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Route: Leigh - Atherton - Westhaughton - Horwich

Route history

Operator Route Change date Change Leaflet job no. Routes listed Envelope code Licence no./notes In collection E-Version Link
GMB RIB Leigh - Atherton - Westhaughton - Horwich 26/10/1986 MS daytime hrly plus ESuPH hrly. Summer SuBH extension to Lever Park info centre 5516 516 516 green ?? Y
GMB RIB Leigh - Atherton - Westhaughton - Horwich 26/10/1986 MS daytime hrly plus ESuPH hrly. Summer SuBH extension to Lever Park info centre 5516 516 516 brown Y p
GMB RIB Leigh - Atherton - Westhaughton - Horwich 26/10/1986 1186 reprint 5516 516 516 brown: 1186 reprint Y p
GMB RIB Leigh - Atherton - Westhaughton - Horwich 26/10/1986 GMB jnys only: no apparent change: RIB?? G861026 ORANGE 516 588 reprint Y E
GMB RIB Leigh - Atherton - Westhaughton - Horwich 26/10/1986 GMB jnys only: no apparent change: RIB sch jnys?? G861026 516 516 green Y P
GMB Leigh - Atherton - Westhaughton - Horwich 06/03/1989 GMB jnys only: no apparent change: M-S daytime hrly plus sch extras. E hrly: Su hrly with daytime Summer extns to/from Lever Park. G890306 516 516 Y E
GMB SHR NW Leigh - Atherton - Westhaughton - Horwich 24/07/1989 ESu revised: Supported hrly all by GMB. Sch 0800 by NW, sch 1510 1550 by SHR 8292 516 516 Y E
GMB SHR NW Leigh - Atherton - Westhaughton - Horwich 24/07/1989 Summer Su to Lever park G890724 516 516 Y
GMB SHR NW Leigh - Atherton - Westhaughton - Horwich 26/03/1990 timetable revised 9437 516 516 Y E
GMB SHR HYN MER Leigh - Atherton - Westhaughton - Horwich 29/04/1991 timetable revised. Supported 0821 by MER; 0800 by HYN 10953 516 516 Y E
GMB BLU HYN MER SHR Leigh - Atherton - Westhaughton - Horwich 24/06/1991 Addtl commercial MS BLU jnys. Supported Su SHR revised 11158 516 516 Y
GMB BLU HYN MER SHR Leigh - Atherton - Westhaughton - Horwich 30/09/1991 minor timetable revised 11597 516 516 Y
GMB BLU HYN MER SHR Leigh - Atherton - Westhaughton - Horwich 18/11/1991 minor timetable revised 11777 516 516 Y E
GMB BLU HYN MER SHR Leigh - Atherton - Westhaughton - Horwich 09/12/1991 minor timetable revised 11923 516 516 Y
GMB BLU HYN MER TIM Leigh - Atherton - Westhaughton - Horwich 28/06/1992 SHR = TIM. Minor timetable and operator change. SUN now appears to be GMB 12309 516 516 Y E
GMB BLU TIM Leigh - Atherton - Westhaughton - Horwich 02/11/1992 Minor timetable and operator change. Most supported jnys revert to GMB 12954 516 516 Y E
GMB BLU TIM Leigh - Atherton - Westhaughton - Horwich 29/12/1992 minor timetable revised 13163 516 516 Y E
GMB BLU TIM Leigh - Atherton - Westhaughton - Horwich 15/03/1993 Timetable revised 13273 516 516 Y E
GMB BLU TIM Leigh - Atherton - Westhaughton - Horwich 24/05/1993 ESu revised. All by TIM. 13406 516 516 Y E
GMB BLU TIM Leigh - Atherton - Westhaughton - Horwich 16/08/1993 Timetable and route revised . Summer MS daytime extended to Lever Park info centre. 13732 516 516 Y E
GMN BLU TIM Leigh - Atherton - Westhaughton - Horwich 11/04/1994 GMB=GMN. Minor timetable revision 14451 516 516 Y E
