Route 525
Route: Bolton - Halliwell - Hall I' th' Wood Circular
Route history
| Operator | Route | Change date | Change | Leaflet job no. | Routes listed | Envelope code | Licence no./notes | In collection | E-Version | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GMB | Bolton - Halliwell - Astley Bridge circ | 26/10/1986 | Commercial MS daytime ev30mins. ESu hrly. | 5525 | 525 526 527 | 525 | Y | P | ||
| GMB | Bolton - Halliwell - Astley Bridge circ | 03/08/1987 | no apparent change | G870803 | 525 526 527 | 525 | Y | E | ||
| GMB | Bolton - Halliwell - Astley Bridge circ | 27/09/1987 | times changed: combined bus/10mins with 526 | G870927 | 525 526 527 | 525 | Y | E | ||
| GMB | Bolton - Halliwell - Astley Bridge circ | 08/02/1988 | no apparent change | G880208 | 525 526 527 | 525 | Y | E | ||
| GMB | Bolton - Halliwell - Astley Bridge circ | 25/09/1988 | no apparent change | G880925 | 525 526 527 | 525 | Y | E | ||
| GMB | Bolton - Halliwell - Astley Bridge circ | 19/12/1988 | timetable revised: Su hrly now supported | 7507 | 525 526 527 | 525 | Y | E | ||
| GMB | Bolton - Halliwell - Astley Bridge circ | 19/12/1988 | timetable revised: Su hrly now supported | G881219 | 525 526 527 | 525 | Y | E | ||
| GMB | Bolton - Halliwell - Astley Bridge circ | 26/06/1989 | Commercial E / supported Su retimed | 8207 | 525 526 527 | 525 | Y | E | ||
| GMB | Bolton - Halliwell - Astley Bridge circ | 26/06/1989 | each M-S daytime ev30mins, hrly ESu 525 526 527 | G890626 | 525 526 527 | 525 | Y | |||
| GMB RIB | Bolton - Halliwell - Astley Bridge circ | 11/09/1989 | Timetable revised. Supported ESu now by RIB | 8503 | 525 526 527 | 525 | Y | |||
| GMB RIB | Bolton - Halliwell - Astley Bridge circ | 25/02/1991 | No change listed | 10730 | 525 526 527 | 525 | Y | |||
| GMB RIB | Bolton - Halliwell - Astley Bridge circ | 24/06/1991 | ESu revised | 11265 | 525 526 527 | 525 | Y | |||
| GMB RIB | Bolton - Halliwell - Astley Bridge circ | 13/07/1992 | No change listed | 12599 | 525 526 527 | 525 | Y | E | ||
| GMB RIB | Bolton - Halliwell - Astley Bridge circ | 28/09/1992 | ESu revised: ESu Ribble | 12862 | 525 526 527 | 525 | Y | E | ||
| GMB RIB | Bolton - Halliwell - Astley Bridge circ | 15/03/1993 | Service reduced. Now hrly. | 13305 | 525 526 527 | 525 | Y | E | ||
| GMB RIB | Bolton - Halliwell - Astley Bridge - Hall I'th'wood circ | 26/07/1993 | Addtl commercial Bluebus jnys hrly from Hall i'th'wood. GMN diverted via Hall I' th' Wood replacing service 546. Supported hrly ESu by RIB | 13653 | 525 526 527 546 | 525 | Y | E | ||
| GMB RIB | Bolton - Halliwell - Astley Bridge - Hall I'th'wood circ | 31/08/1993 | minor timetable revision | 13735 | 525 526 527 546 | 525 | Y | E | ||
| GMB RIB TIM | Bolton - Halliwell - Astley Bridge - Hall I'th'wood circ | 28/11/1993 | ESu operator revised with route revised to operate via Hall I'th' Wood (Replacing Route 546) | |||||||
| GMB RIB TIM | Bolton - Halliwell - Astley Bridge - Hall I'th'wood circ | 06/12/1993 | Bluebus jnys not listed - now run as 505. | 14005 | 525 526 527 | 525 | Y | E | ||
