Route 524
Route: Bury - Radcliffe - Little Lever - Bolton
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 - Moses Gate - Bolton | 26/10/1986 | MS daytime ev30mins giving bus 522 524 MF ev15mins S ev10mins on common section. ESu 522 ev30mins | 5520 | 520 522 523 524 | 520 | Y | E | ||
| GMB | 26/10/1986 | 1186 reprint | 5520 | 520 522 523 524 | 520 | 1186 reprint | Y | |||
| GMB | Bury - Radcliffe - Moses Gate - Bolton | 26/01/1987 | no apparent change | 5852 | 520 522 523 524 | 520 | Y | E | ||
| GMB | Bury - Radcliffe - Bolton | 09/03/1987 | MF ev30mins daytime - combined ev15mins with 522 on common sections. S giving combined 6/hr. NESu. | 6053 | 522 524 | 522 | Y | E | ||
| GMB | Bury - Radcliffe - Moses Gate - Bolton | 01/09/1987 | 1087 reprint | G870901 | 520 522 523 524 | 520 | 1087 reprint | Y | E | |
| GMB | Bury - Radcliffe - Moses Gate - Bolton | 25/04/1988 | no apparent change | G880425 | 520 522 523 524 | 520 | Y | E | ||
| GMB | Bury - Radcliffe - Bolton | 13/06/1988 | no apparent change | G880613 | 522 524 | 522 | 788 reprint | Y | E | |
| GMB | Bury - Radcliffe - Bolton | 19/12/1988 | no apparent change | G881219 | 522 524 | 522 | Y | E | ||
| GMB | Bury - Radcliffe - Bolton | 12/08/1989 | MS ev20mins daytime. NESu | 8408 | 522 524 B24 | 522 | Y | E | ||
| GMB | Bury - Radcliffe - Bolton | 11/09/1989 | minor timetable changes | 8502 | 522 524 B24 | 522 | Y | E | ||
| GMB RIB | Bury - Radcliffe - Bolton | 02/07/1990 | Timetable revised. Addtl daytime jnys by RIB replacing B24. Addtl hrly ESu service partly replacing 522 | 9793 | 522 524 | 522 | Y | E | ||
| RIB | Bury - Radcliffe - Bolton | 04/08/1990 | Ribble timetable | 399 478 524 561 562 | L46 | |||||
| RIB | 04/08/1990 | L46 | 399 478 524 561 562 | 399 | Y | E | ||||
| RIB | Bolton - Radcliffe - Bury | 04/08/1990 | Service B24 renumbered 524. Times changed by 5mins. M-S daytime ev20mins. | L46 | 399 478 524 561 562 | 399 | N | E | ||
| RIB | Bolton - Little Lever - Radcliffe - Bury | 20/10/1990 | no change listed | L46 | 399 478 524 561 562 | 523 | y | |||
| GMB RIB | Bury - Radcliffe - Bolton | 02/02/1991 | timetable revised | 10496 | 522 524 | 522 | Y | |||
| RIB | Bolton - Little Lever - Radcliffe - Bury | 02/02/1991 | Timetable revised: Commercial M-S daytime ev20mins | L46 | 399 478 524 561 562 | 523 | y | |||
| BLU | Bury - Radcliffe - Bolton | 30/09/1991 | Additional journey | |||||||
| GMB RIB ROS | Bury - Radcliffe - Bolton | 05/10/1991 | Early S jnys revised: ROS 522 jnys now run as 524 | 11599 | 522 524 | 522 | Y | E | ||
| RIB | Bolton - Little Lever - Radcliffe - Bury | 02/11/1991 | reprint with minor ammendments | L46 | 399 478 524 561 562 | 523 | y | |||
| GMB ROS | Bury - Radcliffe - Bolton | 04/07/1992 | Operator revised | |||||||
| GMB RIB BLU | Bury - Radcliffe - Bolton | 13/07/1992 | No change listed: ROS jnys now by GMB. BLU 1630 | 12529 | 522 524 | 522 | Y | E | ||
| GMB RIB BLU | Bury - Radcliffe - Bolton | 05/10/1992 | Timetables revised with addtl jnys | 12866 | 522 524 | 522 | Y | E | ||
