hill - Oldham - Holts Estate 07/09/1994 SPO jnys withdrawn 14929 421 423 425 426 421 Y E
GMB 19/06/1995 No change listed 15759 423 425 426 425 Y E
GMN Fitton Hill - Oldham - Holts Estate 09/10/1995 Esu now GMN: Su Fitton Hill - High St supported rest commercial. 16094 421 423 425 426 421 Y
GMN 09/10/1995 No changes listed 16094 421 423 425 426 421 Y E
GMN PEN 30/10/1995 Operator revised
GMN PEN Fitton Hill - Oldham - Holts Estate 07/05/1996 Early jny withdrawn. Supported MS E Fitton Hill- Mumps now by Pennine, commercial GM Town Sq - Holts 16706 421 423 425 426 421 Y E
GMB PEN Fitton Hill - Oldham - Holts Estate 30/09/1996 Town Sq to Holts now supported still GM 17114 421 423 425 426 421 Y E
GM PEN Fitton Hill - Oldham - Holts Estate 01/04/1997 timetable revised 17565 421 423 425 426 421 Y
GM PEN Fitton Hill - Oldham - Holts Estate 25/10/1997 No change listeds 18106 421 423 425 426 421 Y
GM PEN Fitton Hill - Oldham - Holts Estate 27/12/1997 No change listeds 18203 421 423 425 426 421 Y
FM FP Fitton Hill - Oldham - Holts Estate 31/05/1998 No change listeds 18596 421 423 425 426 421 Y
FM Fitton Hill - Oldham - Holts - Hartshead - Ashton 05/07/1998 Ev10min Fitton hill - Holt's. Ev30 mins to Ashton. E service by FPennine Oldham - Fitton Hill. 18769 404 405 422 423 425 404 Y
FM FP 03/08/1998 revised route: now Fitton Hill - Oldham - Holts via Goldwick Rd. M-S daytime ev10mins joint with 426. Supported M-S E by FP hrly 18801 404 405 422 423 425 426 E
03/08/1998 425 now Fitton hill - Oldham - Holt's via Glodwick Rd. New 426 Fitton hill - Oldham - Ashton via Waterloo St and Alt 18801 404 405 422 423 425 426 404 Y
FM ??? 26/09/1998 Service extended MS Day from Holts Estate to Ashton-Under Lyne ???
FM 30/11/1998 NO CHANGE LISTED 19150 404 405 422 423 425 426 404 Y E
FM Fitton Hill - Oldham - Glodwick - Holts - Smallshaw - Ashton 29/03/1999 Some jnys are extended from Holts Estate via Smallshaw to Ashton under Lyne. two bph MS daytime extended via new 426 route to Ashton 19478 425 426 425 Y E
FM Fitton Hill - Oldham - Glodwick - Holts - Smallshaw - Ashton 05/09/1999 426 revised route 20015 425 426 425 Y
FM Fitton Hill - Oldham - Glodwick - Holts - Smallshaw - Ashton 05/09/1999 1299 reprint 20440 425 426 425 1299 reprint Y E
25/02/2001 Service 423 withdrawn and replaced by addtl 81 and 425 21721 81 81 Y
FM Fitton Hill - Oldham - Glodwick - Holts - Smallshaw - Ashton 25/02/2001 Additional jnys introduced, jnys to Ashton-Under Lyne rerouted via Hartshead (Replaces Part of withdrawn Route 426) 21759 425 425 Y E
FM Fitton Hill - Oldham - Glodwick - Holts - Smallshaw - Ashton 28/05/2001 PH jnys added to Su times 22052 425 425 Y P
FM Fitton Hill –Oldham - Holts 28/01/2002 Ashton under Lyne to Holts Estate section withdrawn (Replaced by rerouted 408) 22495 425 425 Y E
FM JPT Fitton Hill –Oldham - Holts 27/05/2002 2 Early AM jnys now JP Travel 23016 425 425 Y E
FM JPT Fitton Hill –Oldham - Alt - Holts 04/08/2003 MS Day jnys rerouted via Alt Estate (Replaces Route 408) 24000 425 425 Y
FM JPT Fitton Hill –Oldham - Alt - Holts 04/08/2003 204 reprint 24239 /7 425 425 204 reprint Y E
FM JPT Fitton Hill –Oldham - Alt - Holts 26/04/2004 All jnys now First Manchester 24330 425 425 CL Y E
FM Fitton Hill –Oldham - Alt - Holts 27/02/2005 ESuPH route and Times revised. Leave Fitton Hill via Ashton Rd not Keswick Av Honeywell La 24772 425 425 Y
FM Fitton Hill –Oldham - Alt - Holts 27/02/2005 Replacement 24801 425 425 Replacement Y View timetable
FM Fitton Hill –Oldham - Alt - Holts 27/02/2005 505 reprint 24899 /13 425 425 505 reprint Y
FM Fitton Hill –Oldham - Alt - Holts 27/02/2005 806 reprint 25642 /12 425 425 806 reprint Y