| GMN BLU RIB TIM | Bolton - Halliwell - Astley Bridge - Hall I'th'wood circ | 30/01/1994 | Addtl Blue Bus 525 527 hrly jnys replacing 505. GMB=GMN | 14277 | 525 526 527 | 525 | Y | |||
| GMN BLU RIB TIM | Bolton - Halliwell - Astley Bridge - Hall I'th'wood circ | 28/03/1994 | No change listed | 14586 | 525 526 527 | 525 | Y | P | ||
| BLU GMN RIB TIM | Bolton - Halliwell - Astley Bridge - Hall I'th'wood circ | 01/08/1994 | timetable revised: GMN MS Daytime jnys withdrawn - now run as 526. Supported E by GMN and TIM, Su by RIB TIM | 14746 | 525 526 527 | 525 | Y | E | ||
| BLU GMN RIB TIM | Bolton - Halliwell - Astley Bridge - Hall I'th'wood circ | 23/01/1995 | timetable and minor route revision. | 15267 | 525 526 527 | 525 | Y | |||
| BLU GMN TIM | Bolton - Halliwell - Astley Bridge - Hall I'th'wood circ | 01/05/1995 | ESu services revised | 15263 | 525 526 527 | 525 | Y | E | ||
| BLU GMN TIM | Bolton - Halliwell - Astley Bridge - Hall I'th'wood circ | 30/05/1995 | No change listed | 15750 | 525 526 527 | 525 | Y | |||
| BLU GMN TIM | Bolton - Halliwell - Astley Bridge - Hall I'th'wood circ | 04/09/1995 | Peak period journey withdrawn | 15956 | 525 526 527 | 525 | Y | E | ||
| BLU GMN TIM | Bolton - Halliwell - Astley Bridge - Hall I'th'wood circ | 16/10/1995 | Addtl peak jny | 16192 | 525 526 527 | 525 | Y | E | ||
| BLU GMN TIM | Bolton - Halliwell - Astley Bridge - Hall I'th'wood circ | 29/04/1996 | timetable revised | 16683 | 525 526 527 | 525 | Y | E | ||
| BLU GMN TIM | Gen Hosp - Bolton - Halliwell - Astley Bridge Hall I'th'wood circ | 02/09/1996 | MS daytime jnys extended to Bolton General Hospital | G960902 | 525 526 527 | 525 | Y | E | ||
| BLU GMN TIM | Bolton - Halliwell - Astley Bridge - Hall I'th'wood circ | 04/11/1996 | Bolton General Hospital to Bolton withdrawn | 17202 | 525 526 527 | 525 | Y | E | ||
| BLU GM TIM | Bolton - Halliwell - Astley Bridge - Hall I'th'wood circ | 27/04/1997 | peak jny withdrawn. Operators revised. E by SRibble, Su by TIM | 17657 | 525 526 527 | 525 | Y | |||
| BLU GM TIM | Bolton - Halliwell - Astley Bridge - Hall I'th'wood circ | 01/09/1997 | minor timetable revision | 17989 | 525 526 527 | 525 | Y | |||
| BLU GM TIM | Bolton - Halliwell - Astley Bridge - Hall I'th'wood circ | 27/04/1998 | No change listed | 18484 | 525 526 527 | 525 | Y | P | ||
| BLU FM SRIB | Bolton - Halliwell - Astley Bridge - Hall I'th'wood circ | 27/07/1998 | MF 0841 from Astley Bridge - BN now Sch O | 18690 | 525 526 527 | 525 | Y | E | ||
| BLU FM SRIB | Bolton - Halliwell - Astley Bridge - Hall I'th'wood circ | 01/11/1998 | No change listed | 19057 | 525 526 527 | 525 | Y | E | ||
| BLU FM SRIB | Bolton - Halliwell - Astley Bridge - Hall I'th'wood circ | 25/01/1999 | Sch 0841 reverts MF. Now 1610 | 19260 | 525 526 527 | 525 | Y | |||
| BLU FM SRIB | Bolton - Halliwell - Astley Bridge - Hall I'th'wood circ | 12/04/1999 | No change listed | 19497 | 525 526 527 | 525 | Y | E | ||
