Route 42A
Route: East Didsbury Millgate Lane - Didsbury - Rusholme - Univ - Piccadilly
Route history
| Operator | Route | Change date | Change | Leaflet job no. | Routes listed | Envelope code | Licence no./notes | In collection | E-Version | Link |
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| SM | East Didsbury Millgate Lane - Didsbury - Rusholme - Univ - Piccadilly | 08/09/1997 | MS daytime 40 replaced by new 40R 42A 42R. All others renumbered 42 IN to Mcr, 42R OUT to Reddish. 40 OUT only: 1604 1623 1652 ev30mins 1817 from Albert Sq. 1911 hrly 2311 from Piccadilly. 40R OUT only extended to Reddish. 0656 0801 0900 ev30mins 1530 MS. 40A replacing 49 | SM970908 | 40 40R 42A 42R | 40M | 5080 | Y | ||
| SM | Reddish - Heaton Chapel - EDids - Rusholme - Univ - Albert Sq - Cross St | 21/11/1999 | Extended to Cross St in city. Times changed: MS daytime ev30mins. Supported Su daytime ev30mins. ESu runs as supported 42 hrly extended Reddish - Ardwick depot from Piccadilly | 20289 | 42A | 42A | Y | p | ||
| SM | Stockport - Heaton Mersey - East Didsbury -Rusholme - Picc/Cross St | 21/11/1999 | Service 42R withdrawn and replaced by 42A | 20289 | 42A | 42A | Y | |||
| SM | Reddish - Heaton Chapel - EDids - Rusholme - Univ - Albert Sq - Cross St | 21/11/1999 | Times and route revised. Most daytime jnys now serve St Marys Gate and Cross St. Buses from Millgate Lane show 42 to Piccadilly or 42A to Cross St. 42R WITHDRAWN | 20389 | 40 42 42A | 40M | Y | |||
| SM | Reddish - Heaton Chapel - EDids - Rusholme - Univ - Albert Sq - Cross St | 16/04/2000 | MF 0653 S0619 from Albert Sq and S0753 from Reddish are withdrawn | 20642 | 42A | 42A | Y | |||
| SM | Airport / Heald Green - Gatley - EDids - Rusholme - Univ - Piccadilly | 26/06/2000 | listed on summary timetable 40 42 42A 45 | 20962 | 42 42A 142 40 45 157 | 42E | Y | E | ||
| SM | Reddish - Heaton Chapel - EDids - Rusholme - Univ - Albert Sq - Cross St | 17/09/2000 | MS daytime jnys retimed | 21321 | 42A | 42A | Y | E | ||
| SM | Reddish - Heaton Chapel - EDids - Rusholme - Univ - Albert Sq - Cross St | 17/09/2000 | 1000 reprint | 21477 | 42A | 42A | 1000 reprint | Y | ||
| 22/09/2000 | Summary timetables 42 42A 42B 45A 49 142 157: BULL FIN MAG SM UKN | 21439 | 42 42A 42B 45A 49 142 157 | 42E | Y | |||||
| 17/06/2001 | Summary timetables 42 42A 42B 45A 49 142 157: BULL FIN MAG SM UKN | 22113 | 42 42A 42B 45A 49 142 157 | 42E | Y | |||||
| SM | Reddish - Heaton Chapel - EDids - Rusholme - Univ - Albert Sq - Cross St | 16/09/2001 | MS daytime reduced to hourly | 22389 | 42A | 42A | Y | E | ||
| SM | Reddish - Heaton Chapel - EDids - Rusholme - Univ - Albert Sq - Cross St | 25/02/2002 | MS daytime 0649 0720 0745 0750 0820 0906 from Reddish retimed | 22791 | 42A | 42A | CL | Y | E | |
| SM | Reddish - Heaton Chapel - EDids - Rusholme - Univ - Albert Sq - Cross St | 25/02/2002 | 702 reprint | 23156 | 42A | 42A | 702 reprint | Y | ||
| SM | Reddish - Heaton Chapel - EDids - Rusholme - Univ - Albert Sq - Cross St | 22/09/2002 | Times changed | 23343 | 42A | 42A | Y | P | ||
| SM | Reddish - Heaton Chapel - EDids - Rusholme - Univ - Albert Sq - Cross St | 27/04/2003 | Supported E jnys curtailed at Reddish Bulls Head - no longer extended to Ardwick. Operate as 42A. Divert via Millgate La in Didsbury | 23768 | 42A | 42A | Y | |||
| SM | Reddish - Heaton Chapel - EDids - Rusholme - Univ - Albert Sq - Corporation St | 14/09/2003 | ESu now commercial but all jnys now supported Reddish - East Didsbury/ commercial East Didsbury - city. City terminus now Corporation St. Minor time changes | 23994 | 42A | 42A | Y | |||