FM Fitton Hill –Oldham - Alt - Holts 27/02/2005 207 reprint 25936 425 425 207 reprint Y E
FM Fitton Hill –Oldham - Alt - Holts 27/02/2005 308 reprint 26621 425 425 308 reprint Y
FM Fitton Hill –Oldham - Alt - Holts 27/02/2005 908 reprint 26993 425 425 908 reprint Y
FM Fitton Hill –Oldham - Alt - Holts 19/04/2009 Route changed to run clockwise via Fircroft Rd Rosary Rd Fir Tree Av. Times changed 27257 425 425 Y E
FM Fitton Hill –Oldham - Alt - Holts 19/07/2009 Early morning MF Times changed 27381 425 425 Y E
FM Fitton Hill –Oldham - Alt - Holts 08/05/2011 Route in Oldham centre changed due to Metrolink works 28425 425 425 Y E
FM Fitton Hill –Oldham - Alt - Holts 11/03/2012 Times changed 12-0364 425 425 Y P View timetable
FM Fitton Hill –Oldham - Alt - Holts 02/09/2012 SuPH daytime jnys run same route as MS daytime 12-1308 425 425 Y View timetable
FM Fitton Hill –Oldham - Alt - Holts 01/09/2013 Times changed with addtl early morning jnys. 13-0824 425 425 Y View timetable
FM Fitton Hill –Oldham - Alt - Holts 26/01/2014 Times changed with additional MS daytime jnys introduced. 13-2152 425 425 Y View timetable
FM Fitton Hill –Oldham - Alt - Holts 27/07/2014 Partly replacing ESuPH 149 Alt - Oldham 14-0899 149 149 Y View timetable
FM Fitton Hill –Oldham - Alt - Holts 27/07/2014 Times changed, with evening jnys rerouted to run via the daytime route in Fitton Hill and Alt. 14-0917 425 425 Y View timetable
FM Fitton Hill –Oldham - Alt - Holts 25/01/2015 MS daytime Times changed. 141906 425 425 Y
FM Fitton Hill –Oldham - Alt - Holts 12/04/2015 Minor timetable changes. 150504 425 425 Y E
FM Fitton Hill –Oldham - Alt - Holts 22/06/2015 Addtl MF 0512 from Fitton Hill to Oldham. MF 0525 from Oldham Mumps extended to start from Holts.
FM Fitton Hill –Oldham - Alt - Holts 19/07/2015 MS Times changed. 15-0917 425 425 Y View timetable
FM SM Fitton Hill –Oldham - Alt - Holts 03/04/2016 Daily supported E jnys ev30mins which matches the route of the frequent daytime service. Frequency of supported E service reduced to hrly. Consequently, and to avoid buses having to take excessive waiting time at the end of the route the service is split to operate as two separate services, to operate Oldham to Fitton Hill and Oldham to Holts Estate. This ensures most links are retained albeit at a lower frequency. Recent surveys show the majority of passengers use this service to make local trips or access the local centre. On average 1 in every 8 passengers is currently travelling acROSs Oldham town centre. First continue to run hrly Oldham-Fitton Hill. Between Holts and Oldham, hrly Stagecoach tender. First continue to run daytime service. 16-0232 425 425 Y View timetable
FM Fitton Hill –Oldham - Alt - Holts 24/07/2016 Run by First Manchester. Times changed during the Summer period from 24 July to 3 September 2016 no tt 425
FM SM Fitton Hill –Oldham - Alt - Holts 04/09/2016 Run by First Manchester/Stagecoach. Times changed with buses also rerouted in Holts and Fitton Hill. 16-0949 425 425 Y View timetable
FM Fitton Hill –Oldham - Alt - Holts 30/10/2016 Times changed. 16-1301 425 425 Y View timetable
FM Fitton Hill –Oldham - Alt - Holts 23/04/2017 Run by First Manchester/Stagecoach. Some evening jnys running between Oldham and Holts are withdrawn. All jnys will be run by First Manchester. 17-0377 425 425 Y P View timetable
FM Fitton Hill –Oldham - Alt - Holts 23/07/2017 Summer timetable M-F until 2/9/2017 17-0851 425 View timetable
FM Fitton Hill –Oldham - Alt - Holts 03/09/2017 Normal timetable reintroduced at the end of the summer period. no tt 425 425 summer n
FM Fitton Hill –Oldham - Alt - Holts 08/04/2018 Times changed 18-0276 425 425 Y View timetable