GMN NW RIB TIM Leigh - Atherton - Westhaughton - Horwich 08/08/1994 minor timetable and operator revision: sch jnys by NW RIB 14828 516 516 Y E
GMN BLU TIM Leigh - Atherton - Westhaughton - Horwich 14/08/1995 minor timetable and operator revision: sch jnys by BLU 16011 516 516 Y E
GMN BLU TIM Leigh - Atherton - Westhaughton - Horwich 09/10/1995 timetable revised 16090 516 516 Y E
GM BLU TIM Leigh - Atherton - Westhaughton - Horwich 01/07/1996 Timetable and route revised in Horwich. Summer service to Lever Park. Supported sch by SHR / GM 16821 516 516 Y E
GM TIM Leigh - Atherton - Westhaughton - Horwich 04/11/1996 Minor timetable revision 17321 516 516 Y
GM TIM Leigh - Atherton - Westhaughton - Horwich 30/03/1997 ESu minor timetable revision 17546 516 516 Y E
GM TIM Leigh - Atherton - Westhaughton - Horwich 30/06/1997 Timetable revised 17762 516 516 Y E
GM BLU TIM Leigh - Atherton - Westhaughton - Horwich 11/08/1997 Minor timetable and operator revision 18233 516 516 Y
GM BLU TIM Leigh - Atherton - Westhaughton - Horwich 19/01/1998 MS daytime service rerouted to serve Reebok Stadium Complex 18282 516 516 Y
FM BLU TIM Leigh - Atherton - Westhaughton - Horwich 28/03/1998 ESu jnys diverted to serve Middlebrook . GM=FM 18436 516 516 Y E
FM BLU TIM Leigh - Atherton - Westhaughton - Horwich 24/05/1998 MS Day withdrawn (Replaced by rerouted 615) Supported ESu by TIM plus sch jnys 18589 516 615 516.1 Y E
FM BLU TIM Leigh - Atherton - Westhaughton - Horwich 08/06/1998 No change listed 18815 516 615 516.1 Y E
FM BLU TIM OLY SRIB Leigh - Atherton - Westhaughton - Horwich 28/03/1999 ESu route around Middlebrook - Lostock changed Sch jnys by Srib, Olympia Travel, BLU FM. Winter/Summer Su service each hrly 19331 516 615 516.1 Y E
FM BLU TIM OLY SRIB Leigh - Atherton - Westhaughton - Horwich 11/07/1999 Su jnys to Lever Park not call at Old Lords Est towards Park 19902 516 615 516.1 Y E
FM BLU TIM OLY SRIB Leigh - Atherton - Westhaughton - Horwich 19/07/1999 Addtl Sch Hols jnys 0906 1755 by BLU 19902 516 615 516.1 Y P
FM BLU TIM OLY SRIB Leigh - Atherton - Westhaughton - Horwich 31/08/1999 Addtl commercial MF peak Horwich - Horwich Parkway Rail Station 0628 0645 0711 0728 0748 TO stn; 1625 1705 1729 1750 1805 by BLU 19941 516 615 516.1 Y E
BLU 25/10/1999 Some jnys withdrawn 516.1 Y
FM BLU TIM OLY SRIB Leigh - Atherton - Westhaughton - Horwich 02/01/2000 No change listed 20443 516 615 516.1 Y E
FM BLU Leigh - Atherton - Westhaughton - Horwich 30/07/2000 Times changed: No schools listed. Supported ESu hrly by FM. BH hrly NE 1010-1710 21110 516 615 516.1 Y E
FM BLU Leigh - Atherton - Westhaughton - Horwich 04/09/2000 BLU 1705 1750 1925 from Horwich Parkway withdrawn 21290 516 615 516.1 Y E
FM Leigh - Atherton - Westhaughton - Horwich 03/09/2001 jnys operated between Horwich & Horwich Parkway Station by Blue Bus are withdrawn 22312 516 516.1 cl Y
FM Leigh - Atherton - Westhaughton - Horwich 26/11/2001 0530 516 from Atherton replaced by 0631 615 22566 516 615 516.1 cl Y E
FM Leigh - Atherton - Westhaughton - Horwich 29/03/2002 E PH jnys added 22936 516 615 516.1 Y E
FM Leigh - Atherton - Westhaughton - Horwich 26/05/2002 Su jnys terminate Rivington HS not Lever Park 23013 516 516.1 cl Y E