| SM | Reddish - Heaton Chapel - EDids - Rusholme - Univ - Albert Sq - Corporation St | 14/09/2003 | 1003 reprint | 24105 | 42A | 42A | 1003 reprint | Y | ||
| SM | Reddish - Heaton Chapel - EDids - Rusholme - Univ - Albert Sq - Corporation St | 14/06/2004 | M-F daytime revised during Summer to 3 Sept revert to 23994 | 24363 | 42A | 42A | summer | Y | ||
| SM | East Didsbury -Rusholme - Piccadilly | 14/06/2004 | Buses 42 42A 42B 45A 142 SM MF times changed during summer to 4 Sept. 42B timetable: Daily daytime hrly, plus E hrly 42A. | 24385 | 42 42A 42B 142 45A 157 | 42E | Y | E | ||
| SM | Reddish - Heaton Chapel - EDids - Rusholme - Univ - Albert Sq - Corporation St | 26/07/2004 | MS 2345 from Reddish to EDids withdrawn - not reinstated on 6 Sept | 24500 | 42A | 42A | CL | Y | E | |
| SM | Reddish - Heaton Chapel - EDids - Rusholme - Univ - Albert Sq - Corporation St | 05/09/2004 | MF peak times changed | 24498 | 42A | 42A | Y | |||
| SM | Reddish - Heaton Chapel - EDids - Rusholme - Univ - Albert Sq - Corporation St / Piccadilly | 03/04/2005 | Times changed: Su daytime jnys now via Millgate La, terminus now Piccadilly not Corporation St | 24807 | 42A | 42A | Y | |||
| SM | Reddish - Heaton Chapel - EDids - Rusholme - Univ - Albert Sq - Corporation St / Piccadilly | 03/04/2005 | 805 reprint | 25036 /4 | 42A | 42A | 805 reprint | Y | P | |
| SM | Reddish - Heaton Chapel - EDids - Rusholme - Univ - Albert Sq - Corporation St / Piccadilly | 13/06/2005 | M-F daytime revised during Summer to 2 Sept | 24881 | 42A | 42A | CL Summer | Y | ||
| SM | Reddish - Heaton Chapel - EDids - Rusholme - Univ - Albert Sq / Piccadilly | 29/01/2006 | 42A City terminus now Albert Sq. | 25253 | 42A | 42A | Y | E | View timetable | |
| SM | Reddish - Heaton Chapel - EDids - Rusholme - Univ - Albert Sq / Piccadilly | 12/06/2006 | MF peak times changed during Summer to 1 Sept | 25253 | 42A | 42A | Y | View timetable | ||
| SM | Reddish - Heaton Chapel - EDids - Rusholme - Univ - Albert Sq / Piccadilly | 12/06/2006 | MF peak times changed during Summer to 1 Sept | 25471 | 42A | 42A | 506 ??? | Y | ||
| SM | Reddish - Heaton Chapel - EDids - Rusholme - Univ - Albert Sq | 03/09/2006 | MF peak jnys from Millgate La retimed | 25793 | 42A | 42A | Y | |||
| SM BUL | Reddish - Heaton Chapel - EDids - Rusholme - Univ - Albert Sq | 28/01/2007 | Addtl MS daytime jnys now ev30mins. Su jnys curtailed to Millgate La - Reddish. All MS 42A jnys by BULL; supported ED-RED. MS E jnys to/from Albert Sq. MS daytime to BUL. | 25883 | 42A | 42A | Y | View timetable | ||
| SM BUL | Reddish - Heaton Chapel - EDids - Rusholme - Univ - Albert Sq | 28/01/2007 | Replacement - later E jnys curtailed RED-ED | 25948 | 42A | 42A | replacement | Y | E | |
| SM | Reddish - Heaton Chapel - EDids - Rusholme - Univ - Albert Sq | 27/01/2008 | Su E jnys withdrawn. SM Su daytime now by BUL | 26460 | 42A | 42A | Y | |||
| SM | Reddish - Heaton Chapel - EDids - Rusholme - Univ - Albert Sq | 27/01/2008 | 908 reprint | 26923 | 42A | 42A | 908 reprint | Y | ||
| SM HAY | Reddish - Heaton Chapel - EDids - Rusholme - Univ - Albert Sq | 25/01/2009 | Day service by SM: Supported Su by HAY. PH withdrawn | 27104 | 42A | 42A | Y | E | ||
| SM ANW | Reddish - Heaton Chapel - EDids - Rusholme - Univ - Albert Sq | 24/01/2010 | Times changed: Su now by ANW. Addtl PH service to Su times | 27706 | 42A | 42A | Y | E | View timetable | |
| SM ANW | Reddish - Heaton Chapel - EDids - Rusholme - Univ - Albert Sq | 25/07/2010 | M-F daytime revised during Summer to 4 Sept . Most MS daytime jnys run Reddish - Edids - Withington - S Cemetry. | 27961 | 42A | 42A | summer | Y | E | |
