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Route 534

Route: Oldhams Estate – Astley Bridge - 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 - Oldhams Est 26/10/1986 MS daytime ev30mins, ESuBH hrly. 5528 528 530 531 534 535 528 Y
GMB Bolton - Oldhams Estate 26/10/1986 MS daytime ev30mins, ESuBH hrly. G861026 528 530 531 534 535 528 Y E
GMB Bolton - Oldhams Estate 03/08/1987 no apparent change G870803 528 530 531 534 535 528 Y E
GMB Bolton - Oldhams Estate 08/02/1988 times changed G880208 528 530 531 534 535 528 Y E
GMB Bolton - Oldhams Estate 05/04/1988 PH see local announcements G880405 528 530 531 534 535 528 588 reprint Y E
GMB Bolton - Oldhams Estate 19/12/1988 times changed G881219 528 530 531 534 535 528 Y E
GMB 30/01/1989 no change listed G890130 528 530 531 534 535 528 Y E
GMB Bolton - Oldhams Estate 20/03/1989 Timetable amended 7721 528 530 531 534 B4 528 Y E
GMB Bolton - Oldhams Estate 30/05/1989 Timetables revised 8109 528 530 531 534 B3 B4 528 Y E
GMB 30/05/1989 no change listed G890530 528 530 531 534 535 528 Y E
GMB RIB Bolton - Oldhams Estate 11/09/1989 Timetable operators revised. Supported hrly E by GMB; Su by RIB 8633 534 B4 534 Y E
GMB Bolton - Oldhams Estate 11/09/1989 no apparent change G890911 528 530 531 534 535 528 GMB only Y E
GMB Bolton - Oldhams Estate 12/03/1990 timetable revised: MS daytime ev30mins. Supported E hrly by GMB, Su hrly by RIB 9345 534 B4 534 Y E
GMB Bolton - Oldhams Estate 02/02/1991 No change listed 10495 534 B4 534 Y
GMB Bolton - Oldhams Estate 10/06/1991 not listed 11083 528 529 530 531 532 B3 528 Y
GMB Bolton - Oldhams Estate 24/06/1991 ESu revised 11159 534 B4 534 Y
GMB Bolton - Oldhams Estate 12/08/1991 timetable revised 11396 534 B4 534 Y
GMB RIB Bolton - Oldhams Estate 13/04/1992 MS daytime service withdrawn - replaced by addtl B4 jnys: Supported 1955 MS & Su hrly remain. Supported E 534 by RIB 12372 534 B4 534 Y E
CAN NEW: Bolton - Oldham Estate 14/09/1992
CAN TIM Bolton - Oldhams Estate 28/09/1992 ESu revised: All by TIM. MS daytime jnys ev20mins now by Cannon. 12876 534 B4 534 Y E
CAN TIM Bolton - Oldhams Estate 19/04/1993 No change listed 13400 534 B4 534 Y E
TIM Bolton - Oldhams Estate 02/06/1993 MS daytime service by Cannon withdrawn. ESu continues 13602 534 B4 534 Y
TIM GMB Bolton - Oldhams Estate 28/11/1993 E operator now by GMB with buses now commencing at Bolton Bus Station 14112 534 B4 534 Y E
TIM GMN Bolton - Oldhams Estate 07/11/1994 timetable revised 15072 534 B4 534 Y E
GMN Bolton - Oldhams Estate 01/05/1995 Timetable and E operator now RIB run as B4 15614 534 B4 534 Y E
FM Oldhams Est - Astley Bridge - Bolton 12/10/1998 Supported Su O hrly 19035 B2 B4 B5 B7 B8 B9 B10 530 531 534 B1 Y
FM Oldhams Est - Astley Bridge - Bolton 07/12/1998 no change listed 19204 B2 B4 B5 B7 B8 B9 B10 530 531 534 B1 Y
FM Oldhams Est - Astley Bridge - Bolton 04/01/1999 no change listed 19281 B2 B4 B5 B7 B8 B9 B10 530 531 534 B1 Y
FM Oldhams Est - Astley Bridge - Bolton 04/01/1999 Su times changed 19844 B2 B4 B7 B8 B9 B10 530 531 534 B1 Y
FM Oldhams Est - Astley Bridge - Bolton 04/01/2000 Supported Su O : 530 531 534 each hrly giving ev20mins common section 20482 532 533 B4 B7 B8 B9 530 531 534 533 Y
Srib BLU FM Oldhams Est - Astley Bridge - Bolton 26/06/2000 Supported MS E SRiB hrly 530 534 jnys partially replacing B4 B7 B8 B9 E jnys. Supported Su hrly 530 534 jnys by FM. PH BLU 1000 ev30mins 1730 21021 530 531 532 533 534 B4 B7 B8 B9 530 Y
