Route 51
Route: Middleton - Rhodes - Blackley - Piccadilly
Route history
| Operator | Route | Change date | Change | Leaflet job no. | Routes listed | Envelope code | Licence no./notes | In collection | E-Version | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIT | Middleton - Rhodes - Blackley - Piccadilly | 08/09/1986 | (Prior to De-regulation) Commercial M-S Day irreg hrly. NESu. | 4009 | 51 62 | 51M | 1815 | Y | E | |
| CIT | Middleton - Rhodes - Blackley - Piccadilly | 26/10/1986 | Commercial daily irreg 2 per hr. FS E irreg 2per hr | 5051 | 51 62 | 51M | Y | E | ||
| CIT | Middleton - Rhodes - Blackley - Piccadilly | 26/01/1987 | Daily daytime now ev30mins. Addtl ESu ev30mins | 5851 | 51 62 160 428 | 51M | 1815 | Y | p | |
| CIT | Middleton - Rhodes - Blackley - Piccadilly | 03/08/1987 | Daily daytime now ev30mins. Addtl ESu ev30mins | C870803 | 51 | 51M | Y | P | ||
| CIT | Middleton - Rhodes - Blackley - Piccadilly | 28/03/1988 | Commercial service Daily ev30mins, part of E service supported | 6532 | 51 | 51M | Y | p | ||
| CIT | Middleton - Rhodes - Blackley - Piccadilly | 28/03/1988 | 488 reprint | 6598 | 51 | 51M | 488 reprint | Y | p | |
| CIT | Middleton - Rhodes - Blackley - Aytoun St | 12/06/1988 | Re-routed in city, now waits at Aytoun St (loops from Rochdale Rd via Shudehill, High St, Church St, Oldham St, Piccadilly, Aytoun St, Parker St, MosIey St, Piccadilly, Oldham St & Swan St) | 6665 | 51 | 51M | 1815 | Y | E | |
| CIT | Middleton - Rhodes- Blackley- StPetersSq | 22/08/1988 | Extra peak jnys : 0715 0815 0915 IN | 7070 | 51 | 51M | 1815 | Y | p | |
| CIT | Middleton - Rhodes - Blackley - Piccadilly | 21/11/1988 | terminus moved from St Peters Square to PICCADILLY | 7516 | 51 | 51M | 1815 | Y | E | |
| CIT GMB | Middleton - Rhodes - Blackley - Piccadilly | 03/04/1989 | Extra peak jnys withdrawn. Daily supported E Service Citibus to GMB (6794) | 7955 | 51 | 51M | 6794 | Y | ||
| CIT GMB | Oldham - Chadderton - Middleton - Rhodes - Blackley - Piccadilly | 28/08/1989 | Commercial MS daytime service extended to Oldham Town Sq bus Stn | 8411 | 51 | 51M | Y | |||
| CIT GMB | Oldham - Chadderton - Middleton - Rhodes - Blackley - Piccadilly | 04/09/1989 | MS daytime Extended via Chadderton Middleton Rd - St Mary's Way & Town Square to Oldham (Mumps) | 8446 | 51 | 51M | Y | |||
| CIT GMB | Oldham - Chadderton - Middleton - Rhodes - Blackley - Piccadilly | 04/09/1989 | 1089 reprint | 8749 | 51 | 51M | 1089 reprint | Y | ||
| CIT GMB | Oldham - Chadderton - Middleton - Rhodes - Blackley - Piccadilly | 20/11/1989 | Sunday daytime service extended to Oldham | no tt | 51 | 51M | N | |||
| GMB CIT | Oldham - Middleton - Higher Blackley - Piccadilly | 26/11/1989 | MS daytime ev30mins by Citibus, Supported E 2130 ev30 2300 by GMB Middleton - Piccadilly | 8873 | 18 51 | 18M | Y | E | ||
| GMB CIT | Oldham - Middleton - Higher Blackley - Piccadilly | 18/12/1989 | no change listed | 9006 | 18 51 | 18M | Y | E | ||