| SM ANW | Reddish - Heaton Chapel - EDids - Rusholme - Univ - Albert Sq | 05/09/2010 | Times changed | 27961 | 42A | 42A | dup no. | Y | E | |
| SM ANW | Reddish - Heaton Chapel - EDids - Rusholme - Univ - Albert Sq | 13/03/2011 | SuPH times changed | 28277 | 42A | 42A | Y | E | ||
| SM ANW | Reddish - Heaton Chapel - EDids - Rusholme - Univ - Albert Sq | 01/05/2011 | MS 42A daytime jnys to Spouthern Cemtery now run as 84. Peak jnys retimed | 28375 | 42A 84 | 42A | Y | E | ||
| SM ANW | Reddish - Heaton Chapel - EDids - Rusholme - Univ - Albert Sq | 24/07/2011 | no change listed | 28504 | 42A 84 | 42A | Y | E | ||
| SM ANW | Reddish - Heaton Chapel - EDids - Rusholme - Univ - Albert Sq | 04/09/2011 | no change listed | 28504 | 42A 84 | 42A | Y | E | ||
| SM ANW | Reddish - Heaton Chapel - EDids - Rusholme - Univ - Albert Sq | 29/01/2012 | no change listed | 11-1267 | 42A 84 | 42A | Y | E | View timetable | |
| SM ANW | Reddish - Heaton Chapel - EDids - Rusholme - Univ - Albert Sq | 02/09/2012 | no change listed | 12-1231 | 42A 84 | 42A | Y | E | View timetable | |
| SM | Reddish - Heaton Chapel - EDids - Rusholme - Univ - Albert Sq | 27/01/2013 | SuPH now run by SM | 13-0031 | 42A | 42A | CL | Y | E | View timetable |
| SM | Reddish - Heaton Chapel - EDids - Rusholme - Univ - Albert Sq | 07/04/2013 | no change listed | 13-0293 | 42A 84 | 42A | Y | E | View timetable | |
| SM | Reddish - Heaton Chapel - EDids - Rusholme - Univ - Albert Sq | 07/04/2013 | 514 reprint | 140629 | 42A 84 | 42A | 514 reprint | N | ||
| SM | Reddish - Heaton Chapel - EDids - Rusholme - Univ - Albert Sq | 25/01/2015 | no change listed | 142023 | 42A 84 | 42A | N | E | ||
| SM | Reddish - Heaton Chapel - EDids - Rusholme - Univ - Albert Sq | 12/04/2015 | no change listed | 15-0326 | 42A 84 | 42A | Y | E | View timetable | |
| SM | Reddish - Heaton Chapel - EDids - Rusholme - Univ - Albert Sq | 25/01/2016 | no change listed | 16-0013 | 42A 84 | 42A | Y | E | View timetable | |
| SM | Reddish - Heaton Chapel - EDids - Rusholme - Univ - Albert Sq | 04/09/2016 | Some MF minor changes to times | 16-0984 | 42A 84 | 42A | Y | E | View timetable | |
| SM | Reddish - Heaton Chapel - EDids - Rusholme - Univ - Albert Sq | 30/10/2016 | no change listed | 16-1242 | 42A 84 | 42A | Y | E | View timetable | |
| SM | Reddish - Heaton Chapel - EDids - Rusholme - Univ - Albert Sq | 29/01/2017 | Times changed with additional M-S journeys introduced partly replacing bus 84. M-S daytime ev30mins. Supported ESu hrly. | 17-0105 | 42A | 42A | Y | E | View timetable | |
| FM | East Didsbury -Rusholme - Piccadilly | 29/01/2017 | Times changed with some 42 jnys replaced by 42A 42B | 17-0135 | 42 142 42A 42B | 42E | summary | Y | View timetable | |
| SM | Reddish - Heaton Chapel - EDids - Rusholme - Univ - Albert Sq | 23/04/2017 | 42A Times changed. Supported East Didsbury - Reddish | 17-0484 | 42A | 42A | Y | E | View timetable | |
| SM | Reddish - Heaton Chapel - EDids - Rusholme - Univ - Albert Sq | 23/07/2017 | M-F times changed for summer until 2/9/2017 | 17-0972 | 42A | summer | N | E | View timetable | |
| SM | Reddish - Heaton Chapel - EDids - Rusholme - Univ - Albert Sq | 03/09/2017 | Some M-F morning peak jnys retimed. | 17-1181 | 42A | 42A | Y | E | View timetable | |
| SM | East Didsbury -Rusholme - Piccadilly | 03/09/2017 | Times changed | 17-1340 | 42 142 42A 42B | 42E | summary | Y | View timetable | |
| SM | Piccadilly - Rusholme - East Didsbury - Heaton Mersey - Stockport | 28/01/2018 | 42 42A some MS times changed | 17-1926 | 42 42A | 42 | Y | E | View timetable | |
