Route 46
Route: Mcr - Withington - Chorlton - Brooks Bar - Mcr circ
Route history
| Operator | Route | Change date | Change | Leaflet job no. | Routes listed | Envelope code | Licence no./notes | In collection | E-Version | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GMB | Piccadilly - Southern Cemetery circ | 26/10/1986 | NIGHT service NEW SSu 0030 0130 0230 OUT | 4036 | 42 46 47 50 82 101 etc | 40M | Y | |||
| WALLS COACHES | 26/10/1986 | commercial NIGHT FS 46 0028 0135 0245 OUT Return as 47 2400 0100 0205 from Scem. | 5042 | W42 46 47 | 46C | 1186 reprint | Y | |||
| GMB | Mcr - Withington - Chorlton - Brooks Bar - Mcr circ | 26/10/1986 | commercial MS daytime ev15mins. ESu ev30mins. Reverse = 47. Night service 46 F 0030 0130 0230 47 S 2400 0100 0230 | 5046 | 46 47 48 49 | 46C | 155 | Y | E | |
| GMB | Mcr - Withington - Chorlton - Brooks Bar - Mcr circ | 26/10/1986 | commercial MS daytime ev15mins. ESu ev30mins. Reverse = 47 | 5046 | 46 47 48 49 | 46C | 1186 reprint | Y | E | |
| GMB | Mcr - Withington - Chorlton - Brooks Bar - Mcr circ | 05/01/1987 | no change listed | 5046 | 46 47 48 49 | 46C | ?? | Y | ||
| GMB | Mcr - Withington - Chorlton - Brooks Bar - Mcr circ | 05/01/1987 | no change listed | 5846 | 46 47 48 49 | 46C | green | Y | E | |
| GMB | Mcr - Withington - Chorlton - Brooks Bar - Mcr circ | 05/04/1987 | no change listed | 5951 | 46 47 48 49 | 46C | Y | E | ||
| GMB | Mcr - Withington - Chorlton - Brooks Bar - Mcr circ | 27/09/1987 | no change listed | G870927 | 46 47 48 49 | 46C | Y | |||
| GMB | Mcr - Withington - Chorlton - Brooks Bar - Mcr circ | 10/01/1988 | no change listed | 6444 | 46 47 | 46C | Y | P | ||
| GMB | Mcr - Withington - Chorlton - Brooks Bar - Mcr circ | 10/01/1988 | no change listed | G880110 | 46 47 49 | 46C | Y | |||
| GMB | Mcr - Withington - Chorlton - Brooks Bar - Mcr circ | 11/04/1988 | no change listed | 6666 | 46 47 | 46C | Y | E | ||
| GMB | Mcr - Withington - Chorlton - Brooks Bar - Mcr circ | 11/04/1988 | no change listed | G880411 | 46 47 49 | 46C | Y | E | ||
| GMB | Mcr - Withington - Chorlton - Brooks Bar - Mcr circ | 21/08/1988 | no change listed | G880821 | 46 47 49 | 46C | Y | E | ||
| GMB | Mcr - Withington - Chorlton - Brooks Bar - Mcr circ | 12/03/1989 | Timetable amended | 7823 | 46 47 | 46C | Y | |||
| GMB | Mcr - Withington - Chorlton - Brooks Bar - Mcr circ | 12/03/1989 | 290 reprint | 9305 | 46 47 | 46C | 290 reprint | Y | ||
| GMB | Mcr - Withington - Chorlton - Brooks Bar - Mcr circ | 12/03/1989 | Timetable amended | G890312 | 46 47 | 46C | Y | |||
| GMB | Mcr - Withington - Chorlton - Brooks Bar - Mcr circ | 21/01/1990 | Minor route change in City | no tt | 46 | 155 | N | |||
| GMB | Mcr - Withington - Chorlton - Brooks Bar - Mcr circ | 17/06/1990 | Timetable revised with increased MS daytime frequency. Now ev12mins MS daytime. MF ev20mins peak plus Mcr - S. Cemetery shorts. Su ev30mins | 9686 | 46 47 | 46C | Y | E | ||
| GMB | Mcr - Withington - Chorlton - Brooks Bar - Mcr circ | 18/06/1990 | Branded the Victoria Line. Improved to ev12mins | G900618 | 46 47 | 46C | 155 | Y | E | |