| CIT GMB | Oldham - Chadderton - Middleton - Rhodes - Blackley - Piccadilly | 02/04/1990 | Daily Evening service GM BUSES to CITIBUS (Manchester - Middleton) | 9670 | 51 | 51M | Y | |||
| CIT | Oldham - Chadderton - Middleton - Rhodes - Blackley - Piccadilly | 06/08/1990 | Rerouted in Mills Hill via Haigh La, Chadderton Hall Rd, Burnley La & Garforth St (to Oldham) Victoria St (from Oldham) not Middleton Rd. Times changed | 9828 | 51 | 51M | Y | |||
| CIT | Oldham - Chadderton - Middleton - Rhodes - Blackley - Piccadilly | 03/12/1990 | Timetable changed MS daytime. Supported MS 2245 2315 extended from Middleton-Chadderton. | 10330 | 51 | 51M | Y | |||
| CIT | Oldham - Chadderton - Middleton - Rhodes - Blackley - Piccadilly | 23/06/1991 | Su times changed: ev30mins 0935 -2235 full rte: 2035 2135 2235 to Midd only | CT910708 | 51 | 51M | Y | |||
| CIT | Oldham - Chadderton - Middleton - Rhodes - Blackley - Piccadilly | 08/07/1991 | Daily daytime ev30mins, E ev30mins Oldham - Midd; Su E two jnys toPicc | CT910708 | 51 | 51M | Y | |||
| CIT GMB | Oldham - Chadderton - Middleton - Rhodes - Blackley - Piccadilly | 27/12/1991 | Timetable and E operator revised: Supported E service reduced and run by GMB (10743). Su service withdrawn | 12015 | 51 | 51M | 10743 | Y | ||
| CIT GMB | Oldham - Chadderton - Middleton - Rhodes - Blackley - Piccadilly/Shudehill | 06/04/1992 | Addtl commercial MS daytime competing jnys by GMB Middleton- Shudehill ev30mins. | 12263 | 51 | 51M | 10859 | Y | E | |
| CIT GMB BBC | Oldham - Chadderton - Middleton - Rhodes - Blackley - Piccadilly/Shudehill | 05/05/1992 | BLUEBIRD (11144) M-S late E jnys from GMB : 2110 S 2155 MS from OM - no return jnys | 12426 | 51 | 51M | Y | |||
| CIT GMB BBC | Greenacres - Oldham - Chadderton - Middleton - Rhodes - Blackley - Piccadilly/ Shudehill | 15/06/1992 | CITIBUS extended from Oldham to GREENACRES (Sycamore Ave) | no tt | 51 | 51M | N | |||
| CIT GMB BBC | Greenacres - Oldham - Chadderton - Middleton - Rhodes - Blackley - Piccadilly/ Arndale | 29/06/1992 | GMB terminus moved from Shudehill to Cannon St (IN) Arndale (Bus Station (OUT) | 12506 | 51 | 51M | Y | |||
| CIT GMB BBC | Greenacres - Oldham - Chadderton - Middleton - Rhodes - Blackley - Piccadilly/ Arndale | 02/11/1992 | Revised btwn Oldham-Greenacres. Now out via Huddersfield Rd & Heywood St; Inward via Greenacres Rd. (not to/from Greenacres (Sycamore Av) . Supported 2110S withdrawn | 12883 | 51 | 51M | Y | |||
| CIT | Greenacres - Oldham - Chadderton - Middleton - Rhodes - Blackley - Piccadilly/Arndale | 17/11/1992 | Saturday evening BLUBIRD withdrawn Oldham to Middleton | no tt | 51 | 51M | N | |||
| CIT GMB BBC | Greenacres - Oldham - Chadderton - Middleton - Rhodes - Blackley - Piccadilly/Arndale | 18/01/1993 | Reverts to previous operation via Greenacres Rd in both directions | 13201 | 51 | 51M | Y | E | ||
| CIT GMB BBC BEE | Greenacres - Oldham - Chadderton - Middleton - Rhodes - Blackley - Piccadilly/Arndale | 29/03/1993 | Supported 2050 OM- Middleton to BEELINE BUZZ COMPANY (12310) | 13314 | 51 | 51M | 12310 | Y | ||