| BLU FM SRIB | Bolton - Halliwell - Astley Bridge - Hall I'th'wood circ | 27/06/1999 | Su times revised. MS E now by FM | 19772 | 525 526 527 | 525 | Y | E | ||
| BLU FM SRIB | Bolton - Halliwell - Astley Bridge - Hall I'th'wood circ | 27/06/1999 | 5/00 reprint | 21005 | 525 526 527 | 525 | 500 reprint | Y | ||
| BLU FM SRIB | Bolton - Halliwell - Astley Bridge - Hall I'th'wood circ | 03/09/2000 | Times changed - most 10mins later | 21231 | 525 526 527 | 525 | Y | |||
| BLU FM SRIB | Bolton - Halliwell - Astley Bridge - Hall I'th'wood circ | 26/02/2001 | Times changed - most 10mins earlier | 21746 | 525 526 527 | 525 | Y | E | ||
| BLU FM LU | Bolton - Halliwell - Astley Bridge - Hall I'th'wood circ | 24/06/2001 | ESu times changed S-Ribble now LU | 22177 | 525 526 527 | 525 | Y | E | ||
| BLU FM LU | Bolton - Halliwell - Astley Bridge - Hall I'th'wood circ | 24/06/2001 | replacement | 22496 | 525 526 527 | 525 | replacement | Y | ||
| BLU FM LU | Bolton - Halliwell - Astley Bridge - Hall I'th'wood circ | 07/01/2002 | Sch hol and S jnys retimed | 22643 | 525 526 527 | 525 | Y | E | ||
| BLU FM LU | Bolton - Halliwell - Astley Bridge - Hall I'th'wood circ | 18/02/2002 | No change listed | 22822 | 525 526 527 | 525 | Y | |||
| BLU FM LU | Bolton - Halliwell - Astley Bridge - Hall I'th'wood circ | 29/03/2002 | PH jnys added to Su times | 22944 | 525 526 527 | 525 | Y | E | ||
| BLU FM SLT | Bolton - Halliwell - Astley Bridge - Hall I'th'wood circ | 28/10/2002 | Most M-F now be South Lancs Travel. FM ESu | 23436 | 525 526 527 | 525 | Y | E | ||
| BLU FM SLT | Bolton - Halliwell - Astley Bridge - Hall I'th'wood circ | 27/01/2003 | Minor timetable change | 23578 | 525 526 527 | 525 | Y | |||
| BLU FM | Bolton - Halliwell - Astley Bridge - Hall I'th'wood circ | 29/06/2003 | MF some jnys by BLU. Times changed. Commercial MS hrly daytime by BLU. Supported ESu hrly FM | 23923 | 525 526 527 | 525 | Y | |||
| BLU FM | Bolton - Halliwell - Astley Bridge - Hall I'th'wood circ | 29/06/2003 | 903 reprint | 24060 | 525 526 527 | 525 | 903 reprint | Y | ||
| BLU FM | Bolton - Halliwell - Astley Bridge - Hall I'th'wood circ | 20/09/2004 | times changed | 24556 | 525 526 527 | 525 | Y | |||
| BLU FM | Bolton - Halliwell - Astley Bridge - Hall I'th'wood circ | 24/10/2004 | no changes listed | 24593 | 525 526 527 | 525 | Y | E | ||
| BLU FM | Bolton - Halliwell - Astley Bridge - Hall I'th'wood circ | 28/02/2005 | Town centre route and terminus changed during closure of Bolton Interchange | 24778 | 525 526 527 | 525 | Y | E | ||
| BLU | Bolton - Halliwell - Astley Bridge - Hall I'th'wood circ | 24/07/2005 | ESuPH by BLU. Times changed | 25010 | 525 526 527 | 525 | Y | E | View timetable | |
| BLU FM | Bolton - Halliwell - Astley Bridge - Hall I'th'wood circ | 30/05/2006 | no change listed | 25390 | 525 526 527 | 525 | Y | E | ||
| ANW | Bolton - Halliwell - Astley Bridge - Hall I'th'wood circ | 04/09/2006 | No change listed. BLU =ANW | 25708 | 525 526 527 | 525 | Y | E | View timetable | |