| GMB RIB BLU | Bury - Radcliffe - Bolton | 14/12/1992 | Timetables revised | 13073 | 522 524 | 522 | Y | E | ||
| RIB | Bury - Radcliffe - Bolton | 01/02/1993 | RIB every 20 mins | 399 478 521 524 582 | L32 | |||||
| RIB | Bolton - Bury | 01/02/1993 | no change listed | L32 | 399 478 521 524 582 | 399 | N | E | ||
| RIB | Bolton - Little Lever - Radcliffe - - Bury | 01/02/1993 | No change listed: M-S ev20mins daytime. NESu | L32 | 399 478 521 524 582 | 399 | Y | |||
| GMN ROS TLT | Bury - Radcliffe - Bolton | 05/02/1994 | Operator revised on Saturdays | |||||||
| GMB RIB ROS BLU | 05/02/1994 | RIB: M-S daytime ev15mins. GMN ev7/8 mins (one runs as 522). ESu hrly. Occasional supported jnys by ROS or BlueBus | 14173 | 522 524 | 524 | Y | ||||
| GMN RIB ROS TIM | Bury - Radcliffe - Bolton | 07/11/1994 | Timetable revised: MS daytime RIB 3/hr; GMN 5/hr giving combined ev 6/7/8 mins. E ev30mins GMN. Su ev30mins, some supported by ROS TIM | 15069 | 524 522 | 524 | Y | E | ||
| GMN RIB ROS TIM BLU | Bury - Radcliffe - Bolton | 05/02/1995 | Operator revised | 15144 | 524 | 524 | Y | E | ||
| GMN RIB ROS TIM BLU | Bury - Radcliffe - Bolton | 29/01/1996 | Temporary closure of Dumers La: 524 diverted via Radcliffe Rd, Bury Rd, Eton Hill Rd to Cross La. Temp supported service 724 BY-Dumers La MS ev30mins 0700-1900. RIB / GMB 524 ticket holders may use 724 at no additional cost. For 6 weeks | GN960129 | 524 | 524 | Y | E | ||
| GMN SRIB ROS | Bury - Radcliffe - Bolton | 03/02/1996 | Operator revised : Main service GMN SRIB. Early Ssu by ROS some supported | 16742 | 524 | 524 | Y | E | ||
| GMN SRIB ROS | Bury - Radcliffe - Bolton | 03/02/1996 | 397 reprint | 17564 | 524 | 524 | 397 reprint | Y | ||
| GM ROS | Bury - Radcliffe - Bolton | 01/06/1997 | Timetable and operator revised : Main service by FM; some early supported jnys by ROS. Ribble journeys no longer shown | 17736 | 524 | 524 | Y | E | ||
| GM ROS | Bury - Radcliffe - Bolton | 07/03/1998 | Operator revision on S AM . No Srib jnys listed-these weren't listed in previous 1/6/1997 timetable: GM jnys 7/hr. ESu ev30mins by GM. Some addtl ROS Su morning jnys | 18313 | 524 | 524 | Y | E | ||
| FM ROS | Bury - Radcliffe - Bolton | 07/03/1998 | 199 reprint | 19319 | 524 | 524 | 199 reprint | Y | P | |
| FM | Bury - Radcliffe - Bolton | 27/02/2000 | All jnys by FM. Su 0830 BY-BN withdrawn. MS daytime ev8/9 mins. | 20650 | 524 | 524 | Y | E | ||
| FM | Bury - Radcliffe - Bolton | 04/09/2000 | times changed MS daytime ev7-9 mins. | 21275 | 524 | 524 | Y | E | ||
| FM | Bury - Radcliffe - Bolton | 29/03/2002 | PH jnys added to Su times | 23076 | 524 | 524 | Y | P | ||
| FM | Bury - Radcliffe - Bolton | 29/03/2002 | 1102 reprint | 23500 /6 | 524 | 524 | 1102 reprint | Y | ||
| FM | Bury - Radcliffe - Bolton | 29/03/2002 | 703 reprint | 23968 | 524 | 524 | 703 reprint | Y | E | |
| FM | Bury - Radcliffe - Bolton | 05/11/2004 | Addtl supported FM FS NIGHT service 0110 0210 0310 from Bury, 0045 0145 0245 from BN | 24615 | 524 | 524 | cl | Y | ||