| CIT GMB BBC BEE | Greenacres - Oldham - Chadderton - Middleton - Rhodes - Blackley - Piccadilly/Arndale | 26/04/1993 | Middleton to Oldham journey to GMB (12436) | no tt | 51 | 51M | 12436 | N | ||
| CIT GMB BBC BEE | Oldham - Chadderton - Middleton - Rhodes - Blackley - Piccadilly/Arndale | 01/06/1993 | CITIBUS curtailed at Oldham (Town Centre). Early jnys now supported by GMB / CIT | 13556 | 51 | 51M | Y | E | ||
| CIT | 01/06/1993 | NOW TERMINATES AT Oldham TOWN SQUARE. THE REMAINING TIMETABLE IS UNALTERED | CA930601 | |||||||
| CIT GMB BEE | Oldham - Chadderton - Middleton - Rhodes - Blackley - Piccadilly/Arndale | 03/10/1993 | CITIBUS commercial Su hrly introduced Middleton to Oldham (13558) partly replacing 404 . Supported Bluebird 2155 withdrawn | 13816 | 51 | 51M | 13558 | Y | E | |
| CIT GMN BBC BEE | Oldham - Chadderton - Middleton - Rhodes - Blackley - Piccadilly/Arndale | 13/12/1993 | GMB to GM NORTH | no tt | 51 | 51M | N | |||
| CIT GMN BEE | Oldham - Chadderton - Middleton - Rhodes - Blackley - Piccadilly/Arndale | 12/05/1994 | Early morning & Mid evening journey Middleton – Oldham BEELINE BUZZ BUS COMPANY/GM NORTH to BLUEBIRD (14382) | no tt | 51 | 51M | 14382 | N | ||
| CIT GMN BEE | Oldham - Chadderton - Middleton - Rhodes - Blackley - Piccadilly/Arndale | 07/06/1994 | 1 MF AM Middleton - Oldham Journey CITIBUS (14438) | no tt | 51 | 51M | 14438 | N | ||
| CIT GMN BEE | Oldham - Chadderton - Middleton - Rhodes - Blackley - Piccadilly/Arndale | 25/07/1994 | CITIBUS jnys terminating at Oldham Town Square extended to Mumps. GM NORTH Mcr to Middleton Service withdrawn . Supported early jnys retimed | 14702 | 51 | 51M | Y | P | ||
| GMN BEE | Oldham - Chadderton - Middleton - Rhodes - Blackley - Piccadilly/Arndale | 05/05/1995 | CITIBUS taken over by GMB NORTH (15637) | no tt | 51 | 51M | 15637 | N | ||
| GMN | Middleton - Blackley - Cannon St | 09/05/1995 | Withdrawn Oldham-Middleton and partly replaced by extended 406 | 15534 | 406 | |||||
| GMN | Middleton - Blackley - Cannon St | 29/01/1996 | Timetable reissued. M-S daytime ev30mins NESu | GN960129 | 51 | 51M | Y | P | ||
| FGM BEE | Oldham - Chadderton - Middleton - Rhodes - Blackley - Piccadilly/Arndale | 25/03/1996 | GMB NORTH to FIRST BUS T/A GREATER Manchester | no tt | 51 | 51M | N | |||
| CIT?? GMN | Middleton - Manchester Old Rd - Rhodes - Heaton Park - Middleton Rd - Victoria Avenue - Rochdale Rd -Shudehill - Manchester (Piccadilly) | 30/09/1996 | WITHDRAWN (See Route No’s 64 & 65) | no tt | 51 | 51M | 1815 | N | ||
| JPT | Middleton - Blackley - Moston circ | 03/11/1997 | new commercial LINK service: M-S Day ev30mins Anti clkws. Reverse = 50 | 18108 | 50 51 | 50M | 18506 | Y | ||
| JPT | Middleton - Blackley - Moston circ | 23/02/1998 | WITHDRAWN | no tt | 51 | 51M | 18506 | N | ||
| FM | Old Trafford - Pendleton - Cheetham Hill - Moston - Cannon St | 17/05/1998 | New service replacing some 52 jnys and 79 81 between Crumpsall - Moston. MS daytime ev30mins. MS E & Su daytime hrly Blackley - Cannon St. Supported Su early and E hrly . Linked to 52 | 18570 | 51 52 | 51 | 5435 | Y | ||