Srib BLU FM Oldhams Est - Astley Bridge - Bolton 30/10/2000 No change listed 21437 530 531 533 534 B4 B7 B8 B9 530 Y
BLU 23/04/2001 NEW: Bolton - Oldhams Estate MS Day
LU BLU Oldhams Est - Astley Bridge - Bolton 23/04/2001 commercial MS daytime BLU hrly jnys added 21957 530 531 532 533 534 B4 B7 B8 B9 530 Y
FM 24/06/2001 Sunday operator changed
LU BLU Oldhams Est - Astley Bridge - Bolton 25/06/2001 No change listed 22116 530 531 533 534 B4 B8 B9 530 Y
BLU LU Oldhams Est - Astley Bridge - Bolton 26/08/2001 Service B4 renumbered 534. Minor time changes: MS daytime LU ev15mins plus BLU ev10mins . Supported ESu hrly by LU 22276 533 534 538 539 533 Y
LU Bolton - Oldhams Estate 26/08/2001 B4 renumbered 534: M-S daytime ev15mins. ESu hrly, 1527 from Bolton now runs addtl on sch days LU010826 534 538 539 563 225 534 Y
BLU LU Oldhams Est - Astley Bridge - Bolton 03/09/2001 times of BLU jnys changed - Addtl BLU jnys: ev10mins daytime. 22276 533 534 538 539 533 Y
BLU LU Oldhams Est - Astley Bridge - Bolton 07/01/2002 BLU times changed. Addtl PH BLU jnys ev30mins 1010-1740 22691 533 534 538 539 533 Y
BLU LU Bolton - Astley Bridge - Eagley - Toppings - Bromley Cross circ 07/01/2002 Most jnys now 5mins earlier or later: M-S now ev10mins daytime. NESu BLU020107 528 534 535 538 539 533 Y P
LU BLU Bolton - Astley Bridge - Oldhams Est 24/02/2002 commercial BLU ev10mins plus LU ev10mins daytime. Supported ESu hrly by LU. Commercial PH ev30mins 1000-1730 BLU 22801 529 533 534 538 539 529 Y
LU Bolton - Astley Bridge - Oldhams Est 24/02/2002 M-S daytime frequency improved to ev10mins: combined with 529 to give bus ev5mins Astley Brdge - Bolton. ESu no longer serves Bolton Interchange. Minoor adjustments ESu - stll hrly LU020224 529 534 538 539 563 225 529 Y
BLU LU Bolton - Bromley Cross - Egerton 29/03/2002 PH jnys times changed and now run by LU. MS daytime each ev10mins. 23045 533 534 538 539 533 Y
BLU Bolton - Bromley Cross - Egerton 01/09/2002 times changed. LU jnys withdrawn. Now BLU ev10mins daytime 23225 533 534 538 539 533 Y
BLU Bolton - Astley Bridge - Oldhams Est 07/10/2002 LU = BLU: times changed Supported ESuPH 23385 529 533 534 538 539 529 Y
BLU Bolton - Astley Bridge - Oldhams Est 27/01/2003 No change listed 23577 529 533 534 538 539 529 Y
BLU Bolton - Astley Bridge - Oldhams Est 29/06/2003 ESuPH divert via Valley Leisure Complex. Times changed 23926 529 533 534 535 538 539 529 Y
BLU Bolton - Astley Bridge - Oldhams Est 26/04/2004 Times changed with addtl jnys: some peak jnys run as X9 to Manchester: 0546 0616 0635 0658 0728 0818 0838. Return 1548 1618 1648 1718 1748 1818. daytime ev10mins. 24312 529 533 534 535 538 539 529 Y
BLU Bolton - Astley Bridge - Oldhams Est 06/09/2004 No change listed 24524 529 533 534 535 538 539 529 Y
BLU Bolton - Astley Bridge - Oldhams Est 28/02/2005 No change listed 24779 529 533 534 535 538 539 529 Y
ANW Bolton - Astley Bridge - Oldhams Est 05/09/2005 No change listed. BLU = ANW 25058 529 533 534 535 538 539 529 Y
ANW Bolton - Astley Bridge - Oldhams Est 09/01/2006 minor times changes 25198 529 533 534 535 538 539 529 Y View timetable
ANW Bolton - Astley Bridge - Oldhams Est 30/01/2006 MS timetable revised. Addtl FM MS daytime ev10mins. Via Newport St and Trinity St to BN i/c when reopens. ANW unchanged 25292 534 529 cl Y
ANW Bolton - Astley Bridge - Oldhams Est 24/04/2006 No change listed. 25384 529 533 534 535 538 539 529 Y
FM ANW Bolton - The Valley - Astley Bridge - Oldhams Est 30/05/2006 Addtl MS daytime jnys listed each ev10mins by ANW FM. ANW MS E jnys (Replacing Route B4) via The Valley 25438 534 534 Y E View timetable
