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Route 53

Route: Old Trafford - Brooks Bar - Belle Vue - - Cheetham Hill - Pendleton Circ (various subsequent route changes)

Route history

Operator Route Change date Change Leaflet job no. Routes listed Envelope code Licence no./notes In collection E-Version Link
GMB Old Trafford - Brooks Bar - Belle Vue - - Cheetham Hill - Pendleton Circ 08/12/1986 MF daytime ev 15mins, E ev30mins, S ev10mins PEN-CH-OT, plus hrly to OT. Su daytime ev15mins QS-OT, ev30mins to OT. Anti-Clkws - reverse =52 5052 52 53 177 733 734 780 52C 1186 reprint Y E
GMB Old Trafford - Brooks Bar - Belle Vue - - Cheetham Hill - Pendleton Circ 02/03/1987 Addtl shorts MF daytime ev15mins Cheetham Hill to Brooks Bar /Old Trafford 5905 52 53 177 733 734 780 52C 475 Y E
GMB Old Trafford - Brooks Bar - Belle Vue - - Cheetham Hill - Pendleton Circ 14/03/1988 Terminus now CHEETHAM HILL (Queens Rd). MS daytime ev10mins SQ-QS, ev20mins extended from QS : workings to OT extended via Trafford Rd and Clippers Way to SALFORD QUAYS. ESu ev30mins full circle, ev30mins SQ-QS. G880314 52 53 177 733 734 780 52C Y E
GMB Old Trafford - Brooks Bar - Belle Vue - - Cheetham Hill - Pendleton Circ 18/04/1988 Supported Su 0630 0700 OT-QS 6574 52 53 52C 475 Y E
GMB Cheetham Hill - BelleVue - Old Trafford - Salford Quays 31/05/1988 Circular service curtailed: Commercial MS daytime ev10mins plus ev15mins ESu, plus sch and wrks jnys. Supported Su 0650 0720 from QS 6656 53 53 475 Y p
GMB Cheetham Hill - BelleVue - Old Trafford - Salford Quays 31/05/1988 as above G880531 53 53 475 Y E
GMB Cheetham Hill - BelleVue - Old Trafford - Salford Quays 07/09/1988 Most daytime jnys extended to Trafford Centre no tt 53 53 N
GMB Cheetham Hill - BelleVue - Old Trafford - Salford Quays 31/10/1988 NORTH WESTERN 1 MF PM journey SELNEC Blind workshop - CHEETHAM HILL (6621) no tt 53 53 6621 N
GMB Old Trafford - Brooks Bar - Belle Vue - - Cheetham Hill - Pendleton Circ 14/04/1989 M-S daytime ev10mins; ESu ev15mins G890414 53 780 52C Y
GMB Cheetham Hill - BelleVue - Old Trafford 18/09/1989 Now extended from Queens Rd to HalfWay House, and curtailed at Old Trafford: MS daytimes ev15mins plus ev20mins ESu G890918 53 53 Y
VAL Cheetham Hill - BelleVue - Old Trafford - Trafford Park 25/03/1991 VALES of Manchester extended to Trafford Park no tt 53 53 N
GMB NW VAL Cheetham Hill - BelleVue - Old Trafford 22/04/1991 Commercial GMB ESu revised: Now ev30mins . Supported Works jnys by Vale and sch jny by NW 10852 53 53 Y
GMB NW VAL Cheetham Hill - BelleVue - Old Trafford 10/11/1991 Minor timetable revision: MF daytime ev15/12 mins; S daytime ev20/15 mins 11700 53 53 Y
GMB NW VAL Cheetham Hill - BelleVue - Old Trafford 28/06/1992 Su morning revised: supported Su jnys reduced 12563 53 53 Y
GMB NW VAL MID Cheetham Hill - BelleVue - Old Trafford 21/09/1992 Minor timetable and operator revision. Addtl Midway MS jnys MS 0500 to Trafford Park running as 54 jny. No return jny. 12834 53 53 Y
