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Route 42B

Route: Service 42B

Route history

Operator Route Change date Change Leaflet job no. Routes listed Envelope code Licence no./notes In collection E-Version Link
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
SM East Didsbury Millgate Lane - Didsbury - Rusholme - Univ - Piccadilly 02/12/2000 S 1814 from Cross St withdrawn 21889 40 42B 40M Y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 EDids Millgate Lane - Rusholme - Univ - Piccadilly 16/09/2001 42B no change listed. 22429 40 42B 40M Y
SM EDids Millgate Lane - Rusholme - Univ - Piccadilly 25/02/2002 42B no change listed 22809 40 42B 40M Y
SM EDids Millgate Lane - Rusholme - Univ - Piccadilly 22/09/2002 42B times changed 23344 42B 40M Y P
SM EDids Millgate Lane - Rusholme - Univ - Piccadilly 27/04/2003 42 42B: E jnys from Millgate La replaced by diverted 42A 23765 42B 40M Y
SM EDids Millgate Lane - Rusholme - Univ - Piccadilly 31/08/2003 42B: Route in city changed: terminate Corporation St 24059 42B 40M Y E
SM EDids Millgate Lane - Rusholme - Univ - Piccadilly 14/09/2003 42: jnys from Millgate La retimed. 42B Su 1747 now runs as 42 not via Parrs Wood Rd or Millgate Lane 24059 42B 40M Y E
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 Piccadilly - Rusholme - East Didsbury - Cheadle - Bramhall - Woodford 29/01/2017 New daily service replacing X57. Commercial daytime ev30mins full route. Supported Su daytime hrly full route; E hrly MCT Woodford - Parrs Wood. Buses serve all stops between East Didsbury and Mcr. 17-0093 42B 42B Y E View timetable
SM MCT Piccadilly - Rusholme - East Didsbury - Cheadle - Bramhall - Woodford 23/04/2017 E jnys WITHDRAWN. M-S daytime jnys retimed 17-0485 42B 42B Y E View timetable
SM Woodford 23/07/2017 M-F times changed for summer until 2/9/2017 17-0980 42B summer N E View timetable
SM Piccadilly - Rusholme - East Didsbury - Cheadle - Bramhall - Woodford 03/09/2017 M-S daytime journeys retimed. Supported ESu not listed 17-1182 42B 42B 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 - Cheadle - Bramhall - Woodford 28/01/2018 M-F peak times changed: S0819 1856 from city retimed 17-1927 42B 42B Y E View timetable
SM East Didsbury -Rusholme - Piccadilly 28/01/2018 Times changed 18-0004 42 142 42A 42B 42E summary Y View timetable
SM Woodford 22/07/2018 M-F times changed for summer until 1/9/18 18-0877 42B N E View timetable
SM Mcr - East Didsbury - Bramhall - Woodford 02/09/2018 Times of some M-F peak jnys changed. 18-1104 42B 42B Y E View timetable
SM Mcr - East Didsbury - Bramhall - Woodford 27/01/2019 Times of some 42B M-F peak jnys changed 18-1903 42B 42B Y E View timetable
SM Mcr - East Didsbury - Bramhall - Woodford 28/04/2019 Times of 42B early morning and M-F peak jnys changed. 19-0534 42B 42B Y E View timetable
SM Manchester - East Didsbury - Bramhall - Woodford 21/07/2019 Summer service MF changes until 31 August 19-SC-0089 42B 42B summer N E View timetable
SM Manchester - East Didsbury - Bramhall - Woodford 01/09/2019 Times of some MF peak jnys changed 19-SC-0183 42B 42B Y E View timetable
SM Mcr - East Didsbury - Bramhall - Woodford 26/01/2020 Minor timetable changes. 19-SC-0528 42B 42B Y View timetable
SM Manchester - Woodford 23/03/2020 42B M-F hrly. NE 246778 42 42A 42B 42 COVID Y
SM Manchester - Woodford 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 - Woodford 05/04/2020 42B Su 5th: hrly NE 246779 42 42A 42B 42 COVID Y
SM Manchester - Woodford 11/04/2020 42B M-S hrly daytime services, NE 246781 42 42A 42B 42 COVID Y
SM Manchester - Woodford 12/04/2020 42B: Easter SuPH: hrly NE 246782 42 42A 42B 42 COVID Y
SM Manchester - Woodford 01/06/2020 42B: M-S hrly daytime services 265326 42 42A 42B 42 COVID Y
SM Manchester - Woodford 15/06/2020 42B: M-S daytime ev30mins ; NE; SuPH daytime hrly 266048 42 42A 42B 42 COVID Y
SM 42B Woodford - Cheadle - East Didsbury - Manchester 26/07/2020 42B Alternate M-S daytime jnys divert to Handforth Dean and Heald Green as 42C: no longer serving Woodford - Branhall - Cheadle Hulme. Times changed.  M-S hrly daytime plus peak. Supported SuPH hrly NE TfGM Bus Guide 20-SC-0274 42B 42C 42B 266214 Y View timetable
SM 42B Woodford - Cheadle - East Didsbury - Manchester 26/07/2020 Full SM 42 42A 42B 42C print 266397 42 42A 42B 42C 42 COVID Y
SM 42B Woodford - Cheadle - East Didsbury - Manchester 30/08/2020 42B M-F Times changed. Addtl M-S E jnys hrly Mcr - Cheadle . TfGM Bus Guide issued 20-SC-0402 42B 42C 42B 266358 Y View timetable
SM 42B Woodford - Cheadle - East Didsbury - Manchester 30/08/2020 42B M-F Times changed. Addtl M-S E jnys hrly Mcr - Cheadle . TfGM Bus Guide issued 20-SC-0408 42 42 266370 Y View timetable
SM 42B Woodford - Cheadle - East Didsbury - Manchester 30/08/2020 Stagecoach tt Times changed 266356 42 42A 42B 42C 42 COVID Y
SM Woodford 29/11/2020 M-F Peak times changed 20-SC-0723 42B 42C N E View timetable
SM Piccadilly - Cheadle - Cheadle Hulme - Woodford 25/07/2021 Summer timetables on M-F from 25 July to 4 Sept 2021 21-SC-0442 42B 42C Summer View timetable
SM Piccadilly Gardens - Cheadle - Cheadle Hulme - Woodford 05/09/2021 M-F times changed: service revert to pre-summer 25/7/21 21-SC-0551 42B 42C 42B 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 - Cheadle - Cheadle Hulme - Woodford 24/07/2022 42B Summer timetables from 24 July to 3 Sept 2022 22-SC-0435 42B 42C E View timetable
SM Piccadilly - Cheadle - Cheadle Hulme - Woodford 04/09/2022 Reverts to pre-summer times NO TT N
SM 42B (Stagecoach) - part 30/10/2022 Deregistered and direct award: not implemented no tt

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