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Route 511

Route: Bury - Radcliffe - Outwood - Farnworth - Litte Lever - circ

Route history

Operator Route Change date Change Leaflet job no. Routes listed Envelope code Licence no./notes In collection E-Version Link
GMB Bury - Radcliffe - Outwood - Farnworth - Litte Lever - circ 27/10/1986 MS commercial daytime ev 2hrs from Bury, hrly from Radcliffe. NESuPH 5511 511 512 513 511 Y P
GMB Bury - Radcliffe - Outwood - Farnworth - Litte Lever - circ 27/10/1986 1186 reprint 5511 511 512 513 511 1186 reprint Y E
GMB Bury - Radcliffe - Outwood - Farnworth - Litte Lever - circ 27/04/1987 No change listed 5977 511 512 513 511 Y E
GMB Bury - Radcliffe - Outwood - Farnworth - Litte Lever - circ 27/04/1987 587 reprint 6105 511 512 513 511 587 reprint Y
GMB Bury - Radcliffe - Outwood - Farnworth - Litte Lever - circ 27/04/1987 no apparent change G870427 511 512 513 511 Y E
GMB Bury - Radcliffe - Outwood - Farnworth - Litte Lever - circ 12/10/1987 Sunday hryl service added G871012 511 512 513 511 Y E
GMB BCW Bury - Radcliffe - Outwood - Farnworth - Litte Lever - circ 08/02/1988 Supported E hrly Radcliffe - Farnworth by Bolton Coachways. Su by GMB hrly 6464 511 512 513 511 Y E
GMB Bury - Radcliffe - Outwood - Farnworth - Litte Lever - circ 14/03/1988 Supported E withdrawn G880314 511 512 513 511 Y E
GMB Bury - Radcliffe - Outwood - Farnworth - Litte Lever - circ 21/03/1988 388 reprint G880321 511 512 513 511 388 reprint Y E
GMB Bury - Radcliffe - Outwood - Farnworth - Litte Lever - circ 25/09/1988 Su operator change to ?? G880925 511 512 513 511 Y E
GMB Bury - Radcliffe - Outwood - Farnworth - Litte Lever - circ 19/12/1988 ERadcliffe joruneys extended to/from to Bury G881219 511 512 513 511 Y E
GMB VAL BCW Bury - Radcliffe - Outwood - Farnworth - Litte Lever - circ 06/07/1989 MS E route revised: supported hrly Radcliffe - BN General Hosp by Bolton Coacways. Supported Su hrly Vale of Mcr RAD-Highfield 7818 511 512 513 511 Y E
GMB VAL BCW Bury - Radcliffe - Outwood - Farnworth - Litte Lever - circ 23/10/1989 service withdrawn, Replaced by revised 512 513 8743 512 513 512 Y
BCW Little Lever local service 19/03/1990 Experimental supported service: four separate loops each ev30mins. MS 0800-1230, 1330-1800 9308 511 511 Y E
RIB Little Lever local service 17/09/1990 operator revised: now by RIB 10027 511 511 Y E
BLU Bury - Watling St - Ainsworth - Turks Rd - Radcliffe 06/09/2004 new supported route partially replacing 478. hrly 1000 - 1500 1630 1730 24535 509 510 511 509 Y
FM Bury - Walshaw - Ainsworth - Breightmet - Bolton 31/08/2014 Diverted via Breightmet Somerton Rd. Times changed: MS daytime hrly. NESu. 14-1252 510 511 536 510 Y View timetable
FM Bury - Walshaw - Ainsworth - Breightmet - Bolton 12/04/2015 Rerouted via Somerton Rd in Breightmet. Times changed.
