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Route 501

Route: Ringley Bridge - Bolton - Moss Bank Way

Route history

Operator Route Change date Change Leaflet job no. Routes listed Envelope code Licence no./notes In collection E-Version Link
GMB Ringley Bridge - Bolton - Moss Bank Way 26/10/1986 MS daytime hrly plus ESuPH hrly 5501 501 502 503 504 505 514 501 Y E
GMB Ringley Bridge - Bolton - Moss Bank Way 15/12/1986 no apparent changes G861215 501 502 503 504 505 514 501 Y E
GMB Ringley Bridge - Bolton - Moss Bank Way 03/08/1987 no apparent changes G870803 501 502 503 504 501 Y E
GMB Ringley Bridge - Bolton - Moss Bank Way 27/09/1987 no apparent changes G870927 501 502 503 504 501 Y E
GMB Ringley Bridge - Bolton - Moss Bank Way 08/02/1988 no apparent changes G880208 501 502 503 504 501 Y E
GMB Ringley Bridge - Bolton - Moss Bank Way 04/07/1988 888 reprint G880704 501 502 503 504 501 888 reprint Y E
GMB Ringley Bridge - Bolton - Moss Bank Way 04/07/1988 Minor changes to jnys serving BN Gen Hosp: 0705 504 from Farnworth now runs as 501 GW880704 501 502 503 504 501 CL Y E
GMB Ringley Bridge - Bolton - Moss Bank Way 30/05/1989 no change listed G890530 501 502 501 Y
GMB RIB Ringley Bridge - Bolton - Moss Bank Way 11/09/1989 service increased to 3 per hr giving ev15mins on common section with 502. ESu now supported hrly by Ribble 8600 501 502 501 Y E
GMB RIB Ringley Bridge - Bolton - Moss Bank Way 11/09/1989 Timetable revised 9586 501 502 501 Y
GMB Ringley Bridge - Bolton - Moss Bank Way 11/09/1989 GMB service increased to 3 per hr giving ev15mins on common section with 502. ESu now supported hrly by Ribble G890911 501 502 501 Y
GMB RIB Ringley Bridge - Bolton - Moss Bank Way 25/02/1991 Minor timetable changes 10666 501 502 501 Y
GMB Ringley Bridge - Bolton - Moss Bank Way 24/06/1991 Late E service revised All jnys by GMB 11270 501 502 501 Y
GMB Ringley Bridge - Bolton - Moss Bank Way 12/08/1991 early morning service revised 11600 501 502 501 Y
GMB Ringley Bridge - Bolton - Moss Bank Way 12/04/1992 Su service revised: hrly full route plus hrly BN-Moss Bank Way 12317 501 502 501 Y
GMB RIB Ringley Bridge - Bolton - Moss Bank Way 13/07/1992 Minor route revison in Ringley Bridge. Supported MF 0501 by RIB 12554 501 502 501 Y E
GMB Ringley Bridge - Bolton - Moss Bank Way 15/03/1993 Some early jnys withdrawn. All jnys by GMB 13271 501 502 501 Y p
GMB TIM Ringley Bridge - Bolton - Moss Bank Way 25/07/1993 Operator revised Now ev30mins full route plus 3/hr to Farnworth, one 502 hrly to Farnworth giving bus ev10mins common section, Supoored E by TIM 13652 501 502 501 Y E
GMN TIM Ringley Bridge - Bolton - Moss Bank Way 26/03/1994 minor op revision: GMB = GMN 14473 501 502 501 Y E
GMN TIM Ringley Bridge - Bolton - Moss Bank Way 26/03/1994 1194 reprint 15171 501 502 501 1194 reprint Y
GMN TIM Farnworth - Bolton - Moss Bank Way 27/03/1995 minor timetable and route curtailed. No longer serve Ringley Bridge 15451 501 502 501 Y
GMN TIM Farnworth - Bolton - Moss Bank Way 01/05/1995 MS E service revised: hrly full route, hrly BN-MBW 15617 501 502 501 Y E
GMN TIM Farnworth - Bolton - Moss Bank Way 28/05/1995 Minor timetable revision 15732 501 502 501 Y
GMN TIM Farnworth - Bolton - Moss Bank Way 10/07/1995 Minor timetable revision 15893 501 502 501 Y E
GMN TIM Ringley Bridge - Farnworth - Bolton - Moss Bank Way 21/01/1996 MS daytime extended to Ringley Bridge ev30mins. Su timetable revised Commercial daytime. Supported E. 16434 501 502 501 Y E
GMN TIM Ringley Bridge - Farnworth - Bolton - Moss Bank Way 21/01/1996 1096 reprint 17254 501 502 501 1096 reprint Y
GM RIB 28/04/1997 Operator revised