| ANW | Bolton - Halliwell - Astley Bridge - Hall I'th'wood circ | 16/04/2007 | No change listed. | 25988 | 525 526 527 | 525 | Y | E | View timetable | |
| ACC ANW | Bolton - Halliwell - Astley Bridge - Hall I'th'wood circ | 22/07/2007 | Supported MS daytime jnys by Accrington Tpt with minor changes to times. MS E still ANW Su jnys also by ACC. PH withdrawn | 26189 | 525 526 527 | 525 | Y | E | ||
| ACC ANW | Bolton - Halliwell - Astley Bridge - Hall I'th'wood circ | 28/01/2008 | No change listed | 26483 | 525 526 527 | 525 | Y | E | ||
| ACC ANW | Bolton - Halliwell - Astley Bridge - Hall I'th'wood circ | 15/12/2008 | times changed: | 27058 | 525 526 527 | 525 | Y | E | ||
| MTV | Bolton - Halliwell - Astley Bridge - Hall I'th'wood circ | 26/07/2009 | Supported: All jnys by Maytree Travel. PH same times as Su | 27338 | 525 526 527 | 525 | cl | Y | E | |
| MTV | Bolton - Halliwell - Astley Bridge - Hall I'th'wood circ | 25/10/2009 | All jnys serve Smithills Hall. Times changed. Hrly | 27566 | 525 526 527 | 525 | Y | E | ||
| MTV | Bolton - Halliwell - Astley Bridge - Hall I'th'wood circ | 30/01/2011 | All jnys start finish at Bolton Bus Stn. Early MF times changed | 28220 | 525 526 527 | 525 | Y | E | View timetable | |
| MTV | Bolton - Halliwell - Astley Bridge - Hall I'th'wood circ | 04/09/2011 | no changes listed | 28558 | 525 526 527 | 525 | Y | E | View timetable | |
| MTV | Bolton - Halliwell - Astley Bridge - Hall I'th'wood circ | 29/07/2012 | No change listed | 12-1007 | 525 526 527 | 525 | 1007 | Y | P | View timetable |
| MTV | Bolton - Halliwell - Astley Bridge - Hall I'th'wood circ | 07/01/2013 | No change listed | 12-1893 | 525 526 527 | 525 | Y | P | View timetable | |
| FM | Bolton - Halliwell - Astley Bridge - Hall I'th'wood circ | 08/04/2013 | Emergency 90 day MS daytimes contract awarded after Maytree Travel suddenly ceased trading | |||||||
| ANW | Bolton - Halliwell - Astley Bridge - Hall I'th'wood circ | 08/04/2013 | Emergency 90 day ESu contract awarded after Maytree Travel suddenly ceased trading | |||||||
| FM ANW | Bolton - Halliwell - Astley Bridge - Hall I'th'wood circ | 08/04/2013 | MS daytime now by FM with some times changed. ESuPH now by ANW | 13-0617 | 525 526 527 | 525 | Y | View timetable | ||
| FM SLT | Bolton - Halliwell - Astley Bridge - Hall I'th'wood circ | 07/07/2013 | M-S E jnys will be run by South Lancs Travel. | 13-1148 | 525 526 527 | 525 | Y | View timetable | ||
| CUM SLT | Bolton - Halliwell - Astley Bridge - Hall I'th'wood circ | 21/07/2013 | M-S daytime jnys will be run by Cumfybus. | 13-1148 | 525 526 527 | 525 | Y | View timetable | ||
| CUM SLT | Bolton - Halliwell - Astley Bridge - Hall I'th'wood circ | 16/12/2013 | 914 reprint | 141368 | 525 526 527 | 525 | 914 reprint | Y | ||
| CUM SLT | Bolton - Halliwell - Astley Bridge - Hall I'th'wood circ | 16/12/2013 | 815 reprint | 15-1337 | 525 526 527 | 525 | 815 reprint | Y | View timetable | |