FM Bury - Walshaw - Ainsworth - Breightmet - Bolton 19/07/2015 Minor time changes during summer to 29 August 15-0997 510 511 536 510 summer Y View timetable
FM Bury - Walshaw - Ainsworth - Breightmet - Bolton 30/08/2015 MF peak jnys retimed 15-1154 510 511 536 510 Y View timetable
FM Bury - Walshaw - Ainsworth - Breightmet - Bolton 25/10/2015 times changed: MF 0525 S0632 supported 15-1625 510 511 536 510 Y View timetable
FM Bury - Walshaw - Ainsworth - Breightmet - Bolton 24/01/2016 Timetable and route in Breightmet changed to help improve timekeeping. Buses from Bury run as normal to Bury Rd, then via Somerton Rd, Brodick Dr, Blenheim Dr and Long La, then on to Bolton. Buses from Bolton run as normal to Long La, then via Blenheim Dr, Brodick Dr, Somerton Rd, Bury Rd, Empire Rd and on to Bury. Customers on Garstang Av will need to get on or off the bus on Bury Rd or Blenheim Dr. 15-1818 510 511 536 510 Y View timetable
FM Bury - Walshaw - Ainsworth - Breightmet - Bolton 03/04/2016 minor timetable changes to help improve reliability. We have used GPS tracking to monitor the amount of time it takes to complete each journey on services 507 and 511and taken into account feedback we have received from our customers and drivers. 16-0231 510 511 536 510 Y View timetable
Bury – Bolton 24/07/2016 Minor timetable changes including temporary changes during the Summer period from 24 July to 3 September 2016. no tt 510 summer Y
FM Bury - Walshaw - Ainsworth - Breightmet - Bolton 04/09/2016 times changed 16-0895 510 511 536 510 Y View timetable
FM Bury - Walshaw - Ainsworth - Breightmet - Bolton 30/10/2016 times changed 16-1260 510 511 536 510 Y View timetable
FM Bury - Walshaw - Ainsworth - Breightmet - Bolton 23/04/2017 times changed 17-0356 510 511 536 510 Y View timetable
FM Bury - Walshaw - Ainsworth - Breightmet - Bolton 23/07/2017 Summer timetable M-F until 2/9/2017 17-0838 510 511 536 View timetable
FM Bury - Walshaw - Ainsworth - Breightmet - Bolton 03/09/2017 Times changed. Rerouted in Bolton town centre to serve the new Interchange. 17-1136 510 511 536 510 Y View timetable
FM Bury - Walshaw - Ainsworth - Breightmet - Bolton 29/10/2017 Supported early morning and early E jnys withdrawn 17-1506 510 511 536 510 Y View timetable
FM Bury- Walshaw - Ainsworth, Withins - Breightmet - Darcy Lever - Bolton 08/04/2018 times changed 18-0235 510 511 536 510 Y View timetable
FM Bury- Walshaw - Ainsworth, Withins - Breightmet - Darcy Lever - Bolton 22/07/2018 Summer timetable M-F until 1/9/2018 18-0813 510 511 536 View timetable
FM Bury- Walshaw - Ainsworth, Withins - Breightmet - Darcy Lever - Bolton 28/10/2018 no change listed 18-1409 (version 1) 510 511 536 510 Y View timetable
FM Bolton - Breightmet - Ainsworth - Walshaw - Bury 28/04/2019 Run by Arriva North West. Times of M-S evening jnys. 19-0258 510 511 536 510 Y View timetable
FM Bolton - Breightmet - Ainsworth - Walshaw - Bury 21/07/2019 Summer service MF changes until 31 August 19-SC-0004 summer View timetable
DIA Bolton - Breightmet - Ainsworth - Walshaw - Bury 11/08/2019 Service taken over by Diamond Bus NW on the purchase of First Manchester's 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 Bolton - Breightmet - Ainsworth - Walshaw - Bury 01/09/2019 Normal timetable at the end of the Summer period 19-SC-0268 510 511 536 510 Y View timetable
DIA Bury- Walshaw - Ainsworth, Withins - Breightmet - Darcy Lever - Bolton 27/10/2019 NO CHANGE LISTED 19-SC-0337 510 511 536 510 246620 y View timetable
DIA Bury- Walshaw - Ainsworth, Withins - Breightmet - Darcy Lever - Bolton 28/03/2020 Normal S services 265919 511 511 Y
DIA Bury- Walshaw - Ainsworth, Withins - Breightmet - Darcy Lever - Bolton 28/03/2020 All jnys suspended no tt
DIA Bury- Walshaw - Ainsworth, Withins - Breightmet - Darcy Lever - Bolton 14/04/2020 restoring jnys on services 511 running ev 2hrs M-S daytime. no tt
DIA Bury- Walshaw - Ainsworth, Withins - Breightmet - Darcy Lever - Bolton 20/04/2020 M-F ev2hrs 265918 511 511 Y
