Route 521
Route: Little Lever - Farnworth - RBH
Route history
Operator | Route | Change date | Change | Leaflet job no. | Routes listed | Envelope code | Licence no./notes | In collection | E-Version | Link |
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RIB | Little Lever - Farnworth - RBH | 26/10/1986 | MS daytime hrly0730-1930. SuBH 1330 1730 1830 1930 | 5521 | 521 | 521 | Y | E | ||
RIB | Little Lever - Farnworth - RBH - Westhaughton - Blackrod - Horwich | 11/04/1987 | Supported MS daytime hrly. SuBH 1330 - 1930 | 5978 | 521 | 521 | Y | E | ||
RIB | Little Lever - Farnworth - RBH - Westhaughton - Blackrod - Horwich | 11/04/1987 | 587 reprint | 6102 | 521 | 521 | 587 reprint | Y | ||
RIB | Little Lever - Farnworth - RBH - Westhaughton - Blackrod - Horwich | 15/08/1987 | M-S daytime hrly plus hospital visiting times | L44 | 521 557 582 | 521 | Y | P | ||
RIB | Little Lever - Farnworth - RBH - Westhaughton - Blackrod - Horwich | 11/02/1988 | M-S daytime hrly plus hospital visiting times | L44 | 521 582 | 521 | Y | P | ||
RIB | Little Lever - Farnworth - RBH - Westhaughton - Blackrod - Horwich | 11/04/1988 | M-S daytime hrly plus hospital visiting times | L44 | 521 582 | 521 | Y | P | ||
RIB | Little Lever - Farnworth - RBH - Westhaughton - Blackrod - Horwich | 23/10/1989 | Daytime freq increased to ev30mins LL- RBH | 8724 | 521 | 521 | Y | E | ||
RIB VAL | Little Lever - Farnworth - RBH - Westhaughton - Blackrod - Horwich | 17/03/1990 | Operators revised: Short jnys by VAL MM-RBH | 9365 | 521 | 521 | Y | E | ||
RIB | Little Lever - Farnworth - RBH - Westhaughton - Blackrod - Horwich | 17/03/1990 | Revised service: M-S daytime hrly. Su: 1230 hrly 1530 1730 1830 1930 from LH | L45 | 521 512 513 582 | 521 | Y | P | ||
RIB VAL GMB | Little Lever - Farnworth - RBH - Westhaughton - Blackrod - Horwich - Adlington - Chorley | 27/10/1990 | Timetable revised: Extended to Chorley daily. Supported Sch by GMB | 10115 | 521 | 521 | Y | E | ||
RIB VAL GMB BWC | Little Lever - Farnworth - RBH - Westhaughton - Blackrod - Horwich - Adlington - Chorley | 29/10/1990 | Addtl BN Coachways MS daytime ev30mins LL-Farnworth | 10256 | 521 | 521 | Y | E | ||
RIB VAL GMB BWC | Little Lever - Farnworth - RBH - Westhaughton - Blackrod - Horwich - Adlington - Chorley | 08/12/1990 | Minor timetable changes. | 10300 | 521 | 521 | Y | |||
RIB | Little Lever - Farnworth - RBH - Westhaughton - Blackrod - Horwich - Adlington - Chorley | 02/02/1991 | no change listed | L45 | 521 512 513 582 | 521 | Y | |||
RIB VAL GMB | Little Lever - Farnworth - RBH - Westhaughton - Blackrod - Horwich - Adlington - Chorley | 16/03/1991 | BWC jnys withdrawn | 10700 | 521 | 521 | Y | |||
RIB VAL GMB | Little Lever - Farnworth - RBH - Westhaughton - Blackrod - Horwich | 24/08/1991 | Jnys between Horwich & Chorley withdrawn . Timetable revised | 11369 | 521 | 521 | Y | E | ||
RIB | Little Lever - Farnworth - RBH - Westhaughton - Blackrod - Horwich | 01/02/1993 | Sunday service and some other journeys withdrawn | 399 478 521 524 582 | L32 | |||||
RIB VAL | Little Lever - Farnworth - RBH - Westhaughton - Blackrod - Horwich | 01/02/1993 | Su service and Sch jny withdrawn . | 13179 | 521 | 521 | Y | E | ||
RIB | Bolton - Bury | 01/02/1993 | Su service withdrawn plus some little used jnys. Remains hrly daytime | L32 | 399 478 521 524 582 | 399 | N | E | ||