| FM | Old Trafford - Pendleton - Cheetham Hill - Moston - Cannon St | 07/09/1998 | no change listed | 18898 | 51 52 | 51 | Y | |||
| FM ROS | Pendleton - Cheetham Hill - Moston - Piccadilly | 27/06/1999 | Some early Su and late Su E jnys withdrawn . 0805 sch by ROS. | 19703 | 51 52 | 51 | Y | p | ||
| FM STO | Pendleton - Cheetham Hill - Moston - Piccadilly | 29/05/2000 | Addtl BH jnys hrly to Su times. 0805 now by STO | 20916 | 51 52 | 51 | Y | |||
| FM STO | Old Trafford - Pendleton - Cheetham Hill - Moston - Cannon St | 25/02/2001 | Revised route in Harpurhey . ESu withdrawn and replaced by addtl 81 | 21752 | 51 52 | 51 | 5435 | Y | E | |
| FM | Old Trafford - Pendleton - Cheetham Hill - Moston - Cannon St | 03/09/2001 | minor change to times. Sch 1540 now by FM. | 22559 | 51 52 | 51 | Y | |||
| FM JPT | Old Trafford - Pendleton - Cheetham Hill - Moston - Cannon St | 17/12/2001 | MS E 146 jnys withdrawn and partially replaced by addtl 51 jnys | 22642 | 146 185 187 | 146 | 23465 | Y | ||
| FM JPT | Old Trafford - Pendleton - Cheetham Hill - Moston - Cannon St | 17/12/2001 | Supported MF E 1851 1921 1951 rnd trips added Moston - NMGH by JPT | 22650 | 51 | 51 | cl | Y | ||
| JPT | NORTH Manchester GENERAL HOSPITAL - COLLYHURST | 17/12/2001 | Operational Details: MS Day | no tt | 51 | 51 | 23465 | N | ||
| FM JPT | Old Trafford - Pendleton - Cheetham Hill - Moston - Cannon St | 07/01/2002 | M-S E increased following Route 146 withdrawal | no tt | 51 | 51 | 5435 | N | ||
| FM JPT | Old Trafford - Pendleton - Cheetham Hill - Moston - Cannon St | 29/03/2002 | no change listed | 22929 | 51 52 | 51 | Y | |||
| FM JPT | Old Trafford - Pendleton - Cheetham Hill - Moston - Cannon St | 01/09/2002 | no change listed | 23207 | 51 52 | 51 | Y | |||
| FM JPT STO | Old Trafford - Pendleton - Cheetham Hill - Moston - Cannon St | 01/12/2002 | Minor route change in Harpurhey times changed. Sch 0808 by STO. | 23520 | 51 52 | 51 | 5435 | Y | P | |
| FM | Old Trafford - Pendleton - Cheetham Hill - Moston - Cannon St | 01/12/2002 | Route changed in Harpurhey. Carrisbook St no longer served. Times changed. M-S daytime ev30mins: commercial E OT - NMGH. Supported E hrly NMGH- Moston by JP Travel | 23661 | 51 52 | 51 | 203 reprint | Y | ||
| FM JPT STO | Old Trafford - Pendleton - Cheetham Hill - Moston - Cannon St | 31/08/2003 | Route and city terminus now Stevenson Sq. times revised. | 23994 | 51 52 | 51 | Y | |||
| FM VAL HAY | Trafford Centre - Old Trafford - Pendleton - Cheetham Hill - Moston - Failsworth - Oldham | 31/08/2003 | no change listed | 23994 | 51 52 | 51 | Y | |||
| FM JPT STO | Old Trafford - Pendleton - Cheetham Hill - Moston - Stevenson Sq | 31/08/2003 | 1203 reprint | 24157 | 51 52 | 51 | 1203 reprint | Y | ||
| FM JPT STO | Old Trafford - Pendleton - Cheetham Hill - Moston - Stevenson Sq | 01/09/2003 | Revised to terminate at Stevenson Sq (Not Cannon St). Times changed. | 23994 | 51 52 | 51 | 5435 | Y | ||
