Route 526
Route: Smithills - Halliwell - Bolton
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 - Smithills | 26/10/1986 | Commercial MS daytime ev30mins. ESu hrly. | 5525 | 525 526 527 | 525 | Y | |||
| GMB | Bolton - Halliwell - Smithills | 03/08/1987 | no apparent change | G870803 | 525 526 527 | 525 | Y | E | ||
| GMB | Bolton - Halliwell - Smithills | 27/09/1987 | times changed: now 4 per hr so combined bus/10mins with 525/7 | G870927 | 525 526 527 | 525 | Y | E | ||
| GMB | Bolton - Halliwell - Smithills | 08/02/1988 | no apparent change | G880208 | 525 526 527 | 525 | Y | E | ||
| GMB | Bolton - Halliwell - Smithills | 25/09/1988 | no apparent change | G880925 | 525 526 527 | 525 | Y | |||
| GMB | Bolton - Halliwell - Smithills | 19/12/1988 | timetable revised: MS daytime reduced to ev30 mins | 7507 | 525 526 527 | 525 | Y | E | ||
| GMB | Bolton - Halliwell - Smithills | 19/12/1988 | timetable revised: MS daytime reduced to ev30 mins | G881219 | 525 526 527 | 525 | Y | E | ||
| GMB | Bolton - Halliwell - Smithills | 26/06/1989 | Supported ESu retimed | 8207 | 525 526 527 | 525 | Y | E | ||
| GMB | Bolton - Halliwell circ | 26/06/1989 | each M-S daytime ev30mins, hrly ESu 525 526 527 | G890626 | 525 526 527 | 525 | Y | |||
| GMB | Bolton - Halliwell - Smithills | 11/09/1989 | Timetable revised | 8503 | 525 526 527 | 525 | Y | E | ||
| GMB | Bolton - Halliwell - Smithills | 25/02/1991 | No change listed | 10730 | 525 526 527 | 525 | Y | |||
| GMB | Bolton - Halliwell - Smithills | 24/06/1991 | Su revised | 11265 | 525 526 527 | 525 | Y | |||
| GMB | Bolton - Halliwell - Smithills | 13/07/1992 | No change listed | 12599 | 525 526 527 | 525 | Y | E | ||
| GMB TIM RIB | Bolton - Halliwell - Smithills | 28/09/1992 | ESu revised: ESu TIM | 12862 | 525 526 527 | 525 | Y | E | ||
| GMB TIM ROS | Bolton - Halliwell - Smithills | 15/03/1993 | MS daytime increased to 5 per hr to give combined 525/6 ev10mins | 13305 | 525 526 527 | 525 | Y | E | ||
| GMB TIM ROS | Bolton - Halliwell - Smithills | 26/07/1993 | No change listed | 13653 | 525 526 527 546 | 525 | Y | E | ||
| GMB TIM ROS | Bolton - Halliwell - Smithills | 31/08/1993 | No change listed | 13735 | 525 526 527 546 | 525 | Y | E | ||
| GMB TLT | Bolton - Halliwell - Smithills | 28/11/1993 | MS Evening & Sunday operator revised | |||||||
| GMB TIM ROS | Bolton - Halliwell - Smithills | 06/12/1993 | no apparent change | 14005 | 525 526 527 | 525 | Y | E | ||
| GMN TIM ROS | Bolton - Halliwell - Smithills | 30/01/1994 | No change listed. GMB=GMN | 14277 | 525 526 527 | 525 | Y | |||
| GMN TIM ROS | Bolton - Halliwell - Smithills | 28/03/1994 | Early jnys revised | 14586 | 525 526 527 | 525 | Y | E | ||
| GMN TIM ROS | Bolton - Halliwell - Smithills | 01/08/1994 | timetable revised: addtl GMN jnys. main service ev10mins daytime replacing GMN 525 jnys. 0727 commercial ROS. Supported ESu by TIM | 14746 | 525 526 527 | 525 | Y | E | ||