| WAL | MCR- Univ - Rusholme - FALLOWFIELD | 22/10/1990 | NEW | no tt | 46 | N | ||||
| GMB WAL | Mcr - Withington - Chorlton - Brooks Bar - Mcr circ | 24/03/1991 | Timetables revised: Addtl MS irreg Walls jnys. MF PM journeys start Royal Exchange | 10843 | 46 47 | 46C | 155 | Y | ||
| WAL | MCR- Univ - Rusholme - FALLOWFIELD | 24/10/1991 | Revised to operate as full circular service as GMB Route 46 | no tt | 46 | 155 | N | |||
| GMB WAL | Mcr - Withington - Chorlton - Brooks Bar - Mcr circ | 21/04/1992 | Timetables revised: Addtl MS irreg Walls jnys | 12361 | 46 47 | 46C | Y | P | ||
| GMB WAL | Mcr - Withington - Chorlton - Brooks Bar - Mcr circ | 21/09/1992 | Timetables revised | G920921 | 46 47 | 46C | Y | |||
| GMB | Mcr - Withington - Chorlton - Brooks Bar - Mcr circ | 13/12/1993 | GM BUSES to GM SOUTH | no tt | 46 | 155 | N | |||
| GMB WAL | Mcr - Withington - Chorlton - Brooks Bar - Mcr circ | 21/02/1994 | Early S jnys revised | GS940221 | 46 47 | 46C | Y | E | ||
| GMB | Mcr - Withington - Chorlton - Brooks Bar - Mcr circ | 18/09/1994 | MS Evening journeys now terminate at Piccadilly | GS940918 | 46 47 | 46C | 155 | Y | ||
| WAL | MCR- Univ - Rusholme - FALLOWFIELD | 21/05/1995 | WITHDRAWN | no tt | 46 | 155 | N | |||
| GMB | Mcr - Withington - Chorlton - Brooks Bar - Mcr circ | 03/03/1996 | Evening journeys rerouted in City Centre | GS960303 | 46 47 | 46C | 155 | Y | P | |
| SM | Mcr - Withington - Chorlton - Brooks Bar - Mcr circ | 25/03/1996 | GM SOUTH to STAGECOACH Manchester | no tt | 46 | N | ||||
| SM | Mcr - Withington - Chorlton - Brooks Bar - Mcr circ | 01/09/1996 | no change listed : MF ev10mins. S ev12mins ESu ev30mins | SM960901 | 46 47 | 46C | Y | P | ||
| SM | Mcr - Withington - Chorlton - Brooks Bar - Mcr circ | 11/11/1996 | Following Mcr Bomb Cross St closed. Due to Mcr City Council serving traffic regulation orders on operators, city centre route revisions 46 runs Picc to Victoria, 47 runs Victoria to Piccadilly. Now ev10mins MS daytime | SM961111 | 46 47 | 46C | Y | E | ||
| SM | Victoria Stn - Albert Sq - Brooks Bar - Chorlton - Univ - Piccadilly circ | 07/09/1997 | no change listed: MS daytime ev10mins plus peak Albert Sq - Scem. ESu to Victoria Stn ev30mins | SM970907 | 46 47 | 46C | Y | |||
| SM | Piccadilly - Withington - Chorlton - Brooks Bar - Albert Sq - Victoria Stn circ | 07/09/1997 | no change listed: MS daytime ev10mins plus peak Picc- Scem. ESu from Victoria Stn ev30mins | SM970907 | 46 47 | 46C | Y | |||
| UKN | Manchester - Chorlton | 15/09/1997 | NEW | 18173 | N | |||||
| GMB | Mcr - Withington - Chorlton - Brooks Bar - Mcr circ | 14/06/1998 | City terminus revised | SM980614 | 46 47 | 46C | 155 | Y | E | |
| SM UKN | Mcr - Withington - Chorlton - Brooks Bar - Mcr circ | 11/01/1999 | Minor time changes to some jnys. Addtl commercial NIGHT service by UKN : nightly ev30mins to 0215 MTh. 0245 FS to Chorlton | 18921 | 46 47 | 46C | Y | |||