RIB | Horwich - Bolton - Little Lever | 01/02/1993 | times changed. M-S daytime hrly. Su service withdrawn | L32 | 399 478 521 524 582 | 399 | Y | |||
RIB VAL | Little Lever - Farnworth - RBH - Westhaughton - Blackrod - Horwich | 31/01/1994 | E service reduced: last bus 1830 | 14288 | 521 | 521 | Y | E | ||
RIB VAL | Little Lever - Farnworth - RBH - Westhaughton - Blackrod - Horwich | 03/12/1994 | S VAL short jnys withdrawn . RIB continue hrly | 15122 | 521 | 521 | Y | |||
RIB VAL GMN BWC | Little Lever - Farnworth - RBH - Westhaughton - Blackrod - Horwich - Wingates | 26/02/1995 | Route revised & Su service reintroduced. Supported hrly full route plus commercial hrly MF short jnys LL-BGH. Supported Su 1335 hrly 1935 by GMN . Sch jny by BWC | 15391 | 521 | 521 | Y | |||
SRIB VAL GMN | Little Lever - Farnworth - RBH - Westhaughton - Blackrod - Horwich - Wingates | 11/11/1995 | Some jnys withdrawn | 16300 | 521 | 521 | Y | E | ||
SRIB VAL GM BLU | Little Lever - Farnworth - RBH - Westhaughton - Blackrod - Horwich - Wingates | 02/09/1996 | Timetable and route revised. Su via Liver Edge La. Sch by BLU | 17020 | 521 | 521 | Y | E | ||
SRIB VAL GM BLU | Little Lever - Farnworth - RBH - Westhaughton - Blackrod - Horwich - Wingates | 04/11/1996 | Minor route revision in New Bury | 17293 | 521 | 521 | Y | E | ||
30/12/1996 | Some jnys withdrawn | |||||||||
SRIB VAL BLU | Little Lever - Farnworth - RBH - Westhaughton - Blackrod - Horwich - Wingates | 01/06/1997 | Su service withdrawn | 17735 | 521 | 521 | Y | |||
SRIB VAL BLU | Little Lever - Farnworth - RBH - Westhaughton - Blackrod - Horwich - Wingates | 24/08/1997 | Some jnys withdrawn: Commercial VAL short jnys Sch days only. Hrly full route MS NESu. | 17987 | 521 | 521 | Y | E | ||
SRIB BLU | Little Lever - Farnworth - RBH - Westhaughton - Blackrod - Horwich - Wingates | 09/11/1997 | 1298 reprint | 19253 | 521 | 521 | 1298 reprint | Y | ||
SRIB BLU | Little Lever - Farnworth - RBH - Westhaughton - Blackrod - Horwich - Wingates | 10/11/1997 | VAL short jnys withdrawn | 18098 | 521 | 521 | Y | E | ||
SRIB BLU | Little Lever - Farnworth - RBH - Westhaughton - Blackrod - Horwich - Wingates | 27/09/1999 | times changed. Supported hrly NESu all by Sribble. Sch jny by BLU | 20053 | 521 | 521 | Y | E | ||
BLU | RBH - Westhaughton - Wingates - Blackrod | 04/01/2000 | Most jnys Blackrod - Royal Bolton Hospital. Times changed. MS hrly daytime. NESu all run by BLU. Replaced by B9 RBH-LL | 20488 | 521 | 521 | Y | E | ||
BLU | RBH - Westhaughton - Wingates - Blackrod | 28/02/2000 | Minor change to times | 20719 | 521 | 521 | Y | E | ||
BLU | RBH - Westhaughton - Wingates - Blackrod | 04/09/2000 | Minor change to times | 21353 | 521 | 521 | Y | |||
BLU | RBH - Westhaughton - Wingates - Blackrod | 25/02/2002 | Minor change to times | 22709 | 521 | 521 | Y | E | ||
SLT FM BLU | Little Lever - Farnworth -RBH - Westhaughton - Wingates - Blackrod | 23/02/2004 | Extended from RBH to Little Lever (Replacing Route 522) Most jnys now South Lancs Travel . Sch by FM and BLU. | 24206 | 521 | 521 | Y | |||
SLT FM BLU | Little Lever - Farnworth -RBH - Westhaughton - Wingates - Blackrod | 23/02/2004 | replacement | 24252 | 521 | 521 | replacement | Y | E | |
SLT FM BLU | Little Lever - Farnworth -RBH - Westhaughton - Wingates - Blackrod | 31/01/2005 | Route change in Westhaughton | 24717 | 521 | 521 | Y | E | ||