| FM | Bury - Radcliffe - Bolton | 25/07/2005 | MF times changed during summer to 2 Sept | 24972 | 524 | 524 | summer | Y | ||
| FM | Bury - Radcliffe - Bolton | 11/11/2005 | NIGHT jnys terminus now Bradshawgate in BN | 25173 | 524 | 524 | Y | E | ||
| FM | Bury - Radcliffe - Bolton | 29/01/2006 | Times changed MS daytime not more than ev10mins | 25228 | 524 | 524 | Y | E | View timetable | |
| FM | Bury - Radcliffe - Bolton | 24/07/2006 | M-F times changed during summer to 3 Sept | 25451 /13 | 524 | 524 | Y | |||
| FM | Bury - Radcliffe - Bolton | 31/07/2006 | FS NIGHT jnys withdrawn | 25451 /13 | 524 | 524 | Y | |||
| FM | Bury - Radcliffe - Bolton | 04/09/2006 | Times revert after summer. NIGHTS not listed | 25680 | 524 | 524 | Y | View timetable | ||
| FM | Bury - Radcliffe - Bolton | 04/09/2006 | 907 reprint | 26286 | 524 | 524 | 907 reprint | Y | ||
| FM | Bury - Radcliffe - Bolton | 04/09/2006 | 108 reprint | 26524 | 524 | 524 | 108 reprint | Y | ||
| FM | Bury - Radcliffe - Bolton | 04/09/2006 | 508 reprint | 26729 | 524 | 524 | 508 reprint | Y | E | |
| FM | Bury - Radcliffe - Bolton | 23/07/2007 | M-F times changed during summer to 31 Aug | 26118 | 524 | 524 | Y | |||
| FM | Bury - Radcliffe - Bolton | 25/01/2009 | Times changed | 27209 | 524 | 524 | Y | E | ||
| FM | Bury - Radcliffe - Bolton | 25/01/2009 | 510 reprint | 27914 | 524 | 524 | 510 reprint | Y | P | |
| FM | Bury - Radcliffe - Bolton | 31/08/2010 | Minor timetable changes. | 28195 | 524 | 524 | Y | E | ||
| FM | Bury - Radcliffe - Bolton | 15/04/2012 | MF minor timetable changes. | 12-0386 | 524 | 524 | Y | View timetable | ||
| FM | Bury - Radcliffe - Bolton | 21/07/2013 | Times changed including temporary changes during Summer period to 31 August 2013 | 131034 | 524 | 524 | summer | Y | ||
| FM | Bury - Radcliffe - Bolton | 01/09/2013 | Minor times changed. | 13-1340 | 524 | 524 | Y | View timetable | ||
| FM | Bury - Radcliffe - Bolton | 26/01/2014 | Some M-F peak period and early morning jnys are retimed. | 13-2228 | 524 | 524 | Y | View timetable | ||
| FM | Bury - Radcliffe - Bolton | 19/07/2015 | Times changed including temporary changes during Summer period to 29 August | no tt | 524 | 524 | Y | |||
| FM | Bury - Radcliffe - Bolton | 30/08/2015 | Times changed. | 15-1212 | 524 | 524 | Y | View timetable | ||
| FM | Bury - Radcliffe - Bolton | 24/01/2016 | To improve timekeeping, at peak times on M-F, the timetable will change slightly, with buses running every 12 mins. | 15-1819 | 524 | 524 | Y | View timetable | ||
| FM | Bury - Radcliffe - Bolton | 03/04/2016 | Minor timetable change. | 524 | ||||||
| FM | Bury - Radcliffe - Bolton | 24/07/2016 | Times changed with some late evening jnys withdrawn. Times are also changed during the Summer period to 3 September 2016 | 16-0694 | 524 | 524 | summer | Y | View timetable | |
| FM | Bury - Radcliffe - Bolton | 04/09/2016 | Some M-F jnys are retimed. | 16-0874 | 524 | 524 | Y | View timetable | ||