| SM UKN | Mcr - Withington - Chorlton - Brooks Bar - Mcr circ | 25/04/1999 | Timetables revised - Now ev15mins MS daytime. | 19546 | 46 47 | 46C | Y | P | ||
| GMB | Mcr - Withington - Chorlton - Brooks Bar - Mcr circ | 05/09/1999 | Some M-F peak jnys retimed. Su daytime journeys no longer serve Victoria Station | 19960 | 46 47 49 | 46C | 155 | Y | ||
| GMB | Mcr - Withington - Chorlton - Brooks Bar - Mcr circ | 05/09/1999 | Some M-F peak jnys retimed. Su daytime journeys no longer serve Victoria Station | 19960 | 46 47 49 | 46C | 155 | Y | ||
| SM UKN | Mcr - Withington - Chorlton - Brooks Bar - Mcr circ | 21/11/1999 | Route in city centre changed, SM times changed | 20245 | 46 47 | 46C | 155 | Y | E | |
| UKN | Mcr - Withington - Chorlton - Brooks Bar - Mcr circ | 28/11/1999 | NIGHT 0140 Mcr - Chorlton now 0200 MTh from Palace Theatre | 20245 | 46 47 | 46C | Y | E | ||
| SM UKN | Mcr - Withington - Chorlton - Brooks Bar - Mcr circ | 06/03/2000 | UKN times changed | 20635 | 46 47 | 46C | Y | |||
| SM UKN | Mcr - Withington - Chorlton - Brooks Bar - Mcr circ | 19/06/2000 | UKN times changed FS only | 20952 | 46 | 46C | CL | Y | ||
| SM UKN | Mcr - Withington - Chorlton - Brooks Bar - Mcr circ | 17/09/2000 | Timetables and city routes changed | 21324 | 46 47 | 46C | 155 | Y | E | |
| SM UKN | Mcr - Withington - Chorlton - Brooks Bar - Mcr circ | 30/10/2000 | M-F 1714 from Piccadilly now 1712: UKN M-S Night services 0035 ev30mins 0235 full route back to Picc | 21485 | 46 47 | 46C | 155 | Y | ||
| SM UKN | Mcr - Withington - Chorlton - Brooks Bar - Mcr circ | 11/12/2000 | minor changes to times | 21568 | 46 47 | 46C | Y | |||
| SM UKN | Mcr - Withington - Chorlton - Brooks Bar - Mcr circ | 29/05/2001 | minor changes to times | 22026 | 46 47 | 46C | 155 | Y | ||
| UKN | Mcr - Withington - Chorlton - Brooks Bar - Mcr circ | 18/06/2001 | Times Night jnys changed: Now FS only 2400 hrly 0200 0240 | 22026 | 46 47 | 46C | 155 | Y | ||
| SM UKN | Mcr - Withington - Chorlton - Brooks Bar - Mcr circ | 14/09/2001 | Most NIGHT buses run MS nights | 22431 | 46 47 | 46C | Y | |||
| UKN | Piccadilly - Chorlton - circ | 14/09/2001 | Night bus FS: 2400 0100 0200 0240 | UK010914 | 41 42 43 44 46 | 41S | Y | E | ||
| SM | Mcr - Withington - Chorlton - Brooks Bar - Mcr circ | 21/06/2002 | UKN jnys WITHDRAWN | 22997 | 46 47 | 46C | 18173 | Y | ||
| SM | Mcr - Withington - Chorlton - Brooks Bar - Mcr circ | 22/09/2002 | City terminus now Cross St both ways | 23305 | 46 47 | 46C | Y | E | ||
| SM | Mcr - Withington - Chorlton - Brooks Bar - Mcr circ | 23/02/2003 | MS daytimes now ev30mins. E jnys WITHDRAWN (See Route No’s 85 & 86) | 23604 | 46 47 | 46C | 155 | Y | ||
| SM | Mcr - Withington - Chorlton - Brooks Bar - Mcr circ | 31/08/2003 | City terminus now Corporation St | 23994 | 46 47 | 46C | 155 | Y | P | |
| SM | Mcr - Withington - Chorlton - Brooks Bar - Mcr circ | 14/06/2004 | MF times changed during Summer to 4 September | 24356 | 46 47 | 46C | summer | Y | E | |
| SM | Mcr - Withington - Chorlton - Brooks Bar - Mcr circ | 05/09/2004 | Times changed. | 24505 | 46 47 | 46C | Y | |||