SLT ANW | Little Lever - Farnworth -RBH - Westhaughton - Wingates - Blackrod | 27/02/2006 | BLU = ANW, 0843 from Blackrod now staer at Westhaughton. 1740 from LL and 1743 from Blackrod both curtailed at Over Hulton, | 25333 | 521 | 521 | Y | E | View timetable | |
BWD FM | Little Lever - Farnworth -RBH - Westhaughton - Wingates - Blackrod | 29/01/2007 | Most jnys by Blackburn with Darwen Tpt. Sch by FM | 25884 | 521 | 521 | Y | E | ||
FM VAL | Little Lever - Farnworth -RBH - Westhaughton - Wingates - Blackrod | 28/01/2008 | Most jnys run by VAL with times changed: MS commercial hrly 0845-1645 plus sch 1550 by FM | 26482 | 521 | 521 | Y | E | ||
FM SLT | Little Lever - Farnworth -RBH - Westhaughton - Wingates - Blackrod | 26/01/2009 | E peak retimed | 27100 | 521 | 521 | Y | E | ||
ANW SLT | Little Lever - Farnworth -RBH - Westhaughton - Wingates - Blackrod | 16/04/2012 | S jnys: 1645 from LL and 1650 from Blackrod withdrawn. Sch by ANW | 12-0320 | 521 | 521 | Y | View timetable | ||
ANW SLT | Little Lever - Farnworth -RBH - Westhaughton - Wingates - Blackrod | 03/09/2012 | Minor timetable changes. | 12-1299 | 521 | 521 | Y | View timetable | ||
ANW SLT | Little Lever - Farnworth -RBH - Westhaughton - Wingates - Blackrod | 28/10/2013 | Some early morning jnys retimed. | 131864 | 521 | 521 | Y | |||
ANW SLT | Little Lever - Farnworth -RBH - Westhaughton - Wingates - Blackrod | 28/10/2013 | replacement | 13-1999 | 521 | 521 | replacement | Y | P | View timetable |
ANW SLT | Little Lever - Farnworth -RBH - Westhaughton - Wingates - Blackrod | 13/04/2015 | Rerouted in Westhoughton and New Bury. Sch 1600 from St Joseph’s RC High School is also rerouted. | 15-0546 | 521 | 521 | replacement | Y | View timetable | |
DIA | Little Lever - Farnworth -RBH - Westhaughton - Wingates - Blackrod | 05/09/2016 | Rerouted via Westland Ave in Farnworth. All jnys by DIA | 16-1135 | 521 | 521 | Y | View timetable | ||
CUM | Little Lever - Farnworth -RBH - Westhaughton - Wingates - Blackrod | 23/04/2017 | All jnys will be run by Cumfybus. | 17-0270 | 521 | 521 | Y | P | View timetable | |
CUM | Little Lever - Farnworth -RBH - Westhaughton - Wingates - Blackrod | 24/04/2017 | 1017 reprint | 171609 | 521 | 521 | 1017 reprint | Y | ||
CUM | Little Lever - Farnworth - RBH - Westhaughton - Blackrod (-sch Horwich) | 08/04/2018 | MF jnys times changed: 1547 and 1647 from Little Lever 1550 and 1700 from Blackrod | 18-0296 | 521 | 521 | Y | View timetable | ||
TYR | Blackrod - Westhoughton - Royal Bolton Hospital - Farnworth - Little Lever | 31/03/2019 | Run by Cumfybus. Now run by Tyrers. New 521 timetable | 19-0337 | View timetable | |||||
GOO | Blackrod - Westhoughton - Royal Bolton Hospital - Farnworth - Little Lever | 29/04/2019 | Run by Tyrers. Now run by Goodwins | 19-0581 | 521 | 521 | Y | P | View timetable | |
GOO | Little Lever - Blackrod | 10/04/2020 | There will be no services on the 84A and 521 on Good Friday, Easter Su or Easter Monday. | no tt | ||||||
GOO | Little Lever - Blackrod | 14/04/2020 | services 84A and 521 will be reduced to ev 2hrs from Tuesday 14 April. | no tt | ||||||