| GMN TIM ROS | Bolton - Halliwell - Smithills | 23/01/1995 | No change listed | 15267 | 525 526 527 | 525 | Y | |||
| GMN ROS | Bolton - Halliwell - Smithills | 01/05/1995 | ESu services replaced by revised 525 527 | 15263 | 525 526 527 | 525 | Y | E | ||
| GMN ROS | Bolton - Halliwell - Smithills | 30/05/1995 | Minor timetable change | 15750 | 525 526 527 | 525 | Y | E | ||
| GMN | Bolton - Halliwell - Smithills | 04/09/1995 | Early ROS jny withdrawn | 15956 | 525 526 527 | 525 | Y | E | ||
| GMN | Bolton - Halliwell - Smithills | 16/10/1995 | No change listed | 16192 | 525 526 527 | 525 | Y | E | ||
| GMN | Bolton - Halliwell - Smithills | 29/04/1996 | No change listed | 16683 | 525 526 527 | 525 | Y | E | ||
| GMN | Bolton - Halliwell - Smithills | 02/09/1996 | No change listed | G960902 | 525 526 527 | 525 | Y | E | ||
| GMN | Bolton - Halliwell - Smithills | 04/11/1996 | No change listed | 17202 | 525 526 527 | 525 | Y | E | ||
| GM | Bolton - Halliwell - Smithills | 27/04/1997 | No change listed | 17657 | 525 526 527 | 525 | Y | E | ||
| GM | Bolton - Halliwell - Smithills | 01/09/1997 | No change listed | 17989 | 525 526 527 | 525 | Y | |||
| GM | Bolton - Halliwell - Smithills | 27/04/1998 | timetable revised: ev12mins | 18484 | 525 526 527 | 525 | Y | E | ||
| FM | Bolton - Halliwell - Smithills | 27/07/1998 | No change listed | 18690 | 525 526 527 | 525 | Y | E | ||
| FM | Bolton - Halliwell - Smithills | 01/11/1998 | freq reduced to ev15mins | 19057 | 525 526 527 | 525 | Y | E | ||
| FM | Bolton - Halliwell - Smithills | 25/01/1999 | No change listed | 19260 | 525 526 527 | 525 | Y | E | ||
| FM | Bolton - Halliwell - Smithills | 12/04/1999 | No change listed | 19497 | 525 526 527 | 525 | Y | E | ||
| FM | Bolton - Halliwell - Smithills | 27/06/1999 | No change listed | 19772 | 525 526 527 | 525 | Y | |||
| 27/06/1999 | 5/00 reprint | 21005 | 525 526 527 | 525 | 500 reprint | Y | ||||
| FM | Bolton - Halliwell - Smithills | 03/09/2000 | Times changed. Now ev10mins daytime with extra early and addtl ESu jnys: ev30mins 1820-2020. Su - 1050-1720 | 21231 | 525 526 527 | 525 | Y | |||
| FM | Bolton - Halliwell - Smithills | 26/02/2001 | No change listed | 21746 | 525 526 527 | 525 | Y | E | ||
| FM | Bolton - Halliwell - Smithills | 24/06/2001 | ESu times changed | 22177 | 525 526 527 | 525 | Y | E | ||
| FM | Bolton - Halliwell - Smithills | 24/06/2001 | replacement | 22496 | 525 526 527 | 525 | replacement | Y | ||
| FM | Bolton - Halliwell - Smithills | 07/01/2002 | No change listed | 22643 | 525 526 527 | 525 | Y | E | ||
| FM | Bolton - Halliwell - Smithills | 18/02/2002 | 1527 153Sch on sch days | 22822 | 525 526 527 | 525 | Y | |||
| FM | Bolton - Halliwell - Smithills | 29/03/2002 | PH jnys added to Su times | 22944 | 525 526 527 | 525 | Y | E | ||
| FM | Bolton - Halliwell - Smithills | 28/10/2002 | No change listed | 23436 | 525 526 527 | 525 | Y | E | ||