DIA Bury- Walshaw - Ainsworth, Withins - Breightmet - Darcy Lever - Bolton 10/05/2020 M-F ev2hrs 265709 511 511 Y
DIA Bury- Walshaw - Ainsworth, Withins - Breightmet - Darcy Lever - Bolton 26/05/2020 511: hrly M-S daytime services 265710 511 511 Y
DIA Bury- Walshaw - Ainsworth, Withins - Breightmet - Darcy Lever - Bolton 14/06/2020 hrly M-S daytime 266168 511 511 Y
DIA Bury- Walshaw - Ainsworth, Withins - Breightmet - Darcy Lever - Bolton 30/08/2020 TfGM Bus Guide issued 20-SC-0448 510 511 536 510 266568 Y View timetable
DIA Bury- Walshaw - Ainsworth, Withins - Breightmet - Darcy Lever - Bolton 30/08/2020 services back to normal Timetable. M-S hrly . NSuPH 266286 511 511 Y
DIA Bolton - Breightmet - Ainsworth - Walshaw - Bury 31/01/2021 minor timetable alterations to improve punctuality or reliability: daily daytime hrly 20-SC-0769 510 511 536 510 266953 Y View timetable
VIS DIA Bolton - Darcy Lever - Breightmet - Ainsworth - Bury 11/04/2021 Run by Diamond/Vision Bus. Times changed with ESuPH jnys introduced replacing buses 510 and 536. 21-SC-0216 511 511 284141 Y View timetable
ANW DIA ROS VIS Bolton — Breightmet — Withins — Walshaw — Bury 11/04/2021 hrly M-S daytime, and hrly on Su. The subsidised E service was run by Transdev and the Su service was operated by Arriva. Subsequent to the tender award process for contracts commencing April 2021, through which a consistent hrly ESu timetable would have been operated by Vision Bus, a commercial registration submitted by Diamond Bus has resulted in the Su daytime jnys being operated on a commercial basis. The remaining subsidised jnys (5 trips on M-S Es, 3 trips on Su E) are operated by Vision Bus. 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-0216 511 y View timetable
DIA Bolton - Darcy Lever - Breightmet - Ainsworth - Bury 29/08/2021 Now depart from stand B at Bolton Interchange. Revised timetable. 21-SC-0599 511 y P View timetable
DIA VIS Bolton – Breighmet – Withins – Walshaw – Bury 24/04/2022 Commercial Diamond hrly daily daytime. Supported hrly daily E. On retender, changes made: withdrawn to reduce tender costs: Su 1945 Bolton – Bury (alternative jnys at 1845/2045); Su 2037 Bury – Bolton (alternative jnys at 1937/2137); Daily 2145 Bolton – Bury (alternative jnys at 2045/2245) M-S 2237 Bury – Bolton (alternative jnys at 2137/2337) New jnys : Su 2137 Bury – Bolton Su 2245 Bolton – Breighmet. Vision Bus E jnys re-timed. No changes to Diamond's daytime jnys 22-SC-0121 511 284690 Y E View timetable
DIA VIS Bolton – Breighmet – Withins – Walshaw – Bury 24/04/2022 Commercial Diamond hrly daily daytime. Supported hrly daily E. On retender, changes made: withdrawn to reduce tender costs: Su 1945 Bolton – Bury (alternative jnys at 1845/2045); Su 2037 Bury – Bolton (alternative jnys at 1937/2137); Daily 2145 Bolton – Bury (alternative jnys at 2045/2245) M-S 2237 Bury – Bolton (alternative jnys at 2137/2337) New jnys : Su 2137 Bury – Bolton Su 2245 Bolton – Breighmet. Vision Bus E jnys re-timed. No changes to Diamond's daytime jnys 22-SC-0121 511 Y E View timetable
DIA Bolton – Darcy Lever – Bury 25/04/2022  The service will now depart from stand D at Bolton Interchange. This is a following of a review of departure stands at Bolton Interchange involving TfGM and Bus Operators, there are some movements to ensure an improved organisation of services to common destinations. 284690
DIA Bolton – Darcy Lever – Bury 25/04/2022  The service will now depart from stand D at Bolton Interchange. This is a following of a review of departure stands at Bolton Interchange involving TfGM and Bus Operators, there are some movements to ensure an improved organisation of services to common destinations.
DIA 511 (Diamond) 30/10/2022 Deregistered and put out to tender: no tt
Bolton - Darcy Lever - Breightmet - Ainsworth - Bury 24/09/2023 Route replaced by TfGM Franchising - operated by Diamond Bus North West
DIA Bolton - Darcy Lever - Breightmet - Ainsworth - Bury 24/09/2023 Times of some M-S E jnys change. 23-SC-0439 511 Y E View timetable

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