GMB CHEETHAM HILL - OLD TRAFFORD 21/09/1992 0500 Cheetham - Old Trafford journey is withdrawn, M-S. GA920921
GMB NW VAL FIN Cheetham Hill - BelleVue - Old Trafford - Stretford 16/11/1992 Addtl FIN jnys MF daytime 0930-1500 from Stretford Arndale ev30mins. MIDWAY jnys withdrawn. MS GMB ev10mins daytime 12942 53 53 11662 Y
GMB CHEETHAM HILL - OLD TRAFFORD 16/11/1992 0525 and 0555 from Old Trafford to Cheetham Hill are withdrawn, M-F. S 0530 and 0554 from Cheetham Hill to Old Trafford withdrawn. Frequency reduced to every half hour before 0800 on Saturday. GA921116
GMB NW VAL FIN Cheetham Hill - BelleVue - Old Trafford - Stretford 02/12/1992 MS AM Journeys OLD TRAFFORD – CHEETHAM HILL, GM BUSES to NORTH WESTERN (11933) 11933
GMB NW VAL FIN Cheetham Hill - BelleVue - Old Trafford - Stretford 25/01/1993 Increased timetable: MF ev15mins peak; MF ev10mins daytime; S daytime ev15mins; E ev20mins; late ESu ev30mins (Full history of Route) G930125 53 53 11933 y p
GMB NW VAL FIN MID Cheetham Hill - BelleVue - Old Trafford - Stretford 15/02/1993 MID 0500 reappears as 54 to Trafford Pk. Addtl FIN jnys now 0730 ev30mins 1730. - some SH only. S reverts to ev20/15mins daytime 13236 53 53 Y E
GMB NW VAL FIN MID Cheetham Hill - BelleVue - Old Trafford - Stretford 22/05/1993 S service revised: ev15mins to 1110 then ev10mins (plus extras at busy times) 1630 and ev15mins 13506 53 53 Y E
GMB NW VAL FIN Cheetham Hill - BelleVue - Old Trafford 17/09/1993 Timetable revised: FIN curtailed to operate Miles Platting to Old Trafford MF only . No MID jnys listed 13929 53 177 53 Y E
GMB BEE VAL FIN Cheetham Hill - BelleVue - Old Trafford 29/11/1993 Operator revision NW = BEE. 14124 53 177 53 Y E
GMN BEE VAL FIN Cheetham Hill - BelleVue - Old Trafford 13/12/1993 GMB to GM NORTH no tt 53 177 53 N
GMN BEE VAL FIN Cheetham Hill 18/04/1994 Says two jnys NW-Bee but 29/11/1993 already has them changed? 53
GMN BEE VAL FIN Cheetham Hill - BelleVue - Old Trafford 18/04/1994 2 M-S AM jnys Old Trafford to Cheetham Hill NORTH WESTERN to BEELINE BUZZ COMPANY (14280) no tt 53 177 53 14280 N
GMN etc Cheetham Hill 30/05/1994 GM South mentioned in operator codes but not in description 53
GMN GMS BEE VAL Cheetham Hill - BelleVue - Old Trafford 30/05/1994 FIN jnys withdrawn . 14585 53 177 53 Y
GMN etc Cheetham Hill 26/06/1994 Guessing this is GMS to Timeline? 53
GMN BEE VAL FIN Cheetham Hill - BelleVue - Old Trafford 26/06/1994 Minor operator change GMB to TIMELINE (14447) no tt 53 177 53 14447 N
GMN JPT BEE TIM VAL Cheetham Hill - BelleVue - Old Trafford 07/11/1994 Curtailed at CHEETHAM Queens Rd . MS 0504 now by JPT. Supported Su 0710 now by TIM 15035 53 177 53 Y
GMN JPT BEE TIM VAL Cheetham Hill - BelleVue - Old Trafford 28/11/1994 28.11.94 MI.- operator change GM NORTH (15119) no tt 53 177 53 15119 N
GMN GMS BEE TIM Cheetham Hill - BelleVue - Old Trafford 02/04/1995 Su GMN service revised: Morning ev30mins; afternoon ev20mins, E ev30mins. Supported 0625 by Timeline 15449 53 177 53 Y p