GM TIM SRIB Ringley Bridge - Farnworth - Bolton - Moss Bank Way 30/06/1997 Service curtailed at Farnworth, Connections with 512 at Farnworth. Supported MF 0635 by Srib 17790 501 502 501 Y E
GM TIM SRIB Ringley Bridge - Farnworth - Bolton - Moss Bank Way 17/11/1997 MF peak revised 18135 501 502 501 Y E
FM TIM SRIB Ringley Bridge - Farnworth - Bolton - Moss Bank Way 17/05/1998 Su timetable revised: extended full route all jnys 1107-1807 18591 501 502 501 Y
FM SRIB Ringley Bridge - Farnworth - Bolton - Moss Bank Way 17/05/1998 998 reprint: Supported E by FM 19012 501 502 505 501 998 reprint Y E
FM Ringley Bridge - Farnworth - Bolton - Moss Bank Way 28/06/1999 MF 0623 now FM. ESu timetable changed. Hrly full route and hrly BN - MBW 19896 501 502 505 501 Y E
FM Ringley Bridge - Farnworth - Bolton - Moss Bank Way 31/01/2000 Times changed. Addtl jnys - ev7/8 mins daytime. 20576 501 502 505 501 Y E
FM Ringley Bridge - Farnworth - Bolton - Moss Bank Way 26/06/2000 times changed. Ev8mins daytime. 20981 501 502 501 Y P
FM Ringley Bridge - Farnworth - Bolton - Moss Bank Way 26/06/2000 MF 501 0756 from Farnworth runs as 502 21164 501 502 501 cl Y
FM Ringley Bridge - Farnworth - Bolton - Moss Bank Way 03/09/2000 Some Su E jnys extended to Farnworth replacing 582 jnys to GH. 21294 501 502 501 Y
FM Ringley Bridge - Farnworth - Bolton - Moss Bank Way 24/06/2002 times changed: ev9-10mins daytime 23039 501 502 501 Y E
FM Ringley Bridge - Farnworth - Bolton - Moss Bank Way 30/09/2002 times changed: ev8mins daytime 23456 501 502 501 Y E
FM Ringley Bridge - Farnworth - Bolton - Moss Bank Way 26/01/2003 minor time changes 23579 501 501 Y
FM Ringley Bridge - Farnworth - Bolton - Moss Bank Way 26/01/2003 1104 reprint 24641 /1 501 501 1104 reprint Y E
FM Farnworth - Bolton - Moss Bank Way 24/07/2005 E jnys revised - ev30mins full route 25009 501 501 Y View timetable
FM Farnworth - Bolton - Moss Bank Way 23/04/2006 Minor changes to times 25380 501 501 Y
FM ANW Farnworth - Bolton - Moss Bank Way 30/05/2006 Addtl ANW jnys BN-MBW ev10mins daytime 25439 501 501 Y E
FM ANW Farnworth - Bolton - Moss Bank Way 25/09/2006 ANW jnys extended to/from BN interchange with addtl early jnys from MBW 25720 501 501 Y E View timetable
FM Farnworth - Bolton - Moss Bank Way 25/03/2007 ANW jnys withdrawn 25913 501 501 Y E View timetable
FM Farnworth - Bolton - Moss Bank Way 28/10/2007 Addtl MF0558 from Farnworth - MBW 26323 501 501 Y E
FM Farnworth - Bolton - Moss Bank Way 20/07/2008 Addtl early jnys 26772 501 501 Y E
FM Farnworth - Bolton - Moss Bank Way 19/04/2009 times changed: at least ev10mins 27264 501 501 Y P View timetable
FM Farnworth - Bolton - Moss Bank Way 19/04/2009 1109 reprint 27628 501 501 1109 reprint Y E
FM Farnworth - Bolton - Moss Bank Way 19/04/2009 910 reprint 27628 501 501 910 reprint Y
FM Farnworth - Bolton - Moss Bank Way 19/04/2009 910 reprint 28109 501 501 910 reprint Y P
FM Farnworth - Bolton - Moss Bank Way 04/09/2011 MF pm peak jnys times changed 13-0654 501 501 413 reprint Y View timetable
FM Farnworth - Bolton - Moss Bank Way 04/09/2011 MF afternoon peak times changed 28531 501 501 Y E View timetable
FM Farnworth - Bolton - Moss Bank Way 21/07/2013 Times changed during Summer to 31 August 2013 no tt 501 501 Summer N
FM Farnworth - Bolton - Moss Bank Way 02/09/2013 MF afternoon peak times changed 131636 501 501 Y
FM Farnworth - Bolton - Moss Bank Way 27/07/2014 M-F times changed during Summer to 30 August 14-1353 501 501 Summer Y View timetable
FM Farnworth - Bolton - Moss Bank Way 31/08/2014 Normal timetable following the Summer period. no tt 501 501 Summer N
FM Farnworth - Bolton - Moss Bank Way 25/01/2015 Times changed. 141958 501 501 Y