FM Leigh - Atherton - Westhaughton - Horwich 02/09/2002 No change listed 23190 516 615 516.1 Y E
FM Leigh - Atherton - Westhaughton - Horwich 28/10/2002 No change listed 23429 516 615 516.1 Y E
FM Leigh - Atherton - Westhaughton - Horwich 18/04/2003 Summer SuPH jnys curtailed Old Lords Est- Leigh only 23809 516 615 516.1 Y
SLT FM Leigh - Atherton - Westhaughton - Horwich 29/06/2003 MS E and Su daytime now South Lancs Travel. Times changed. Su E remains FM 23951 516 615 516.1 Y E
SLT FM Leigh - Atherton - Westhaughton - Horwich 23/02/2004 No change listed 24233 516 615 516.1 Y E
SLT FM Leigh - Atherton - Westhaughton - Horwich 27/02/2005 Times changing. Su 516 daytime jnys now run as 615 24750 516 615 516.1 Y E
SLT FM Leigh - Atherton - Westhaughton - Horwich 05/09/2005 minor change to MF afternoon jnys 25108 516 615 516.1 Y E
SLT FM Leigh - Atherton - Westhaughton - Horwich 30/01/2006 No change listed 25252 516 615 516.1 Y E View timetable
SLT FM Leigh - Atherton - Westhaughton - Horwich 30/01/2006 906 reprint 25726 /07 516 615 516.1 906 reprint Y
SLT FM Leigh - Atherton - Westhaughton - Horwich 24/07/2006 no change listed 25569 516 615 516.1 Y
SLT FM Leigh - Atherton - Westhaughton - Horwich 28/01/2007 No change listed 25846 516 615 516.1 Y E View timetable
SLT FM Leigh - Atherton - Westhaughton - Horwich 23/07/2007 No change listed 26154 516 615 516.1 summer Y E
SLT FM Leigh - Atherton - Westhaughton - Horwich 03/09/2007 No change listed 26257 516 615 516.1 Y E
SLT SNW Leigh - Atherton - Westhaughton - Horwich 30/03/2008 Su E jnys now by SNW instead of FM. PH jnys withdrawn 26550 516 516.1 CL Y E
SLT Leigh - Atherton - Westhaughton - Horwich 20/07/2008 No change listed 26784 516 615 516.1 Y E
SLT Leigh - Atherton - Westhaughton - Horwich 19/04/2009 MS daytime service LH-HOR partly replacing 615. 516 via Chorley New Rd; 517 via Lee Lane and Victoria Rd 27265 516 517 615 516.1 Y E
SLT Leigh - Atherton - Westhaughton - Horwich 01/09/2009 MS daytime divert via Parklands and Tesco at Middlebrook. Times changed 27502 516 517 615 516.1 Y E
SLT Leigh - Atherton - Westhaughton - Horwich 12/04/2010 Minor changes to times 27810 516 517 615 516.1 Y E
SLT Leigh - Atherton - Westhaughton - Horwich 31/08/2010 Addtl MF 0716 Ath-Hor, 0755 Hor-LH 28042 516 517 615 516.1 Y E
SLT SNW STW FM Leigh - Atherton - Westhaughton - Horwich 01/05/2011 times changed. Addtl SuPH service. Some jnys by Strawberry (supported MTh E, early SuPH) and FM (supported SuPH daytime) SuE by SNW 28391 516 517 516.1 Y E
SLT SNW STW FM Leigh - Atherton - Westhaughton - Horwich 05/09/2011 Addtl MF 0800 from LH to HOR 28534 516 517 516.1 Y E
SLT FM MTV Leigh - Atherton - Westhaughton - Horwich 15/04/2012 Run by FM SLT SiL. Times changed. M-S E by Maytree Travel. SuPH daytime jnys FM. Su E by South Lancs Travel with PH E introduced 12-0318 516 517 516 Y View timetable
Horwich - Leigh 27/01/2013 Run by First Manchester/South Lancs Travel. Most M-F daytime jnys are replaced by extended bus 126. Times changed on Saturdays. Daytime jnys on Sundays and public holidays will be run by Maytree Travel.