GM BEE SM Cheetham Hill - BelleVue - Old Trafford 02/07/1995 TIMELINE jnys revert to GM NORTH . GMS=SM now run 0504 54. 16877 53 177 53 696 reprint Y
GM Cheetham Hill - BelleVue - Old Trafford 25/03/1996 GM NORTH to FIRST BUS (T/a GREATER Manchester) no tt 53 177 53 N
VAL Cheetham Hill - BelleVue - Old Trafford 22/07/1996 VALES journey withdrawn no tt 53 177 53 N
GMN etc Cheetham Hill 30/09/1996 Mention of GM South should be SM I think? 53
GM BEE SM Cheetham Hill - BelleVue - Old Trafford 30/09/1996 minor timetable revision: MS ev15/10mins; Su ev30/20; daily E ev30mins. Early journeys BEELINE & GM SOUTH 17078 53 177 53 Y
GM BEE SM Cheetham Hill - BelleVue - Old Trafford 30/06/1997 minor timetable revision 17765 53 177 53 Y P
GM SM Cheetham Hill - BelleVue - Old Trafford 01/12/1997 BEELINE BUZZ COMPANY M-S AM jnys to GM 18185 53 177 53 Y
GM SM Cheetham Hill - BelleVue - Old Trafford 02/03/1998 no change listed 18354 53 177 53 Y
FM Cheetham Hill 22/03/1998 Think that should be Greater Manchester to First Manchester as change from GM North was 1996? 53
FM SM Cheetham Hill - BelleVue - Old Trafford 22/03/1998 GM NORTH to FIRST BUS (T/a GREATER Manchester) no tt 53 53 N
FM SM Cheetham Hill - BelleVue - Old Trafford 17/05/1998 Timetable revised: MF ev10mins daytime. E ev30mins 18536 53 53 Y
FM SM OLD TRAFFORD - Stretford Rd - Hulme - Cholton Rd - Brooks Bar - Moss Lane East - Moss Side - Rusholme - Dickenson Rd - LONGSIGHT - Kirkmnshulme Lane - BELLE VUE - Astburys - Hulme Hall Lane - Miles Platting - Queens Rd - CHEETHAM - Cheetham Hill Rd - Leicester Rd - Douglas Green - Pendleton - Trafford Rd - OLD TRAFFORD 22/06/1998 Additional jny from OLD TRAFFORD (Selnec Blind) – Cheetham (Queens Rd ) (2202) no tt 53 53 2202 N
FM SM Cheetham Hill - BelleVue - Old Trafford - Trafford Centre 07/09/1998 Most jnys extended to Trafford Centre. Daytime freq reduced to ev15mins MS, Su ev30mins. 18896 53 54 53 Y
FM SM Cheetham Hill - BelleVue - Old Trafford - Trafford Centre 22/11/1998 Some late E jnys extended to Trafford Centre hrly MS 19059 53 54 53 Y
FM SM Cheetham Hill - BelleVue - Old Trafford - Trafford Centre 29/03/1999 Service reduced btwn Old Trafford & Trafford Centre no tt 53 53 N
FM SM Cheetham Hill - BelleVue - Old Trafford - Trafford Centre 25/04/1999 MS daytime MS ev15mins to OT, ev30mins to TC. All MS E jnys now CH-OT, supported. Su 0655 from OT withdrawn 19439 53 54 53 Y E
FM SM Cheetham Hill - BelleVue - Old Trafford - Trafford Centre 27/06/1999 Supported Su 0625 from OT, 0710 from CH now 10mins earlier and run by SM 19726 53 54 53 Y p
FM SM Cheetham Hill - BelleVue - Old Trafford - Trafford Centre 06/09/1999 no change listed 19915 53 54 53 Y p
FM SM Cheetham Hill - BelleVue - Old Trafford - Trafford Centre 21/04/2000 Add BH service ev30mins QS-TC 0830 - 1800 20683 53 54 53 Y p
FM SM Cheetham Hill - BelleVue - Old Trafford - Trafford Centre 25/06/2000 Some Su morning operator changes 20967 53 53 cl Y
