Route 538
Route: Tonge Moor circ -Bank Top - 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| GMB | Bolton - Hollins - Farnworth | WITHDRAWN: 2/7/1990 route completely different | ||||||||
| GMB | Bolton - Hollins - Farnworth | 26/10/1987 | ev30mins MS 0955-1525 S1555 1625 | G871026 | 538 | 538 | Y | P | ||
| GMB | Bolton - Hollins - Farnworth | 08/02/1988 | Addtl S 1655 | G880208 | 538 | 538 | Y | P | ||
| GMB | Bolton - Deane - Sutton estate | 02/07/1990 | New service? MS 0920 ev30mins 1450 then S 1520-1650 | G900702 | 538 540 542 | 538 | Y | |||
| GMB | Bolton - Hollins - Farnworth | 02/07/1990 | Times changed MS 0920 ev30mins 1450 then S 1520 -1650 | G900702 | 538 540 542 | 538 | Y | |||
| GMB | Bolton - Deane -Sutton estate | 25/02/1991 | WITHDRAWN | 538 | Y | |||||
| GMB | Bolton - Deane - Sutton estate | 25/02/1991 | Replaced by new Shearings 539 to Westhoughton??? | 10677 | 539 540 541 | |||||
| GMB | Bolton - Deane - Westhaughton | 28/11/1993 | MS daytime hrly. NESuBH | 14142 | 538 539 540 541 | 538 | Y | P | ||
| GMB | Bolton - Deane - Westhaughton | 28/11/1993 | REPLACEMENT: no change listed | 14171 | 538 539 540 541 | 538 | 1293 replacement | Y | ||
| GMN | Bolton - Deane - Westhaughton | 31/01/1994 | No change listed | 14279 | 538 539 540 542 | 538 | Y | P | ||
| GMN | Bolton - Deane - Westhaughton | 21/03/1994 | No change listed | 14400 | 538 539 540 542 | 538 | Y | |||
| GMN | Bolton - Deane - Westhaughton | 11/04/1994 | No change listed | 14457 | 538 539 540 542 | 538 | Y | P | ||
| GMN | Bolton - Deane - Westhaughton | 16/05/1994 | No change listed | 14582 | 538 539 540 542 | 538 | Y | P | ||
| 01/08/1994 | services renumbered 540 | 14726 | 540 542 | 540 | Y | |||||
| LU | Bolton - Astley Bridge - Eagley - Toppings - Bromley Cross circ | 26/08/2001 | Service B8 renumbered 538. Minor time changes: MS daytime hrly full route plus hrly shorts | 22276 | 533 534 538 539 | 533 | Y | |||
| LUL | 26/08/2001 | B8 renumbered 538: as are all ESU 531 jnys Bolton - Bromley Cross. M-S 1535 from bolton now every day. | LU010826 | 534 538 539 563 225 | 534 | Y | ||||
| BLU LU | Bolton - Astley Bridge - Eagley - Toppings - Bromley Cross circ | 07/01/2002 | Addtl BLU jnys: MS ev30mins daytime out to Eagley, return as 539 | 22691 | 533 534 538 539 | 533 | Y | |||
| BLU LU | Bolton - Astley Bridge - Eagley - Toppings - Bromley Cross circ | 07/01/2002 | Addtl BLU jnys: MS ev30mins daytime out to Eagley, return as 539 | BLU020107 | 528 534 535 538 539 | 533 | Y | P | ||
| LU BLU | Bolton - Astley Bridge - Toppings - Bromley Cross circ | 24/02/2002 | LU route changed to serve Dunscar not Bank Top. MS daytime ev30mins full circle plus BB ev30mins to Bank Top returning as 539. Supported ESu hrly BN-Bromley Cross. | 22801 | 529 533 534 538 539 | 529 | Y | |||
| BLU LU | Bolton - Bromley Cross - Egerton | 24/02/2002 | Route change to serve Bank Top partially replacing 529. Times changed. | 23045 | 533 534 538 539 | 533 | Y | |||
| LU | Bolton - Astley Bridge - Bromley Cross - Tonge Moor - Bolton circ | 24/02/2002 | 538 539 via Bank Top replaced by new 529. M-F ev30mins daytime direct via Blackburn Rd, All via Dunscar War Memorial . Esu no longer via Bolton Interchange. Minor adjustments to times. | LU020224 | 529 534 538 539 563 225 | 529 | Y | |||
| BLU | 24/06/2002 | WITHDRAWN (Replaced by LUL) | ||||||||
| LUL | 24/06/2002 | Rerouted to serve Bank Top (Replaces Route 529) Additional MS Day jnys introduced (Replacing Blue Bus). | ||||||||
| BLU | Bolton - Bromley Cross - Egerton | 01/09/2002 | times changed. LU jnys withdrawn. Now BLU ev30mins daytime | 23225 | 533 534 538 539 | 533 | Y | |||