| FM | Bury - Radcliffe - Bolton | 29/01/2017 | Times changed. | 16-1621 | 524 | 524 | Y | View timetable | ||
| FM | Bury - Radcliffe - Bolton | 23/04/2017 | Times changed. | 17-0355 | 524 | 524 | Y | P | View timetable | |
| FM | Bury - Radcliffe - Bolton | 23/07/2017 | Summer timetable M-F until 2/9/2017 | 17-0837 | 524 | View timetable | ||||
| FM | Bury - Radcliffe - Bolton | 03/09/2017 | Daily 0010 from Bolton withdrawn. Buses are also rerouted in Bolton town centre to serve the new interchange. | 17-1135 | 524 | 524 | Y | View timetable | ||
| FM | Bury - Radcliffe - Bolton | 08/04/2018 | Times of early morning and MF peak jnys changed | 18-0233 | 524 | 524 | Y | View timetable | ||
| FM | Bury - Radcliffe - Bolton | 22/07/2018 | Summer timetable M-F until 1/9/2018 | 18-0808 | 524 | View timetable | ||||
| FM | Bolton - Little Lever - Radcliffe - Bury | 27/01/2019 | Times of some Monday to Friday peak period jnys from Bolton are changed | 18-1814 | 524 | 524 | Y | View timetable | ||
| FM | Bolton - Little Lever - Radcliffe - Bury | 21/07/2019 | Summer service MF changes until 31 August | 19-SC-0003 | 524 | summer | View timetable | |||
| DIA | Bolton - Little Lever - Radcliffe - Bury | 11/08/2019 | Service now operated by Diamond on sale of FM 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 - Little Lever - Radcliffe - Bury | 01/09/2019 | Normal timetable at the end of the Summer period. | 19-SC-0267 | 524 | 524 | y | P | View timetable | |
| DIA | Bolton to Bury via Radcliffe | 23/03/2020 | services will changes from ev10min frequency to ev12 mins M-F daytime and ev15mins Sat daytime. | 265928 | 524 | 524 | Y | |||
| DIA | Bolton to Bury via Radcliffe | 28/03/2020 | Ev 30mins daytime, hrly E | 265926 | 524 | 524 | Y | |||
| DIA | Bolton to Bury via Radcliffe | 10/04/2020 | Good Friday hrly daytime services | no tt | ||||||
| DIA | Bolton to Bury via Radcliffe | 14/04/2020 | Tu-S daytime ev30mins; E hrly | 265924 | 524 | 524 | Y | |||
| DIA | Bolton to Bury via Radcliffe | 19/04/2020 | Daily ev30mins daytime; E hrly | 265925 | 524 | 524 | Y | |||
| DIA | Bolton to Bury via Radcliffe | 08/05/2020 | PH Hrly daytime NE | 265927 | 524 | 524 | Y | |||
| DIA | Bolton to Bury via Radcliffe | 10/05/2020 | ev30mins daily daytime services; hrly E services | 265711 | 524 | 524 | Y | |||
| DIA | Bolton to Bury via Radcliffe | 24/05/2020 | ev30mins daily daytime services; hrly E services | 265712 | 524 | 524 | Y | |||
| DIA | Bolton to Bury via Radcliffe | 14/06/2020 | ev20mins M-S daytime; ev30mins Su daytime; hrly E s | 266170 | 524 | 524 | Y | |||
| DIA | Bolton to Bury via Radcliffe | 26/07/2020 | Now ev15ins M-F daytime | 266171 | 524 | 524 | Y | |||
| DIA | Bolton to Bury via Radcliffe | 30/08/2020 | M-S times changed | 20-SC-0461 | 524 | 524 | 266571 | Y | View timetable | |
| DIA | Bolton to Bury via Radcliffe | 30/08/2020 | General services increased to operate ev12 mins M-S daytime. SuPH ev30mins; E hrly | 266335 | 524 | 524 | Y | |||