FM SM Cheetham Hill - BelleVue - Old Trafford - Trafford Centre 25/06/2000 Some Su morning operator changes : All run by FM. Early & E supported 21205 53 54 53 replacement Y P
FM SM NMGH - Cheetham Hill - BelleVue - Old Trafford 25/02/2001 Revised to operate NORTH Manchester GENERAL HOSPITAL to OLD TRAFFORD . MS daytime ev15mins Esu ev30mins. No longer serve TC 21757 53 54 53 Y E
FM SM NMGH - Cheetham Hill - BelleVue - Old Trafford 27/05/2001 Su Cheetham - Old Trafford only. Ev30mins. 22105 53 54 53 Y
FM SM NMGH - Cheetham Hill - BelleVue - Old Trafford 23/09/2001 Route changed at Old Trafford - generally ev20mins MS daytime 22432 53 54 53 Y
FM SM NMGH - Cheetham Hill - BelleVue - Old Trafford 23/09/2001 1101 reprint 22577 53 54 53 1101 reprint Y
FM SM BBC NMGH - Cheetham Hill - BelleVue - Old Trafford 29/04/2002 no change listed 22902 53 54 53 Y
FM SM BBC NMGH - Cheetham Hill - BelleVue - Old Trafford 27/05/2002 Route In Belle Vue & Longsight revised. Via Mount Rd not Kirkmanshulme La 22974 53 54 53 Y
FM SM BBC NMGH - Cheetham Hill - BelleVue - Old Trafford 27/05/2002 702 reprint 23156 53 54 53 702 reprint Y
FM SM BBC NMGH - Cheetham Hill - BelleVue - Old Trafford 23/09/2002 0710 0725 now 10mins earlier. 23330 53 54 53 Y
FM SM BBC NMGH - Cheetham Hill - BelleVue - Old Trafford 24/02/2003 no change listed 23673 53 54 53 Y
FM SM BBC Cheetham Hill - BelleVue - Old Trafford 27/05/2003 Curtailed : CHEETHAM HILL - OLD TRAFFORD 23820 53 54 53 Y
FM SM BBC Cheetham Hill - BelleVue - Old Trafford 26/01/2004 Addtl jnys: sch O 24161 53 54 53 Y
FM SM BBC Cheetham Hill - BelleVue - Old Trafford 26/01/2004 304 reprint 24289/9 53 54 53 304 reprint Y
FM BBC Cheetham Hill - BelleVue - Old Trafford 06/09/2004 0650 from BV now run by BBC not SM 24522 53 54 53 Y
FM BBC Cheetham Hill - BelleVue - Old Trafford 29/08/2005 Some early morning and early E jnys changed 25029 53 54 53 Y
FM BBC Cheetham Hill - BelleVue - Old Trafford - Pendleton 21/01/2006 Extended from Old Trafford to Pendleton partially replacing 51 and 52. No longer runs between Cheetham Hill and Cheetham. Divert via Stretford Rd and Oxford Rd MRI not Moss Side. 25285 53 54 53 Y
FM 01/03/2006 Now via all Oxford Rd hospitals: M-S ev20mins daytime; ev30mins Esu F0603 53 53 Y
FM BBC Cheetham Hill - BelleVue - Old Trafford - Pendleton 20/03/2006 no change listed 25368 53 54 53 Y p
FM BBC Cheetham Hill - BelleVue - Old Trafford - Pendleton 04/09/2006 no change listed 25695 53 54 53 Y
FM BBC Cheetham Hill - BelleVue - Old Trafford - Pendleton 04/09/2006 207 reprint 25944 53 54 53 207 reprint Y
FM HAY Cheetham Hill 30/10/2006 Additional entry for 53: listed under 54 (tt 25778) although no change to 53 53 54
FM BBC Cheetham Hill - BelleVue - Old Trafford - Pendleton 30/04/2007 no change listed 26277 53 54 53 807 reprint Y
FM BBC Cheetham Hill - BelleVue - Old Trafford - Pendleton 30/04/2007 1007 reprint 26411 53 54 53 1007 reprint Y
FM BBC Cheetham Hill - BelleVue - Old Trafford - Pendleton 30/04/2007 908 reprint 26958 53 54 53 908 reprint Y p