| FM BLU | Bolton - Halliwell - Smithills - Barrow Bridge | 27/01/2003 | Times changed with most jnys by BLU ev15mins. Extended FM hrly to Barrow Bridge replacing 502 | 23578 | 525 526 527 | 525 | Y | |||
| FM BLU | Bolton - Halliwell - Smithills - Barrow Bridge | 29/06/2003 | Times changed. Commercial FM hrly, BLU ev15mins; NESu | 23923 | 525 526 527 | 525 | Y | |||
| 29/06/2003 | 903 reprint | 24060 | 525 526 527 | 525 | 903 reprint | Y | ||||
| FM BLU | Bolton - Halliwell - Smithills - Barrow Bridge | 20/09/2004 | times changed | 24556 | 525 526 527 | 525 | Y | |||
| BLU | Bolton - Halliwell - Smithills - Barrow Bridge | 24/10/2004 | FM jnys withdrawn, replaced by 502 | 24593 | 525 526 527 | 525 | Y | E | ||
| BLU | Bolton - Halliwell - Smithills - Barrow Bridge | 28/02/2005 | Town centre route and terminus changed during closure of Bolton Interchange | 24778 | 525 526 527 | 525 | Y | E | ||
| BLU | Bolton - Halliwell - Smithills - Barrow Bridge | 24/07/2005 | No change listed | 25010 | 525 526 527 | 525 | Y | E | View timetable | |
| ANW BDT | Bolton - Halliwell - Smithills Hall | 30/05/2006 | Times changed with addtl jnys: M-S daytime ev20mins NESuPH. 0842 by BDT | 25390 | 525 526 527 | 525 | Y | E | ||
| ANW BDT | Bolton - Halliwell - Smithills - Barrow Bridge | 04/09/2006 | times changed. BLU =ANW. Sch by Blackburn with Darwen Tpt | 25708 | 525 526 527 | 525 | Y | E | View timetable | |
| ANW BDT | Bolton - Halliwell - Smithills - Barrow Bridge | 04/09/2006 | to/from Bolton Interchange. no longer serves Moor La Bus Stn. BLU =ANW | 25711 | 525 526 527 | 525 | cl | Y | E | View timetable |
| ANW BDT | Bolton - Halliwell - Smithills - Barrow Bridge | 16/04/2007 | No change listed. | 25988 | 525 526 527 | 525 | Y | E | View timetable | |
| ANW | Bolton - Halliwell - Smithills - Barrow Bridge | 22/07/2007 | No change listed | 26189 | 525 526 527 | 525 | Y | E | ||
| ANW | Bolton - Halliwell - Smithills - Barrow Bridge | 28/01/2008 | times changed | 26483 | 525 526 527 | 525 | Y | E | ||
| ANW | Bolton - Halliwell - Smithills - Barrow Bridge | 15/12/2008 | no changes listed | 27058 | 525 526 527 | 525 | Y | E | ||
| MTV | Bolton - Halliwell - Smithills - Barrow Bridge | 15/12/2008 | All jnys by Maytree Travel. | 27338 | 525 526 527 | 525 | cl | Y | E | |
| MTV | 26/07/2009 | Supported: All jnys by Maytree Travel. PH same times as Su | 27338 | 525 526 527 | 525 | cl | Y | |||
| MTV | Bolton - Halliwell - Smithills - Barrow Bridge | 25/10/2009 | extended to Barrow Bridge. Times changed. Hrly NESuPH | 27566 | 525 526 527 | 525 | Y | E | ||
| MTV | Bolton - Halliwell - Smithills - Barrow Bridge | 30/01/2011 | no changes listed | 28220 | 525 526 527 | 525 | Y | E | View timetable | |
| MTV | Bolton - Halliwell - Smithills - Barrow Bridge | 04/09/2011 | minor time changes | 28558 | 525 526 527 | 525 | Y | E | View timetable | |
| MTV | Bolton - Halliwell - Smithills | 29/07/2012 | Times changed: S jnys withdrawn 1810 from BN 1833 return. | 12-1007 | 525 526 527 | 525 | 1007 | Y | View timetable | |