FM Fitton Hill –Oldham - Alt - Holts 28/10/2018 M-F 0500 from Oldham to Fitton Hill then back to Oldham, is changed to run 5 minutes earlier. 18-1375 425 425 Y View timetable
FM Oldham - Fitton Hill - Oldham 28/04/2019 Times of evening jnys are changed. These jnys are now run by Stagecoach. 19-0388 425 425 Y P View timetable
FM SM Oldham - Fitton Hill - Oldham 21/07/2019 M-F 1901 from Oldham will no longer run on the section of route from Fitton Hill back to Oldham. Addtl S 1924 from Oldham to Holts. M-F Times changed during the Summer period from 21 July to 31 August. 19-SC-0010 425 425 summer Y View timetable
Oldham - Glodwick - Alt - Holts - Fitton Hill circular 01/09/2019 M-F 0845 from Holts is extended to start from Oldham Mumps. New 425 timetable 19-SC-0167 425 425 Y View timetable
FM SM Oldham - Alts - Oldham 27/10/2019 Route changed to run between Oldham and Holts only and is replaced by new 426 between Fitton Hill and Oldham. Times changed with addtlMS daytime jnys introduced.  19-SC-0402 425 425 246613 Y View timetable
FM SM Oldham - Alts - Oldham 01/02/2020 M-S 1922 from OM and 1923 from Holts withdrawn 20SC0046 425 425 Y
FM Oldham - Holts 23/03/2020 SuBH: ev30mins . NE 265658 425 425 Y
FM Oldham - Holts 23/03/2020 S services will be operate on M-Fs on Oldham depot services with some extra morning journeys. S ev10mins. Early E ev20mins. Not late E 265659 425 425 Y
FM Oldham - Holts 23/03/2020 S services will be operate on M-Fs on Oldham depot services with some extra morning journeys. M-F ev10mins. Early E ev20mins. Not late E 265660 425 425 Y
SM Oldham - Holts 23/03/2020 E 2022 2122 2222 265664 425 425 Y
SM Oldham - Holts 28/03/2020 Normal E services 265663 425 425 Y
FM Oldham - Holts 29/03/2020 ev30 mins 265661 425 425 Y
FM Oldham - Holts 05/04/2020 Daily hrly daytime 265662 425 425 Y
FM Oldham - Holts 09/04/2020 Daily hrly NE incl BH 265666 425 425 Y
SM Oldham - Holts 11/04/2020 ev 2hrs E 265665 425 425 Y
FM Oldham - Holts 19/04/2020 Daily daytime hrly. NE 265668 425 425 Y
FM Oldham - Holts 03/05/2020 Daily hrly. NE 265669 425 425 Y
FM Oldham - Holts 31/05/2020 ev15mins M-F daytime services; ev30mins Saturday daytime services; hrly Su daytime services 265422 425 425 Y
SM Oldham - Holts 01/06/2020 Every two hours E services 265423 425 425 Y
FM SM Oldham - Holts 30/08/2020 Times chaged: FM daytime ev15mins Supported SM ESu hrly 20-SC-0434 425 425 266552 Y View timetable
FM Oldham - Holts 30/08/2020 services retimed: Saturday daytime services improved, now ev15mins   266271 425 425 Y
FM 31/01/2021 S daytime reduced to ev30mins (from ev15mins) 21-SC-0033 425 425 266939 Y View timetable
FM SM Oldham - Clarksfield - Alt - Holts - Abbey Hills circular 11/04/2021 FM S daytime services increased to 15 mins. SM E times changed 21-SC-0143 425 425 284134 Y View timetable
FM Oldham - Clarksfield - Alt - Holts - Abbey Hills circular 25/07/2021 M-S daytime journeys are changed to run 1 minute later between Oldham and Holts.  21-SC-0496 425 Y E View timetable
FM Oldham - Alt - Holts - Abbey Hills - Clarksfield circular 24/04/2022 M-F 1748 1818 from Oldham withdrawn. Alternative jnys available at 1733, 1803 and 1833. M-S E First gain supported jnys from Stagecoach: 2020 hrly 2320 Su E 1920 hrly 2220 from Oldham 22-SC-0161 425 284682 Y E View timetable
FM 425 (First) - Frequency reduced 30/10/2022 Frequency reductions/jnys withdrawn - direct award no tt
15/01/2023 Route is changed to run direct via St Mary’s Way and Yorkshire Street, on jnys departing from Oldham town centre, no longer serving Lord Street 23-SC-0040 425 N E View timetable

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