| CUM | Bolton - Halliwell - Astley Bridge - Hall I'th'wood circ | 30/10/2016 | SuPH 1730 from Bolton is withdrawn and an addtl 2330 from Bolton to Hall i’ th’ Wood. All jnys will be run by Cumfybus. | 16-1140 | 525 526 527 | 525 | Y | View timetable | ||
| CUM | Bolton – Halliwell circular | 29/01/2017 | M-F 0835 from Astley Bridge to Bolton is extended to start from Halliwell at 0824. | |||||||
| CUM | Bolton – Hall i’ th’ Wood circular | 03/09/2017 | Buses rerouted in Bolton town centre to serve the new Interchange. | 17-1334 | 525 526 527 | 525 | Y | P | View timetable | |
| CUM VIS | Bolton – Hall i’ th’ Wood circular | 29/10/2017 | ESuPH jnys now by Vision Bus. Daytime by CUM | 17-1505 | 525 526 527 | 525 | Y | View timetable | ||
| VIS | Bolton – Hall i’ th’ Wood circular | 28/10/2018 | Run by Cumfybus/Vision Bus. Minor changes to times. All jnys will be run by Vision Bus. | 18-1365 | 525 526 527 | 525 | Y | View timetable | ||
| VIS | Bolton - Halliwell circular | 09/12/2018 | M-F 0815 NOW 0745 | 18-1717 | 525 526 527 | 525 | 266572 | Y | View timetable | |
| VIS | Bolton - Halliwell circular | 06/04/2020 | In the E the 525 will operate ev 2hrs | 266223 | 525 526 | 525 | Y | |||
| VIS | Bolton - Halliwell circular | 15/06/2020 | Daily E hrly | 266224 | 525 526 527 | 525 | Y | |||
| VIS | Bolton - Halliwell - Smithills - Hall I Th Wood circular | 11/04/2021 | Run by Vision Bus. Times of ESuPH jnys changed. | 21-SC-0329 | 525 526 527 | 525 | 284146 | Y | P | View timetable |
| VIS | Bolton - Halliwell - Smithills - Hall I Th Wood circular | 24/04/2022 | Supported hrly daily all-day service. Revised timetable : E service reduced to 2hrly with an hrly service on Halliwell Rd maintained by the introduction of addtl jnys on service 526. Alternative provision is available on services 1 537 541 btwn Bolton and Astley Bridge, 480 507 541 btwn Bolton and Hall I’ th’ Wood and 561 562 btwn Bolton and Tonge Fold. | 22-SC-0130 | 525 526 527 | Y | E | View timetable | ||
| VIS | Bolton - Halliwell - Smithills - Hall I Th Wood circular | 24/04/2022 | Supported hrly daily all-day service. Revised timetable : E service reduced to 2hrly with an hrly service on Halliwell Rd maintained by the introduction of addtl jnys on service 526. Alternative provision is available on services 1 537 541 btwn Bolton and Astley Bridge, 480 507 541 btwn Bolton and Hall I’ th’ Wood and 561 562 btwn Bolton and Tonge Fold. | 22-SC-0130 | 525 526 527 | 284694 | Y | E | View timetable | |
| VIS | Bolton — Halliwell — Smithills — Hall i’ th’ Wood circular | 16/04/2023 | See service 527; Service 525, the “opposite direction” circular operated with TfGM subsidy continue unchanged | 23-SC-0068 | 525 526 527 | N | E | View timetable | ||
| Bolton — Halliwell — Smithills — Hall i’ th’ Wood circular | 24/09/2023 | Route replaced by TfGM Franchising - operated by Diamond Bus North West | ||||||||
| DIA | Bolton - Halliwell - Smithills - Hall i’ th’ Wood circular | 24/09/2023 | No change to routes or times | 23-SC-0441 | 525 526 527 | Y | E | View timetable |