FM Farnworth - Bolton - Moss Bank Way 19/07/2015 E jnys retimed with some jnys withdrawn. Temporary timetable during Summer to 29 Aug 15-0978 501 501 Summer Y View timetable
FM Farnworth - Bolton - Moss Bank Way 30/08/2015 normal timetable at the end of Summer period. 15-1155 501 501 Summer Y View timetable
FM Farnworth - Bolton - Moss Bank Way 25/10/2015 Early morning jnys are retimed. 151515 501 501 CL Y E
FM Farnworth - Bolton - Moss Bank Way 03/04/2016 some tt changes to help improve reliability, with most jnys from Moss Bank Way departing 5 mins later. 16-0202 501 501 Y View timetable
FM Farnworth - Bolton - Moss Bank Way 24/07/2016 Times changed including temporary changes during Summer to 3 September 2016 16-0711 501 501 Summer Y View timetable
FM Farnworth - Bolton - Moss Bank Way 04/09/2016 Some MF jnys are retimed. 16-0898 501 501 Y View timetable
FM Farnworth - Bolton - Moss Bank Way - Johnson Fold 03/09/2017 Extended to/from Johnson Fold replacing 519 and 520 and rerouted in Bolton town centre to serve new Interchange. 17-1251 501 501 Y View timetable
FM Farnworth - Bolton - Moss Bank Way - Johnson Fold 28/01/2018 2120 S from johnson Fold withdrawn 18-0025 501 You have digital copy View timetable
FM Moss Bank Way - Bolton - Royal Bolton Hospital - Farnworth - Johnson Fold 27/01/2019 Times of M-F peak period jnys are changed 181821 501 501 Y View timetable
FM ANW Farnworth - Royal Bolton Hospital - Bolton - Johnson Fold 28/04/2019 E Times changed. These jnys will be run by Arriva North West. 19-0596 501 501 Y P View timetable
FM Farnworth - Royal Bolton Hospital - Bolton - Johnson Fold 21/07/2019 Summer service MF changes until 31 August 19-SC-0006 501 501 summer n View timetable
DIA 11/08/2019 Service now operated by Diamond on sale of FM Bolton depot 19SC0240 2 8 36 37 38 68 162 163 471 472 474 501 507 511 524 561 562 582 X39 2 y
DIA Farnworth - Royal Bolton Hospital - Bolton - Johnson Fold 11/08/2019 Service taken over by Diamond Bus NW on the purchase of First Manchester's Bolton depot no tt 501 501 n
DIA Farnworth - Royal Bolton Hospital - Bolton - Johnson Fold 01/09/2019 Normal timetable reintroduced at the end of the Summer period. 19-SC-0270 501 501 summer n View timetable
DIA Farnworth - Johnsons Fold 27/10/2019 Times changed 19-SC-0336 501 501 246617 Y P View timetable
ANW Farnworth - Johnsons Fold 23/03/2020 M-Su 2020 - 2320 ev60mins; Su No services no tt
DIA Farnworth - Johnsons Fold 28/03/2020 501: Every half hour daytime 265909 501 501 Y
ANW Farnworth - Johnsons Fold 29/03/2020 Daily E 2020 hrly from Johnson Fold 2025 hrly 2325 return from Farnworth 265702 501 501 Y
DIA Farnworth - Johnsons Fold 30/03/2020 M-S ev 30mins daytime . NE 265910 501 501 Y
DIA Farnworth - Johnsons Fold 10/04/2020 Good Friday hrly daytime services 265911 501 501 Y
ANW Farnworth - Johnsons Fold 10/04/2020 Good Friday hrly daytime services no tt
DIA Farnworth - Johnsons Fold 14/04/2020 M-S ev 30mins daytime . NE 265907 501 501 Y
DIA Farnworth - Johnsons Fold 19/04/2020 Daily ev30mins; NE 265908 501 501 Y
DIA Farnworth - Johnsons Fold 08/05/2020 PH Hrly daytime. Early E hrly BN-Farnworth 265912 501 501 Y
DIA Farnworth - Johnsons Fold 10/05/2020 Daily ev30mins; NE 265703 501 501 Y
DIA Farnworth - Johnsons Fold 24/05/2020 ev20mins M-S daytime; ev30mins Su daytime 265704 501 501 Y
ANW Farnworth - Johnsons Fold 31/05/2020 Daily E only hrly no changes 265434 501 501 Y
DIA Farnworth - Johnsons Fold 14/06/2020 ev20mins M-S daytime; ev30mins Su daytime 266166 501 501 Y
DIA ANW Farnworth - Johnsons Fold 30/08/2020 General services increased to operate ev12 mins M-S daytime. ESuPH ev30mins no late E services 20-SC-0457 501 501 266566 Y View timetable