| MTV | Bolton - Halliwell - Smithills | 07/01/2013 | No change listed | 12-1893 | 525 526 527 | 525 | Y | View timetable | ||
| ANW | Bolton -Barrow Bridge | 08/04/2013 | Emergency 90 day MS daytimes contract awarded after Maytree Travel suddenly ceased trading | |||||||
| ANW | Bolton - Halliwell - Smithills | 08/04/2013 | Times changed. All jnys by ANW | 13-0617 | 525 526 527 | 525 | Y | View timetable | ||
| CUM | Bolton - Halliwell - Smithills | 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 - Smithills | 16/12/2013 | 914 reprint | 141368 | 525 526 527 | 525 | 914 reprint | Y | ||
| CUM SLT | Bolton - Halliwell - Smithills | 16/12/2013 | no change listed | 15-1337 | 525 526 527 | 525 | 815 reprint | Y | View timetable | |
| CUM | Bolton - Halliwell - Smithills | 30/10/2016 | No change listed | 16-1140 | 525 526 527 | 525 | Y | View timetable | ||
| CUM | Barrow Bridge – Bolton | 03/09/2017 | Buses rerouted in Bolton to serve new Interchange. | 17-1334 | 525 526 527 | 525 | Y | View timetable | ||
| VIS | Barrow Bridge – Bolton | 28/10/2018 | Run by Cumfybus. All jnys will be run by Vision Bus. | 18-1365 | 525 526 527 | 525 | Y | View timetable | ||
| VIS | Bolton - Halliwell circular | 09/12/2018 | NO CHANGE LISTED | 18-1717 | 525 526 527 | 525 | 266572 | Y | View timetable | |
| VIS | Bolton to Barrow Bridge | 09/12/2018 | TfGM Bus Guide issued | 266572 | 525 526 527 | 525 | 181717 | Y | ||
| VIS | Bolton to Barrow Bridge | 06/04/2020 | The 526 will operate at 8am, 10.20am, 12.20pm, 2.20pm 4.20pm and 5.20pm. | 266223 | 525 526 | 525 | Y | |||
| VIS | Bolton to Barrow Bridge | 14/04/2020 | M-S departs Bolton at 8am, 10.20am, 12.20pm, 2.20pm, 4.20pm and 5.20pm. M-S departs Barrow Bridge at 8.32am, 10.50am, 12.50pm, 2.50pm, 4.50pm and 5.45pm. | no tt | ||||||
| VIS | Bolton to Barrow Bridge | 15/06/2020 | M-S daytime hrly | 266224 | 525 526 527 | 525 | Y | |||
| VIS | 11/04/2021 | no change listed | 21-SC-0329 | 525 526 527 | 525 | 284146 | Y | View timetable | ||
| VIS | Bolton - Halliwell - Smithills - Doffcocker - Barrow Bridge | 24/04/2022 | Supported hrly M-S daytime service NESu. Revised timetable adds new 2hrly ESu, maintaining an hrly service with services 525/527 on Halliwell Rd. | 22-SC-0130 | 525 526 527 | 284694 | Y | E | View timetable | |
| VIS | Bolton - Halliwell - Smithills - Doffcocker - Barrow Bridge | 24/04/2022 | Supported hrly M-S daytime service NESu. Revised timetable adds new 2hrly ESu, maintaining an hrly service with services 525/527 on Halliwell Rd. | 22-SC-0130 | 525 526 527 | Y | E | View timetable | ||
| DIA | 16/04/2023 | no change listed | 23-SC-0068 | 525 526 527 | N | E | View timetable | |||
| Bolton — Halliwell — Smithills — Barrow Bridge | 24/09/2023 | Route replaced by TfGM Franchising - operated by Diamond Bus North West | ||||||||
| DIA | Bolton - Halliwell - Smithills - Barrow Bridge | 24/09/2023 | No change to routes or times | 23-SC-0441 | 525 526 527 | Y | E | View timetable |