FM BBC Cheetham Hill - BelleVue - Old Trafford - Pendleton 19/04/2009 Divert to serve Cheetham Hill - NMGH - Harpurhey and via Gorton Shopping Centre. Times changed. Commercial MS ev30mins plus supported ESuPH ev30mins. 27287 53 54 53 Y p
FM BBC Cheetham Hill - BelleVue - Old Trafford - Pendleton 25/01/2010 times changed: supported ESu now hrly 27733 53 54 53 Y
FM Cheetham Hill - BelleVue - Old Trafford - Pendleton 12/04/2010 no change listed 27826 53 53 Y p
FM Cheetham Hill - BelleVue - Old Trafford - Pendleton 21/08/2010 Revised to terminate at Cheetham Hill (Crescent Rd) (Not Tesco) no tt 53 53 N
FM Cheetham Hill - BelleVue - Old Trafford - Pendleton 30/01/2011 0412 reprint 120649 53 53 0412 reprint Y
FM Cheetham Hill - BelleVue - Old Trafford - Pendleton 30/01/2011 1112 reprint 121605 53 53 1112 reprint Y
FM Cheetham Hill - BelleVue - Old Trafford - Pendleton 30/01/2011 0413 reprint 13-0442 53 53 0413 reprint Y View timetable
FM Cheetham Hill - BelleVue - Old Trafford - Pendleton 30/01/2011 1013 reprint 131768 53 53 1013 reprint Y
FM Cheetham Hill - BelleVue - Old Trafford - Pendleton 30/01/2011 MF afternoon peak times changed 28216 53 53 Y
FM Cheetham Hill - BelleVue - Old Trafford - Pendleton 30/01/2011 1011 reprint 28614 53 53 1011 reprint Y
FM Cheetham Hill - BelleVue - Old Trafford - Pendleton 21/07/2013 Times changed during the Summer period from 21 July to 31 August 2013 no tt 53 53 summer N
FM Cheetham Hill 21/10/2013 You have tt (13-1938-Web only-1013): Times changed temproarily due to sewer works in Collyhurst 53
FM Cheetham Hill - BelleVue - Old Trafford - Pendleton 27/07/2014 Rerouted to serve Salford Quays /Media City UK. Temporary MF time changes during Summer period to 30 Aug 14-0964 53 53 summer Y View timetable
FM SM Cheetham Hill - BelleVue - Old Trafford - Pendleton 31/08/2014 Normal timetable after summer. Supported E jnys now by SM 14-1158 53 53 summer Y
FM SM Cheetham Hill - BelleVue - Old Trafford - Pendleton 26/10/2014 Rerouted via Alan Turing Way not Grey Mare Lane in Beswick . Times unchanged 141664 53 53 CL Y
FM SM Cheetham Hill - BelleVue - Old Trafford - Pendleton 26/10/2014 515 reprint 150800 53 53 515 reprint Y
FM SM Cheetham Hill - BelleVue - Old Trafford - Pendleton 26/10/2014 515 reprint 150800 53 53 515 reprint
FM SM Cheetham Hill - BelleVue - Old Trafford - Pendleton 26/10/2014 1015 reprint 15-1598 53 53 1015 reprint Y View timetable
FM SM Cheetham Hill - BelleVue - Old Trafford - Pendleton 26/10/2014 Rerouted permanently via Alan Turing Way not Grey Mare Lane in Beswick . Times unchanged 16-1163 53 53 Y View timetable
FM SM Cheetham Hill - BelleVue - Old Trafford - Pendleton 23/04/2017 MS times changed 17-0367 53 53 Y p View timetable
FM SM Cheetham Hill - BelleVue - Old Trafford - Pendleton 23/04/2017 MS times changed 17-0823 53 53 Y p View timetable
FM Cheetham Hill 23/07/2017 New entry (you have tt 17-0823-G53-7000-0617): Times changed 53