| FM BBC VIK | Old Trafford - Pendleton - Cheetham Hill - Moston - Stevenson Sq | 26/07/2004 | JP Travel : Hospital short jnys jnys withdrawn. 0808 sch by BBC, 1540 by Viking Coaches | 24458 | 51 52 | 51 | Y | |||
| FM BBC VIK | Old Trafford - Pendleton - Cheetham Hill - Moston - Stevenson Sq | 26/07/2004 | 305 reprint | 24789 /7 | 51 52 | 51 | 305 reprint | Y | ||
| FM BBC VIK | Old Trafford - Pendleton - Cheetham Hill - Moston - Stevenson Sq | 24/07/2005 | Re-routed in Moston and Harpurhey to serve Kenyon Lane, Lightbourne Rd and Church Lane. Times changed. | 24955 | 51 52 | 51 | 5435 | Y | ||
| FM BBC VIK | Old Trafford - Pendleton - Cheetham Hill - Moston - Stevenson Sq | 24/09/2005 | times changed | 25098 | 51 52 | 51 | Y | |||
| FM BBC | Pendleton - Cheetham Hill - Moston - Piccadilly | 29/01/2006 | Route revised in city to terminate Piccadilly Gardens (Not Stevenson Sq). no longer operate between Old Trafford and Pendleton (Replaced by 53) Sch by BBC | 25322 | 51 | 51 | 5435 | Y | ||
| FM BBC | Pendleton - Cheetham Hill - Moston - Piccadilly | 04/09/2006 | Minor timetable changes | 25507 | 51 | 51 | Y | |||
| FM BBC | Pendleton - Cheetham Hill - Moston - Piccadilly | 04/09/2006 | 496 reprint | 26170 | 51 | 51 | 496 reprint | Y | ||
| FM BBC | Pendleton - Cheetham Hill - Moston - Piccadilly | 28/01/2008 | Addtl 51A M-F 0641 Cheetham - Trafford Centre. No change 51 service | 26471 | 51 51A | 51 | Y | |||
| FM BBC | CHEETHAM - Broughton - Pendleton - Trafford Centre | 28/01/2008 | New 51A 0641 Cheetham QS - Pendleton - TC | 26471 | 51 51A | 51 | Y | |||
| FM BBC | Pendleton - Cheetham Hill - Moston - Piccadilly | 28/01/2008 | 0708 reprint | 26747 | 51 51A | 51 | 708 reprint | Y | ||
| FM BBC | Pendleton - Cheetham Hill - Moston - Piccadilly | 28/01/2008 | 1108 reprint | 27064 | 51 51A | 51 | 1108 reprint | Y | ||
| FM | Cheetham - Cheetham Hill - Pendleton - Trafford Centre | 19/04/2009 | no change listed | 27288 | 52 51A | 52 | Y | |||
| FM BBC | Pendleton - Cheetham Hill - Moston - Piccadilly | 19/04/2009 | Service WITHDRAWN (Partly replaced by Route No's 52, 53 and 118) | no tt | 51 51A | 51 | 5435 | N | ||
| FM | Pendleton - Cheetham Hill - Moston - Failsworth | 24/01/2010 | replacement | 27734 | 52 51A | 52 | replacement | Y | ||
| FM | Pendleton - Cheetham Hill - Moston - Failsworth | 25/01/2010 | no change listed | 27662 | 52 51A | 52 | Y | |||
| FM | Cheetham - Cheetham Hill - Pendleton - Trafford Centre | 25/01/2010 | 51A no change | 27662 | 52 51A | 52 | Y | |||
| FM | Pendleton - Cheetham Hill - Moston - Failsworth | 29/08/2010 | no change listed | 28013 | 52 51A | 52 | Y | |||
| FM | Cheetham - Cheetham Hill - Pendleton - Trafford Centre | 29/08/2010 | 51A no change | 28013 | 52 51A | 52 | Y | |||
| FM | Pendleton - Cheetham Hill - Moston - Failsworth | 30/01/2011 | no change listed | 28215 | 52 51A | 52 | Y | |||
| FM | Cheetham - Cheetham Hill - Pendleton - Trafford Centre | 30/01/2011 | 51A no change | 28215 | 52 51A | 52 | Y | |||
| FM | Pendleton - Cheetham Hill - Moston - Failsworth | 04/09/2011 | Service withdrawn | 12-1077 | 52 | 52 | Y | View timetable |