| SM | East Didsbury -Rusholme - Piccadilly | 28/01/2018 | Times changed | 18-0004 | 42 142 42A 42B | 42E | summary | Y | p | View timetable |
| SM | Mcr - Rusholme - East Didsbury - Reddish | 22/07/2018 | M-F times changed for summer until 1/9/18 | 18-0878 | 42A | SUMMER | N | E | View timetable | |
| SM | Mcr - Rusholme - East Didsbury - Reddish | 02/09/2018 | Minor timetable changes to some M-F peak jnys. | 18-1102 | 42A | 42A | Y | E | View timetable | |
| SM | Mcr - Rusholme - East Didsbury - Reddish | 27/01/2019 | Minor changes to times of some 42A M-F early morning and peak jnys | 18-1904 | 42A | 42A | Y | E | View timetable | |
| SM | Mcr - Rusholme - East Didsbury - Reddish | 28/04/2019 | Times of some 42A early morning and M-F peak jnys changed. | 19-0533 | 42A | 42A | Y | E | View timetable | |
| SM | Manchester - Rusholme - East Didsbury - Reddish | 21/07/2019 | Summer service MF changes until 31 August | 19-SC-0074 | 42A | 42A | summer | N | E | View timetable |
| SM | Reddish | 01/09/2019 | Some weekday peak times revised | 19-SC-0169 | 42A | View timetable | ||||
| SM | Manchester - Rusholme - East Didsbury - Reddish | 01/09/2019 | Summer service MF changes until 31 August | 19-SC-0172 | 42A | 42A | summer | Y | E | View timetable |
| SM | Mcr - Rusholme - East Didsbury - Reddish | 26/01/2020 | Times changed. | 19-SC-0527 | 42A | Y | View timetable | |||
| SM | Manchester - Reddish | 23/03/2020 | 42A M-F ev30mins E hrly | 246778 | 42 42A 42B | 42 | COVID | Y | ||
| SM | Manchester - Reddish | 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 - Reddish | 05/04/2020 | 42A Su 5th: hrly incl E | 246779 | 42 42A 42B | 42 | COVID | Y | ||
| SM | Manchester - Reddish | 11/04/2020 | 42A M-S hrly daytime services NE | 246781 | 42 42A 42B | 42 | COVID | Y | ||
| SM | Manchester - Reddish | 12/04/2020 | 42A Easter SuPH: hrly NE | 246782 | 42 42A 42B | 42 | COVID | Y | ||
| SM | Manchester - Reddish | 01/06/2020 | 42A M-S hrly daytime services | 265326 | 42 42A 42B | 42 | COVID | Y | ||
| SM | Manchester - Reddish | 15/06/2020 | 42A: M-S daytime ev30mins ; ESuPH hrly, NSuE | 266048 | 42 42A 42B | 42 | COVID | Y | ||
| SM | 42A Reddish - Manchester | 26/07/2020 | Full SM 42 42A 42B 42C print | 266397 | 42 42A 42B 42C | 42 | COVID | Y | ||
| SM | 42A Reddish - Manchester | 30/08/2020 | 42A some M-F peak Times changed. | 20-SC-0401 | 42A | 42A | 266371 | Y | View timetable | |
| SM | 42A Reddish - Manchester | 30/08/2020 | 42A some M-F peak Times changed. | 20-SC-0408 | 42 | 42 | 266370 | Y | View timetable | |
| SM | 42A Reddish - Manchester | 30/08/2020 | Stagecoach tt Times changed | 266356 | 42 42A 42B 42C | 42 | COVID | Y | ||
| SM | Reddish | 29/11/2020 | M-F Peak times revised | 20-SC-0718 | 42A | N | E | View timetable | ||
| SM | Piccadilly - Heaton Chapel - North Reddish | 25/07/2021 | Summer timetables on M-F from 25 July to 4 Sept 2021 | 21-SC-0441 | 42A | Summer | View timetable | |||
| SM | Piccadilly Gardens - Heaton Chapel - North Reddish | 05/09/2021 | M-F peak times changed: service revert to pre-summer 25/7/21 | 21-SC-0550 | 42A | 42A | Y | 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 | |||||
| SM | Piccadilly - Heaton Chapel - North Reddish | 24/07/2022 | 42A Summer timetables from 24 July to 3 Sept 2022 | 22-SC-0419 | 42A | E | View timetable | |||
| SM | Piccadilly - Heaton Chapel - North Reddish | 04/09/2022 | Reverts to pre-summer times | NO TT | N | |||||
| SM | 30/10/2022 | Tender expiry: 42A/42B/42C | not implemented | no tt |