MTV Horwich - Westhaughton - Leigh 27/01/2013 Service partly withdrawn. Partly replaced by extended 126. SuPH daytime jnys by Maytree Travel. 13-0077 126 516 517 126 Y View timetable
SLT Leigh - Atherton - Westhaughton - Horwich 05/04/2013 Emergency 90 day MS E contract awarded after Maytree Travel suddenly ceased trading.
SLT Horwich - Westhaughton - Leigh 05/04/2013 Supported E jnys now by SLT: hrly. Supported S daytime 516 517 each hrly. Supported Su daytime hrly 13-0650 125 516 517 125 y View timetable
MTV Horwich - Westhaughton - Leigh 08/04/2013 E jnys now by SLT 13-0650 126 516 517 126 Y View timetable
SLT Horwich - Westhaughton - Leigh 08/04/2013 SuPH daytime jnys now by Stagecoach in Wigan 13-0650 125 516 517 125 y View timetable
SM Leigh - Horwich 14/04/2013 Emergency 90 day Su daytimes contract awarded after Maytree Travel suddenly ceased trading
SLT SiW Leigh - Atherton - Westhaughton - Horwich 07/07/2013 S daytime jnys are replaced by bus 518. Supported E hrly bySLT. Su supported daytime by SiW 13-0977 516 517 518 516.1 Y P View timetable
SM CUM Horwich – Westhaughton - Leigh  27/07/2014 Run by SM. SuPH daytime jnys by Cumfybus. 14-1043 516 517 518 516 Y View timetable
SM CUM Horwich – Westhaughton - Leigh  10/11/2014 Tempoary route via Middlebrook and DeHaviland Way now permanent. 14-1842 516 516.1 cl Y View timetable
SiW SLT Horwich – Westhaughton - Leigh  12/04/2015 Supported SuPH E jnys now run by S-inWigan. 15-0431 516 517 518 516.1 Y View timetable
SiW SLT Horwich – Westhaughton - Leigh  03/04/2016 Run by Stagecoach. SuPH E jnys will be run by Arriva North West.
SiW SLT Horwich – Westhaughton - Leigh  30/10/2016 No change listed 16-1238 516 517 518 516.1 Y P View timetable
SiW SLT Horwich – Westhaughton - Leigh  29/01/2017 No change listed 16-1664 516 517 516.1 Y View timetable
SiW SLT Horwich – Westhaughton - Leigh  29/01/2017 917 reprint 171472 516 517 516.1 917 reprint Y
SiW SLT Horwich – Westhaughton - Leigh  29/01/2017 118 reprint 171974 516 517 516.1 118 reprint Y
SiW SLT Horwich – Westhaughton - Leigh  08/04/2018 MS 0728 from Horwich is rerouted to run via Parklands. MS 2240 from Leigh is withdrawn. SuPH E jnys are now run by Diamond 18-0234 516 517 516.1 Y View timetable
CUM DIA Horwich – Leigh 22/07/2018 0728 from Horwich retimed 2 mins early 18-0776 516 517 516 Y View timetable
CUM DIA Horwich - Middlebrook - Westhoughton - Atherton - Leigh 02/09/2018 Run by Diamond. Times changed. 18-1111 516 Y View timetable
CUM DIA Leigh - Atherton - Westhoughton - Middlebrook - Horwich 27/01/2019 Times changed 18-1815 516 517 516 Y P View timetable
TYR CUM DIA Leigh - Atherton - Westhoughton - Middlebrook - Horwich 31/03/2019 Run by Cumfybus. Daytime jnys on Suph will be run by Tyrers. 19-0558 516 517 516 Y View timetable
DIA TYR Horwich - Middlebrook - Westhoughton - Atherton - Leigh 26/01/2020 M-S 1725 from Leigh withdrawn REPLACEMENT. ESu hrly. Su daytime by Tyrers 20-SC-0025 574 574 246571 Y View timetable
Tyrers Leigh - Horwich 26/01/2020 246571
DIA Leigh - Atherton - Westhoughton - Horwich 26/01/2020 246571
DIA Leigh - Atherton - Westhoughton - Horwich 28/03/2020 516: Normal weekend services: SSuPH hrly 265922 516 516 Y