FM Cheetham Hill - BelleVue - Old Trafford - Pendleton 29/10/2017 Early morning, ESuPH times changed. All jnys run by First Manchester. 17-1481 53 53 Y View timetable
FM Cheetham Hill - BelleVue - Old Trafford - Pendleton 28/10/2018 Some MF SuPH jnys times changed 18-1349 53 53 Y View timetable
FM Cheetham Hill - Gorton - Rusholme - Old Trafford - Salford Quays - Pendleton 27/01/2019 A revised timetable following change to working from Manchester depot and closure of Rusholme depot 18-1836 53 53 Y p View timetable
GNW Salford Shopping Centre - Cheetham Hill 02/06/2019 Operator change from FM to Go North West on sale of QS depot. 17 17A No change to timetables or routes. All tickets mutually accepted. 19-0620 53 53 Y P View timetable
GNW Cheetham Hill - Gorton - Rusholme - Old Trafford - Salford Quays - Pendleton 21/07/2019 Summer service MF changes until 31 August no tt 53 53 summer N
GNW Cheetham Hill - Gorton - Rusholme - Old Trafford - Salford Quays - Pendleton 27/10/2019 Times changed.  19-SC-0332 53 53 Y View timetable
GNW Cheetham Hill 23/03/2020 No change at all between this and 29/3/2020 timetable, concur with the entry for 29/3/2020: hourly all day 53 COVID
GNW Cheetham Hill - Pendleton 23/03/2020 will run to a Su Timetable, with enhancements during the morning peak. 246800 53 53 COVID Y
GNW Cheetham Hill - Pendleton 29/03/2020 will run hrly, every day and into the E 246801 53 53 COVID Y
GNW Cheetham Hill - Pendleton 10/04/2020 Easter PH 246802 53 53 COVID Y
GNW Cheetham Hill - Pendleton 14/04/2020 will run hrly, every day and into the E no tt COVID
GNW Cheetham Hill - Pendleton 31/05/2020 Buses will increase to run ev30mins on M-Fs, and hrly at other Times. 246803 53 53 COVID Y
GNW Cheetham Hill - Pendleton 15/06/2020 Now ev30mins, M-F, and every hr on E s, Sat and Su 266011 53 53 COVID Y
GNW Cheetham Hill - Pendleton 30/08/2020 TfGM Bus Guide issued 20-SC-0429 53 53 266443 Y View timetable
GNW Cheetham Hill - Pendleton 01/09/2020 Returns to normal Times: M-S ev30mins; ESu hrly 266348 53 53 COVID Y
GNW Cheetham Hill - Pendleton 28/02/2021 STRIKE TT: Hrly (full route) M-S daytime; ev30mins (Cheetham Hill-MRI) M-S daytime service ; Normal ESu service 266982 53 53 COVID Y
GNW Cheetham Hill - Pendleton 19/04/2021 ev30mins M-S daytime; hrly ESu 21-SC-0356 53 53 284066 Y View timetable
GNW Cheetham Hill - Pendleton 19/04/2021 ev30mins M-S daytime; hrly ESu 21-SC-0356 53 53 284066 Y P View timetable
GNW 08/10/2021 Due to heavy congestion in Rusholme causing lengthy delays to our services, we will be on diversion every FSSu E from 19:00 until the end of service.  This will remain in place until further notice. From Dickenson Rd, RIGHT Anson Rd, AHEAD Upper Brook St, LEFT Booth St East, AHEAD Booth St West, resume normal route. From Booth St West, AHEAD Booth St East, RIGHT Upper Brook St, AHEAD Anson Rd, LEFT Dickenson Rd, resume normal route. GNW211008 53 Y

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