FM ANW Bolton - The Valley - Astley Bridge - Oldhams Est 24/07/2006 Minor changes to ESuPH times 25670 534 534 Y E
FM ANW Bolton - The Valley - Astley Bridge - Oldhams Est 24/07/2006 507 reprint 26061 534 534 507 reprint Y
FM ANW ACC Bolton - The Valley - Astley Bridge - Oldhams Est 22/07/2007 Su jnys now by Accrington Tpt. PH jnys withdrawn 26190 534 534 Y E
FM ANW ACC Bolton - The Valley - Astley Bridge - Oldhams Est 28/01/2008 ANW times changed 26484 534 534 Y E
ANW TYR Bolton - The Valley - Astley Bridge - Oldhams Est 30/03/2008 FM jnys withdrawn. ANW no change. Su by TYR 26598 534 534 Y E
ANW TYR Bolton - The Valley - Astley Bridge - Oldhams Est 13/04/2008 Addtl sch jnys. Supported Su now by TYR 26671 534 534 Y E
ANW TYR Bolton - The Valley - Astley Bridge - Oldhams Est 25/01/2009 1510 from Bolton and 1528 from Oldhams Est withdrawn on sch days. 27094 534 534 Y E
ANW TYR Bolton - The Valley - Astley Bridge - Oldhams Est 19/04/2009 MF 0800 from Bolton, 0818 from Oldhams Est withdrawn 27267 534 534 Y E
ANW MTV Bolton - The Valley - Astley Bridge - Oldhams Est 27/07/2009 ESu jnys now by Maytree. Addtl PH jnys to Su times 27389 534 534 Y E
ANW MTV Bolton - The Valley - Astley Bridge - Oldhams Est 30/08/2009 minor changes to times 27470 534 534 Y E
ANW MTV Bolton - The Valley - Astley Bridge - Oldhams Est 03/01/2010 times changed: 5/hr MS daytime 27651 534 534 Y E
ANW MTV Bolton - The Valley - Astley Bridge - Oldhams Est 13/03/2011 times changed: MS daytime now ev15mins 28284 534 534 Y E
ANW MTV Bolton - The Valley - Astley Bridge - Oldhams Est 30/10/2011 times changed 28624 534 534 Y View timetable
ANW Bolton -Oldhams Estate 08/04/2013 Emergency 90 day ESu contract awarded after Maytree Travel suddenly ceased trading
ANW Bolton - The Valley - Astley Bridge - Oldhams Est 08/04/2013 all jnys by ANW 13-0652 534 534 Y View timetable
ANW Bolton - The Valley - Astley Bridge - Oldhams Est 08/07/2013 M-S E jnys now by South Lancs Travel. 13-1070 534 534 Y View timetable
ANW SLT Oldhams Estate – Astley Bridge - Bolton  27/10/2013 Times changed. ANW MS daytime ev15mins. ESu hrly by SLT 13-1807 534 535 537 538 539 541 534 Y View timetable
ANW SLT Oldhams Estate – Astley Bridge - Bolton  27/04/2014 commercial MS daytime ev15mins: Supported ESuPH hrly by SLT MS E, Su by ANW 14-0424 534 535 537 538 539 541 534 Y View timetable
ANW SLT Oldhams Estate – Astley Bridge - Bolton  26/10/2014 Times changed on SuPH retimed 3 mins earlier 14-1425 534 535 537 538 539 541 534 Y View timetable
ANW SLT Oldhams Estate – Astley Bridge - Bolton  12/04/2015 No change listed 15-0301 534 535 537 538 541 534 Y View timetable
ANW DIA Oldhams Estate – Astley Bridge - Bolton  30/08/2015 No change listed 15-1286 534 535 537 538 541 534 Y View timetable
ANW DIA Oldhams Estate – Astley Bridge - Bolton  25/10/2015 No change listed 15-1573 534 535 537 538 541 534 Y View timetable
ANW DIA Oldhams Estate – Astley Bridge - Bolton  03/04/2016 Times changed. MS ev15/20 mins daytime. Hrly ESu 16-0160 534 535 537 538 541 534 Y View timetable
ANW CUM Oldhams Estate – Astley Bridge - Bolton  30/10/2016 ESuPH jnys run by Cumfybus. Some SuPH E jnys retimed. 16-1258 534 535 537 538 541 534 Y View timetable
ANW CUM Oldhams Estate – Astley Bridge - Bolton  30/01/2017 E jnys from Oldhams Estate retimed 3 mins earlier. 17-0005 534 535 537 538 541 534 Y View timetable