| DIA | Bolton - Little Lever - Radcliffe - Bury | 25/10/2020 | services increased to ev10mins thus revert to the pre-COVID Timetable. | 20-SC-0609 | 524 | 524 | 266711 | y | View timetable | |
| DIA | 31/01/2021 | V2 replacing V1: To reflect quieter traffic conditions and fewer people travelling, M-S daytime service is reduced to ev15mins (from ev10mins) | 21-SC-0049 | 524 | 524 | 266956 | Y | View timetable | ||
| DIA | 11/04/2021 | M-SF daytime service increased from ev15 mins to ev12 mins. | 21-SC-0325 | 524 | 524 | 284171 | Y | View timetable | ||
| DIA | Bolton - Burnden - Little Lever - Radcliffe - Bury | 29/08/2021 | M-S times changed : S ev15mins | 21-SC-0595 | 524 | Y | View timetable | |||
| DIA | Bolton - Burnden - Little Lever - Radcliffe - Bury | 30/01/2022 | M-F times are changed. to improve punctuality: | 21-SC-0777 | 524 | y | E | View timetable | ||
| DIA | 02/04/2022 | Due to the closure of Dumers Lane at the junction of Mcr Rd, for United Utiliities works, services will need to divert via Radcliffe Rd/Bury Rd and Eaton Hill Road. For customers on Dumers Lae, btwn the Thumbs Up Factory and Radcliffe Bus Station, a shuttle service will operate to connect to the 524 service at Radcliffe Bus Station. until 10/4/22 | tt | 524 | Y | E | ||||
| DIA | 02/04/2022 | Due to the closure of Dumers Lane at the junction of Mcr Rd, for United Utiliities works, services will need to divert via Radcliffe Rd/Bury Rd and Eaton Hill Road. For customers on Dumers Lae, btwn the Thumbs Up Factory and Radcliffe Bus Station, a shuttle service will operate to connect to the 524 service at Radcliffe Bus Station. until 10/4/22 | tt | 524 | 284693 | Y | E | |||
| DIA | Bolton - Burnden - Little Lever - Radcliffe - Bury | 24/07/2022 | Summer timetables from 24 July to 3 Sept 2022 | 22-SC-0323 | 524 | E | View timetable | |||
| DIA | Bolton - Burnden - Little Lever - Radcliffe - Bury | 04/09/2022 | Reverts to pre-summer times | NO TT | N | |||||
| DIA | Bolton – Burnden - Little Lever - Radcliffe – Bury | 16/04/2023 | ev12mins M-F daytime, ev15mins S daytime, ev30mins Su daytime and hrly daily E. Deregistered M-F 0500, S 0615 & Su 0745 from Bolton; M-F 0445, 0515, S 0600 & Su 0730 and 0830 from Bury withdrawn. Daily E jnys withdrawn. Departures from Bury to Bolton btwn 1800-1900 reduced from six to five. TfGM support: Daily morning and E jnys retained at existing frequencies. No action proposed to M-F reduction in departures from Bury btwn 1800 and 1900. Reduce M-S daytime frequency from 12 to 15 mins. | 23-SC-0074 | 524 | N | E | View timetable | ||
| Bolton - Burnden - Little Lever - Radcliffe - Bury | 24/09/2023 | Route replaced by TfGM Franchising - operated by Go North West | ||||||||
| GNW | Bolton - Burnden - Little Lever - Radcliffe - Bury | 24/09/2023 | addtl jnys with M-S daytime jnys ev12mins (was ev15mins) SuPH daytime jnys ev20mins (was 30mins) and E jnys ev30mins (was hrly). Last jny from both Bury and Bolton now 30mins later. NEW 0000 from BY to BN and 2345 BN to BY | 23-SC-0506 | 524 | Y | E | View timetable |