| BLU | Bolton - Astley Bridge - Bromley Cross circ | 07/10/2002 | LU = BLU:Route change no longer serving Toppings Est. Times changed: hrly full circle plus hrly via Whitegate Dr. Supported ESuPH BN-BX | 23385 | 529 533 534 538 539 | 529 | Y | |||
| BLU | Bolton - Astley Bridge - Bromley Cross circ | 07/10/2002 | Addtl MF 0624 BN-Dunscar | 23453 | 529 533 534 538 539 | 529 | CL | Y | P | |
| BLU | Bolton - Astley Bridge - Bromley Cross circ | 27/01/2003 | No change listed | 23577 | 529 533 534 538 539 | 529 | Y | |||
| BLU | Bolton - Astley Bridge - Bromley Cross circ | 29/06/2003 | ESuPH divert full route plus Egerton and via Valley Leisure Complex to/from Bolton Interchange. Times changed | 23926 | 529 533 534 535 538 539 | 529 | Y | |||
| BLU | Bolton - Astley Bridge - Bromley Cross circ | 26/04/2004 | Minor timetable changes. 1938 from BN starts from Piccadilly as X9. | 24312 | 529 533 534 535 538 539 | 529 | Y | |||
| BLU | Bolton - Astley Bridge - Bromley Cross circ | 06/09/2004 | No change listed | 24524 | 529 533 534 535 538 539 | 529 | Y | |||
| BLU | Bolton - Astley Bridge - Bromley Cross circ | 28/02/2005 | ESuPH terminus changed during closure of BN i/c | 24779 | 529 533 534 535 538 539 | 529 | Y | |||
| ANW | Bolton - Astley Bridge - Bromley Cross circ | 05/09/2005 | No change listed. BLU = ANW | 25058 | 529 533 534 535 538 539 | 529 | Y | |||
| ANW | Bolton - Astley Bridge - Bromley Cross circ | 09/01/2006 | Route change - no longer serve Whitegate Dr, | 25198 | 529 533 534 535 538 539 | 529 | Y | View timetable | ||
| ANW | Bolton - Astley Bridge - Bromley Cross circ | 24/04/2006 | No change listed. | 25384 | 529 533 534 535 538 539 | 529 | Y | |||
| ANW | Bolton - Andrew La - Dunscar circ | 23/07/2006 | ESu revised: | A060723 | 529 535 538 539 541 542 543 | 529 | Y | |||
| ANW | Bolton - Andrew La - Dunscar circ | 23/07/2006 | M-S daytime now ev20mins BN - AL. No change ESu | A060723 | 529 535 538 539 541 542 543 | 529 | Y | |||
| ANW | Bolton - Andrew La - Dunscar circ | 24/09/2006 | Addtl 1835 from Bolton. Minor timetable changes. SuPH hrly 0950-2250 | A060924 | 529 535 538 539 541 | 529 | Y | |||
| ANW | Bolton - Andrew La - Dunscar circ | 22/07/2007 | no change made | A070727 | 529 535 538 539 541 | 529 | Y | |||
| 28/01/2008 | M-F times revised | A080128 | 535 538 539 541 | 535 | Y | |||||
| ANW | Bolton - Astley Bridge - Dunscar - Belmont circ | 31/08/2008 | commercial MS daytime ev20mins BN-Andrew La; Most sch hol jnys now MS. Supported ESu hrly full circle | A080831 | 535 538 539 541 | 535 | Y | |||
| 25/01/2009 | No change listed | A090125 | 535 538 539 541 | 535 | Y | |||||
| ANW | Bolton - Astley Bridge - Dunscar - Belmont circ | 25/01/2009 | No change listed | A090125 | 535 538 539 541 | 535 | Y | |||
| ANW | Bolton - Astley Bridge - Andrew Lane | 30/08/2009 | no apparent change | A090830 | 535 537 538 539 541 563 | 535 | Y | |||
| ANW | Bolton - Astley Bridge - Andrew Lane | 11/04/2010 | no apparent change | A100411 | 535 537 538 539 541 563 | 535 | Y | |||
| ANW | Bolton - Astley Bridge - Dunscar - Belmont circ | 11/04/2010 | no apparent change | A100411 | 535 537 538 539 541 563 | 535 | Y | |||
| ANW FM | Bolton - Astley Bridge - Belmont - SuPH - Blackburn | 18/07/2010 | SuE jnys withdrawn: last jny 1950 | A100718 | 535 537 538 539 541 563 | 535 | CL | Y | ||
| ANW FM | 13/03/2011 | no apparent change | A110313 | 535 537 538 539 541 | 535 | Y | ||||
| ANW | Bolton - Astley Bridge - Dunscar - Belmont circ | 13/03/2011 | no apparent change | A110313 | 535 537 538 539 541 563 | 535 | Y | |||
