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Route 502

Route: Ringley Bridge - Bolton - Barrow Bridge

Route history

Operator Route Change date Change Leaflet job no. Routes listed Envelope code Licence no./notes In collection E-Version Link
VIS Bolton — Brownlow Fold — Doffcocker — Johnson Fold circular Vision Bus are running a later S morning jny on the 502 from Johnson Fold direct into Bolton via Chorley Old Road. Used to be M-F jnys at 0632 and 0652, but now the first direct jny to Bolton is 0812. no tt
GMB Ringley Bridge - Bolton - Barrow Bridge 26/10/1986 MS daytime hrly. Irreg ESuPH jnys 5501 501 502 503 504 505 514 501 Y E
GMB Ringley Bridge - Bolton - Barrow Bridge 15/12/1986 no apparent changes G861215 501 502 503 504 505 514 501 Y E
GMB Ringley Bridge - Bolton - Barrow Bridge 03/08/1987 no apparent changes G870803 501 502 503 504 501 Y E
GMB Ringley Bridge - Bolton - Barrow Bridge 27/09/1987 no apparent changes G870927 501 502 503 504 501 Y
GMB Ringley Bridge - Bolton - Barrow Bridge 08/02/1988 G880208 501 502 503 504 501 Y E
GMB Ringley Bridge - Bolton - Barrow Bridge 04/07/1988 888 reprint G880704 501 502 503 504 501 888 reprint Y
GMB Ringley Bridge - Bolton - Barrow Bridge 04/07/1988 1826 from Barrow Bridge extended to GH. GW880704 501 502 503 504 501 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 Ringley Bridge - Bolton - Barrow Bridge 11/09/1989 service continues hrly, NESu 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 Ringley Bridge - Bolton - Barrow Bridge 25/02/1991 Minor timetable changes 10666 501 502 501 Y
GMB Ringley Bridge - Bolton - Barrow Bridge 24/06/1991 No change listed 11270 501 502 501 Y
GMB Ringley Bridge - Bolton - Barrow Bridge 12/08/1991 No change listed 11600 501 502 501 Y
GMB Ringley Bridge - Bolton - Barrow Bridge 12/04/1992 No change listed 12317 501 502 501 Y
GMB Ringley Bridge - Bolton - Barrow Bridge 13/07/1992 Minor route revison in Ringley Bridge 12554 501 502 501 Y E
GMB Ringley Bridge - Bolton - Barrow Bridge 15/03/1993 13271 501 502 501 Y
GMB Ringley Bridge - Bolton - Barrow Bridge 25/07/1993 Operator revised 502 hrly to Farnworth giving bus ev10mins common section. NESu 13652 501 502 501 Y E
GMN Ringley Bridge - Bolton - Barrow Bridge 26/03/1994 minor op revision: GMB = GMN. Hrly extended to Ringley Brdge 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 Farnworth - Bolton - Barrow Bridge 27/03/1995 minor timetable and route curtailed. No longer serve Ringley Bridge 15451 501 502 501 Y
GMN Farnworth - Bolton - Barrow Bridge 01/05/1995 No change listed 15617 501 502 501 Y E
GMN Farnworth - Bolton - Barrow Bridge 28/05/1995 Minor timetable revision 15732 501 502 501 Y
GMN Farnworth - Bolton - Barrow Bridge 10/07/1995 No change listed 15893 501 502 501 Y E
GMN Farnworth - Bolton - Barrow Bridge 21/01/1996 Minor timetable revision 16434 501 502 501 Y E
GMN TIM 21/01/1996 1096 reprint 17254 501 502 501 1096 reprint Y
GM Farnworth - Bolton - Barrow Bridge 30/06/1997 No change listed 17790 501 502 501 Y E
GM Farnworth - Bolton - Barrow Bridge 17/11/1997 MF peak revised 18135 501 502 501 Y E
GMN Farnworth - Bolton - Barrow Bridge 17/05/1998 No change listed 18591 501 502 501 Y
FM Farnworth - Bolton - Barrow Bridge 17/05/1998 998 reprint 19012 501 502 505 501 998 reprint Y E
FM Farnworth - Bolton - Barrow Bridge 28/06/1999 No change listed 19896 501 502 505 501 Y E
FM Farnworth - Bolton - Barrow Bridge 31/01/2000 Times changed. Addtl jnys - ev7/8 mins daytime. 20576 501 502 505 501 Y E
FM Farnworth - Bolton - Barrow Bridge 26/06/2000 times changed: Now hrly. most jnys curtailed to Bolton - Barrow Bridge only. 0843 MF to Farnworth. 20981 501 502 501 Y
FM Farnworth - Bolton - Barrow Bridge 26/06/2000 MF 501 0756 from Farnworth runs as 502 21164 501 502 501 cl Y
FM Farnworth - Bolton - Barrow Bridge 03/09/2000 No change listed 21294 501 502 501 Y
FM Farnworth - Bolton - Barrow Bridge 24/06/2002 No change listed 23039 501 502 501 Y E
FM Farnworth - Bolton - Barrow Bridge 30/09/2002 No change listed 23456 501 502 501 Y E
FM Farnworth - Bolton - Barrow Bridge 26/01/2003 Service withdrawn: partly replaced by 526 23579 501 501 Y
26/01/2003 1104 reprint 24641 /1 501 501 1104 reprint Y
FM Farnworth - Bolton - Barrow Bridge 27/01/2003 Extended 526 FM hrly to Barrow Bridge replacing 502 23578 525 526 527 525 Y
FM Farnworth - Bolton - Barrow Bridge 24/10/2004 New commercial MS daytime ev30mins NESuPH replacing 526 24593 525 526 527 525 Y
BLU Bolton - Barrow Bridge 25/10/2004 New commercial MS daytime ev30mins NESuPH replacing 526 24619 502 502 Y E
MTV Bolton - Royal Bolton Hospital circular.  04/09/2011 28531 501 502 N E View timetable
MTV Bolton - RBH - Morris Green - Ladybridge circ 29/07/2012 New commercial MS daytime hrly NE. Su ev90mins 121005 502 503 502 Y E
MTV Bolton - Royal Bolton Hospital circular.  03/10/2012 Evening jnys are withdrawn.
MTV Bolton - Royal Bolton Hospital circular 28/10/2012 Withdrawn.
VIS Bolton - Brownlow Fold - Doffcocker - Johnson Fold circular 02/09/2019 New commercial service: M-S ev30mins. NESuPH 19-SC-0239 502 503 502 Y View timetable
VIS Bolton - Brownlow Fold - Doffcocker - Johnson Fold circular 27/10/2019 Times changed.  19-SC-0440 502 503 502 266563 Y P View timetable
VIS Bolton — Brownlow Fold — Doffcocker — Johnson Fold circular 10/04/2020 services 502/3 will operate as normal and services 571/2 will operate a Su Timetable on Good Friday and Easter Monday. 266223 502 503 502 Y
VIS Bolton — Brownlow Fold — Doffcocker — Johnson Fold circulars 24/04/2022 M-S daytime commercial 502 503 withdrawn. Alternative facilities btwn Bolton and Johnson Fold via Brownlow Fold available on Diamond 501. Alternative facilities from Bolton via Chorley Old Rd available on Stagecoach 125. WD

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