DIA Leigh - Atherton - Westhoughton - Horwich 30/03/2020 Tu-S E hrly 265923 516 516 Y
DIA Leigh - Atherton - Westhoughton - Horwich 10/04/2020 Good Friday and PH E hrly 266226 516 516 Y
Tyrers Leigh - Horwich 10/04/2020 Revised Timetable are in operation on services 90, 512, 516, 584 and 694. no tt
TYR Leigh - Atherton - Westhoughton - Horwich 12/04/2020 Revised Timetable
Tyrers Leigh - Horwich 12/04/2020 Revised Timetable 266225 516 Y
DIA Leigh - Atherton - Westhoughton - Horwich 14/04/2020 Tu-S E hrly 265921 516 516 Y
VIS Horwich - Westhoughton - Atherton - Leigh 19/04/2020 The E jnys on services 516 and 593 are listed as normal. 266223 516 516 Y
VIS Horwich - Westhoughton - Atherton - Leigh 19/04/2020 Run by Diamond. Early morning jnys are withdrawn. E jnys will be run by Vision Bus. No changes to Su daytime jnys operated by Tyrers. 266223 516 516 Y
DIA Leigh - Atherton - Westhoughton - Horwich 19/04/2020 Diamond. Early morning jnys withdrawn. E jnys will be run by Vision Bus. No changes to Su daytime jnys operated by Tyrers. no tt
Tyrers Leigh - Horwich 19/04/2020 No changes to Su daytime jnys operated by Tyrers. no tt
VIS Horwich - Westhoughton - Atherton - Leigh 19/04/2020 Run by Diamond. Early morning jnys are withdrawn. E jnys will be run by Vision Bus. A temporary Timetable will also be in operation. 516 (Diamond/Vision Bus): Early morning jnys withdrawn, while E jnys are taken over by Vision Bus. No changes to Su daytime jnys operated by Tyrers. no tt
Tyrers Leigh - Horwich 19/04/2020 Run by Diamond. Early morning jnys are withdrawn. E jnys will be run by Vision Bus. A temporary Timetable will also be in operation. 516 (Diamond/Vision Bus): Early morning jnys withdrawn, while E jnys are taken over by Vision Bus. No changes to Su daytime jnys operated by Tyrers. no tt
TYR Horwich - Westhoughton - Atherton - Leigh 15/06/2020 Daily inc BH E hrly 265432 516 516 Y
VIS Horwich - Westhoughton - Atherton - Leigh 15/06/2020 REVERTS Daily incl bh 266224 516 516 Y
VIS Horwich - Westhoughton - Atherton - Leigh 26/07/2020 516 (Tyrers/Vision Bus): Existing ESu services re-Routed to match Diamond's planned M-S daytime Route in August (running via Lostock Rd and Lostock La between WingatE and Middlebrook and via Victoria Rd and Church St in Horwich). no tt
Tyrers Leigh - Horwich 26/07/2020 Existing ESu services re-Routed to match Diamond's planned M-S daytime Route in Aug (running via Lostock Rd and Lostock La between WingatE and Middlebrook and via Victoria Rd and Church St in Horwich). no tt
DIA TYR VIS Leigh - Atherton - Westhoughton - Horwich 30/08/2020 Run by Diamond/Tyrers/Vision Bus.services 516 re-introduced by Diamond between Horwich and Leigh during M-S daytime, partly replacing services 574 but via Victoria Rd in Horwich, Lostock La and via Market St, Mill St and Cricketer’s Way in Westhoughton. 20-SC-0338 516 516 266391 y View timetable
DIA Leigh - Atherton - Westhoughton - Horwich 31/08/2020 new M-S hrly daytime NESuPH 266287 516 516 Y
DIA VIS Leigh - Atherton - Westhoughton - Horwich 25/10/2020 Run by Tyrers/Vision Bus. ESuPH Times changed with Buses running ev2hrs. daytime SuPH now run by Vision Bus.  20-SC-0599 516 516 266709 Y View timetable