| ANW FM | 19/06/2011 | no apparent change | A110619 | 535 537 538 539 541 563 | 535 | Y | ||||
| ANW | Bolton - Astley Bridge - Dunscar - Belmont circ | 19/06/2011 | no apparent change | A110619 | 535 537 538 539 541 | 535 | Y | |||
| ANW | Bolton - Astley Bridge - Dunscar - Belmont circ | 30/10/2011 | no apparent change | A111030 | 535 537 538 539 541 | 535 | Y | |||
| ANW | Bolton - Astley Bridge - Dunscar - Belmont circ | 11/12/2011 | no apparent change | A111211 | 535 537 538 539 541 | 535 | Y | |||
| ANW MTV | Bolton - Astley Bridge - Dunscar - Belmont circ | 27/01/2013 | MF peak times changed - some jnys withdrawn. Supported ESu by MTV | 13-0118 | 535 537 538 539 541 | 535 | Y | View timetable | ||
| ANW | Bolton - Egerton | 08/04/2013 | Emergency 90 day Evenings & Sundays contract awarded after Maytree Travel suddenly ceased trading | |||||||
| ANW MTV | (ESu-Tonge Moor circ - )Bank Top - Astley Bridge - Bolton | 27/10/2013 | MF peak jnys - some withdrawn: commercial MS daytime 3 per hr giving ev15mins with 537 on common section. Supported Maytree Tvl MS E & SuPH daytime hrly extended to Tonge Moor | 13-0118 | 535 537 538 539 541 | 534 | Y | View timetable | ||
| ANW | Bolton - Dunscar - Egerton circ. | 27/10/2013 | MS daytime times changed. No longer serves Bank Top. ESu to Tonge Moor Circ hrly | 13-1807 | 534 535 537 538 539 541 | 534 | Y | View timetable | ||
| ANW | Bromley Cross - Dunscar - Bank Top - Astley Bridge - Bolton | 28/10/2013 | Curtailed BN-Bromley X: each ev30mins linked to 538. Times changed. Partly replaced by bus 37 between Edgworth and Bromley Cross. | A131028 | 537 538 | 537 | Y | |||
| ANW | Tonge Moor circ -Bank Top - Astley Bridge - Bolton | 27/04/2014 | MS daytime 537 538 curtailed to Bank Top - Bolton all running as 537. Supported ESuPH hrly by MTV | 14-0424 | 534 535 537 538 539 541 | 534 | Y | View timetable | ||
| ANW | Tonge Moor circ -Bank Top - Astley Bridge - Bolton | 26/10/2014 | No change listed | 14-1425 | 534 535 537 538 539 541 | 534 | Y | View timetable | ||
| ANW | Tonge Moor circ -Bank Top - Astley Bridge - Bolton | 12/04/2015 | No change listed | 15-0301 | 534 535 537 538 541 | 534 | Y | View timetable | ||
| ANW | Tonge Moor circ -Bank Top - Astley Bridge - Bolton | 30/08/2015 | SuPH 0950 from BN now 0937 | 15-1286 | 534 535 537 538 541 | 534 | Y | View timetable | ||
| ANW | Tonge Moor circ -Bank Top - Astley Bridge - Bolton | 25/10/2015 | No change listed | 15-1573 | 534 535 537 538 541 | 534 | Y | View timetable | ||
| ANW | Tonge Moor circ -Bank Top - Astley Bridge - Bolton | 03/04/2016 | No change listed | 16-0160 | 534 535 537 538 541 | 534 | Y | View timetable | ||
| ANW | Tonge Moor circ -Bank Top - Astley Bridge - Bolton | 30/10/2016 | No change listed | 16-1258 | 534 535 537 538 541 | 534 | Y | View timetable | ||
| ANW | Tonge Moor circ -Bank Top - Astley Bridge - Bolton | 30/01/2017 | No change listed | 17-0005 | 534 535 537 538 541 | 534 | Y | View timetable | ||
| ANW | Tonge Moor circ -Bank Top - 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 | Tonge Moor circ -Bank Top - Astley Bridge - Bolton | 29/10/2017 | No change listed | 17-1502 | 534 535 537 538 541 | 534 | Y | View timetable | ||
| ANW | Tonge Moor circ -Bank Top - Astley Bridge - Bolton | 08/04/2018 | No change listed | 18-0231 | 534 535 537 538 541 | 534 | Y | View timetable | ||
| 28/10/2018 | No change listed | 18-1354 | 534 535 537 538 541 | 534 | Y | View timetable | ||||
| ANW | Bolton - Astley Bridge - Bromley Cross - Tonge Moor circular | 28/04/2019 | service withdrawn. | 19-0261 | 534 535 537 | 534 | Y | View timetable |