LG VIS | 11/04/2021 | Run by Little Gem. Rerouted to run via Logistics North. addtl early morning, ESuPH jnys are also introduced. All jnys will be run by Vision Bus. supported hrly M-S daytime: M-F 0730 – 1700; S 0845 -1545 from Little Lever towards Farnworth, RBH and Blackrod; M-F 0950 -1710 S 0950 - 1555 from Blackrod towards RBH, Farnworth and Little Lever, with extra jnys at 0800 from RBH and 0908 from Westhoughton to Little Lever. Revised service rerouted via Logistics North running from Over Hulton via Salford Rd, Logistics North, Watergate La and Plodder La (instead of St Helens Rd and Plodder La). This providess new links from Farnworth and Westhoughton into Logistics North which has developed as a key employment hub within Bolton district. Service will also run btwn Farnworth and Westhoughton earlier in the morning, later on ESu to cater for shift times. This builds on previous improvements to local bus services into Logistics North following the recent extension of service 20 (formerly service 68). The new timetable will run hrly: M-F 0430 - 0730 Farnworth - Westhoughton 0758 Little Lever - Farnworth and Wingates, then btwn 0858 -1703 Little Lever to Farnworth and Blackrod, then btwn 1830 and 2330 from Farnworth to Westhoughton. On Ss the first journey from Little Lever is 0858 while the last E bus from Farnworth is 1930. M-F btwn 0500 and 0700 from Westhoughton to Farnworth, then 0810 and 0911 Wingates to Farnworth and Little Lever, then btwn 1001 and 1601 from Blackrod to Farnworth and Little Lever, then 1707 and 1812 Blackrod to Farnworth and btwn 1900 and 0000 from Westhoughton to Farnworth. On Ss the last journey from Blackrod is 1701 and the last E bus from Westhoughton is 2000. On Su the service runs btwn Farnworth and Westhoughton only with hrly buses from Farnworth btwn 0430 and 1930 and from Westhoughton btwn 0500 and 2000. | 21-SC-0215 | 521 | 521 | 284143 | Y | View timetable | ||
VIS | Blackrod - Westhoughton - Farnworth - Little Lever | 25/07/2021 | Daily hrly: To address punctuality concerns raised by the operator a revised M-F timetable: M-F 1558 from Little Lever to Blackrod will run at 1613 and will only run as far as Westhoughton; and the 1703 from Little Lever to Blackrod will run at 1703· M-F 1501 and 1601 from Blackrod to Little Lever will run at 1506 and 1612 and the 1812 from Blackrod to Farnworth will run at 1822 The 1707 from Blackrod to Farnworth will start from Westhoughton at 1727 and only run between Westhoughton and Farnworth No financial impact | 21-SC-0478 | 521 | View timetable | ||||
VIS | Blackrod - Westhoughton - Farnworth - Little Lever | 25/07/2021 | Times of some M-S daytime jnys are changed. | 21-SC-0478 | 521 | y | P | View timetable | ||
VIS | Blackrod - Westhoughton - Farnworth - Little Lever | 25/07/2021 | Daily hrly: To address punctuality concerns raised by the operator a revised M-F timetable: M-F 1558 from Little Lever to Blackrod will run at 1613 and will only run as far as Westhoughton; and the 1703 from Little Lever to Blackrod will run at 1703· M-F 1501 and 1601 from Blackrod to Little Lever will run at 1506 and 1612 and the 1812 from Blackrod to Farnworth will run at 1822 The 1707 from Blackrod to Farnworth will start from Westhoughton at 1727 and only run between Westhoughton and Farnworth No financial impact | 21-SC-0478 | 521 | y | View timetable | |||
Blackrod - Westhoughton - Farnworth - Little Lever | 24/09/2023 | Route replaced by TfGM Franchising - operated by Diamond Bus North West | ||||||||
DIA | Blackrod - Westhoughton - Farnworth - Little Lever | 24/09/2023 | Times of M-S daytime jnys from Little Lever change. Minor changes to times from Blackrod. | 23-SC-0454 | 521 | Y | E | View timetable |