DIA Farnworth - Johnsons Fold 30/08/2020 General services increased to operate ev12 mins M-S daytime. ESuPH ev30mins no late E services 266284 501 501 Y
DIA Farnworth - Johnsons Fold 31/08/2020 PH: 0750 ev30mins 1850 1950 266333 501 501 Y
ANW Farnworth - Johnsons Fold 31/01/2021 REPLACEMENT: ANW no change; DIA M-S ev15mins daytime 20-SC-0771 501 501 266951 Y View timetable
ANW DIA Farnworth - Johnsons Fold 31/01/2021 DIA M-S daytime ev12mins; SuPH ev30mins daytime: ANW Four E jnys daily 20-SC-0771 501 501 266950 Y View timetable
DIA VIS ANW Farnworth - Johnsons Fold 11/04/2021 Run by ANW/Diamond. Times changed. Late E jnys will be run by Diamond and Vision Bus instead of Arriva. Addtl early SuPH jnys 21-SC-0337 501 501 284139 Y View timetable
ANW DIA VIS Johnson Fold — Bolton — Royal Bolton Hospital — Farnworth 11/04/2021 M-S daytime ev15mins, and ev30mins on Su. Hrly subsidised E by Arriva. Subsequent to the tender award process for contracts commencing April 2021, through which the subsidised jnys would have been operated by Vision Bus, a commercial registration submitted by Diamond Bus has resulted in some of the former subsidised jnys being operated commercially by Diamond; the remainder are now operated by Vision as part of a TfGM contract. In addition, an earlier journey on Su morning is also operated by Vision as part of a TfGM contract to extend the span of operation. As part of the package of changes to services 501, 507, 511, 520, 533, 541, 561/562, 571/572 and 577 No change to Tendered Service Budget 21-SC-0337 501 y View timetable
DIA Farnworth - Great Lever - Bolton - Johnson Fold Estate 29/08/2021 Timetable changes 21-SC-0604 501 Y P View timetable
VIS DIA Johnson Fold – Bolton – Bolton Hospital - Farnworth 24/04/2022 commercial Diamond ev15mins M-S daytime and ev30mins M-S early E / Su daytime. Supported daily late E jnys. On retender, withdrawn: Su 2350 Johnson Fold – Farnworth Su 2355 Farnworth – Johnson Fold. New S 0532 Bolton – Farnworth; Su 0650 Johnson Fold – Bolton; Su 0655 Farnworth – Johnson Fold. Supported jnys by Vision Bus. No change to Diamond jnys. 22-SC-0120 501 Y E View timetable
VIS DIA Johnson Fold – Bolton – Bolton Hospital - Farnworth 24/04/2022 commercial Diamond ev15mins M-S daytime and ev30mins M-S early E / Su daytime. Supported daily late E jnys. On retender, withdrawn: Su 2350 Johnson Fold – Farnworth Su 2355 Farnworth – Johnson Fold. New S 0532 Bolton – Farnworth; Su 0650 Johnson Fold – Bolton; Su 0655 Farnworth – Johnson Fold. Supported jnys by Vision Bus. No change to Diamond jnys. 22-SC-0120 501 Y E View timetable
DIA Farnworth - Great Lever - Bolton - Johnson Fold Estate 24/07/2022 Summer timetables from 24 July to 3 Sept 2022 22-SC-0328 501 summer E View timetable
DIA Farnworth - Great Lever - Bolton - Johnson Fold Estate 04/09/2022 Reverts to pre-summer times NO TT N
DIA Farnworth – Bolton – Johnson Fold 29/01/2023 ev15mins M-S daytime, ev30mins Su daytime and hrly daily Es. Deregistered: Daily early morning and early E jnys withdrawn. S daytime frequency reduced from ev15mins to 20 mins. Tendered jnys operated by Vision Bus unaffected. TfGM support: M-S morning and E jnys, S daytime service retained at the same frequency. no tt N
DIA Farnworth - Great Lever - Bolton - Johnson Fold Estate 24/09/2023 Route replaced by TfGM Franchising - operated by Go North West
GNW Farnworth - Great Lever - Bolton - Johnson Fold Estate 24/09/2023 addtl M-S E : late E freq now ev30min. (was hrly) 2120, 2220 and 2320 from Johnson Fold 2125, 2225 and 2325 from Farnworth 23-SC-0517 501 Y E View timetable

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