DIA Horwich - Westhoughton - Atherton - Leigh 31/01/2021 Minor timetable changes to M-S daytime jnys. M-S daytime hrly. Temporarily rerouted due to the closure of Daisy Hill rail bridge.Daisy Hill Rail bridge will close for 12 months from 1st Feb a diversion will be in place. Bridge works : DELAYED TO 1st JUNE VIS NO CHANGE ESU EV2HRS 20-SC-0770 516 516 266954 Y View timetable
DIA Horwich - Four Gates - Westhoughton - Atherton - Leigh 25/07/2021 Times of some M-S daytime jnys are changed.  21-SC-0473 516 Y View timetable
DIA Leigh - Atherton - Westhoughton - Four Gates - Horwich 29/08/2021 Times of M-S daytime jnys are changed 21-SC-0598 516 Y View timetable
DIA Leigh - Atherton - Westhoughton - Four Gates - Horwich 30/01/2022 Commercial service re-routed to operate via Brazley between Lostock and Horwich to provide an improved hrly service between Brazley and local facilities at both Middlebrook and Horwich. This results in a combined review of services 570, 574 and 577 with no financial changes. ESu jnys operated under tender to TfGM. As a result of the changes to the commercial journeys reported at the November committee meeting, the tendered journeys are revised to operate via Brazley between Lostock and Horwich to both match the daytime journeys and provide a new ESu service linking Brazley to Middlebrook and Horwich. no impact on the subsidised services budget. 21-SC-0780 516 E View timetable
DIA Leigh — Atherton — Westhoughton — Horwich 24/04/2022 Diamond commercial hrly M-S daytime service withdrawn. This service provides the only service at Brazley and Middlebrook along with providing orbital connectivity btwn Leigh, Atherton, Westhoughton and Horwich which would otherwise require travel via Bolton. TfGM added supported M-S daytime jnys. Revised first and last jny: times largely unchanged. 22-SC-0170 516 284691 Y E View timetable
DIA Leigh — Atherton — Westhoughton — Horwich 24/04/2022 Diamond commercial hrly M-S daytime service withdrawn. This service provides the only service at Brazley and Middlebrook along with providing orbital connectivity btwn Leigh, Atherton, Westhoughton and Horwich which would otherwise require travel via Bolton. TfGM added supported M-S daytime jnys. Revised first and last jny: times largely unchanged. 22-SC-0170 516 Y E View timetable
DIA Leigh - Atherton - Westhoughton - Four Gates - Horwich 29/01/2023 Daily incl BH TfGM supported hrly M-S daytime service and ev2hrs ESu. Service experiencing punctuality and reliability problems mainly owing to unpredictable general traffic congestion. Following extensive review of timings, timetable revised to improve reliability, with extra resource inputted to ensure that jnys operate more reliably. Revised M-S timetable. No financial implicationsl. 22-SC-0721 516 N E View timetable
Leigh - Atherton - Westhoughton - Four Gates - Horwich 24/09/2023 Route replaced by TfGM Franchising - operated by Diamond Bus North West
DIA Leigh - Atherton - Westhoughton - Four Gates - Horwich 24/09/2023 Times of all jnys change 23-SC-0440 516 Y E View timetable

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