ANW CUM Oldhams Estate – Astley Bridge - Bolton  03/09/2017 Minor timetable changes. Rerouted in Bolton town centre to serve the new Interchange. 17-1134 534 535 537 538 541 534 Y View timetable
ANW VIS Oldhams Estate – Astley Bridge - Bolton  29/10/2017 ESuPH jnys will be run by Vision Bus. 17-1502 534 535 537 538 541 534 Y View timetable
ANW VIS Oldhams Estate – Astley Bridge - Bolton  08/04/2018 times changed 18-0231 534 535 537 538 541 534 Y View timetable
ANW VIS Oldhams Estate – Astley Bridge - Bolton  28/10/2018 ANW Times changed on M-F. 18-1354 534 535 537 538 541 534 Y View timetable
ANW VIS Oldhams Estate – Astley Bridge - Bolton  28/04/2019 No change listed 19-0261 534 535 537 534 Y P View timetable
VIS Oldhams Etate - Bolton 01/09/2019 TfGM Bus Guide issued 266575 no tt
ANW Bolton - Oldhams Etate 23/03/2020 M-S 0615 - 1845 ev30mins; Su No services no tt
ANW Bolton - Oldhams Etate 29/03/2020 M-S 0600 - 1900 hrly . Su no services 265713 534 534 Y
VIS Oldhams Etate - Bolton 14/04/2020 M-S departs Bolton Interchanges at 7.10pm, 9.10pm and 11.10pm. Su: departs Bolton Interchanges at 11.10am, 1.10pm, 3.10pm, 5.10pm, 7.10pm, 9.10pm and 11.10pm. M-S departs Selkirk Road at 7.30pm and 9.30pm. Su departs Selkirk Road at 9.30am, 11.30am, 1.30pm, 3.30pm, 5.30pm, 7.30pm and 9.30pm. 266223 534 534 Y
ANW Bolton - Oldhams Etate 31/05/2020 M-S ev30mins NESu 265437 534 534 Y
VIS Oldhams Etate - Bolton 15/06/2020 Daily ESuBH hrly 266224 534 534 Y
ANW Bolton - Oldhams Etate 30/08/2020 TfGM Bus Guide issued 20-SC-0448 510 511 536 510 266568 Y View timetable
VIS Oldhams Etate - Bolton 30/08/2020 Times changed with addtl M-S daytime jnys 20-SC-0467 534 535 537 534 266574 Y View timetable
ANW VIS Bolton to Oldhams Estate 31/01/2021 DIA Times changed: ev30mins M-S: VIS No change listed: ESuPH hrly 21-SC-0050 534 535 537 534 266957 Y View timetable
VIS ANW Bolton - Halliwell - Astley Bridge - Oldhams Estate 11/04/2021 Times of ESuPH jnys changed. 21-SC-0341 534 535 537 534 284147 Y View timetable
VIA ANW Bolton — Astley Bridge — Oldhams Estate 29/08/2021 no change listed 21-SC-0624 534 535 537 Y P View timetable
ANW VIS Bolton - Halliwell - Astley Bridge - Oldhams Estate 24/04/2022 Commercial Arriva ev15mins M-S daytime. Supported hrly ESu by Vision Bus. E service diverts via the Waters Meeting Rd to serve the Valley Leisure Complex. Revised timetable and no longer diverts - i.e. direct to Astley Bridge. Addtl Su morning jnys are introduced with the first bus from Oldham Estate being 0740 instead of 1054. Valley Leisure Complex now served by 537 22-SC-0171 534 535 537 284696 Y E View timetable
ANW 534 (Arriva) - Frequency reduced - direct award 30/10/2022 Frequency reductions/jnys withdrawn: no change listed 22-SC-0541 534 535 537 Y E View timetable
Bolton - Halliwell - Astley Bridge - Oldhams Estate 24/09/2023 Route replaced by TfGM Franchising - operated by Go North West
GNW Bolton - Halliwell - Astley Bridge - Oldhams Estate 24/09/2023 Addtl early jnys. New from Oldhams Estate at 0500 0520 M-F and S 0705 0720 0735 0750 0710. From Bolton first jny 0520 M-F and 0733 S. Addtl jnys SuPH daytime now ev30mins during shopping hrs. No longer operated by ANW. Bee Network services accept Arriva weekly and four weekly tickets for a limited period. Weekly tickets accepted until 30 Sept and four weekly tickets will be accepted until 28 Oct. After these dates, Arriva tickets will not be valid for use on Bee Network services. 23-SC-0443 534 535 537 Y E View timetable

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