| SM | Mcr - Withington - Chorlton - Brooks Bar - Mcr circ | 05/09/2004 | 205 reprint | 24737 /11 | 46 47 | 46C | 205 reprint | Y | ||
| SM | Mcr - Brooks Bar - Chorlton - Withington - Mcr circ | 13/06/2005 | MF times changed during Summer to 2 September | 24897 | 46 47 | 46C | summer | Y | ||
| SM | Mcr - Withington - Chorlton - Brooks Bar - Mcr circ | 21/01/2006 | Divert via Withington Rd and Greenheys La, partially replacing 87 87A. Su jnys WITHDRAWN and partially replaced by 85. City terminus now Albert Sq | 25247 | 46 47 | 46C | 155 | Y | View timetable | |
| SM | Mcr - Brooks Bar - Chorlton - Withington - Mcr circ | 12/06/2006 | MF times changed during Summer to 1 September | 25477 | 46 47 | 46C | summer | Y | View timetable | |
| SM | Mcr - Withington - Chorlton - Brooks Bar - Mcr circ | 02/07/2007 | MF times changed during Summer to 31 August | 26071 | 46 47 | 46C | summer | Y | ||
| SM | Mcr - Withington - Chorlton - Brooks Bar - Mcr circ | 03/09/2007 | M-F peak jnys changed after Summer period | 26232 | 46 47 | 46C | summer | Y | E | |
| SM | Mcr - Withington - Chorlton - Brooks Bar - Mcr circ | 31/03/2008 | Routes change to better serve WithingtonHosp | 26582 | 46 47 | 46C | 155 | Y | ||
| SM | Mcr - Withington - Chorlton - Brooks Bar - Mcr circ | 31/03/2008 | Routes change to better serve WithingtonHosp | 26582 | 46 47 | 46C | 155 | Y | ||
| MAG | Manchester (Victoria Rail Station) - Cross Street - Princess Street - University - Rusholme - Fallowfield - Withington - Palatine Road - Lapwing Lane - WITHINGTON Hosp - Spouthern Cemtery - Chorlton - Manchester Road - Moss Side - Oxford Road - Cross Street - Manchester (Victoria Rail Station) | 31/08/2008 | Rerouted to operate via Upper Chorlton Rd. Journeys from Chorlton Green replaced by Route No 86 (Was to be Renumbered Route No 146 but abandoned). All buses run by Magic Bus | 26919 | 46 47 | 46C | 155 | N | ||
| MAG | Manchester (Victoria Rail Station) - Cross Street - Princess Street - University - Rusholme - Fallowfield - Withington - Palatine Road - Lapwing Lane - WITHINGTON Hosp - Spouthern Cemtery - Chorlton - Manchester Road - Moss Side - Oxford Road - Cross Street - Manchester (Victoria Rail Station) | 01/09/2008 | Rerouted to operate via Upper Chorlton Rd. Journeys from Chorlton Green replaced by Route No 86 (Was to be Renumbered Route No 146 but abandoned). All buses run by Magic Bus | 27945 | 46 47 | 46C | 610 reprint | N | ||
| SM | Mcr - Withington - Chorlton - Brooks Bar - Mcr circ | 31/01/2011 | Morning jnys from Withington Community Hosp, now from Christie Fields at S.Cemetery. Minor time changes | 28211 | 46 47 | 46C | 155 | Y | ||
| SM | Manchester (Victoria Rail Station) - Cross Street - Princess Street - University - Rusholme - Fallowfield - Withington - Palatine Road - Lapwing Lane - WITHINGTON Hosp - Spouthern Cemtery - Chorlton - Manchester Road - Moss Side - Oxford Road - Cross Street - Manchester (Victoria Rail Station) | 01/05/2011 | WITHDRAWN (Partly replaced by extended Route No 84) | no tt | 46 | 155 | N |